Telematics Based Vehicle Maintenance Client Notification
First Claim
1. A method for operating a telematics unit within a mobile vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring the mobile vehicle for vehicle system maintenance information;
determining an oil-life value based on the vehicle system maintenance information;
determining whether the oil-life value exceeds at least one oil-life threshold level;
sending information associated with the vehicle system maintenance information to a call center via a wireless carrier system;
generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is recommended, if the oil-life value exceeds the at least one oil-life threshold level; and
generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is not recommended, if the oil-life value does not exceed the at least one oil-life threshold level.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for providing vehicle maintenance client notification within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle that includes monitoring the mobile vehicle for vehicle system maintenance information, determining an oil-life value based on the vehicle system maintenance information, determining when the oil-life value exceeds at least one oil-life threshold level, sending the vehicle system maintenance information to a call center responsive to the oil-life threshold level determination, and generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received vehicle system maintenance information. The step of determining when the oil-life value exceeds the oil-life threshold level may include comparing the determined oil-life value with the at least one oil-life threshold level, determining at least one oil-life threshold level that is exceeded by the oil-life value, and initiating a vehicle data upload based on the at least one exceeded oil-life threshold level.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for operating a telematics unit within a mobile vehicle, the method comprising:
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monitoring the mobile vehicle for vehicle system maintenance information; determining an oil-life value based on the vehicle system maintenance information; determining whether the oil-life value exceeds at least one oil-life threshold level; sending information associated with the vehicle system maintenance information to a call center via a wireless carrier system; generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is recommended, if the oil-life value exceeds the at least one oil-life threshold level; and generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is not recommended, if the oil-life value does not exceed the at least one oil-life threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium for operating a telematics unit within a mobile vehicle, comprising:
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computer readable code for monitoring the mobile vehicle for vehicle system maintenance information; computer readable code for determining an oil-life value based on the vehicle system maintenance information; computer readable code for determining whether the oil-life value exceeds at least one oil-life threshold level; computer readable code for sending information associated with the vehicle system maintenance information to a call center via a wireless carrier system; computer readable code for generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is recommended, if the oil-life value exceeds the at least one oil-life threshold level; and computer readable code for generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is not recommended, if the oil-life value does not exceed the at least one oil-life threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for operating a telematics unit within a mobile vehicle, the system comprising:
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means for monitoring the mobile vehicle for vehicle system maintenance information; means for determining an oil-life value based on the vehicle system maintenance information; means for determining whether the oil-life value exceeds at least one oil-life threshold level; means for sending information associated with the vehicle system maintenance information to a call center via a wireless carrier system; means for generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received information, that a vehicle service is recommended, if the oil-life value exceeds the at least one oil-life threshold level, and that a vehicle service is not recommended, if the oil-life value does not exceed the at least one oil-life threshold level.
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