Method and apparatus for vehicle message recall

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9805599-B2
Application number	US-201414260535-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2014
Priority date	Apr 24, 2014
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive a request for publication of a message to a vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine if the message has a time-sensitive indicia, defining an expiration time, affiliated therewith. Also, the processor is configured to deliver messages having time-sensitive indicia to a time-sensitive inbox. The processor is additionally configured to remove messages from the time sensitive inbox when a defined expiration time for a given message has passed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive a request for publication of a message to a vehicle;
determine if the message has a time-sensitive indicia, defining an expiration time, affiliated therewith;
deliver the message to a time-sensitive inbox, responsive to determining the message includes the time-sensitive indicia;
examine messages in the time-sensitive inbox upon connection state change; and
remove messages from the time-sensitive inbox when examination reveals that the expiration time affiliated with a given message has passed.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the time-sensitive indicia is indicated by a message type, and is predefined and assigned for a given message type when the message is received.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the message type is a lock state change.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the message type is an ignition state change.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the message type is an alarm state change.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the message type is a chirp request.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the time-sensitive indicia is included with the message.

8. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine a connection state change with respect to a vehicle connection to a message server;
broadcast the connection state change to approved entities having a predefined interest in connection state change notification;
examine one or more time sensitive messages responsive to connection state change; and
remove expired time sensitive messages when examination reveals that an expiration time has passed.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to notify a sending party if a message is removed.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the connection state change is a change from a connected to a disconnected state, and wherein the processor is configured to continuously examine time sensitive messages until the connection state changes back to a connected state.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the connection state change is a change from a connected to a disconnected state, and wherein the processor is configured to periodically examine time sensitive messages at predetermined intervals until the connection state changes back to a connected state.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the connection state change is a change from a disconnected state to a connected state, and wherein the processor is configured to examine all time sensitive messages before providing a connected vehicle access to the time sensitive messages.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein time sensitive messages include lock state change messages.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein time sensitive messages include ignition state change messages.

15. The system of claim 8 , wherein time sensitive messages include alarm state change messages.

16. The system of claim 8 , wherein time sensitive messages include chirp request messages.

17. The system of claim 8 , wherein time sensitive messages include temporary coupons.

18. A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving a request for publication of a message to a vehicle;
determining, via a receiving computer, if the message includes a time-sensitive indicia, defining an expiration time, affiliated therewith;
delivering a message to a time-sensitive inbox, responsive to determining the message includes time-sensitive indicia;
examining messages in the time-sensitive inbox upon connection state change; and
removing messages from the time-sensitive inbox when examination reveals that the expiration time affiliated with a given message has passed.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the time-sensitive indicia is indicated by a message type, and is predefined and assigned for a given message type when the message is received.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the time-sensitive indicia is included with the message.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Rork Joseph Paul
• Petersen Brian
• Yalavarty Praveen
• Pandya Ritesh

Classifications

• G08G1/0965 Primary

  responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle · CPC title

• H04W4/12 Primary

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• H04L51/04

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• H04L51/26

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/226

  Delivery according to priorities · CPC title