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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Applicant:
James W. Leyerle, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Inventor:
James W. Leyerle, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 80/04 (2009.01); H04J 1/14 (2006.01); H04J 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/205 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 80/04 (2013.01); H04J 1/14 (2013.01); H04J 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for communicating reportable vehicle events via SMS messages. The method carried out by the system includes storing a user-provided contact at a vehicle, monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions, detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition, and sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the stored contact based on the determination, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition.