VEHICLE-RELATED MESSAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A vehicle-related messaging method, comprising:
- by a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle, detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation;
upon detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation, by the telematics unit, automatically transmitting a message to a device, the message including a suggestion, a recommendation, an indication, or a notification pertaining to a vehicle utility; and
by an application resident on the device or on a cloud computing system in communication with the device, presenting the message on the device, the presenting including displaying i) the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification and ii) a plurality of actionable items associated with the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification, wherein the application is executable by a processor of the device or by a processor of the cloud computing system, and the application includes computer readable code, embedded on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium, for performing the presenting.
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Abstract
Vehicle-related messaging methods and systems are disclosed herein. In one of the methods, a telematics unit disposed in a vehicle detects that the vehicle is no longer in operation. Upon making the detection, the telematics unit automatically transmits a message to a device, where the message includes a suggestion, a recommendation, an indication, or a notification pertaining to a vehicle utility. An application resident on the device, or on a cloud computing system in communication with the device, presents the message on the device by displaying i) the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification and ii) a plurality of actionable items associated with the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicle-related messaging method, comprising:
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by a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle, detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation; upon detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation, by the telematics unit, automatically transmitting a message to a device, the message including a suggestion, a recommendation, an indication, or a notification pertaining to a vehicle utility; and by an application resident on the device or on a cloud computing system in communication with the device, presenting the message on the device, the presenting including displaying i) the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification and ii) a plurality of actionable items associated with the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification, wherein the application is executable by a processor of the device or by a processor of the cloud computing system, and the application includes computer readable code, embedded on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium, for performing the presenting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle-related messaging method, comprising:
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by a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle, detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation; upon detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation, by a processor operatively associated with the telematics unit, formulating a text message including i) a suggestion, a recommendation, an indication, or a notification pertaining to a vehicle utility, and ii) a plurality of actionable items associated with the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification, wherein the processor executes computer readable code for performing the formulating, and wherein the computer readable code is embedded on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium; by the telematics unit, automatically transmitting the text message to a mobile communication device; and presenting the text message on the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A vehicle-related messaging system, comprising:
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a vehicle; a telematics unit operatively disposed in the vehicle, the telematics unit including a processor executing computer readable code, embedded on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium, for detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation; a mobile communications device in selective and operative communication with the telematics unit via a short range wireless connection, the mobile communications device to receive a message from the telematics unit upon detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation, the message including i) a suggestion, a recommendation, an indication, or a notification pertaining to a vehicle utility and ii) a plurality of actionable items associated with the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification; and a user interface associated with the mobile communications device and usable to submit a reply to the message received from the telematics unit, the reply including a selection of one of the actionable items included in the message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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