Driver notification
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1. A method of transmitting a message sent to a vehicle via a vehicle communication system and a short message service (SMS) communication apparatus of a user, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving the message by a network monitoring center;
determining whether the message includes a SMS communication address by analyzing contents of the message to identify a pattern of characters corresponding to a start of the SMS communication address, wherein the message is to be sent via SMS using the SMS communication address in response to the determination that the message includes the SMS communication address, wherein the SMS communication address corresponds to a telephone number of the SMS communication apparatus;
extracting, from the message, a unique identifier of a mobile unit residing in the vehicle, the unique identifier being extracted from a proprietary protocol used with the message, in response to the determination that the message does not include the SMS communication address associated with the user, wherein the unique identifier uniquely identifies the vehicle in the vehicle communication system;
retrieving, from a relational database, the SMS communication address associated with the SMS communication apparatus of the user based on the unique identifier matching a driver telephone number in the relational database;
translating the message into a customer selected message in an SMS format based on the unique identifier and a customer specified SMS policy, wherein the SMS policy modifies a content of the message for a specified number of identified mobile SMS communication apparatuses; and
transmitting the customer selected message via a wireless carrier to the SMS communication apparatus of the user using the SMS communication address.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for copying a message sent to a vehicle and routing the copied message to the vehicle driver'"'"'s mobile phone. Through a driver notification application, the copied message can contain driver identification or driver phone number information that is evaluated and confirmed for forwarding the copied message. The copied message is formatted and is sent to the driver'"'"'s mobile phone via short message service (SMS).
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18 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a message sent to a vehicle via a vehicle communication system and a short message service (SMS) communication apparatus of a user, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving the message by a network monitoring center; determining whether the message includes a SMS communication address by analyzing contents of the message to identify a pattern of characters corresponding to a start of the SMS communication address, wherein the message is to be sent via SMS using the SMS communication address in response to the determination that the message includes the SMS communication address, wherein the SMS communication address corresponds to a telephone number of the SMS communication apparatus; extracting, from the message, a unique identifier of a mobile unit residing in the vehicle, the unique identifier being extracted from a proprietary protocol used with the message, in response to the determination that the message does not include the SMS communication address associated with the user, wherein the unique identifier uniquely identifies the vehicle in the vehicle communication system; retrieving, from a relational database, the SMS communication address associated with the SMS communication apparatus of the user based on the unique identifier matching a driver telephone number in the relational database; translating the message into a customer selected message in an SMS format based on the unique identifier and a customer specified SMS policy, wherein the SMS policy modifies a content of the message for a specified number of identified mobile SMS communication apparatuses; and transmitting the customer selected message via a wireless carrier to the SMS communication apparatus of the user using the SMS communication address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for transmitting a message sent to a vehicle via a vehicle communication system and a short message service (SMS) communication apparatus of a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a network monitoring center for receiving the message; a driver notification application for; determining whether the message includes a SMS communication address by analyzing contents of the message to identify a pattern of characters corresponding to a start of the SMS communication address, wherein the message is to be sent via SMS using the SMS communication address in response to the determination that the message includes the SMS communication address, wherein the SMS communication address corresponds to a telephone number of the SMS communication apparatus, extracting, from the message, a unique identifier of a mobile unit residing in the vehicle, the unique identifier being extracted from a proprietary protocol used with the message, in response to the determination that the message does not include the SMS communication address associated with the user, wherein the unique identifier uniquely identifies the vehicle in the vehicle communication system; retrieving, from a relational database, the SMS communication address associated with the SMS communication apparatus of the user based on the unique identifier matching a driver telephone number in the relational database, and translating the message into a customer selected message in an SMS format based on the unique identifier and a customer specified SMS policy, wherein the SMS policy modifies a content of the message for a specified number of identified mobile SMS communication apparatuses; and a transmitter for sending the customer selected message to the SMS communication apparatus of the user using the SMS communication address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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