Method For Scheduling And Rescheduling Vehicle Service Appointments
First Claim
1. A computer based method for enabling or disabling an appointment feature which allows the scheduling of a vehicle service appointment from a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring, at the vehicle, for the ability to communicate with a remote appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment;
responsive to determining that it is possible to communicate with the appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment, enabling the appointment feature; and
responsive to determining that it is not possible to communicate with the appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment, disabling the appointment feature.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a computer based method for enabling or disabling an appointment feature which allows the scheduling of a vehicle service appointment from a vehicle. An embodiment of the method comprises monitoring for the ability to communicate with a remote appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment. In response to determining that it is possible to communicate with the appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment, the appointment feature is enabled. In response to determining that it is not possible to communicate with the appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment, the appointment feature is disabled.
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1. A computer based method for enabling or disabling an appointment feature which allows the scheduling of a vehicle service appointment from a vehicle, the method comprising:
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monitoring, at the vehicle, for the ability to communicate with a remote appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment; responsive to determining that it is possible to communicate with the appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment, enabling the appointment feature; and responsive to determining that it is not possible to communicate with the appointment server to schedule a vehicle service appointment, disabling the appointment feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer based method for scheduling a vehicle service appointment from a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting a request, at the vehicle, to schedule a vehicle service appointment; determining whether it is possible to communicate with an appointment server to schedule the appointment; responsive to determining that it is not possible to communicate with the appointment server, monitoring for the ability to communicate with the appointment server; responsive to detecting via the monitoring that it is possible to communicate with the appointment server, presenting a message indicating that it is possible to request the scheduling of a vehicle service appointment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer based method for scheduling a vehicle service appointment from a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting a request, at the vehicle, to schedule a vehicle service appointment; determining whether is possible to communicate with an appointment server to schedule the appointment; responsive to determining that it is not possible to communicate with the appointment server, monitoring for the ability to communicate with the appointment server; responsive to detecting via the monitoring that it is possible to communicate with the appointment server, automatically transmitting to the appointment server, a request for the scheduling of the appointment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer based method for scheduling a vehicle service appointment from a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting a request, at the vehicle, to schedule a vehicle service appointment; determining whether is possible to communicate with an appointment server to schedule the appointment; responsive to determining that it is not possible to communicate with the appointment server, monitoring for the ability to communicate with a computing device; responsive to detecting via the monitoring that it is possible to communicate with the computing device, transmitting to the computing device an off-board reminder message. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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