RECEIVING A SERVICE IN A VEHICLE BASED ON LOCATION DATA OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN THE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of providing a vehicle service to a vehicle based on the location data of a personal wireless device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a call center vehicle location data from a vehicle;
receiving at the call center mobile device location data from a mobile device;
determining whether the mobile device is located within the vehicle based upon the vehicle location data and the mobile device location data; and
if the mobile device is located within the vehicle,initiating at least one vehicle service from the call center in response to the determination.
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Abstract
A method and a system for providing a vehicle service to a vehicle based on the location data of a mobile device. The method carried out by the system includes a step of receiving at a call center vehicle location data from a vehicle. After receiving vehicle location data, the method may then include receiving at the call center mobile device location data from the mobile device. The method may include determining whether the mobile device is located within the vehicle based upon the vehicle location data and the mobile device location data. And if the mobile device is located within the vehicle, the method may include initiating at least one vehicle service from the call center in response to the determination.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing a vehicle service to a vehicle based on the location data of a personal wireless device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a call center vehicle location data from a vehicle; receiving at the call center mobile device location data from a mobile device; determining whether the mobile device is located within the vehicle based upon the vehicle location data and the mobile device location data; and
if the mobile device is located within the vehicle,initiating at least one vehicle service from the call center in response to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of receiving vehicle services based on the location data of a mobile device, comprising the steps of:
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initiating an opening of a voice channel or accepting an initiation of an opening of a voice channel for communication between a call center and a vehicle telematics unit; transmitting to the call center first location data associated with the vehicle, wherein the transmission is from the telematics unit over a data channel prior to opening the voice channel; and receiving a vehicle service initiated by the call center based on second location data associated with a mobile device that the call center has determined is within the vehicle, wherein the determination is made based upon the first location data and the second location data.
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- 14. A computer-readable medium, comprising a non-transitory data storage device upon which is stored instructions executable by a computer apparatus that cause the computer apparatus to determine whether a mobile device is within a vehicle associated with the mobile device and to initiate a service for the vehicle, wherein the instructions when executed by the computer apparatus utilize location data received from the mobile device and from a telematics unit in the vehicle.
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