System and method for remote convenience vehicle telematics

摘要

A system comprises a satellite broadcasting a signal including a remote convenience telematics command, a user interface system providing the remote convenience telematics command to the satellite in response to user input, and a vehicle system for performing a remote convenience task in response to a received broadcast signal. The vehicle system is in a sleep mode in response to a vehicle turn off signal and is in a monitoring mode during predetermined time intervals after the vehicle turn off signal or in response to a user input. The vehicle system monitors for receipt of the broadcast signal during the monitoring mode. The predetermined time intervals have a duration so that the vehicle system has a predetermined probability of detecting the broadcast signal.