Method of communicating vehicle messages using short message system messages
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1. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a user-provided contact along with one or more wireless numbers each of which is associated with a reportable vehicle condition at a vehicle;
(b) monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions;
(c) detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition;
(d) matching the detected vehicle condition with the reportable vehicle condition associated with the one or more wireless numbers; and
(e) sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the matching wireless number after the reportable vehicle condition associated with that contact is detected, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating reportable vehicle events via SMS messages. The method carried out by the system includes storing a user-provided contact at a vehicle, monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions, detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition, and sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the stored contact based on the determination, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition.
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1. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a user-provided contact along with one or more wireless numbers each of which is associated with a reportable vehicle condition at a vehicle; (b) monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions; (c) detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition; (d) matching the detected vehicle condition with the reportable vehicle condition associated with the one or more wireless numbers; and (e) sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the matching wireless number after the reportable vehicle condition associated with that contact is detected, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a wireless device contact at the vehicle; (b) monitoring vehicle data; (c) detecting a reportable vehicle condition based on the vehicle data; (d) determining if the detected reportable vehicle condition is stored with the wireless device contact stored at the vehicle; (e) if so, generating a text message identifying the reportable vehicle condition; (f) accessing the wireless device contact; and (g) sending the text message as a short-message service (SMS) message to the accessed wireless device contact. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of communicating messages from a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining an address book of wireless telephone numbers at a telematics unit in a vehicle; (b) storing each of at least some of the telephone numbers with at least one of a number of reportable vehicle conditions relating to the status of a vehicle; (c) detecting that one of the reportable vehicle conditions exists; (d) accessing the address book and obtaining one or more telephone numbers associated with the reportable vehicle condition that matches the existing vehicle condition; (e) sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the obtained wireless number(s); (f) creating a log of SMS messages sent and the wireless numbers to which the SMS messages were sent; and (g) uploading the log to a call center. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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