METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE EMISSIONS DATA TO AN AUTHORIZED RECIPIENT
First Claim
1. A method for providing vehicle emissions data to an authorized recipient, comprising the steps:
- (a) receiving a vehicle emissions data request authorized by a subscriber;
(b) sending the vehicle emissions data from at least one vehicle electronic module (VEM) to a vehicle telematics unit in response to the vehicle emission data request;
(c) wirelessly transmitting the vehicle emissions data from the vehicle telematics unit to a call center; and
(d) making the vehicle emissions data available to the authorized recipient so that the subscriber cannot modify the vehicle emissions data.
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Abstract
A method for providing vehicle emissions data from a vehicle to a remotely located call center, so that the call center can then provide the emissions data to one or more authorized recipients. According to one embodiment, this method includes the steps of receiving a vehicle emissions data request, sending emissions data from one or more vehicle electronic modules (VEMs) to a vehicle telematics unit, and wirelessly transmitting the emissions data to a call center. Once at the call center, the emissions data can then be provided to one or more authorized recipients, which can include governmental entities, according to a number of different techniques.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing vehicle emissions data to an authorized recipient, comprising the steps:
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(a) receiving a vehicle emissions data request authorized by a subscriber; (b) sending the vehicle emissions data from at least one vehicle electronic module (VEM) to a vehicle telematics unit in response to the vehicle emission data request; (c) wirelessly transmitting the vehicle emissions data from the vehicle telematics unit to a call center; and (d) making the vehicle emissions data available to the authorized recipient so that the subscriber cannot modify the vehicle emissions data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing vehicle emissions data to a governmental entity, comprising the steps:
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(a) receiving a vehicle emissions data request; (b) querying at least one vehicle electronic module (VEM) for the vehicle emissions data; (c) sending the vehicle emissions data from the vehicle electronic module (VEM) to a vehicle telematics unit in response to the vehicle emissions data request, wherein the vehicle emissions data is sent over a vehicle communications bus; (d) wirelessly transmitting the vehicle emissions data and an electronic identifier from the vehicle telematics unit to a call center; and (e) providing the vehicle emissions data to a governmental entity by;
i) informing a subscriber that the vehicle emissions data is available, and ii) providing the vehicle emissions data to the governmental entity in response to a proper authorization, wherein the subscriber cannot modify the emissions data that is provided to the governmental entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing vehicle emissions data to a governmental entity, comprising:
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a wireless carrier system for communicating voice and/or data information; a vehicle electronic module (VEM) for gathering vehicle emissions data from one or more sensors, wherein the vehicle emissions data includes at least one of a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) and a diagnostic execution test record; a vehicle telematics unit for providing communication services and being connected to the vehicle electronic module (VEM) and the wireless carrier system; and a call center for processing various user requests and being connected to the wireless carrier system, wherein if a vehicle emissions data request is received, then;
i) the vehicle electronic module (VEM) sends the vehicle emissions data to the vehicle telematics unit, ii) the vehicle telematics unit sends the vehicle emissions data to the call center over the wireless carrier system, and iii) the call center makes the vehicle emissions data directly available to the governmental entity.
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