METHOD OF COMMUNICATING VEHICLE MESSAGES USING SHORT MESSAGE SYSTEM MESSAGES
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1. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a user-provided contact at a vehicle;
(b) monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions;
(c) detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition; and
(d) sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the stored contact based on the determination, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating reportable vehicle events via SMS messages. The method carried out by the system includes storing a user-provided contact at a vehicle, monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions, detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition, and sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the stored contact based on the determination, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition.
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1. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a user-provided contact at a vehicle; (b) monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions; (c) detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition; and (d) sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the stored contact based on the determination, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a wireless device contact at the vehicle; (b) monitoring vehicle data; (c) detecting a reportable vehicle condition based on the vehicle data; (d) generating a text message identifying the reportable vehicle condition; (e) accessing the wireless device contact; and (f) sending the text message as a short-message service (SMS) message to the accessed wireless device contact. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining an address book of wireless telephone numbers at a telematics unit in a vehicle; (b) associating each of at least some of the telephone numbers with at least one of a number of reportable vehicle conditions relating to the status of a vehicle; (c) detecting that one of the reportable vehicle conditions exists; (d) accessing the address book and obtaining one or more telephone numbers associated with the reportable vehicle condition that matches the existing vehicle condition; (e) sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the obtained wireless number(s); (f) creating a log of SMS messages sent and the wireless numbers to which the SMS messages were sent; and (g) uploading the log to a call center. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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