Patent ID: 8340700
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for remotely requesting a vehicle to perform a function via binary object attachments in a short messaging service (SMS), said system comprising: a telecommunications network that includes one or more network elements; a service provider application that accesses the network elements, said service provider application residing externally with respect to the telecommunications network; and an interface at a gateway in the telecommunications network, wherein the interface is accessed by the service provider application to send and receive SMS messages, wherein an SMS message that includes a binary object attachment is received by the gateway from the service provider application, translated into a telecommunications network protocol and transmitted to a recipient connected to the telecommunications network; wherein said binary object attachment specifies the function to be performed; wherein the vehicle is the recipient and includes a receiver to receive said SMS message including the binary object attachment; and wherein the vehicle receives and processes said binary object attachment, and performs the function specified.