System and method for remote convenience vehicle telematics

• US 20070093943A1
• Filed: 06/01/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Habaguchi, Masayuki, Nelson, Scott
• Application Number:
  US11/446,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20070093943A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2018 Central base unlocks or authorises unlocking
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration

Abstract

A system comprises a satellite broadcasting a signal including a remote convenience telematics command, a user interface system providing the remote convenience telematics command to the satellite in response to user input, and a vehicle system for performing a remote convenience task in response to a received broadcast signal. The vehicle system is in a sleep mode in response to a vehicle turn off signal and is in a monitoring mode during predetermined time intervals after the vehicle turn off signal or in response to a user input. The vehicle system monitors for receipt of the broadcast signal during the monitoring mode. The predetermined time intervals have a duration so that the vehicle system has a predetermined probability of detecting the broadcast signal.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a satellite broadcasting a signal including a remote convenience telematics command;

a user interface system providing the remote convenience telematics command to the satellite in response to user input;

a vehicle system for performing a remote convenience task in response to a received broadcast signal.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the remote convenience telematics command includes unlocking door of a vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle system is in a sleep mode in response to a vehicle turn off signal and is in a monitoring mode during predetermined time intervals after the vehicle turn off signal, the vehicle system monitoring for receipt of the broadcast signal during the monitoring mode.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein predetermined time intervals have duration so that the vehicle system has a predetermined probability of detecting the broadcast signal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle system is in a sleep mode in response to a vehicle turn off signal and is in a monitoring mode during predetermined time intervals after the vehicle turn off signal or in response to a user input to a device on a vehicle including the vehicle system, the vehicle system monitoring for receipt of the broadcast signal during the monitoring mode.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein predetermined time intervals have duration so that the vehicle system has a predetermined probability of detecting the broadcast signal.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the vehicle system generates an acknowledgement signal in response to the user input.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the remote convenience telematics command includes locking a door of a vehicle.

9. A vehicle system comprising:

a satellite broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast signal including remote convenience telematics commands;

a host processing module for determining a remote convenience task corresponding to the received command;

a controller for performing the remote convenience task in a vehicle in response to the remote convenience telematics commands.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the remote convenience telematics commands include unlocking door of a vehicle.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the host processing module is in a sleep mode in response to a vehicle turn off signal and is in a monitoring mode during predetermined time intervals after the vehicle turn off signal, the host processing module monitoring for receipt of the broadcast signal during the monitoring mode.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein predetermined time intervals have duration so that the host processing module has a predetermined probability of detecting the broadcast signal.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the host processing module is in a sleep mode in response to a vehicle turn off signal and is in a monitoring mode during predetermined time intervals after the vehicle turn off signal or in response to a user input to a device on a vehicle coupled to the vehicle system, the host processing module monitoring for receipt of the broadcast signal during the monitoring mode.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein predetermined time intervals have duration so that the host processing module has a predetermined probability of detecting the broadcast signal.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the host processing module generates an acknowledgement signal in response to the user input and the controller generates a physical manifestation of an acknowledgement in response to the acknowledgement signal.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the remote convenience telematics commands includes locking a door of a vehicle.

17. A system for providing uplink data to a satellite, the system comprising:

a user interface for receiving a user request for a remote convenience service;

a broadcast manager for determining timing of a remote convenience telematics command for inclusion in the uplink data to the satellite;

an uplink system for providing an uplink data signal including the remote convenience telematics command to the satellite vehicle system for broadcast to a vehicle for execution of the remote convenience service.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the remote convenience telematics command includes unlocking door of a vehicle.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the timing of the remote convenience telematics command accounts for a monitoring mode of the vehicle for monitoring for receipt of the broadcast signal.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein the timing of the remote convenience telematics command provides a predetermined probability of the vehicle detecting the broadcast signal.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the timing of the remote convenience telematics command accounts for a monitoring mode of the vehicle for monitoring for receipt of the broadcast signal or in response to a user input to a device on the vehicle to cause the vehicle to be in the monitoring mode.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the timing of the remote convenience telematics command provides a predetermined probability of the vehicle detecting the broadcast signal.