Brand reinforcement and service level summary via wireless link for in-vehicle systems

• US 6,882,905 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2002
• Issued: 04/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Hall, Todd H., Videtich, Matt C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Thu V.
• Application Number:
  US10/242,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054443A1
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/36, 701/200, 455/414.1, 455/410, 455/414, 340/5.9, 340/286.02
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for sending notification of an activation status of a telematics system. The mobile vehicle receives at least one activation status for the mobile vehicle. The mobile vehicle monitors for an activation status request signal and sends a notification of the activation status in response to the request.

Claims

1. A method for sending notification of an activation status of a service package of a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

receiving at least one activation status at the mobile vehicle, the activation status including a telematics system service level summary;

monitoring for an activation status request signal at the mobile vehicle; and

sending a notification of the at least one activation status in response to the activation status request signal.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the at least one activation status at the mobile vehicle comprises storing the at least one activation status in a predetermined template.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the predetermined template stores a plurality of activation statuses, each of the plurality of activation statuses relating to a different service package.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein a complete telematics system activation status summary is delivered in response to activation status request signal.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the activation status request signal comprises pressing a button.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the activation status request signal comprises an audible request from the user of the mobile vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the activation status request signal comprises an engine start cycle.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein sending a notification of the at least one activation status is made based upon a system check prompt.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the delivery of the activation status includes a prompt for a second activation status request signal.

10. A computer usable medium including a program for sending notification of an activation status of a service package of a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

computer program code to receive at least one activation status at the mobile vehicle from a call center, the activation status including a telematics system service level summary;

computer program code to monitor for an activation status request signal at the mobile vehicle; and

computer program code to send a notification of the at least one activation status in response to the activation status request signal.

11. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein receiving the at least one activation status at the mobile vehicle comprises storing the at least one activation status in a predetermined template.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 11 wherein the predetermined template stores a plurality of activation statuses, each of the plurality of activation statuses relating to a different service package.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein a complete telematics system activation status summary is delivered in response to the activation status request signal.

14. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein the activation status request signal comprises pressing a button.

15. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein the activation status request signal comprises an audible request from the user of the mobile vehicle.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein the activation status request signal comprises an engine start cycle.

17. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein sending a notification of the at least one activation status is made based upon a system check prompt.

18. The computer usable medium of claim 10 wherein the delivery of the activation status includes a prompt for a second activation status request signal.

19. A system of sending notification of an activation status of a service package of a telematics system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

means for receiving at least one activation status at the mobile vehicle, the activation status including a telematics system service level summary;

means for monitoring for an activation status request signal at the mobile vehicle;

kind

means for sending a notification of the at least one activation status in response to the activation status request signal.