AFTERMARKET TELEMATICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COMMUNICATIVELY PAIRED DEVICE
Granted: July 26, 2012
Application Number:
20120191291
A method for controlling a communicatively paired device for use with a vehicle (“ATU”) includes, but is not limited to, the steps of detecting a first power state of the vehicle using a vehicle communication interface (“VCI”) that is communicatively coupled to a communication bus on the vehicle, transmitting a wireless signal corresponding to the first power state from the VCI to the communicatively paired device, and altering a second power state of the communicatively paired…
Virtual Charge for Electric Vehicles
Granted: July 26, 2012
Application Number:
20120187916
The described method and system provides for dynamic adjustment of the lower charge threshold of an electrically-powered vehicle to allow a fuel-depleted vehicle also low on battery charge to continue to be operated. The vehicle's telematics unit monitors the fuel level and charge level via the vehicle bus or other vehicle resources to determine if the vehicle is running low on fuel and electric charge. If the telematics unit determines that the fuel is depleted and the charge level is…
Localized Charging of Electric Vehicles
Granted: July 19, 2012
Application Number:
20120181982
The described method and system provide for managing the charging of individual electric vehicles with respect to local substations or grids to lower the load on a given substation or grid. When the load on a substation or grid reaches a warning threshold, a call center may facilitate the implementation of a charging plan to reduce the load. The call center may locate and identify vehicles that are being charged in the relevant area and may further manage the charging of the located…
NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING VEHICLE STATE INFORMATION FOR ROUTE MODELING
Granted: July 12, 2012
Application Number:
20120179315
A vehicle includes a powertrain controller, an energy storage system (ESS), a traction motor, an electrical device such as an HVAC system and/or auxiliary system, and a navigation system. The navigation system generates a recommended eco-route or other travel route. The navigation system receives vehicle state information including a current powertrain state from the controller and a power load value from the device(s), including a state of charge of the ESS. The vehicle state…
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHILE LOCATED IN A MOBILE VEHICLE
Granted: July 5, 2012
Application Number:
20120172012
A method for controlling a mobile communications device while located in a mobile vehicle involves pairing the mobile communications device with a telematics unit via short range wireless communication. The method further involves, receiving an incoming text message at the mobile device while the mobile device is paired with the telematics unit. Upon receiving the text message, a text messaging management strategy is implemented via the telematics unit and/or the mobile device, where the…
GEAR CLASH LOGIC
Granted: June 28, 2012
Application Number:
20120160045
A system and method for selectively engaging and disengaging auxiliary equipment to avoid gear clash in a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a transmission, a transfer case, and a transmission controller. The transmission has a plurality of gears and the transfer case is coupled to the transmission by an output shaft. The controller includes control logic for controlling the engagement and disengagement of the auxiliary equipment. The control logic has a first control logic for…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISCHARGE AUTHORIZATION TO A BATTERY-POWERED VEHICLE VIA A TELEMATICS SYSTEM
Granted: June 21, 2012
Application Number:
20120157083
The described method and system allows for the utilization of a telematics unit on a telematics-equipped vehicle to prevent the unauthorized discharge of a vehicle battery. A user may communicate an authorization request for allowing discharge of the vehicle battery through a telematics unit or telematics service provider (TSP) call center. If approved by the TSP call enter or telematics unit, an authorization, which may include an authorization code, is communicated to a charge…
Increasing Vehicle Range by Minimizing Trapped HVAC Energy
Granted: June 21, 2012
Application Number:
20120158241
A method of increasing a range of a vehicle by decreasing trapped HVAC energy at an end of a trip. The method may include the steps of: determining a destination list based on locations where the vehicle may be parked in the future, the destination list accessible by a control module in the vehicle; determining HVAC reduction regions around each of the locations on the destination list, the HVAC reduction regions accessible by the control module; operating a HVAC system while the vehicle…
METHOD OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE DIALING
Granted: June 14, 2012
Application Number:
20120149356
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…
Hierarchical Processing of Tolling Options for Telematics Services
Granted: June 14, 2012
Application Number:
20120150701
The described method and system provide a system and method for efficiently and effectively processing the hierarchical selecting and switching between tolling options associated with a telematics service and tolling a subscriber's account accordingly such that the provision of telematics service to a user of the telematics unit is uninterrupted if possible and the optimal tolling option is utilized. Many different types of telematics services exists, and each telematics service may have…
MALE ACOUSTIC MODEL ADAPTATION BASED ON LANGUAGE-INDEPENDENT FEMALE SPEECH DATA
Granted: June 14, 2012
Application Number:
20120150541
A method of generating proxy acoustic models for use in automatic speech recognition includes training acoustic models from speech received via microphone from male speakers of a first language, and adapting the acoustic models in response to language-independent speech data from female speakers of a second language, to generate proxy acoustic models for use during runtime of speech recognition of an utterance from a female speaker of the first language.
METHOD OF VALIDATING 1X PACKET AVAILABILITY IN A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT
Granted: June 14, 2012
Application Number:
20120147863
A method of communicating with a telematics-equipped vehicle includes receiving a circuit-switched telephone call at a central facility from a telematics-equipped vehicle via a wireless carrier system that is in local communication with the telematics-equipped vehicle; determining during the circuit-switched telephone call that a separate packet-data communication session between the telematics-equipped vehicle and the central facility is desired; identifying the wireless carrier system…
METHOD OF PROCESSING VEHICLE CRASH DATA
Granted: June 14, 2012
Application Number:
20120146766
A method of processing vehicle crash data includes the steps of receiving vehicle data obtained at a vehicle during a vehicle crash, determining the identity of the vehicle, estimating the severity of the vehicle crash using the determined vehicle identity and the received vehicle data, and providing the estimated severity to an emergency responder.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING BACK OFFICE PRIOR TO END OF TELEMATICS UNIT STANDBY PERIOD
Granted: June 7, 2012
Application Number:
20120140688
The described method and system provide for notification to network applications by a telematics unit in standby mode of when the telematics unit is switching away from standby mode and will be come unavailable for communication with the network applications. The network application may include mobile applications for mobile devices (such as smartphones) and web applications accessible through web pages. The telematics unit may communicate with the back office(s) of the network…
METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT AND A CALL CENTER
Granted: June 7, 2012
Application Number:
20120142367
A method and system of communication between a vehicle telematics unit and a call center via a personal mobile device identifier. The method involves detecting the presence of a personal mobile device at a vehicle, receiving a mobile device identifier from the mobile device, assigning the mobile device identifier to a telematics unit in the vehicle, establishing a data session between the telematics unit and a call center, and sending the mobile device identifier to the call center via…
Methods to Improve Route Quality Using Off-Route Data
Granted: June 7, 2012
Application Number:
20120143492
The described principles provide a method and system for identifying potentially closed roads and potentially open roads based on reroute requests, and of accommodating the potential road closure. If a reroute request is received from a user on a given route, the avoided roads of the route may be deemed potentially closed. If a predetermined number or a statistically significant number of users treat the road as potentially closed in this manner, it may be deemed closed. Similarly, if a…
System and Method for Auctioning Geoboxed Flexible, Semi-Locked or Locked Radio Presets
Granted: June 7, 2012
Application Number:
20120143615
The described system and method provides for the auctioning of radio presets in a vehicle and loading radio preset information into radio preset slots of the vehicle including different types of presets and different sets of preset information corresponding to different preset zones. Multiple auctions may be conducted for each vehicle or group of vehicles, and the auctions may be based on a variety of factors such as different types of presets, different preset zones, number of vehicles,…
METHOD OF DETECTING A VEHICLE TIRE THEFT
Granted: May 24, 2012
Application Number:
20120126967
A system and method for detecting a missing vehicle tire and notifying a user of the vehicle about a potential vehicle tire theft. The method carried out by the system involves detecting that a tire is missing from a vehicle using a vehicle tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system and thereafter providing a notification of the missing tire via a wireless communication sent from a telematics unit on the vehicle. The wireless communication can be sent automatically by the telematics unit in…
MULTI-FUNCTION ANTENNA
Granted: May 24, 2012
Application Number:
20120127050
An antenna includes a CPW transmission line and a radiating portion. The radiating portion is coupled to the CPW transmission line and is substantially coplanar with the CPW transmission line. The radiating portion is configured to produce a first linear polarization at a first frequency, a circular polarization at a second frequency, and a second linear polarization at a third frequency. The radiating portion includes a conductive material extending from the CPW transmission line and…
METHODS FOR REMINDING A USER OF A TASK ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMUNICATION
Granted: May 24, 2012
Application Number:
20120129510
Methods for reminding a user of a task associated with a communication are disclosed herein. One example of the method involves reminding the user of a task associated with an incoming communication, and another example of the method involves reminding the user of a task associated with an outgoing communication.
