# US 7,610,120 B2 · Method and system for tracking vehicle services

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- Number: US 7,610,120 B2
- Document ID: US7610120B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/223,712
- Filed: 2005-09-09
- Published: 2007-03-15
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2005-09-09
- Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Inventors: Paul M. Christensen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7610120B2

## CPC

- G07C 5/008: {communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C)}
- G07C 5/085: {using electronic data carriers}
- H04L 61/4557: Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
- H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
- H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A method of tracking vehicle services includes receiving a telematics unit unique identifier and associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier. The method further includes associating a user with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle, associating an account with at least one user identifier; and tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of tracking vehicle services, the method comprising:
receiving a telematics unit unique identifier;
associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier;
associating a user with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle;
associating an account with at least one user identifier; and
tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the associated telematics unit unique identifier, vehicle unique identifier, user identifier, and account are associated in a single database.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the telematics unit unique identifier is the serial number of the telematics unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle unique identifier is the serial number of the vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the account comprises subscription information.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account comprises receiving a request for the service at a call center from at least one of the user and telematics unit; determining an associated account based on the request; and authorizing provision of the service based on the associated account.

### Claim 7

A computer usable medium comprising computer readable code for tracking vehicle services, the medium comprising:
computer readable code for receiving a telematics unit unique identifier;
computer readable code for associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier;
computer readable code for associating a user identifier with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle;
computer readable code for associating an account with at least one user; and
computer readable code for tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The medium of claim 7 wherein the associated telematics unit unique identifier, vehicle unique identifier, user identifier, and account are associated in a single database.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The medium of claim 7 wherein the telematics unit unique identifier is the serial number of the telematics unit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The medium of claim 7 wherein the vehicle unique identifier is the serial number of the vehicle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The medium of claim 7 wherein the account comprises subscription information.

### Claim 12

A system for tracking vehicle services, the system comprising:
means for receiving a telematics unit unique identifier;
means for associating a vehicle unique identifier with the telematics unit unique identifier;
means for associating a user identifier with at least one unique identifier of a telematics unit and a unique identifier of a vehicle;
means for associating an account with at least one user identifier; and
means for tracking at least one vehicle service to a user based on the associated telematics unit, vehicle, user identifier, and account.