Patent ID: 7209816

Claim:
A system for remote control of vehicle functions and/or inquiry of vehicle status data, comprising: a first communication unit ( 25 ) for bidirectional wireless communications with at least one vehicle communication unit ( 40 ), wherein control commands for remote control of vehicle functions and/or inquiries for retrieving vehicle status data are transmitted to the vehicle communication unit ( 40 ) via the first communication unit ( 25 ), a second communication unit ( 220 ) for establishing speech communication with a user of the system who provides speech information regarding remote control of vehicle functions and/or inquiry of vehicle status data, a computer ( 20 ) connected to the second communication unit ( 220 ) for translation of the speech information received via the second communication unit ( 220 ) into control commands and/or inquiries, which are then transmitted to the vehicle communication unit ( 40 ) by the first communication unit ( 25 ), wherein command controls for remote control of vehicle functions are provided and wherein inquiries for requesting vehicle status data are provided, wherein the computer ( 20 ) is adapted to translate information regarding the vehicle ( 10 ) received via the first communication unit ( 25 ) into speech information and to transmit this information via the second communication unit ( 220 ) in the form of speech to the user.