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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Jin Tang, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Ki Hak Yi, Windsor, CA;
Andrew J. Macdonald, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Sethu K. Madhavan, Canton, MI (US);
Jin Tang, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Ki Hak Yi, Windsor, CA;
Andrew J. MacDonald, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Sethu K. Madhavan, Canton, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for providing wireless mobile device information from a vehicle to a call center. The method includes the steps of (a) detecting the presence of a personal mobile device at the vehicle, (b) receiving at a vehicle interface module a mobile device identifier from the personal mobile device, and (c) sending the mobile device identifier from the vehicle interface module to a call center via the mobile device. The mobile device identifier received at the call center can be used for various purposes such as to provide a callback number in the event of a dropped call, or to validate that services are authorized for the vehicle.