System and Method for Remotely Controlling Vehicle Components from a Nomadic Communication Device or Computer
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more processors configured to;
communicate wirelessly with a vehicle and a cellular phone to receive user requests from the cellular phone to control vehicle components;
verify that the user is authorized to request control of the vehicle components;
upon verification, transmit to the vehicle a request from the user to control a vehicle component received from the cellular phone.
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Abstract
A method for remotely controlling one or more vehicle components includes receiving over a telecommunications network signals originating from a remote terminal. The signals include remote operation instructions for remotely operating a vehicle entertainment system component. The remote operation instructions are executed. Operation status identifiers transmitted over a vehicle data bus are received from the vehicle entertainment system component. Based on the operation status identifiers, an operating status of the vehicle entertainment system component is determined. A return signal including an operation status message and an instruction for displaying the operation status message at the remote terminal is generated. The signal is transmitted to the remote terminal for display.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more processors configured to; communicate wirelessly with a vehicle and a cellular phone to receive user requests from the cellular phone to control vehicle components; verify that the user is authorized to request control of the vehicle components; upon verification, transmit to the vehicle a request from the user to control a vehicle component received from the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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communicating wirelessly with a vehicle and a cellular phone to receive user requests from the cellular phone to control vehicle components; verifying, from a server, that the user is authorized to request control of the vehicle components; upon verification, transmitting to the vehicle a request from the user to control a vehicle component received from the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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communicating wirelessly with a vehicle and a cellular phone to receive user requests from the cellular phone to control vehicle components; verifying, from a server, that the user is authorized to request control of the vehicle components; upon verification, transmitting to the vehicle a request from the user to control a vehicle component received from the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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