Telematics provisioning system for deactivated devices

摘要

The disclosed invention provides a system and method for efficiently establishing a data call connection from a TSP call center to deactivated telematics units without a subscriber profile being in an HLR or VLR and without the use of a “500” number. An equipment identifier associated with a deactivated telematics unit may be delivered to the wireless network provider, and a calling line ID based on the equipment identifier and a common number for deactivated telematics units may be translated into a paging address through which the deactivated telematics unit may be paged. An appropriate paging strategy based on the network topology may be used to page the deactivated telematics unit and establish a data call connection with the deactivated telematics unit. The deactivated telematics unit may then be provisioned or perform or have performed on it other functions based on the data call connection.

主权项

1. A method for establishing a data call connection between a call center of a telematics service provider (TSP) and a deactivated telematics unit over a wireless network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor of the wireless network from the call center of the TSP, an equipment identifier originally defined by a component of the deactivated telematics unit to uniquely identify the component of the deactivated telematics unit; generating, by the processor of the wireless network based on the equipment identifier originally defined by the component of the deactivated telematics unit, a paging address for the deactivated telematics unit; multicasting, by a node of the wireless network to a plurality of terminals to which the paging address is associated, a data call request; receiving, at the node of the wireless network from the deactivated telematics unit, a data call request received confirmation; and connecting a data call between the call center of the TSP and the deactivated telematics unit based on the data call request received confirmation.