Flexible Telematics System and Method for Providing Telematics to a Vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:
- providing a user-removable telematics component with;
a Global Positioning System (GPS) device;
a data pump;
a short range wireless personal area network transceiver; and
a user interface;
communicatively connecting the telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle, the integrated communication device having a short range wireless personal area network transceiver and a memory storing a list that includes at least a phone number of at least one currently paired mobile communication device;
receiving with the user interface a request for assistance;
in response to the request for assistance, receiving at the data pump at least the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device;
transmitting a request for assistance out from the telematics component utilizing a communications path of the data pump, the request including at least the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device;
receiving the request for assistance at an off-site telematics provider; and
opening a communication link between the off-site telematics provider and the at least one currently paired mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A method for providing telematics to a vehicle includes providing a user-removable telematics component with a GPS device, a data pump, a short range wireless personal area network (e.g., Bluetooth) transceiver, and a user interface. The telematics component connects to an integrated communication device of the vehicle having a transceiver and a memory storing a list including a number of a currently paired mobile communication device. In response to a request for assistance, the user interface receives the request and the data pump receives at least the number. An assistance request is transmitted out from the telematics component utilizing a data pump communications path, the request including the number. An off-site telematics provider receives the request for assistance and a communication link between the off-site telematics provider and the at least one currently paired mobile communication device is opened.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:
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providing a user-removable telematics component with; a Global Positioning System (GPS) device; a data pump; a short range wireless personal area network transceiver; and a user interface; communicatively connecting the telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle, the integrated communication device having a short range wireless personal area network transceiver and a memory storing a list that includes at least a phone number of at least one currently paired mobile communication device; receiving with the user interface a request for assistance; in response to the request for assistance, receiving at the data pump at least the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device; transmitting a request for assistance out from the telematics component utilizing a communications path of the data pump, the request including at least the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device; receiving the request for assistance at an off-site telematics provider; and opening a communication link between the off-site telematics provider and the at least one currently paired mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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