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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Karin L. Turski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Michael Jay Abowd, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David T. Proefke, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Karin L. Turski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Michael Jay Abowd, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David T. Proefke, Madison Heights, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method for selectively communicating from a remote system to a subset of a plurality of vehicles. Each of the vehicles is equipped with a first wireless communications device and a second wireless communication device. The method comprises broadcasting a common message from the remote system to the vehicles via the first wireless communication device. A subset of the plurality of vehicles is selected based upon the common message. A communications link is established between the remote system and the second wireless communication device of each of the selected subset of vehicles to transmit formatted electronic data therebetween.