Automatic communication of personalized messages to a telematics equipped vehicle
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1. A method of automatically communicating personalized messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) creating a personalized message;
(b) defining playback instructions for playing the personalized message;
(c) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions;
(d) setting the trigger;
(e) monitoring for occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and
(f) determining whether the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then;
(g) accessing the personalized message associated with the trigger; and
(h) playing the personalized message.
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Abstract
A method of automatically communicating personalized messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle includes the following steps: (a) creating a personalized message; (b) defining playback instructions for playing the personalized message; (c) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions; (d) setting the trigger; (e) monitoring for the occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and (f) determining that the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then; (g) accessing the personalized message associated with the trigger; and (h) playing the personalized message.
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1. A method of automatically communicating personalized messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) creating a personalized message; (b) defining playback instructions for playing the personalized message; (c) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions; (d) setting the trigger; (e) monitoring for occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and (f) determining whether the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then; (g) accessing the personalized message associated with the trigger; and (h) playing the personalized message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of automatically communicating personalized messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) charging a fee; (b) entering an authentication key associated with a telematics service subscription; (c) creating a personalized message; (d) defining playback instructions for playing the personalized message; (e) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions; (f) downloading the trigger and the personalized message to the vehicle from the call center; (g) setting the trigger in the vehicle; (h) monitoring for occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and (i) determining whether the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then; (j) playing the personalized message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of automatically communicating personalized messages to a telematics-equipped vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) entering an authentication key associated with a telematics service subscription, wherein the authentication key includes at least one of a personal identification number or a vehicle identification number; (b) creating a personalized message using at least one of an Internet web site, a telephone, or a vehicle telematics unit; (c) generating a trigger based on the defined playback instructions; (d) defining playback instructions for playing the personalized message; (e) storing the personalized message in a call center; (f) downloading the trigger and to the vehicle from the call center; (g) setting the trigger in the vehicle; (h) monitoring for occurrence of one or more conditions that satisfy the trigger; and (i) determining whether the one or more conditions have occurred and, if so, then; (j) uploading data associated with the trigger from the vehicle to the call center in response to the determining step; (k) accessing the personalized message associated with the trigger from memory in the call center; (l) downloading the personalized message from the call center to the vehicle; and (m) playing the personalized message in the vehicle.
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