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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Krishnaraj Inbarajan, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas P. Grau, Rochester, MI (US);
Luc Feilla, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Shawn Drwencke, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Krishnaraj Inbarajan, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas P. Grau, Rochester, MI (US);
Luc Feilla, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Shawn Drwencke, Chesterfield, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for obtaining vehicle-related data from a vehicle equipped with a telematics unit and making that data temporarily available to a third party that has been approved by an authorized user, such as the vehicle owner. This enables the authorized user to decide which third parties, if any at all, are to receive vehicle-related data so that they may take advantage of any promotions or other services that are offered by the third parties. The vehicle-related data is preferably maintained on a temporary basis so that after the occurrence of an event, such as the expiration of a predetermined period of time or after the authorized third party has already accessed the vehicle-related data, the data is deleted.