Patent ID: 7769340

Claim:
A method for providing a user of a mobile vehicle with program information describing a transmitted satellite radio program, the method comprising: receiving a request input signal at the vehicle from a user and in response, issuing a query signal to determine whether the user desires to proceed with a data request, and setting a timeout value; if a user confirmation is received within a period of time allowed by the time out value, sending a data request for data associated with a currently playing radio program to a call center from a telematics unit of the vehicle via a wireless network; determining program information responsive to the data request and associated with the currently playing radio program at the call center; retrieving an email address of the user associated with mobile vehicle; and emailing the determined program information from the call center via the retrieved email address to a personal computer distinct from the telematics unit and remote from the mobile vehicle such that the user may retrieve the transmitted information at a later time via the personal computer.