Method for determining at least one status of a vehicle, and an information technology system

A method comprising:

• determining, by a vehicle, at least one status of the vehicle;
• determining, by the vehicle, that an existing wireless communication link between a vehicle-internal telecommunications unit and a vehicle-external central computing unit is interrupted;
• transmitting, by the vehicle to a mobile end device communicatively coupled to the vehicle and when it is determined that the existing wireless communication link is interrupted, the determined at least one status of the vehicle;
• temporarily caching, by the mobile end device, the at least one status of the vehicle received from the vehicle;
• determining, by the mobile end device that a wireless communication link is available between the mobile end device and the vehicle-external central computing unit;
• and
• transmitting, by the mobile end device to the vehicle-external central computing unit based on the determination that the wireless communication link between the mobile end device and the vehicle-external central computing unit is available, the at least one status of the vehicle,
• wherein, when it is determined that the existing wireless communication link between the vehicle-internal telecommunications unit and the vehicle-external central computing unit is interrupted, the vehicle only determines the at least one status of the vehicle when doors of the vehicle are locked, and then the vehicle transmits the at least one status of the vehicle to the mobile end device.

An information technology system comprising:

• a vehicle;
• a central computing unit;
• and
• a mobile end device,
• wherein the vehicle is configured to determine at least one status of the vehicle,
• wherein the vehicle is configured to determine that an existing wireless communication link between a vehicle-internal telecommunications unit and a vehicle-external central computing unit is interrupted,
• wherein the vehicle is configured to transmit, to a mobile end device communicatively coupled to the vehicle and when it is determined that the existing wireless communication link is interrupted, the determined at least one status of the vehicle,
• wherein the mobile end device is configured to temporarily cache the at least one status of the vehicle received from the vehicle,
• wherein the mobile end device is configured to determine that a wireless communication link is available between the mobile end device and the vehicle-external central computing unit,
• wherein the mobile end device is configured to transmit, to the vehicle-external central computing unit based on the determination that the wireless communication link between the mobile end device and the vehicle-external central computing unit is available, the at least one status of the vehicle,
• wherein, when it is determined that the existing wireless communication link between the vehicle-internal telecommunications unit and the vehicle-external central computing unit is interrupted, the vehicle is configured to only determine the at least one status of the vehicle when doors of the vehicle are locked, and then the vehicle is configured to transmit the at least one status of the vehicle to the mobile end device.