Patent ID: 8731627
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G08C,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a vehicle telematics unit, comprising the steps of: (a) storing a software application for remotely controlling a vehicle telematics unit at a smart phone; (b) establishing a short-range wireless communication link between the smart phone and the vehicle telematics unit when the smart phone is at the vehicle; (c) receiving data via the short-range wireless communication link from the vehicle telematics unit that is used by the software application to display a menu of telematics service selections at the smart phone; (d) receiving a telematics service selection from a vehicle occupant using the smart phone that is chosen from one of the displayed telematics service selections; and (e) transmitting a command that controls at least one function of the vehicle based on the received telematics service selection from the smart phone to the vehicle telematics unit over the short-range wireless communication link.