DEVICE-INTEROPERABILITY NOTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AN INTEROPERABILITY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A device-interoperability notification method, comprising:
- establishing a connection between an electronic device and a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle;
via the telematics unit, transmitting data obtained from the electronic device to a data aggregator at a call center;
via the data aggregator, from the data, recognizing that an interoperability issue exists between the electronic device and the vehicle within which the electronic device is disposed; and
sending a message to one of the telematics unit or the electronic device via a communications module at the call center, the message including information pertaining to an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle.
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Abstract
A device-interoperability notification method and system are disclosed herein. The method involves establishing a connection between an electronic device and a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle. Via the telematics unit, data obtained from the device is transmitted to a data aggregator at a call center. From the data, the data aggregator recognizes that an interoperability issue exists between the device and the vehicle within which the device is disposed. Via a communications module at the call center, a message is sent to the telematics unit or the electronic device, and this message includes information pertaining to an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle. The system includes elements to perform the steps of the method above. Also disclosed herein is a method for assessing the interoperability between an electronic device and a vehicle.
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21 Claims
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1. A device-interoperability notification method, comprising:
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establishing a connection between an electronic device and a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle; via the telematics unit, transmitting data obtained from the electronic device to a data aggregator at a call center; via the data aggregator, from the data, recognizing that an interoperability issue exists between the electronic device and the vehicle within which the electronic device is disposed; and sending a message to one of the telematics unit or the electronic device via a communications module at the call center, the message including information pertaining to an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for assessing an interoperability between an electronic device and a vehicle, comprising:
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establishing a connection between an electronic device and a telematics unit operatively disposed in the vehicle; via a telematics unit, transmitting data obtained from the electronic device to a data aggregator at a call center; identifying, via the data aggregator, that the electronic device is one that was not previously known to have an interoperability issue with a type of vehicle within which the electronic device is then-currently disposed; and testing, at a testing facility, an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A device-interoperability notification system, comprising:
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an electronic device disposed in a vehicle; a telematics unit with which the electronic device is connected, the telematics unit to extract data from the electronic device; a data aggregator at a call center in selective and operative communication with the telematics unit, the data aggregator to receive the data from the telematics unit; a processor operatively associated with the data aggregator; computer readable code for recognizing that an interoperability issue exists with the electronic device, wherein the computer readable code for assessing is executable by the processor and is encoded on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium; and a communications module in selective and operative communication with the data aggregator at the call center, the communications module transmitting a message to one of the telematics unit or the electronic device, the message including information pertaining to an interoperability of the electronic device with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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