Method and system for sending pre-scripted text messages

• US 20060030298A1
• Filed: 02/15/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Kamdar, Hitan S., Sumcad, Anthony J., Burton, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US11/058,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20060030298A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A method for communicating text messages from a mobile vehicle includes receiving at least one text message input from a user at a call center via an Internet connection. The text message input is sent to a telematics unit of the vehicle from the call center via a wireless connection; and a message request including a text message corresponding to the text message input and destination is received at the call center from the telematics unit.

Claims

1. A method for communicating text messages from a mobile vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving at least one text message input from a user at a call center via an Internet connection;

sending the text message input to a telematics unit of the mobile vehicle from the call center via a wireless connection; and

receiving a message request including a text message corresponding to the text message input and destination at the call center from the telematics unit.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the text message to the destination.

3. A method for communicating text messages from a mobile vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving at least one text message input from a call center via a wireless connection at a telematics unit;

receiving a message nametag at the telematics unit; and

linking the message nametag and text message input at the telematics unit.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving a text message command including a message nametag request and at least one recipient at the telematics unit, and

transmitting a message request including a text message corresponding to the message nametag request and a destination corresponding to the recipient.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the recipient is received via a speech recognition interface.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the recipient is linked to a recipient nametag and destination by the telematics unit.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the message nametag is received via a speech recognition interface.

8. A computer readable medium containing computer readable code for communicating text messages from a mobile vehicle, the medium comprising:

computer readable code for receiving at least one text message input from a user at a call center via an Internet connection;

computer readable code for sending the message to a telematics unit of the vehicle from the call center via a wireless connection; and

computer readable code for receiving a message request including a text message corresponding to the text message input and destination at the call center from the telematics unit.

9. The medium of claim 8, further comprising:

computer readable code for sending the text message to the destination.

10. A computer readable medium containing computer readable code for communicating text messages from a mobile vehicle, the medium comprising:

computer readable code for receiving at least one text message input from a call center via a wireless connection at a telematics unit;

computer readable code for receiving a message nametag at the telematics unit; and

computer readable code for linking the message nametag and text message input at the telematics unit.

11. The medium of claim 10 further comprising:

computer readable code for receiving a text message command including a message nametag request and at least one recipient at the telematics unit, and

computer readable code for transmitting a message request including a text message corresponding to the message nametag request and a destination corresponding to the recipient.

12. The medium of claim 11 wherein the recipient is received via a speech recognition interface.

13. The medium of claim 11 wherein the recipient is linked to a recipient nametag and destination by the telematics unit.

14. The medium of claim 10 wherein the message nametag is received via a speech recognition interface.

15. A system for communicating text messages from a mobile vehicle, the system comprising:

means for receiving at least one text message input from a call center via a wireless connection at a telematics unit;

means for receiving a message nametag at the telematics unit; and

means for linking the message nametag and text message input at the telematics unit.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

means for receiving a text message command including a message nametag request and at least one recipient at the telematics unit, and

means for transmitting a message request including a text message corresponding to the message nametag request and a destination corresponding to the recipient.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the recipient is received via a speech recognition interface.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the recipient is linked to a recipient nametag and destination by the telematics unit.

19. The system of claim 15 wherein the message nametag is received via a speech recognition interface.