Patent ID: 7430428

Claim:
A method for establishing a wireless communication link between a vehicle and a remote station, the method comprising the steps of: determining, by the vehicle, whether an occupant of the vehicle desires to establish a wireless communication link with the remote station; establishing, by the vehicle, the wireless communication link between the vehicle and the remote station after it is determined that an occupant desires to establish the wireless communication link; transmitting, by the remote station, a first message to the occupant of the vehicle, the first message including a voice communication; waiting, by the remote station, for a response message from the occupant of the vehicle during a first period of time, the response message including a voice communication; and if no response message is received from the occupant of the vehicle during the first period of time, transmitting, by the remote station, a second message to the occupant of the vehicle, the second message including teletype information.