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Flexible telematics system and method for providing telematics to a vehicle

  • US 8,798,616 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2011
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:

  • providing a user-removable telematics component with;

    a Global Positioning System (GPS) device;

    a data pump; and

    a short range wireless personal area network transceiver;

    communicatively connecting the telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle, the integrated communication device having a vehicle short range wireless personal area network transceiver operable to connect and communicate with;

    at least one mobile communication device selected from a currently paired mobile communication device, a previously paired mobile communication device, and a pre-defined mobile communication device; and

    at least one vehicle communications bus;

    receiving at the data pump a request from the at least one mobile communication device to perform a vehicle function; and

    performing the vehicle function with the telematics component by communicating a command to the at least one vehicle communications bus through the integrated communication device of the vehicle.

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