OTA INITIATION METHOD FOR TELEMATICS SYSTEM IN 2G GSM/3G WCDMA NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for processing a location update from a telematics unit, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile switching center (MSC), a location update from a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle over a network;
determining, at the MSC, whether the location update is to be held based on whether a predetermined condition has occurred; and
processing, at the MSC, the location update based on the determination of whether the location update is to be held.
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Abstract
The described method and system provide for over-the-air configuration of a telematics-equipped vehicle by wireless carriers and telematics service providers (TSPs). Regardless of whether a telematics-equipped vehicle has been provisioned for cellular service or not, the TSP and wireless carrier may control undesirable location updating from the vehicle, for example, by setting certain triggers or conditions upon the telematics unit before processing location updates provided by the telematics unit. These triggers or conditions may also be programmed into the telematics unit, whether through an OTA configuration session, or pre-loaded during manufacture. The TSP or wireless carrier may conduct OTA configuration sessions with the telematics unit to provision the telematics unit for cellular service, or provide the telematics unit with software or firmware updates.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing a location update from a telematics unit, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile switching center (MSC), a location update from a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle over a network; determining, at the MSC, whether the location update is to be held based on whether a predetermined condition has occurred; and processing, at the MSC, the location update based on the determination of whether the location update is to be held. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for processing location updates by a telematics unit, the method comprising:
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sending, to the telematics unit from a call center, an instruction not to send location updates until occurrence of a predetermined condition; and initiating, at the call center, an over-the-air (OTA) configuration session with the telematics unit after the occurrence of the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible, non-transient computer-readable medium, part of a telematics unit on a telematics-equipped vehicle, having thereon computer executable instructions for sending location updates, the computer executable instructions comprising:
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instructions for determining whether a predetermined condition has occurred; instructions for sending a location update over a network based on whether the predetermined condition has occurred; and instructions for connecting to at least one of a call center and a wireless carrier over a network to conduct an over-the-air (OTA) configuration session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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