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Automated enrollment and activation of telematics equipped vehicles

  • US 9,767,697 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2007
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for processing a vehicle that has been initially sold or leased after a dealer received the vehicle from a vehicle factory, comprising the steps:

  • (a) receiving customer-related data from a vehicle sales facility at one or more database(s), wherein the customer-related data is electronically sent from the vehicle sales facility and is received in response to the initial sale or lease of the vehicle to a customer;

    (b) producing a first command signal using at least in part the customer-related data;

    (c) electronically sending the first command signal to a computer-based communications service manager;

    (d) automatically enrolling the customer in a telematics unit access system in response to receipt of the first command signal by the computer-based communications services manager;

    (e) producing a second command signal using at least in part the customer-related data received from the vehicle sales facility; and

    (f) sending the second command signal to a telematics unit of the vehicle, wherein receipt of the second command signal causes the telematics unit to become activated by configuring hardware of the telematics unit as part of a telematics unit access system enrollment.

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