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; and
a short range wireless personal area network transceiver;
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;
periodically receiving at the data pump at least a portion of the list, the portion of the list including the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device; and
periodically transmitting the portion of the list out from the telematics component to an off-site telematics provider utilizing a communications path of the data pump.
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Abstract
A method for providing telematics to a vehicle includes the step of providing a user-removable telematics component with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, a data pump, and a short range wireless personal area network transceiver. The telematics component is communicatively connected to an integrated communication device of the vehicle. The integrated communication device has 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. At least a portion of the list is periodically received at the data pump, the portion of the list including the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device. The portion of the list is periodically transmitted out from the telematics component to an off-site telematics provider utilizing a communications path of the data pump.
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20 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; and a short range wireless personal area network transceiver; 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; periodically receiving at the data pump at least a portion of the list, the portion of the list including the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device; and periodically transmitting the portion of the list out from the telematics component to an off-site telematics provider utilizing a communications path of the data pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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