Integrated personal communications system and method

An integrated personal communications system, comprising:

• a telematics device, wherein the telematics device is coupled to a vehicle, wherein the telematics device can exchange data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity;
• a remote device having a service requesting entity, wherein the remote device can access the telematics device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the telematics device and the at least one vehicle system, wherein the remote device can access the telematics device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity, and wherein a selection is made between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
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• a user profile, wherein the user profile is registered to the telematics device, and wherein the user profile controls which of the first wireless network protocol and the second wireless network protocol is permitted to access the telematics device.

In a telematics device, a method of integrating a personal communications system, comprising:

• selecting between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
• accessing the telematics device via a remote device utilizing a service requesting entity, wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity, wherein the telematics device exchanges data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device is accessed to exchange data with the at least one vehicle system;
• accessing the telematics device via the remote device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity;
• and registering a user to the telematics device via a user profile and registering the remote device to the telematics device, and wherein only it the user and the remote device are registered to the telematics device can the user access the telematics device and the at least one vehicle system and the service providing entity via the telematics device.

In a telematics device, a method of integrating a personal communications system, comprising:

• selecting between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
• accessing the telematics device via a remote device utilizing a service requesting entity, wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity, wherein the telematics device exchanges data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device is accessed to exchange data with the at least one vehicle system;
• accessing the telematics device via the remote device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity;
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• registering a user profile to the telematics device, wherein the user profile controls which of the first wireless network protocol and the second wireless network protocol is permitted to access the telematics device.

In a remote device, a method of integrating a personal communication system, comprising:

• selecting between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
• accessing a telematics device via the remote device utilizing a service requesting entity, wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity, wherein the telematics device exchanges data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device is accessed to exchange data with the at least one vehicle system;
• accessing the telematics device via the remote device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity;
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• registering a user to the telematics device via a user profile and registering the remote device to the telematics device, and wherein only if the user and the remote device are registered to the telematics device can the user access the telematics device and the at least one vehicle system and the service providing entity via the telematics device.

In a remote device, a method of integrating a personal communication system, comprising:

• selecting between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
• accessing a telematics device via the remote device utilizing a service requesting entity, wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity, wherein the telematics device exchanges data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device is accessed to exchange data with the at least one vehicle system;
• accessing the telematics device via the remote device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity;
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• registering a user profile to the telematics device, wherein the user profile controls which of the first wireless network protocol and the second wireless network protocol is permitted to access the telematics device.

A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform in a remote device, a method of integrating a personal communications system, the instructions comprising:

• selecting between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
• accessing a telematics device via the remote device utilizing a service requesting entity, wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity, wherein the telematics device exchanges data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device is accessed to exchange data with the at least one vehicle system;
• accessing the telematics device via the remote device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity;
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• registering a user to the telematics device via a user profile and registering the remote device to the telematics device, and wherein only if the user and the telematics device are registered to the telematics device can the user access the telematics device and the at least one vehicle system and the service providing entity via the telematics device.

A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform in a remote device, a method of integrating a personal communications system, the instructions comprising:

• selecting between a first wireless network protocol and a second wireless network protocol to access the telematics device;
• accessing a telematics device via the remote device utilizing a service requesting entity, wherein the telematics device comprises a service providing entity, wherein the telematics device exchanges data with at least one vehicle system, and wherein the telematics device is accessed to exchange data with the at least one vehicle system;
• accessing the telematics device via the remote device utilizing the service requesting entity to exchange data with the service providing entity;
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• registering a user profile to the telematics device, wherein the user profile controls which of the first wireless network protocol and the second wireless network protocol is permitted to access the telematics device.