Vehicle email notification with regional-specific content
First Claim
1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining residence information for a vehicle;
(b) accessing regional-specific content using the residence information;
(c) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle;
(d) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
(e) constructing a notification message using the regional-specific content and vehicle data; and
(f) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system.
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Abstract
A vehicle email notification system and method in which regional-specific information such as seat belt laws and dynamic vehicle information such as remaining oil life is obtained and incorporated into periodic email messages that are sent to the owner or other authorized subscriber. The regional-specific information is determined based on residence information for the vehicle, such as its garaged address. The email notifications are triggered by different events, some of which are independent of the vehicle (e.g., a monthly trigger), and others of which occur at the vehicle, such as a mileage or low oil life trigger. The notification system builds and sends to the subscriber an email message that contains the regional-specific and dynamic vehicle information and identifies any detected vehicle condition for which action is needed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining residence information for a vehicle; (b) accessing regional-specific content using the residence information; (c) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle; (d) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system; (e) constructing a notification message using the regional-specific content and vehicle data; and (f) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining residence information for a vehicle; (b) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle; (c) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system; (d) constructing an email that contains the vehicle data and a link to regional-specific information; and (e) sending the email to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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