METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALERTING A DRIVER TO A CONDITION OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for alerting a driver to a condition of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a telematics unit mounted to the vehicle and configured to receive a fault notification from a subsystem on board the vehicle when a fault in the subsystem is detected; and
a call center remotely located from the vehicle and communicatively connected to the telematics unit,wherein the telematics unit is configured to provide the fault notification to the call center, andwherein the call center is configured to;
initiate communication with the driver if the fault falls within a first category of faults; and
set a trigger in the telematics unit to initiate contact with the call center upon a next ignition actuation of the vehicle if the fault falls within a second category of faults.
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Abstract
A system for alerting a driver to a condition of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The system includes, but is not limited to, a telematics unit that is mounted to the vehicle and that is configured to receive a fault notification from a subsystem on board the vehicle when a fault in the subsystem is detected. A call center is remotely located from the vehicle and is communicatively connected to the telematics unit. The telematics unit is configured to provide the fault notification to the call center. The call center is configured to initiate communication with the driver if the fault falls within a first category of faults and to set a trigger in the telematics unit to initiate contact with the call center upon a next ignition actuation of the vehicle if the fault falls within a second category of faults.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for alerting a driver to a condition of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a telematics unit mounted to the vehicle and configured to receive a fault notification from a subsystem on board the vehicle when a fault in the subsystem is detected; and a call center remotely located from the vehicle and communicatively connected to the telematics unit, wherein the telematics unit is configured to provide the fault notification to the call center, and wherein the call center is configured to; initiate communication with the driver if the fault falls within a first category of faults; and set a trigger in the telematics unit to initiate contact with the call center upon a next ignition actuation of the vehicle if the fault falls within a second category of faults. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for alerting a driver to a condition of a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle subsystem, a fault detection monitor configured to detect a fault in the vehicle subsystem, and a fault indicator communicatively connected to the fault detection monitor and configured to provide a fault indication to the driver upon a first occurrence of the fault if the fault falls within a first category of faults, and to provide the fault indication to the driver after multiple occurrences of the fault if the fault falls within a second category of faults, the system comprising:
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a telematics unit mounted to the vehicle and configured to receive a fault notification from the fault detection monitor; and a call center remotely located from the vehicle, the call center being communicatively coupled with the telematics unit, wherein the telematics unit is configured to provide the fault notification to the call center when the telematics unit receives the fault notification from the fault detection monitor, and wherein the call center is configured to; determine whether the fault indication has been provided to the driver when the call center receives the fault notification from the telematics unit, initiate communication with the driver if the fault indication has been provided to the driver, and set a trigger in the telematics unit that will cause the telematics unit to initiate contact with the call center upon a next ignition actuation of the vehicle if the fault indication has not been provided to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for alerting a driver to a condition of a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle subsystem, a fault detection monitor configured to detect a fault in the vehicle subsystem, and a fault indicator communicatively connected to the fault detection monitor and configured to provide a fault indication to the driver upon a first occurrence of the fault if the fault falls within a first category of faults, and to provide the fault indication to the driver after multiple occurrences of the fault if the fault falls within a second category of faults, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a fault notification at a telematics unit mounted to the vehicle; providing the fault notification to a call center, the call center being remotely located from the vehicle; determining whether the fault indication has been provided to the driver; initiating communication between the call center and the driver if the fault indication has been provided to the driver; and setting a trigger at the telematics unit if the fault indication has not been provided to the driver, the trigger being configured to prompt the telematics unit to contact the call center upon a next ignition actuation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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