Flexible telematics system and method for providing telematics to a vehicle

摘要

A method for providing telematics to a vehicle includes the step of providing a user-removable telematics component with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, a data pump, and a short range wireless personal area network transceiver. The telematics component is communicatively connected to an integrated communication device of the vehicle. The integrated communication device has a short range wireless personal area network transceiver and a memory storing a list that includes at least a phone number of at least one currently paired mobile communication device. At least a portion of the list is periodically received at the data pump, the portion of the list including the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device. The portion of the list is periodically transmitted out from the telematics component to an off-site telematics provider utilizing a communications path of the data pump.

主权项

1. A method for providing telematics to a vehicle, which comprises:
providing a user-removable telematics component with:
Global Positioning System (GPS) device;a data pump; anda short range wireless personal area network transceiver; communicatively connecting the telematics component to an integrated communication device of the vehicle via a first short range wireless personal area network connection; periodically receiving at the data pump via the first short range wireless personal area network connection at least a portion of a list, the portion of the list including at least a phone number of at least one currently paired mobile communication device that is paired to the integrated communication device and communicates with the integrated communication device via at least one short range wireless personal area network connection different from the first short range wireless personal area network connection; and periodically transmitting the portion of the list out from the telematics component to an off-site telematics provider utilizing a communications path of the data pump.