Flexible telematics system and method for providing telematics to a vehicle
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method for providing telematics to a vehicle includes the steps of 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 (e.g., Bluetooth 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 of 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 a 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.
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19 Claims
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18)
- providing a user-removable telematics component with;
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7. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:
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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 memory holding a list uniquely identifying 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; receiving at the data pump a request from the at least one mobile communication device to perform a vehicle function; and transmitting information related to the request out from the telematics component utilizing a communications path of the data pump, wherein the transmitted information related to the request is sent to one or more of an off-site telematics provider, a cell phone, an email, a general computing device, and a website. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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