SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ODOMETER MONITORING
Granted: March 31, 2011
Application Number:
20110077816
Systems and methods for odometer monitoring are disclosed herein. One example method includes storing an odometer value and a vehicle position in response to an initial triggering event, and determining a second odometer value and a second vehicle position in response to a subsequent triggering event. The odometer value is compared with the second odometer value to detect any odometer value change from the initial triggering event to the subsequent triggering event. The vehicle position…
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATING THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION
Granted: March 24, 2011
Application Number:
20110068976
Methods and apparatus are provided for accelerating the process of determining a geographic position. The method includes, but is not limited to activating a satellite navigation device that is configured to receive a satellite communication signal and to receive a wireless communication signal. The method also includes receiving the wireless communication signal from a local portable wireless device using the satellite navigation device. The wireless communication signal contains…
ENHANCED MOBILE NETWORK SYSTEM ACQUISITION USING SCANNING TRIGGERS
Granted: March 24, 2011
Application Number:
20110069680
A system and method for executing network acquisition employ a triggered scan for network acquisition regardless of the recorded optimal nature of the current network. In general, when one or more predefined conditions occur, a network scan is initiated to identify another network, if any, that is more optimal than the current network. Example trigger conditions include failed registration attempts, exceeding a predetermined distance threshold, entry to or exit from a pre-determined…
METHOD OF CONTACTING A PSAP
Granted: March 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110065416
A method of contacting a public safety answering point (PSAP) that includes determining the location of a vehicle, communicating the location of the vehicle to a PSAP location service, identifying a PSAP proximate to the location of the vehicle, determining a direct inward dialing (DID) number associated with the identified PSAP, communicating the DID number to the call center from the PSAP location service, contacting the identified PSAP using the DID number, and transmitting the DID…
MICROPHONE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME
Granted: March 3, 2011
Application Number:
20110051941
A microphone diagnostic method and system for accomplishing the same are disclosed herein. The method includes generating an analog tone signal and receiving the analog tone signal at a microphone. Via a processor operatively associated with the microphone, the analog tone signal is converted into a digital tone signal and the digital tone signal is compared to a reference digital tone signal having a predetermined amplitude range and a predetermined frequency range associated therewith.…
ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING A MICROPHONE TO AN INTERIOR SURFACE OF A VEHICLE
Granted: March 3, 2011
Application Number:
20110051972
A housing sub-assembly for mounting a microphone sub-assembly to a vehicle includes, but is not limited to a main body portion that is adapted to be mounted to an interior surface of the vehicle. The main body portion is configured to connect to the microphone sub-assembly and to support the microphone sub-assembly in a position such that a portion of the microphone sub-assembly protrudes beyond an end of the main body portion when the main body portion is connected to the microphone…
METHOD OF ACTIVATING A DEVICE
Granted: March 3, 2011
Application Number:
20110053575
A method of activating a device involves establishing communication between the device and another device and receiving, at the other device, a message including activation information from a third party facility. The activation information includes a header and a mobile dialing number. The method further includes using the header to identify the message as an activation message for the device and, via the device, retrieving the identified message from the other device. The mobile…
SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE
Granted: February 24, 2011
Application Number:
20110046870
Methods and apparatus are provided for a system that provides information to an operator of a vehicle. The system includes, but is not limited to a call center that configured to provide the operator with route guidance to a location. The system also includes a plurality of internet websites. Each internet website relates to a vehicle lifecycle event and is configured to permit the operator to electronically transmit a location associated with the vehicle lifecycle event to the call…
METHOD OF RECOGNIZING SPEECH
Granted: February 24, 2011
Application Number:
20110046953
A method for recognizing speech involves reciting, into a speech recognition system, an utterance including a numeric sequence that contains a digit string including a plurality of tokens and detecting a co-articulation problem related to at least two potentially co-articulated tokens in the digit string. The numeric sequence may be identified using i) a dynamically generated possible numeric sequence that potentially corresponds with the numeric sequence, and/or ii) at least one…
NETWORK SELECTION AND BASE STATION ACQUISITION WITH OTA PROGRAMMING FOR A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039527
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
OUTGOING BINARY SMS MESSAGING FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039587
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
SMS ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039586
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
INTER-COUNTRY PLMN RESELECTION FOR A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039559
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT BACKGROUND SCAN FOR NETWORK SELECTION IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039556
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
VOICE FALLBACK ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE CELLULAR COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039538
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
CELLULAR VOICE CHANNEL ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039537
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT ACTIVATION WITH PROVISIONING DETECTION
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039533
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
VEHICLE TELEMATICS DATA LOGGING
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110039528
A system and method for data logging of telematics events by a vehicle telematics unit. Upon detection of a telematics event, checks are made to determine if location data logging is enabled and if the telematics event is an incoming personal call. If the location data logging is enabled and the telematics event is not an incoming personal call, then a data log entry is created that includes the current vehicle location; otherwise, a data log entry without any location information is…
PACKET DATA ORIGINATION FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION WITH A CALL CENTER
Granted: February 17, 2011
Application Number:
20110038307
A system and method for making vehicle originated calls to a telematics service provider or other call center. The method includes identifying a call type associated with a desired wireless communication of speech or data to the call center, and then carrying out one of a number of different call connection processes depending on the call type. For voice channel cellular connections, an in-band modem cellular connection is preferably established in most instances using a connection retry…
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HOME-TO-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS OVER WIRELESS LINKS
Granted: February 10, 2011
Application Number:
20110032075
Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling communication between an information handling device, such as a computer, and a vehicle. A dongle is provided for enabling the communication and includes an external coupling device, dongle transceiver circuitry, and a dongle controller. The dongle transceiver circuitry enables remote keyless entry communication between the dongle and the vehicle. The external coupling device couples the dongle to the information handling device, and the…
