METHOD OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE DIALING
First Claim
1. A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining the location of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit;
(b) determining if telematics dialing software operated by the vehicle telematics unit includes a verbal dialing protocol used at the determined vehicle location;
(c) if not, identifying one or more verbal dialing protocols used at the determined location of the vehicle;
(d) requesting telematics dialing software that includes the one or more verbal dialing protocols identified in step (c);
(e) receiving the requested telematics dialing software from a central facility; and
(f) storing the received telematics dialing software at the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit includes determining the location of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit; determining if telematics dialing software operated by the vehicle telematics unit includes a verbal dialing protocol used at the determined vehicle location; if not, identifying one or more verbal dialing protocols used at the determined location of the vehicle; requesting telematics dialing software that includes the one or more identified verbal dialing protocols; receiving the requested telematics dialing software from a central facility; and storing the received telematics dialing software at the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining the location of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit; (b) determining if telematics dialing software operated by the vehicle telematics unit includes a verbal dialing protocol used at the determined vehicle location; (c) if not, identifying one or more verbal dialing protocols used at the determined location of the vehicle; (d) requesting telematics dialing software that includes the one or more verbal dialing protocols identified in step (c); (e) receiving the requested telematics dialing software from a central facility; and (f) storing the received telematics dialing software at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing telematics dialing software that includes a verbal dialing protocol associated with one or more mobile country codes to a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit; (b) obtaining a local mobile country code from a wireless carrier system in communication with the vehicle telematics unit; (c) determining if the obtained local mobile country code matches the one or more mobile country codes; (d) if not, requesting telematics dialing software that includes the verbal dialing protocol associated with the local mobile country code from a central facility; and (e) storing the requested telematics dialing software at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a geographical boundary of a geographic area in which one or more verbal dialing protocols are used; (b) detecting that a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit has crossed the geographical boundary; (c) determining the verbal dialing protocol on the side of the established geographical boundary the vehicle crossed into; (d) requesting telematics dialing software that includes the determined verbal dialing protocol from a central facility; and (e) storing the requested telematics dialing software at the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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