Flexible telematics system and method for providing telematics to a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a user of a telematics system, the telematics system comprising a telematics unit, a mobile device of the user, and an integrated communication device of a vehicle, which comprises:
- receiving an event call at the telematics unit; and
in response to the event call;
sending a first message from the telematics unit to at least one of the mobile device of the user and the integrated communication device of the vehicle; and
sending a second message from the telematics unit to a telematics provider over a communications channel, the second message causing the telematics provider to communicate with at least one of;
the mobile device of the user; and
a mobile device of a third party.
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Abstract
With a telematics system comprising a telematics unit, a mobile device of the user, and an integrated communication device of a vehicle, a method for providing information to a user of a telematics system includes receiving an event call at the telematics unit and, in response to the event call, sending a first message from the telematics unit to at least one of the mobile device of the user and the integrated communication device of the vehicle and sending a second message from the telematics unit to a telematics provider over a communications channel, the second message causing the telematics provider to communicate with at least one of the mobile device of the user and a mobile device of a third party.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a user of a telematics system, the telematics system comprising a telematics unit, a mobile device of the user, and an integrated communication device of a vehicle, which comprises:
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receiving an event call at the telematics unit; and in response to the event call; sending a first message from the telematics unit to at least one of the mobile device of the user and the integrated communication device of the vehicle; and sending a second message from the telematics unit to a telematics provider over a communications channel, the second message causing the telematics provider to communicate with at least one of; the mobile device of the user; and a mobile device of a third party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing information to a user of a telematics system, the telematics system comprising a telematics unit, a mobile device of the user, and an integrated communication device of a vehicle, which comprises:
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receiving an event call at the telematics unit; and in response to the event call; sending a first message from the telematics unit to the mobile device of the user; and sending a second message from the telematics unit to a telematics provider over a communications channel, the second message causing the telematics provider to communicate with at least one of; the mobile device of the user; and a mobile device of a third party.
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19. A method for providing information to a user of a telematics system, the telematics system comprising a telematics unit, a mobile device of the user, and an integrated communication device of a vehicle, which comprises:
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receiving an event call at the telematics unit; and in response to the event call; sending a first message from the telematics unit to the integrated communication device of the vehicle; and sending a second message from the telematics unit to a telematics provider over a communications channel, the second message causing the telematics provider to communicate with at least one of; the mobile device of the user; and a mobile device of a third party.
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