Patent ID: 8779947
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G08G,H04W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle-related messaging method, comprising: by a telematics unit operatively disposed in a vehicle, detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation; upon detecting that the vehicle is no longer in operation, by the telematics unit, automatically transmitting a message to a device, the message including a suggestion, a recommendation, an indication, or a notification pertaining to a vehicle utility; and by an application resident on the device or on a cloud computing system in communication with the device, presenting the message on the device, the presenting including displaying i) the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification and ii) a plurality of actionable items associated with the suggestion, the recommendation, the indication, or the notification, wherein the application is executable by a processor of the device or by a processor of the cloud computing system, and the application includes computer readable code, embedded on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium, for performing the presenting; wherein prior to transmitting the message to the device, the method further includes: identifying the vehicle utility, the identifying being accomplished by a processor operatively associated with the telematics unit, the processor operatively associated with the telematics unit executing computer readable code embedded on a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium associated therewith; and one of: wherein the vehicle utility is a personal item disposed inside a vehicle interior, and wherein the identifying of the vehicle utility is accomplished by: