Method and system for providing vehicle data to third party authorized recipients
First Claim
1. A method for reporting vehicle data to a third party using an onboard telematics unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- requesting from a vehicle owner the identity of one or more third parties other than the vehicle owner that are authorized to receive data from the vehicle;
receiving from the vehicle owner the identity of one or more authorized third parties other than the vehicle owner;
requesting the vehicle owner select one or more data types that correspond to each identified third party;
receiving from the vehicle owner at least one data type selection that corresponds to each identified third party;
receiving at the onboard telematics unit the data corresponding to the received data type(s);
creating a report that includes vehicle information and the received data that is authorized by the vehicle owner to be sent to each third party; and
transmitting the report from the onboard telematics unit directly to each identified third party in response to one or more triggers automatically initiated by at least some portion of vehicle electronics, wherein the identity of the one or more authorized third parties is determined based on the trigger.
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Abstract
A system and method that reports vehicle data to one or more third parties using an onboard telematics unit. The method includes the steps of selecting a type of data to be reported and identifying a third party to receive the selected type of data. The onboard telematics unit receives a portion of the data that is classified as the type of data to be received by the third party. The vehicle information is then associated with the received data to create a report. The report is then transmitted to the third party using the onboard telematics unit allowing the third party to analyze the report. Several reports for various types of data may be generated to be disseminated to various third parties.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for reporting vehicle data to a third party using an onboard telematics unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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requesting from a vehicle owner the identity of one or more third parties other than the vehicle owner that are authorized to receive data from the vehicle; receiving from the vehicle owner the identity of one or more authorized third parties other than the vehicle owner; requesting the vehicle owner select one or more data types that correspond to each identified third party; receiving from the vehicle owner at least one data type selection that corresponds to each identified third party; receiving at the onboard telematics unit the data corresponding to the received data type(s); creating a report that includes vehicle information and the received data that is authorized by the vehicle owner to be sent to each third party; and transmitting the report from the onboard telematics unit directly to each identified third party in response to one or more triggers automatically initiated by at least some portion of vehicle electronics, wherein the identity of the one or more authorized third parties is determined based on the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for reporting vehicle data to a plurality of third parties using an onboard telematics unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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enrolling a user in a telematics subscriber service; requesting from the user the identity of one or more third parties other than the vehicle owner that are authorized to receive data from the vehicle as part of enrolling the user in the telematics subscriber service; receiving from the user the identity of one or more authorized third parties other than the vehicle owner; requesting the user select one or more data types that correspond to each identified third party; receiving from the user at least one data type selection that corresponds to each identified third party; receiving at the onboard telematics unit the data type(s) that correspond to each identified third party; detecting a trigger automatically initiated by at least some portion of vehicle electronics using the onboard telematics unit; associating the trigger at the vehicle with one of the identified third parties; creating a report using vehicle information and the received data type(s) corresponding to the identified third party associated with the trigger; and transmitting the report to the identified third party associated with the trigger. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for reporting vehicle data to a third party, comprising:
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a vehicle having an onboard telematics unit; and a call center accessible by the telematics unit using wireless data communication via wireless carrier system, said call center including at least one computer configured to provide a website having at least one web page that enables configuration of third party data reporting by a vehicle owner, the web page enabling the vehicle owner to identify one or more types of data to be reported, and to identify one or more third parties other than the vehicle owner selected to receive vehicle data;
wherein, in response to configuration of the third party data reporting by the vehicle owner, the on-board telematics unit monitors for a trigger that is automatically initiated by at least some portion of vehicle electronics and associated with one of the identified third parties, and upon detecting the trigger, vehicle data obtained by the telematics unit at the vehicle is sent to the identified third party associated with the detected trigger. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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