USER-INITIATED VEHICLE EMAIL NOTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a request for vehicle information from a user at a vehicle via a telematics unit on the vehicle;
(b) accessing vehicle data using the telematics unit;
(c) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
(d) constructing a notification message using at least some of the vehicle data; and
(e) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system.
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Abstract
A method and system for user-initiated vehicle email notifications in which an owner or user of the vehicle initiates the generation and transmission of an email message that provides diverse types of dynamic vehicle information to the owner or other authorized subscriber. The email notification can be triggered at the vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s telematics unit or from anywhere by a call to a call center that then communicates with the vehicle. Notifications can also be triggered by different events, some of which are independent of the vehicle (e.g., a monthly trigger), and others of which occur at the vehicle, such as a mileage or low oil life trigger. The notification system builds and sends to the subscriber an email message that contains the dynamic vehicle information and identifies any detected vehicle condition for which action is needed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request for vehicle information from a user at a vehicle via a telematics unit on the vehicle;
(b) accessing vehicle data using the telematics unit;
(c) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
(d) constructing a notification message using at least some of the vehicle data; and
(e) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving at a call center a request for vehicle information from an owner of a vehicle;
(b) contacting the vehicle via a telematics unit on the vehicle;
(c) receiving at a central data system the vehicle data from the telematics unit;
(d) constructing a notification message using at least some of the vehicle data; and
(e) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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