Method and system for telematically deactivating satellite radio systems

• US 20060057956A1
• Filed: 09/14/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Grau, Thomas P., Videtich, Matt C., Wang, Mingheng
• Granted Patent: US 7,769,340 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/74 of satellite networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85

Abstract

A method and system for providing a user of a mobile vehicle with informational associated with a transmitted satellite radio program. The call center receives a data request for informational data associated with a radio program at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network. A determination is made of at least one informational data associated with the data request. The determined informational data is sent to a user communication device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user of a mobile vehicle with information associated with a transmitted satellite radio program, the method comprising:

receiving a data request for informational data associated with a radio program at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network;

determining at least one informational data associated with the data request; and

sending the determined informational data to a user communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving the informational data from a satellite radio transmission at the call center;

storing the retrieved informational data in a call center database; and

retrieving at least one informational data associated with the data request from the call center database.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data request includes at least one radio program identifier and wherein the informational data is determined based on the radio program identifier.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the radio program identifier includes a time stamp and a satellite radio channel number.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the radio program identifier includes a unique satellite radio program identifier.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a request input signal from the user at the telematics unit, and retrieving the radio program identifier responsive to the request input signal.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating the request input signal responsive to a user input command selected from a group consisting of a mechanical input device generated command and a verbal user command.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the determined informational data comprises sending an email containing the determined informational data to an email address associated with the user of the mobile vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises a communication device selected from a group consisting of a cell phone, a PDA, and a computer.

10. A system for providing a user of a mobile vehicle with information associated with a transmitted satellite radio program, the system comprising:

means for receiving a data request for informational data associated with a radio program at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network;

means for determining at least one informational data associated with the data request; and

means for sending the determined informational data to a user communication device.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

means for retrieving the informational data from a satellite radio transmission at the call center;

means for storing the retrieved informational data in a call center database; and

means for retrieving at least one informational data associated with the data request from the call center database.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the data request includes at least one radio program identifier and wherein the means for determining at least one informational data comprises means for determining the informational data based on the radio program identifier.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the radio program identifier includes a time stamp and a satellite radio channel number.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the radio program identifier includes a unique satellite radio program identifier.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising means for receiving a request input signal from the user at the telematics unit, and means for retrieving the radio program identifier responsive to the request input signal.

16. The system of claim 15, further including means for generating the request input signal responsive to a user input command selected from a group consisting of a mechanical input device generated command and a verbal user command.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for sending the determined informational data comprises means for sending an email containing the determined informational data to an email address associated with the user of the mobile vehicle.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the communication device comprises a communication device selected from a group consisting of a cellular phone, a PDA, and a computer.

19. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for providing a user of a mobile vehicle with information associated with a transmitted satellite radio program comprising:

computer readable code for receiving a data request for informational data associated with a radio program at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network;

computer readable code for determining at least one informational data associated with the data request; and

computer readable code for sending the determined informational data to a user communication device.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising:

computer readable code for retrieving the informational data from a satellite radio transmission at the call center;

computer readable code for storing the retrieved informational data in a call center database; and

computer readable code for retrieving at least one informational data associated with the data request from the call center database.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable code for receiving the data request comprises computer readable code for receiving a data request including at least one radio program identifier and wherein the computer readable code for determining at least one informational data comprises computer readable code for determining the informational data based on the radio program identifier.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable code for receiving the data request comprises computer readable code for receiving at least one radio program identifier wherein the radio program identifier includes a time stamp and a satellite radio channel number.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable code for receiving the data request comprises computer readable code for receiving at least one radio program identifier wherein the radio program identifier includes a unique satellite radio program identifier.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 21, further comprising computer readable code for receiving a request input signal from the user at the telematics unit, and computer readable code for retrieving the radio program identifier responsive to the request input signal.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 24, further comprising computer readable code for generating the request input signal responsive to a user input command selected from a group consisting of a mechanical input device generated command and a verbal user command.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable code for sending the determined informational data comprises computer readable code for sending an email containing the determined informational data to an email address associated with the user of the mobile vehicle.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer readable code for sending the determined informational data to a user communication device comprises computer readable code for sending the determined information to a communication device selected from a group consisting of a cellular phone, a PDA, and a computer.