Patent ID: 8180297
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G07C,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for setting up communication links between a first vehicle and at least one second vehicle using a first telematics unit and a second telematics unit located in the respective vehicles, the method comprising: selecting, by a driver of the first vehicle, a registration identifier of the second vehicle displayed on the first telematics unit; transmitting a request, including a registration identifier of the first vehicle, from the first telematics unit to the second telematics unit in response to the selection; confirming, by the driver of the second vehicle, the registration identifier of the first vehicle included in the request; wherein confirming the registration identifier of the first vehicle sets up a communication link between the first telematics unit and the second telematics unit that allows bidirectional messaging between the first telematics unit and the second telematics unit.