Method and system for remote telltale reset

• US 20050288830A1
• Filed: 06/24/2004
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Gawlik, Thomas A., Reeser, Brad T., Patenaude, Russell A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,176 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A system and method for telltale reset from a remote processing center. A method includes receiving a telltale indication 200, establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device 202, and resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device 204.

Claims

1. A method for resetting a telltale from a remote processing center, the method comprising:

receiving a telltale indication 200;

establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device 202; and

resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device 204.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the telltale indication indicates a condition selected from the group consisting of tire pressure, oil life, engine condition, battery charge, a downloaded data set, interior lights, vehicle fluid levels, exterior lights, and brake wear.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device 202 comprises one of establishing communication from the vehicle to the remote processing center and establishing communication from the remote processing center to the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device 204 comprises checking vehicle data at the remote processing center and resetting the telltale indication when the vehicle data is normal.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the vehicle data is selected from the group consisting of prior vehicle data, service vehicle data, and current vehicle data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device 204 comprises scheduling a service appointment date and resetting the telltale indication.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the service appointment includes collecting DTC codes and any data associated with the DTC codes.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising checking vehicle data after the service appointment date.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising performing vehicle service in response to the telltale indication.

10. A system for resetting a telltale from a remote processing center, the system comprising:

means for receiving a telltale indication;

means for establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device; and

means for resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device comprises one of means for establishing communication from the vehicle to the remote processing center and means for establishing communication from the remote processing center to the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device comprises means for checking vehicle data at the remote processing center and means for resetting the telltale indication when the vehicle data is normal.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the means for resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device comprises means for scheduling a service appointment date and means for resetting the telltale indication.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising means for checking vehicle data after the service appointment date.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising means for initiating an alarm from the remote processing center when the vehicle data is inconsistent with service scheduled for the service appointment date.

16. A computer readable medium for resetting a telltale from a remote processing center, the computer readable medium comprising:

computer readable code for receiving a telltale indication;

computer readable code for establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device; and

computer readable code for resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein the computer readable code for establishing communication with the remote processing center through a telematics device comprises one of computer readable code for establishing communication from the vehicle to the remote processing center and computer readable code for establishing communication from the remote processing center to the vehicle.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein the computer readable code for resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device comprises computer readable code for checking vehicle data at the remote processing center and computer readable code for resetting the telltale indication when the vehicle data is normal.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein the computer readable code for resetting the telltale indication from the remote processing center through the telematics device comprises computer readable code for scheduling a service appointment date and computer readable code for resetting the telltale indication.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19 further comprising computer readable code for checking vehicle data after the service appointment date.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 20 further comprising computer readable code for initiating an alarm from the remote processing center when the vehicle data is inconsistent with service scheduled for the service appointment date.