| US 7,613,435 B2 | ||
| Method for providing satellite radio service in a vehicle | ||
| Lisa Reynolds, Northville, Mich. (US); Francis Luk, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); Mounir Hider, Dearborn Heights, Mich. (US); and Sukhwinder Wadhwa, Windsor (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 23, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/426,079. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0298737 A1, Dec. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04H 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—152.1 [455/3.02; 455/345] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing satellite radio service in a vehicle comprising:
installing a satellite radio module in the vehicle, the module being
(i) enabled to play at least a subset of signals the module receives from a satellite broadcast for the vehicle's useful life,
the subset being defined by activation information, and
(ii) configured to deactivate in the event the module receives a deactivation signal from the satellite broadcast;
collecting transaction information including a transaction date associated with the vehicle;
storing at least a subset of the transaction information in memory; and
transmitting a message including the transaction date to a satellite radio service provider such that a determination can
be made regarding a preactivation duration.
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