Granted Patent B2

US 7,570,940 · App. 10/136,100 · Granted Aug 4, 2009

Abstract

Claims (28)

1. A method for determining an authorization status of a satellite broadcast service for a mobile vehicle, comprising:

receiving a request from the satellite broadcast service for the authorization status for the mobile vehicle at a call center;

sending a request signal from the call center to the mobile vehicle;

receiving an authorization status signal from the mobile vehicle at the call center; and

sending the authorization status to the satellite broadcast service from the call center.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the authorization status represents the activation status of as satellite radio receiver in the mobile vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

appending subscriber information to the authorization status that is sent to the satellite broadcast service from the call center.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein sending a request signal from the call center to the mobile vehicle comprises transmitting the request signal via a wireless carrier system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein sending the authorization status to the satellite broadcast service from the call center comprises sending the authorization status from a telematics unit to the satellite broadcast service over a wireless carrier system.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the wireless carrier system is an analog mobile telephone system.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the wireless carrier system is a digital mobile telephone system.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the call center is a telematics service call center.

9. A computer usable medium including a program for determining an authorization status of a satellite broadcast service for a mobile vehicle, comprising:

computer program code to receive a request front the satellite broadcast service for the authorization status far the mobile vehicle at a call center;

computer program code to send a request signal from the call center to the mobile vehicle;

computer program code to receive an authorization status signal from the mobile vehicle at the call center; and

computer program code to send the authorization status to the satellite broadcast service from the call center.

10. The computer usable medium of claim 9 wherein the authorization status represents the activation status of a satellite radio receiver in the mobile vehicle.

11. The computer usable medium of claim 9 further comprising:

computer program code to append subscriber information to the authorization status that is sent to the satellite broadcast service from the call center.

12. A system of determining an authorization status of a satellite broadcast service for a mobile vehicle, comprising:

means for receiving a request from the satellite broadcast service for the authorization status for the mobile vehicle at a call center;

means for sending a request signal from the call center to the mobile vehicle;

means for receiving an authorization status signal from the mobile vehicle at the call center; and

means for sending the authorization status to the satellite broadcast service from the call center.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for appending subscriber information to the authorization status that is sent to the satellite broadcast service from the call center.

Assignments (14)