Method and system for vehicle software configuration management
First Claim
1. A method of managing a software configuration of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- requesting a software configuration update data for a vehicle from a central database from one of a call center or a telematics unit;
retrieving a vehicle software configuration data representative of a vehicle software configuration;
determining whether the software configuration update data corresponds with the vehicle software configuration data; and
sending a software module from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless network based on the determination.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and a method for managing a software configuration of a vehicle. Software configuration update data for a vehicle is requested from a central database from one of a call center or a telematics unit. Vehicle software configuration data representative of a vehicle software configuration is retrieved. A determination is made whether the software configuration update data corresponds with the vehicle software configuration data and a software module is sent from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless network based on the determination. A computer usable medium with suitable computer program code is employed for managing the software configuration of the vehicle.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of managing a software configuration of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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requesting a software configuration update data for a vehicle from a central database from one of a call center or a telematics unit;
retrieving a vehicle software configuration data representative of a vehicle software configuration;
determining whether the software configuration update data corresponds with the vehicle software configuration data; and
sending a software module from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless network based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for managing a software configuration of a vehicle, comprising:
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computer readable code for requesting a software configuration update data for a vehicle from a central database from one of a call center or a telematics unit;
computer readable code for retrieving a vehicle software configuration data representative of a vehicle software configuration;
computer readable code for determining whether the software configuration update data corresponds with the vehicle software configuration data; and
computer readable code for sending a software module from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless network based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing a software configuration of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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means for requesting a software configuration update data for a vehicle from a central database from one of a call center or a telematics unit;
means for retrieving a vehicle software configuration data representative of a vehicle software configuration;
means for determining whether the software configuration update data corresponds with the vehicle software configuration data; and
means for sending a software module from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless network based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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