Patent ID: 6950649

Claim:
A method for obtaining information from a mobile vehicle within a mobile vehicle communication service, the method comprising: creating at least one mobile vehicle contact list based on at least one information request; determining at least one time period to transmit the mobile vehicle contact list and the information request; transmitting the mobile vehicle contact list and the information request to the mobile vehicle, utilizing a satellite radio service, at the at least one determined time period; and receiving the information from the mobile vehicle based on the information requested, wherein the method of determining at least one time period to transmit the mobile vehicle contact list comprises analyzing one or more portions of the information to be obtained to determine a timing element for each portion; associating a time period with each timing element; comparing period with a current mobile vehicle communication service time period; releasing for transmission the one or more portions of the information to be obtained possessing an associated time period matching the current mobile vehicle communication service time period; and delaying the one or more portions of the information to be obtained not possessing an associated time period matching the current mobile vehicle communication service time period.