US Patent:
20100161167, Jun 24, 2010
Inventors:
James W. Leyerle - Pleasant Ridge MI, US
Assignee:
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION - Detroit MI
International Classification:
G06F 7/00
H04W 4/12
Abstract:
A system and method for communicating reportable vehicle events via SMS messages. The method carried out by the system includes storing a user-provided contact at a vehicle, monitoring a plurality of vehicle conditions, detecting that one of the vehicle conditions has become a reportable vehicle condition, and sending a short-message service (SMS) message to the stored contact based on the determination, wherein the SMS message includes information associated with the reportable vehicle condition.