EMAIL-BASED COMMAND INTERFACE FOR A TELEMATICS-EQUIPPED VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient in response to a received electronic message, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an electronic message that uniquely identifies a particular vehicle;
obtaining vehicle data from the vehicle identified by the electronic message;
constructing a notification message that includes at least some of the vehicle data; and
sending the notification message to the recipient via an electronic messaging system.
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Abstract
An email-based interface to a telematics-equipped vehicle which allows a subscriber to send an email command to the vehicle to obtain vehicle information by return email or to carry out a vehicle function. The email-based interface method uses a vehicle email notification system and method in which triggers are used to initiate the generation and transmission of email messages that provide diverse types of dynamic vehicle information to the owner or other authorized subscriber. 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. Upon occurrence of a trigger, the notification system builds and sends to the subscriber an email message that contains the dynamic vehicle information and identifies any detected vehicle condition for which action is needed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient in response to a received electronic message, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic message that uniquely identifies a particular vehicle;
obtaining vehicle data from the vehicle identified by the electronic message;
constructing a notification message that includes at least some of the vehicle data; and
sending the notification message to the recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing an electronic message-based interface to a telematics-equipped vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic message that uniquely identifies a particular vehicle and that contains a vehicle command;
establishing a wireless communication session with the vehicle identified by the electronic message;
transmitting the vehicle command to the vehicle over the wireless communication session. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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