Method of telematics unit configuration and activation using vehicle control buttons

• US 20030139173A1
• Filed: 01/23/2002
• Published: 07/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Mazzara, William E. Jr., Hichme, Michael A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,215,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4228 in networks

Abstract

The invention provides a method of operating a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle. A command signal may be received in response to a radio button activation, a cellular programming mode may be activated in response to the command signal, a mobile phone identification number may be received in response to a radio button activation, and an operations mode may be activated in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

Claims

1. A method of operating a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

receiving a command signal sent in response to a radio button activation;

activating a cellular programming mode in response to the command signal;

receiving a mobile phone identification number sent in response to a radio button activation; and

activating an operations mode in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the command signal is sent in response to a depression of a predetermined radio button for a predetermined time period.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the predetermined button is an eject button.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile phone identification number is sent in response to a sequence of radio button depressions.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein a predetermined radio button is depressed in combination with another predetermined radio button to provide a digit of the mobile phone identification number.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein a predetermined radio button is depressed prior to the depression of another predetermined radio button to provide a digit of the mobile phone identification number.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending a confirmation signal in response to receiving the command signal and activating the cellular programming mode.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the confirmation signal comprises a progression tone.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the confirmation signal comprises a digitized voice message.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the operations mode is selected from a group consisting of a confirmation mode, a call-ready mode, a call-origination mode, a system identification table update mode, a preferred roaming list update mode, a unit-ready mode, and a vehicle parameter adjustment mode.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

activating a predetermined function of the operations mode in response to a radio button activation.

12. A computer usable medium including a program for operating a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle comprising:

computer program code to receive a command signal sent in response to a radio button activation;

computer program code to activate a cellular programming mode in response to the command signal;

computer program code to receive a mobile phone identification number sent in response to a radio button activation; and

computer program code to activate an operations mode in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 12 wherein the command signal is sent in response to a depression of a predetermined radio button for a predetermined time period.

14. The computer usable medium of claim 12 wherein the mobile phone identification number is sent in response to a sequence of radio button depressions.

15. The computer usable medium of claim 12 wherein the operations mode is selected from a group consisting of a confirmation mode, a call-ready mode, a call origination mode, a system identification table update mode, a preferred roaming list update mode, a unit-ready mode, and a vehicle parameter adjustment mode.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 12 further comprising:

computer program code to send a confirmation signal in response to receiving the command signal and activating the cellular programming mode.

17. The computer usable medium of claim 12 further comprising:

computer program code to activate a predetermined function of the operations mode in response to a radio button activation.

18. A system for operating a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle comprising:

means for receiving a command signal sent in response to a radio button activation;

means for activating a cellular programming mode in response to the command signal;

means for receiving a mobile phone identification number sent in response to a radio button activation; and

means for activating an operations mode in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for sending a confirmation signal in response to receiving the command signal and activating the cellular programming mode.

20. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for activating a predetermined function of the operations mode in response to a radio button activation.