Method for managing data transmissions in a subscriber pool
First Claim
1. A method for managing data transmissions in a subscriber pool, comprising:
- receiving a call from a telematics unit at a call center on a channel other than a packet data channel;
from the call and at the call center, recognizing that the packet data channel is unavailable in a predetermined coverage region;
transmitting a notification to at least one of the telematics unit or a plurality of telematics units in the predetermined coverage region indicating that the packet data channel is unavailable for a predetermined time;
in response to the notification, resetting a vehicle data upload setting in at least one of the telematics unit or each of the plurality of telematics units to an alternate channel for the predetermined time such that primary connection attempts made by the at least one of the telematics unit or each of the plurality of telematics units are via the alternate channel during the predetermined time; and
verifying, by the call center, that the packet data channel is unavailable by;
checking a predetermined maintenance schedule of the packet data channel over the predetermined coverage region, the maintenance schedule being established by a network provider;
ormapping areas located within the predetermined coverage region where the telematics unit cannot establish a connection with the packet data channel.
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Abstract
A method for managing data transmissions in a subscriber pool involves receiving a telematics unit call at a call center on a channel other than a packet data channel, and from the call and at the call center, recognizing that the packet data channel is unavailable in a predetermined coverage region. A notification is transmitted to the telematics unit and/or to a plurality of telematics units in the predetermined coverage region indicating that the packet data channel is unavailable for a predetermined time. In response to the notification, a vehicle data upload setting is reset in the telematics unit and/or each of the plurality of telematics units to an alternate channel such that primary connection attempts made by the telematics unit and/or each of the plurality of telematics units are via the alternate channel during the predetermined time. A system for managing such data transmissions is also disclosed.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for managing data transmissions in a subscriber pool, comprising:
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receiving a call from a telematics unit at a call center on a channel other than a packet data channel; from the call and at the call center, recognizing that the packet data channel is unavailable in a predetermined coverage region; transmitting a notification to at least one of the telematics unit or a plurality of telematics units in the predetermined coverage region indicating that the packet data channel is unavailable for a predetermined time; in response to the notification, resetting a vehicle data upload setting in at least one of the telematics unit or each of the plurality of telematics units to an alternate channel for the predetermined time such that primary connection attempts made by the at least one of the telematics unit or each of the plurality of telematics units are via the alternate channel during the predetermined time; and verifying, by the call center, that the packet data channel is unavailable by; checking a predetermined maintenance schedule of the packet data channel over the predetermined coverage region, the maintenance schedule being established by a network provider;
ormapping areas located within the predetermined coverage region where the telematics unit cannot establish a connection with the packet data channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing data transmissions in a subscriber pool, comprising:
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a plurality of telematics units operatively disposed in a plurality of respective mobile vehicles then-currently located in a predetermined coverage region of a packet data channel, the plurality of telematics units being configured to transmit vehicle data to a call center in operative communication therewith via a wireless connection; processing equipment operatively associated with the call center, the processing equipment configured to run computer readable code from a non-transitory computer readable medium, for recognizing that the packet data channel is unavailable in the predetermined coverage region; a communications module, at the call center and in operative communication with the processing equipment, configured to i) receive a call from at least one of the plurality of telematics units on a channel other than the packet data channel, and ii) transmit a notification to each of the plurality of telematics units that the packet data channel is unavailable for a predetermined time; a processor operatively connected to each of the plurality of telematics units, the processor including computer readable code on an other non-transitory computer readable medium, for resetting a vehicle data upload setting in each of the plurality of telematics units to an alternate channel for the predetermined time such that primary connection attempts made by each of the plurality of telematics units are via the alternate channel during the predetermined time; and a network provider in operative communication with the call center, the network provider configured to establish a maintenance schedule of the packet data channel over the predetermined coverage region, wherein the maintenance schedule is used by the computer readable code run by the processing equipment at the call center to recognize that the packet data channel is unavailable in the predetermined coverage region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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