Patent ID: 9107195
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating with a telematics-equipped vehicle, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a circuit-switched telephone call at a central facility from a telematics-equipped vehicle via a wireless carrier system that is in local communication with the telematics-equipped vehicle, wherein the central facility identifies the vehicle using a vehicle identifier; (b) determining during the circuit-switched telephone call that a separate packet-data communication session between the telematics-equipped vehicle and the central facility is desired; (c) identifying the wireless carrier system that is in local communication with the telematics-equipped vehicle using at least one of a system identification number (SID) or a network identification number (NID); then (d) querying the identified wireless carrier system from the central facility to determine whether the telematics-equipped vehicle is authorized to establish a packet-data communication session using the identified wireless carrier system; (e) obtaining an Internet protocol (IP) address from the identified wireless carrier system based on the authorization; and (f) commencing the exchange of data via the separate packet-data communication session between the telematics-equipped vehicle and the central facility using the obtained IP address, and