Patent ID: 7894795
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of activating a telematics unit for telematics communication via a mobile communication network, wherein the telematics unit is not yet activated for telematics service and is not yet activated for communication via the mobile communication network, the method comprising steps of: detecting a unique user actuation of the telematics unit indicating a user intent to activate telematics service and communication via the mobile communication network, through the telematics unit; responsive to the detected user actuation, using a cleared number assigned to the telematics service provider for service activation to automatically initiate a wireless call from the telematics unit, through the mobile communication network; completing the call from the telematics unit through the mobile communication network to a telematics service provider; communicating information between the telematics unit and the telematics service provider, to activate telematics service with respect to the telematics unit, via the completed call through the mobile communication network; responsive to the activation of the telematics service, sending a message identifying the telematics unit to a billing system of the mobile communication network requesting activation of service for the telematics unit through the mobile communication network; and communicating provisioning data, needed to activate the telematics unit for operation through the mobile communication network, from a system of the mobile communication network to the telematics unit.