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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Vinay Kapadia, Windsor, CA;
David D. Malkan, Troy, MI (US);
Amy Brogan Shiemke, Farmington, MI (US);
Kevin W. Owens, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Daniel C. McGarry, Oxford, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of carrying out a teletypewriter (TTY) call at a vehicle, the method being carried out by vehicle electronics of the vehicle, wherein the method includes: receiving a TTY configuration request at the vehicle electronics of the vehicle; configuring the vehicle to operate based on the TTY configuration request, wherein the configuring includes storing TTY configuration data at the vehicle; receiving a telephone call initiation request at the vehicle, the telephone call initiation request corresponding to a telephone call with an end user; determining whether TTY functionality is enabled or disabled at the vehicle, wherein the determination of whether the TTY functionality is enabled or disabled at the vehicle includes inspecting the TTY configuration data; and when it is determined that the TTY functionality is enabled at the vehicle, carrying out a TTY call at the vehicle.