Patent ID: 7894861
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B60R,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: providing a docking apparatus coupled to interface with a vehicle; communicatively coupling a remote communications device to the docking apparatus, wherein the remote communications device does not include a telematics functionality module; and the docking apparatus communicating with the remote communications device to include the telematics functionality module in a memory of the remote communications device, including: (i) the docking apparatus downloading the telematics functionality module into the memory of the remote communications device, or (ii) the docking apparatus supplying the remote communications device with a download location to download the telematics functionality module into the memory from the download location, wherein the telematics functionality module provides telematics functionality that is specific to the vehicle and that is based on vehicle-identification information that the docking apparatus associates to the remote communication device; wherein the docking apparatus communicating with the remote communications device to include the telematics functionality module in the memory of the remote communications device, further includes: the docking apparatus querying the remote communications device regarding the presence of the telematics functionality module and determining that a telematics functionality module that is compatible with the vehicle is not present in the remote communications device.