VEHICLE EMAIL NOTIFICATION USING TEMPLATES
First Claim
1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
- (a) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle;
(b) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
(c) selecting a message template from among a plurality of message templates;
(d) constructing a notification message using the selected message template and at least some of the vehicle data; and
(e) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system.
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Abstract
A vehicle email notification system and method in which templates are used to automatically generate email messages that provide the recipient with diverse types of dynamic vehicle information. The email notifications are triggered by different events, some of which are independent of the vehicle (e.g., a monthly trigger), and others of which occur at the vehicle, such as a mileage or low oil life trigger. The notification system selects an appropriate template based on the type of trigger and uses that template to build and send to the subscriber an email message that contains the dynamic vehicle information and identifies any detected vehicle condition for which action is needed. In addition to trigger type, different templates can be defined for each combination of vehicle type (e.g., make of vehicle), trigger type, and a language preference (e.g., English, Spanish).
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle;
(b) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
(c) selecting a message template from among a plurality of message templates;
(d) constructing a notification message using the selected message template and at least some of the vehicle data; and
(e) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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establishing one or more triggers;
monitoring for the occurrence of a trigger and, in response to determining that the trigger has occurred;
providing vehicle data concerning one or more vehicle conditions to an electronic message generating system;
selecting a message template using the trigger;
constructing a notification message using the message template along with information concerning the one or more vehicle conditions; and
sending the notification message to the recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a software-implemented administrative tool at a central data system;
(b) inputting static notification message content via the administrative tool;
(c) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle;
(d) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to the central data system; and
(e) generating and sending a notification message containing at least some of the vehicle data and static notification message content to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle;
(b) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
(c) accessing a message template that defines a plurality of different sections which can be used in constructing a notification message;
(d) constructing the notification message using the message template such that the notification message includes only sections that are applicable to the vehicle; and
(e) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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