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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Tyson Becker, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Nicholis S Festa, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Kevin R. Krause, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew C. Neely, Rochester, MI (US);
Tyson Becker, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Nicholis S Festa, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Kevin R. Krause, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew C. Neely, Rochester, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An application for a communications and processing device includes a computer program embedded on a non-transitory, tangible medium. The computer program includes computer readable code for establishing respective connections between the communications and processing device and a telematics unit of a vehicle, an information system of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), and an information system of a dealer associated with the OEM. The application further includes computer readable code for at least i) tailoring at least one vehicle system of the vehicle with user-selected preferences, ii) tailoring a user account associated with the vehicle, and iii) providing information pertaining to the vehicle or to a program associated with the vehicle.