Portable wireless device utilization for telematics purposes
First Claim
1. A method for providing telematic services for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- collecting vehicle data from the vehicle;
responsive to a determination that a portable wireless device is not coupled to a telematic unit, buffering the vehicle data in a memory until such time as a portable wireless device is coupled to the telematic unit; and
responsive to a determination that a user'"'"'s portable wireless device is coupled to a telematic unit, transmitting the vehicle data from the telematic unit to the user'"'"'s portable wireless device.
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Abstract
A method, system, computer program product, and device for providing telematic services to a vehicle utilizing an external portable wireless device such as, for example, a wireless mobile phone, is provided. In one embodiment, the telematics device collects vehicle data from the vehicle and, responsive to a determination that a portable wireless device is not coupled to a telematic unit, buffers the vehicle data in a memory until such time as a portable wireless device is coupled to the telematic unit. Once the user'"'"'s portable wireless device is coupled to the telematic unit, the telematic unit transmits the vehicle data from the telematic unit to the user'"'"'s portable wireless device which then sends the vehicle data to a telematics service provider.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing telematic services for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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collecting vehicle data from the vehicle;
responsive to a determination that a portable wireless device is not coupled to a telematic unit, buffering the vehicle data in a memory until such time as a portable wireless device is coupled to the telematic unit; and
responsive to a determination that a user'"'"'s portable wireless device is coupled to a telematic unit, transmitting the vehicle data from the telematic unit to the user'"'"'s portable wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product in a computer readable media for use in a data processing system for providing telematic services for a vehicle, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for collecting vehicle data from the vehicle;
second instructions, responsive to a determination that a portable wireless device is not coupled to a telematic unit, for buffering the vehicle data in a memory until such time as a portable wireless device is coupled to the telematic unit; and
third instructions, responsive to a determination that a user'"'"'s portable wireless device is coupled to a telematic unit, for transmitting the vehicle data from the telematic unit to the user'"'"'s portable wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing telematic services for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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first means for collecting vehicle data from the vehicle;
second means, responsive to a determination that a portable wireless device is not coupled to a telematic unit, for buffering the vehicle data in a memory until such time as a portable wireless device is coupled to the telematic unit; and
third means, responsive to a determination that a user'"'"'s portable wireless device is coupled to a telematic unit, for transmitting the vehicle data from the telematic unit to the user'"'"'s portable wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A telematics unit, the unit comprising:
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a data input/output unit for collecting and transmitting data to a vehicle'"'"'s onboard computer;
a user input unit for receiving user input;
a wireless device interface for communicating with an external portable wireless device, wherein the external portable wireless device provides communication with a telematics service provider;
a processor for processing data received from the vehicle'"'"'s onboard computer, the user, and the external portable wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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