Method and system for configuring telematics control unit
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a telematics control unit embedded in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving a message from a first wireless communication device, the message containing a new set of configuration parameters associated with communicating with a second wireless communication device;
storing the new set of configuration parameters associated with communicating with the second wireless communication device in a non-volatile memory of the telematics control unit; and
configuring the telematics control unit so that it is capable of communicating with the second wireless communication device using the new set of configuration parameters stored in the non-volatile memory.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and a system for configuring a telematics control unit (102) embedded in a vehicle (100). To configure the telematics control unit, a message containing a new set of configuration parameters is received by a device interface (202). The new set of configuration parameters is used by the telematics control unit to communicate with a second wireless communication device (204). Subsequently, the new set of configuration parameters is stored in a non-volatile memory (206) of the telematics control unit. The telematics control unit (102) is configured by using the new set of configuration parameters stored in the non-volatile memory of the telematics control unit (102). The telematics control unit (102) is configured to communicate with the second wireless communication device (204).
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1. A method for configuring a telematics control unit embedded in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a first wireless communication device, the message containing a new set of configuration parameters associated with communicating with a second wireless communication device;
storing the new set of configuration parameters associated with communicating with the second wireless communication device in a non-volatile memory of the telematics control unit; and
configuring the telematics control unit so that it is capable of communicating with the second wireless communication device using the new set of configuration parameters stored in the non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for initializing a telematics control unit embedded in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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reading a set of default configuration parameters from a configuration file, the configuration file being stored in the telematics control unit;
determining whether a new set of configuration parameters exists in a non-volatile memory of the telematics control unit;
reading the new set of configuration parameters if the new set of configuration parameters exists in the non-volatile memory; and
initializing the telematics control unit using at least one of the set of default configuration parameters and the new set of configuration parameters. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A telematics control unit embedded in a vehicle, the telematics control unit comprising:
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a device interface for receiving a message from a first wireless communication device, the message containing a new set of configuration parameters associated with communicating with a second wireless communication device;
a non-volatile memory for storing the new set of configuration parameters associated with communicating with the second wireless communication device; and
a first controller that is capable of reading the new set of configuration parameters stored in the non-volatile memory and using the new set of configuration parameters stored in the non-volatile memory to configure the telematics control unit so that the telematics control unit it is capable of communicating with the second wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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