Patent ID: 6542076
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B60R,B60W

Abstract:
A control method, comprising:at least one of monitoring and detecting an event regarding at least one of a vehicle system, a vehicle equipment system, a vehicle component, a vehicle device, a vehicle equipment, and a vehicle appliance, of a vehicle at the vehicle; and at least one of generating a first signal with a first control device and transmitting a first signal from a first control device to a second control device, wherein the first signal contains information regarding the event, and wherein the second control device is located at a location which is remote from the vehicle, wherein the second control device automatically receives the first signal from the first control device, and further wherein the second control device at least one of generates a second signal and transmits a second signal to a communication device associated with an individual, wherein the communication device is located remote from the second control device, wherein the communication device automatically receives the second signal from the second control device, and further wherein the communication device generates a third signal, wherein the third signal provides information regarding the event.