Flexible Telematics System and Method for Providing Telematics to a Vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:
- communicatively connecting a user-removable telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle, the integrated communication device having a memory holding a list uniquely identifying at least one mobile communication device selected from a currently paired mobile communication device, a previously paired mobile communication device, and a pre-defined mobile communication device;
transmitting a request for information out from the telematics component utilizing a communications path between a data pump of the telematics component and the integrated communication device;
receiving the request for information at an off-site telematics information provider; and
channeling a response to the request for information from the off-site telematics information provider automatically through the at least one mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A method for providing telematics to a vehicle includes the steps of communicatively connecting a user-removable telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle, the integrated communication device having a memory holding a list uniquely identifying at least one mobile communication device selected from a currently paired mobile communication device, a previously paired mobile communication device, and a pre-defined mobile communication device, transmitting a request for information out from the telematics component utilizing a communications path between the data pump and the integrated communication device, receiving the request for information at an off-site telematics information provider, and channeling a response to the request for information from the off-site telematics information provider automatically through the mobile communication device.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:
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communicatively connecting a user-removable telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle, the integrated communication device having a memory holding a list uniquely identifying at least one mobile communication device selected from a currently paired mobile communication device, a previously paired mobile communication device, and a pre-defined mobile communication device; transmitting a request for information out from the telematics component utilizing a communications path between a data pump of the telematics component and the integrated communication device; receiving the request for information at an off-site telematics information provider; and channeling a response to the request for information from the off-site telematics information provider automatically through the at least one mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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