Granted Patent B2

US 7,610,120 · App. 11/223,712 · Granted Oct 27, 2009

Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.

Abstract

Claims (27)

1. A method of tracking vehicle services, the method comprising:

receiving a telematics unit unique identifier;

associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier;

associating a user with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle;

associating an account with at least one user identifier; and

tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the associated telematics unit unique identifier, vehicle unique identifier, user identifier, and account are associated in a single database.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the telematics unit unique identifier is the serial number of the telematics unit.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle unique identifier is the serial number of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the account comprises subscription information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account comprises receiving a request for the service at a call center from at least one of the user and telematics unit; determining an associated account based on the request; and authorizing provision of the service based on the associated account.

7. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable code for tracking vehicle services, the medium comprising:

computer readable code for receiving a telematics unit unique identifier;

computer readable code for associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier;

computer readable code for associating a user identifier with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle;

computer readable code for associating an account with at least one user; and

computer readable code for tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.

8. The medium of claim 7 wherein the associated telematics unit unique identifier, vehicle unique identifier, user identifier, and account are associated in a single database.

9. The medium of claim 7 wherein the telematics unit unique identifier is the serial number of the telematics unit.

10. The medium of claim 7 wherein the vehicle unique identifier is the serial number of the vehicle.

11. The medium of claim 7 wherein the account comprises subscription information.

12. A system for tracking vehicle services, the system comprising:

means for receiving a telematics unit unique identifier;

means for associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier;

means for associating a user identifier with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle;

means for associating an account with at least one user identifier; and

means for tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.

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