ESTABLISHING WIRELESS NETWORKING BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND DEALERSHIP USING GPS LOCATION INFORMATION
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of establishing a wireless network connection between a dealership and a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- wirelessly detecting at a vehicle telematics unit a dealership wireless node located on a dealership'"'"'s premises;
obtaining location data for the dealership'"'"'s premises;
determining the vehicle location using a GPS receiver that provides location information to the telematics unit;
determining if the vehicle is on the dealership'"'"'s premises by comparing the vehicle'"'"'s location with the dealership location data; and
, in response to determining that the vehicle is on the dealership'"'"'s premises,connecting the telematics unit to the dealership wireless node and transmitting data between the vehicle and dealership.
13 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and apparatus which enables a vehicle to establish a wireless network connection to a dealership. Upon the vehicle discovering a dealership wireless node, the vehicle obtains dealership GPS coordinates and compares them to the vehicle'"'"'s own GPS data to determine whether the vehicle is on the dealership'"'"'s premises. If so, a WiFi connection is established. If not, the wireless node is ignored.
14 Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A method of establishing a wireless network connection between a dealership and a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
-
wirelessly detecting at a vehicle telematics unit a dealership wireless node located on a dealership'"'"'s premises; obtaining location data for the dealership'"'"'s premises; determining the vehicle location using a GPS receiver that provides location information to the telematics unit; determining if the vehicle is on the dealership'"'"'s premises by comparing the vehicle'"'"'s location with the dealership location data; and
, in response to determining that the vehicle is on the dealership'"'"'s premises,connecting the telematics unit to the dealership wireless node and transmitting data between the vehicle and dealership. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. Vehicle electronics for establishing a wireless network connection between a dealership and a vehicle, comprising:
-
a telematics unit; and a GPS receiver that supplies vehicle location data to the telematics unit; wherein the telematics unit detects an available dealership wireless node in the vicinity of the vehicle, obtains dealership location data, compares the dealership location data to the vehicle location data, and establishes a WiFi connection between the vehicle and dealership based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
-
Specification