System and method for notifying back office prior to end of telematics unit standby period

1. A method for processing a standby period of a telematics unit connected to a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining, at the telematics unit, that vehicle ignition is off;

in response to the determination that the vehicle ignition is off, switching, at the telematics unit, to a standby mode, wherein network applications are able to communicate with the telematics unit in the standby mode;

determining, at the telematics unit, that a time period has elapsed while the telematics unit is in the standby mode;

in response to determining the time period has elapsed, transmitting, by the telematics unit, data to at least one network application via a wireless network prior to the end of the standby period, wherein the data includes a notification that the telematics unit is going to switch from standby mode; and

switching, at the telematics unit, from standby mode to a different mode, wherein network applications are not able to communicate with the telematics unit in the different mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted data further includes data relating to a function of the network application to which the data is transmitted.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one network application further informs a user of the at least one network application that the telematics unit is going to switch from standby mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a plug-in type vehicle having a battery that is chargeable via a plug interface.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the duration of the time period is based on whether the vehicle is plugged in.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the duration of the time period is extended continuously while the vehicle is plugged in until the vehicle is unplugged.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining, at the telematics unit, that the vehicle is plugged in, and in response increasing the duration of the time period.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the telematics unit communicates with a back office associated with the at least one network application.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one network application is at least one of a mobile application accessible through a mobile device and a web application accessible through a web page.

10. A system for processing a standby period of a telematics unit connected to a vehicle, the system comprising:

the telematics unit, connected to the vehicle, adapted to:

determine that vehicle ignition is off;

in response to the determination that the vehicle ignition is off, switch to a standby mode, wherein network applications are able to communicate with the telematics unit in the standby mode;

determine that a time period has elapsed while the telematics unit is in the standby mode;

in response to determining the time period has elapsed, transmit data to a network application via a wireless network prior to the end of the standby period, wherein the data includes a notification that the telematics unit is going to switch from standby mode; and

switch from standby mode to a different mode, wherein network applications are not able to communicate with the telematics unit in the different mode; and

the network application, adapted to communicate with a telematics unit in standby mode and to inform a user of the network application when the telematics unit is switching from standby mode.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one network application is at least one of a mobile application accessible through a mobile device and a web application accessible through a web page.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a telematics unit connected to a vehicle having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for processing a standby period of the telematics unit, the processor-executable instructions, when executed by a processor, facilitating performance of the following steps:

determining that vehicle ignition is off;

switching, in response to the determination that the vehicle ignition is off, the telematics unit to a standby mode, wherein network applications are able to communicate with the telematics unit in the standby mode;

determining that a time period has elapsed while the telematics unit is in the standby mode;

transmitting, in response to determining the time period has elapsed, data to a network application via a wireless network prior to the end of the standby period, wherein the data includes a notification that the telematics unit is going to switch from standby mode; and

switching the telematics unit from standby mode to a different mode, wherein network applications are not able to communicate with the telematics unit in the different mode.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the vehicle is a plug-in type vehicle having a battery that is chargeable via a plug interface.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the duration of the time period is based on whether the vehicle is plugged in.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the duration of the time period is extended continuously while the vehicle is plugged in until the vehicle is unplugged.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, further facilitate the performance of the following:

determining that the vehicle is plugged in and, in response thereto, increasing the duration of the time period.