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20120010775 | Cellphone based vehicle diagnostic system - A vehicular diagnostic communications system, and components thereof, are provided for an apparatus and technique for communicating vehicular diagnostic information over a cellphone network. The system includes a code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port. The code reader also has a local connectivity network circuit for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the vehicle diagnostic port connector and a local connectivity circuit. A cellphone is arranged in communication with the local connectivity network for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a cellular telephone network. | 01-12-2012 |
20120010776 | Method for monitoring the condition of a tyre. - The tyre includes a tyre tread configured so that, beyond a predetermined radial wear threshold, the tyre tread has a set of at least one wear indicator, including a so-called “sound” cavity arranged in a circumferential groove of the tyre tread. During the monitoring method, an acoustic signal that is able to include an acoustic footprint noise produced by the set during the running of the tyre on a ground beyond the predetermined threshold is detected by an acoustic sensor mounted on the vehicle, and information relating to the acoustic signal is emitted to a remote server not mounted on the motor vehicle. | 01-12-2012 |
20120041637 | ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DIAGNOSTIC DATA IN REAL-TIME - A diagnostic system for a vehicle that provides vehicle operational data during a fault code occurrence is disclosed. The diagnostic system includes an onboard diagnostics system and an engine control module. The onboard diagnostics system is configured for generating vehicle diagnostics codes when the vehicle operates outside predetermined operating parameters. The engine control module is operatively configured to monitor vehicle operational data for a plurality of vehicle subsystems. The onboard diagnostic system is configured to wirelessly transmit a vehicle diagnostic code when the vehicle operates outside of the predetermined operating parameters to a remote data storage location. The vehicle operational data is configured to be wirelessly transmitted from the engine control module to the remote data storage location. | 02-16-2012 |
20120046824 | System and Method for Extending Communication Range and Reducing Power Consumption of Vehicle Diagnostic Equipment - Disclosed are systems and methods for transmitting obtained vehicle diagnostic data to a separate display device. The method includes a first vehicle diagnostic device obtaining vehicle diagnostic data via a vehicle interface to a diagnostic port of a vehicle, determining whether a direct wireless connection with one or more display devices is available, and determining whether an indirect wireless connection with the one or more display devices is available via a second separate vehicle diagnostic device. Responsive to a further determination, the vehicle diagnostic device may transmit the obtained diagnostic data to the one or more display devices via the second separate vehicle diagnostic device. The further determination may be based on one or more of wireless connectivity status, power level status, transmission power requirements, or other facts or determinations. | 02-23-2012 |
20120046825 | System and Method for Universal Scanner Module to Buffer and Bulk Send Vehicle Data Responsive to Network Conditions - Disclosed are systems and methods for retrieving and transmitting vehicle diagnostic data from a vehicle to a display device. The method includes receiving vehicle diagnostic data via a vehicle interface to a diagnostic port of a vehicle and monitoring a status of a wireless interface for transmitting the vehicle diagnostic data to a display device. Responsive to detecting a break in wireless connectivity with the display device via the wireless interface, stopping routing of the vehicle diagnostic data from the vehicle interface to the wireless interface and instead beginning routing of the vehicle diagnostic data to a local storage. An external indication of a break in connectivity may also be provided. Once wireless connectivity is restored, incoming vehicle diagnostic data may be stored in the local storage while simultaneously reading stored vehicle diagnostic data from the local storage and transmitting it via the wireless interface to the display device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120123631 | METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA CONCERNING TRANSPORT MEANS IN TRANSPORT MONITORING SYSTEMS - Provided is a method for transportation asset monitoring. In one example embodiment, the method comprises collecting data related to operation and location of a transportation asset, comparing the collected data with values of one or more predetermined parameter thresholds, and generating an alarm signal whenever the one or more predetermined parameter thresholds have been exceeded. The method may further comprise generating a report related to the transportation asset's operational characteristics and performance output. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE PRESENCE OF COMPONENTS IN THE EXHAUST OF COMMERCIAL AND/OR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - A system and/or method for quantifying the presence of one or more components in vehicle exhaust, and more particularly to a non-contact, sampling system and method for quantifying the presence of one or more components in exhaust emissions of commercial and/or heavy-duty vehicles that emit exhaust at an elevated level, under actual operating conditions. | 05-24-2012 |
20120173074 | MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE NOTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE STATUS TO A USER - A method for providing remote notification of an electric vehicle status to a user is provided. The method includes receiving at least one input from the user of the electric vehicle. A charging status of a battery being charged is determined. A remote notification of the charging status is then provided to the user based on the input received by the user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120226408 | MULTIPLEXING DEVICE WITH PROVISION FOR EXPANSION - An apparatus and method are provided that allow a diagnostic tool to communicate with a data link connector in a vehicle and place the vehicle in a desired state for diagnostic testing. A cable that can automatically multiplex its connections in order to make the appropriate connections between the diagnostic tool and the data link connector based on a communication protocol of the vehicle under test. A connector allowing for selective switching of pins of the connector to jump connect the selected pins. This allows the vehicle to be placed in the proper state for diagnostic testing and the diagnostic tool to communicate with the data link connector regardless of the pins being used by the communication protocol of the vehicle. | 09-06-2012 |
20120259503 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TESTING OF INFLATABLE PERSONAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS - A system for testing a number of electronic module assemblies (EMAs) that control one or more personal restraint systems. A programmed processor with a computer system transmits signals that instruct the EMAs to perform a diagnostic self-test. The results of the self-test are received by the computer system and stored in a computer readable memory. In one embodiment, the computer system is a cabin management computer system for use on an aircraft. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259504 | Internet-based system for monitoring vehicles - The invention provides a method for monitoring a vehicle that features the steps of: 1) generating a data packet including vehicle data retrieved from the vehicle using a wireless appliance; 2) transmitting the data packet over an airlink with the wireless appliance so that the data packet passes through a network and to a host computer system; 3) processing the data packet with the host computer system to generate a set of data; and 4) displaying the set of data on a web page hosted on the internet. | 10-11-2012 |
20120277950 | Distributed Vehicle Event Recorder Systems having a Portable Memory Data Transfer System - Data transfer systems for vehicle event recorders are provided as: a vehicle event recorder, a vehicle event recorder resident memory, and upload module in conjunction with, a communication port suitable for coupling with, a portable memory device, a server computer datastore, a server download module in conjunction with, a similar cooperating communications port. The portable memory device is arranged to operably couple with the communications ports of both the vehicle event recorder and the server computer and to be repeatedly moved between the two. The upload/download modules are arranged to transfer data to/from the portable memory in an orderly fashion in which no files are removed from the vehicle event recorder resident memory without first having been successfully transferred to the server computer datastore. | 11-01-2012 |
20120310470 | WHEELCHAIR SYSTEM HAVING A SHORT RANGE WIRELESS INTERFACE TO AN INTERMEDIARY DEVICE FOR RELAYING DIAGNOSTIC-RELATED AND OPERATIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION TO AND FROM A REMOTE SITE - A personal mobility vehicle, such as a wheelchair system, includes a short range wireless interface and a control unit having a data processor and a memory. The data processor is coupled to the wireless interface and is configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle diagnostic-related data from the memory to an intermediary device via the short range wireless interface for subsequent transmission from the intermediary device to a remote site. The data processor is further configured to wirelessly receive via the short range wireless interface with the intermediary device at least operational program related data from the remote site. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310471 | VEHICLE STATE MONITORING SERVER AND VEHICLE STATE MONITORING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a vehicle state monitoring system in which, when a vehicle ( | 12-06-2012 |
20130030640 | DYNAMIC DISCOVERY OF VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD - A communications system that includes a vehicular diagnostic tool and a vehicle communication interface (VCI) configured to be connected to a vehicular computing system. In operation, the vehicular diagnostic tool automatically detects the presence of the VCI when the VCI is proximate thereto. Thereafter, the VCI and vehicular diagnostic tool communicate through a wireless connection. Also, a method of communicating using the aforementioned vehicular diagnostic tool and VCI. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035823 | ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION RECEPTION SYSTEM - A power transmission reception system for pairing a charge-requesting vehicle with a discharge-requesting vehicle for power transmission reception therebetween includes an extraction device and a transmitter. From each vehicle, a center acquire information about a present location, a traveling direction, and a destination point, and records the acquired information in a database while classifying the vehicle as the charge-requesting vehicle or the discharge-requesting vehicle. The extraction device extracts the charge-requesting vehicle and the discharge-requesting vehicle that are to simultaneously travel in a same area as paired vehicles in accordance with the information in the database. The transmitter generates information about a power transmission reception area and a partner vehicle in the power transmission reception, and transmits the generated information to the paired vehicles. | 02-07-2013 |
20130066514 | ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTOR MODULE AND VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A diagnostic connector module for a vehicle includes an electronic communication module and a housing enclosing the electronic communication module. The housing has integrated connectors electrically connected to the electronic communication module. The integrated connectors include a diagnostic service connector for connection with an external diagnostic scan tool and a vehicle bus connector connectable to a vehicle bus. The diagnostic service connector has a plurality of female pin-receptors electrically connected to the electronic communication module, and the vehicle bus connector has a plurality of terminals electrically connected to the electronic communication module. A vehicle diagnostic system including the diagnostic connector module is also provided. | 03-14-2013 |
20130158778 | METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A VEHICLE - A method of providing information to a vehicle involves selecting content, and a source from which the information is retrievable. The information pertains to the content and the content is associated with an entity. The vehicle is tracked in real time. Via a telematics unit of the vehicle, vehicle data obtained from the tracking (including at least a then-current vehicle location and speed) is uploaded to an offboard server. The data is utilized, by a processor associated with the offboard server, to identify the entity that is within proximity of the vehicle. Information from the selected content source is obtained via the offboard server. The information is associated with the entity. The information is transmitted to the telematics unit. The information that is displayed to the vehicle is associated with an object representing the entity that is within the field of view of a vehicle occupant. | 06-20-2013 |
20130184929 | Co-Operative On-Board and Off-Board Component and System Diagnosis and Prognosis - A cooperative diagnostic and prognosis system for generating a prognosis of at least one component in a vehicle. An in-vehicle diagnostic unit determines a diagnostic signature of the component each time an occurrence of a condition is triggered and transmits the diagnostic signature to an off-board diagnostic unit. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit determines a SOH of the component and a rate-of-change in the SOH of the component. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit determines whether the rate-of-change in the SOH is greater than a threshold. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit requests additional information from the vehicle in response to the rate-of-change in the SOH being greater than the threshold. The additional information relating to operating parameter data associated with the component. The off-vehicle diagnostic unit receives the requested information and predicts a time-to-failure of the component. | 07-18-2013 |
20130190967 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TELEMATICS MONTORING AND COMMUNICATIONS - Certain example embodiments of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for telematics monitoring. An example method is provided that includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, and from a Vehicle Identification Unit (VIU), identification (ID) data representing a first vehicle. The method further includes receiving, by the mobile computing device, sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the mobile computing device. Certain embodiments may further include receiving, at an Operational Measurement Unit (OMU), an operation indication associated with the first vehicle. The OMU may include an operational measurement component configured to advance an operational count in response to receiving the operation indication. Certain example embodiments may include transmitting telematics data by the mobile computing device. In certain embodiments, the telematics data may include least a portion of one or more of the ID data, the sensor data, and/or the operational count data. | 07-25-2013 |
20130197739 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT HEALTH AND TREND MONITORING - The disclosed embodiments relate to methods and systems for monitoring sub-systems of an aircraft to detect an abnormal condition, and for identifying one or more sources that are causing the abnormal condition. In response to detecting a trigger event during flight of the aircraft, data for a plurality of relevant parameters is measured and stored in a parameter file. The parameter file is transmitted from the aircraft over a wireless communication link, and relayed to a ground support network. At the ground support network, the measured data for the plurality of the relevant parameters is then used to identify the one or more sources that are causing the abnormal condition. | 08-01-2013 |
20130238184 | DETECTING, IDENTIFYING, REPORTING AND DISCOURAGING UNSAFE DEVICE USE WITHIN A VEHICLE OR OTHER TRANSPORT - A system, method and computer readable medium comprised of in-vehicle passive monitoring and information management system elements which together detect, identify, report and discourage unsafe wireless device use by the operator of a vehicle. An in-vehicle monitoring device determines the vehicle's operational state and location, identifies wireless device transmitter emissions within the vehicle and communicates to a remote information management system in real-time using a wireless network, or after-the-fact, using a locally-installed software version of the information management system. The information management system collects information retrieved from in-vehicle devices and correlates this information with other database information to provide users with timely alerts, tracking, and records of unsafe wireless device use. | 09-12-2013 |
20130282227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY COMMUNICATING VEHICLE INFORMATION TO THE CLOUD - The present invention relates generally to the communication of vehicle data, diagnostics and related information with a network remote from the vehicle, and more particularly to communications and storage of vehicle data in the cloud. In one or more preferred embodiments, vehicle information is securely gathered from a vehicle, processed in accordance with instructions and a profile set remotely, and stored at a remote data store, where remote access to such information can be accommodated through applications, smartphones and other remote devices. | 10-24-2013 |
20130317693 | RENTAL/CAR-SHARE VEHICLE ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A rental/car-share (RCS) vehicle access and management system and method, in some embodiments, utilizes barcodes, QR codes (or NFC/RFID), GPS, and a mobile app coupled with a wireless network to enable customers to bypass the reservation desk and pickup and drop off reserved RCS vehicles using a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. The QR code, RFID, or NFC communication with the mobile application allows for identification of the vehicle by a mobile application, which, if authorized, can access the vehicle via a temporary access code issued by remote servers. The remote servers and/or mobile application communicates with a control module that plugs into the on-board diagnostics module of the rental/car-share (RCS) vehicle and includes a host processing unit with a processor, an accelerometer, data storage, a GPS with internal GPS antenna; a wireless modem with internal antenna, and CAN bus transceivers connected with the processor, and a USB programmable interface. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325249 | AUTOMATED, TARGETED DIAGNOSTIC PROBE USING A VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT - A system and method for providing diagnostic assistance to a driver of a vehicle when calling a call center following a diagnostic warning being displayed on the vehicle instrument panel. Upon establishing the call, indicator data representative of the warning is automatically sent to the call center where it is used to select one or more diagnostic tests targeted to particular vehicle systems associated with the warning. The test is carried out at the vehicle and the resulting diagnostic data sent back to the call center. The call is then switched to an advisor at the call center and the received diagnostic data is used to aid the advisor in providing the diagnostic assistance to the driver. | 12-05-2013 |
20140012460 | REMOTE SERVICE EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for remote service evaluation and recommendation. The method includes obtaining owner authorization to access diagnostic data associated with an automobile for a trusted, owner-designated repair technician with whom the owner has a preexisting relationship and obtaining diagnostic data for the automobile. The method further includes transmitting, via a network connection, the diagnostic data to the owner-designated repair technician at a location remote from the automobile and receiving, via the network connection, a recommendation from the owner-designated repair technician based upon the diagnostic data, the recommendation including a recommended service and a time for completing the recommended service. | 01-09-2014 |
20140052330 | Methods and Apparatus for Vehicle Computing System Software Updates - In a first illustrative embodiment, a system includes a mobile device processor configured to communicate wirelessly with both a remote server and a vehicle computing system (VCS). The processor is further configured to query the VCS for a module version, relay the module version to a remote system and receive information relating to an updated module version and module. The processor is also configured to query the VCS for vehicle battery information, inform a user of battery sufficiency for a recommended installation of the updated module, and, responsive to a user instruction to proceed with installation, instruct the VCS to download and install the updated module. | 02-20-2014 |
20140074346 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION VIA A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK - Wireless communication takes place between a first computing device and an appliance having a data center including diagnostic data. A subset of the diagnostic data may be communicated to a first server using a communications network and in turn information associated with the subset of the diagnostic data may be communicated to a second server. The second server then provides feedback to the first server that may be at least partially communicated to the first computing device. Wireless communication may also take place between a second computing device and the appliance, the second computing device selectively receiving a different subset of the diagnostic data. Subsets of different diagnostic data from different computing devices may result in a larger subset of the diagnostic data. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074347 | LAUNCH VEHICLE TESTING SYSTEM - A system for testing a launch vehicle comprises a flight control section including flight electronics, and a non-flight test section coupled to the flight control section. The non-flight test section comprises a first control module in communication with the flight electronics, and a second control module that provides redundancy in communication with the flight electronics. A first network serial interface is coupled to the first control module and configured to provide communication to ground support equipment, and a second network serial interface is coupled to the second control module and configured to provide communication to the ground support equipment. Only one of the first and second control modules is selected at a given point in time to send data to the flight control section. When a non-flight hardware error occurs in the selected control module, the other control module is automatically selected to send data to the flight control section. | 03-13-2014 |
20140163809 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND REMOTE VEHICLE MONITORING AND CONTROL FEATURES - A vehicle communication system includes a control unit in a vehicle, a vehicle data bus operable to transmit vehicle data to the control unit, and a mobile communication device having data network access. The mobile device has a self-contained mode in which the mobile communication device processes and displays the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit transmits the vehicle data to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also has an immersive mode in which the control unit processes the network data received via the data network and in which the control unit converts the vehicle data to audible speech and plays the audible speech in the vehicle. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172228 | AUTOMOTIVE ECU MOBILE PHONE INTERFACE - The invention is a system for interfacing mobile phones with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle. The information derived from this system will be processed on the mobile phone coupled with additional information and displayed on the mobile phones screen, while simultaneously transmitting this information over the internet to be stored in a database. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172229 | TIME WINDOW AUTHENTICATION FOR VEHICLE TELEMATICS DEVICE - One embodiment is directed to a method of authenticating a vehicle telematics device. The method includes receiving, at a server, identifying information for a vehicle telematics device and receiving, at the server, information identifying an account to which the vehicle telematics device is to be associated. The method also includes authenticating the vehicle telematics device by finalizing an association between the vehicle telematics device and the account if data that is specified for authentication is received at the server from the vehicle telematics device and if that data is obtained by the vehicle telematics device within a time window that is specified for authentication. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172230 | Vehicle Communication and Cable Tester System - A device includes a processor in communication with a first port, a second port and a third port. The first port is configured to communicate via a diagnostic cable with an electronic control unit of a vehicle. The diagnostic able cable has a first end configured to connect to a vehicle port and a second end configured to connect to the first port. The processor is configured to selectively test the communication capability of the diagnostic cable when the first end of the diagnostic cable is connected to the third port and the second end of the diagnostic cable is connected to the first port. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VEHICLE CRASH - A device is provided for use with a vehicle. The device includes a mode-determining component, a first detecting component and a second detecting component. The mode-determining component can generate an in-vehicle signal. The first detecting component can detect a first parameter and can generate a first detector signal based on the first detected parameter. The second detecting component can detect a second parameter and can generate a second detector signal based on the second detected parameter. The mode-determining component can further generate a crash mode signal based on the in-vehicle signal, the first detector signal and the second detector signal. | 06-26-2014 |
20140195103 | ENERGY HARVESTING POWER OUTPUT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CYCLING - The present teachings provide apparatus and methods for measuring the power output of a person, such as a cyclist. According to various embodiments, while measuring the power output, the present teachings provide for the harvesting of the input energy to provide electrical power to the apparatus. Among others, embodiments are described wherein power measurements are obtained from the drive train of a bicycle by making use of piezoelectric element(s) capable of producing electricity when deformed by applied forces. In addition, telemetry information of the applied forces can be obtained with the use of an inertial measurement unit. | 07-10-2014 |
20140214261 | Remotely monitoring vehicle information using Wi-Fi Direct - The embodiment provides a method for remotely monitoring a vehicle using a Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) network. The method includes establishing a WFD based connection with an electronic device in the WFD network and receiving information associated with the vehicle using the WFD based connection. Further, the method includes analyzing the received information based on a plurality of rules and displaying the analyzed information in the WFD network. | 07-31-2014 |
20140236417 | Method And System For Securing A Vehicle Offered For Rent, And Vehicle Rental Facility Implementing Such A System Or Such A Method - The invention relates to a method ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140244100 | REMOTE MONITORING TERMINAL DEVICE FOR MOBILE WORK VEHICLE OR VESSEL - Disclosed is a remote monitoring terminal device including: connection terminals (T, . . . ); a data storage control section for storing, in a first data storage section at predetermined intervals, only a predetermined number of latest data sets fed via the connection terminals (T, . . . ); a sampling data storage control section for storing in a second data storage section sampling data obtained by sampling the data stored in the first data storage section at sampling intervals (TC); and a communications section, wherein the sampling data storage control section transmits the sampling data stored in the second data storage section to the remote monitoring device via the communications section in response to a request from the remote monitoring device or in response to an end of a work. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249712 | REMOTE VEHICLE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for remotely programming a vehicle including a vehicle connector with a plurality of pins in communication with one or more vehicle sub-systems or modules, a vehicle communication device connected to the vehicle connector; a bi-directional communication link between the vehicle communication device and a remote communication device, and a computer system connected to the remote communication device. The vehicle communication device is configured to receive signals from the pins, convert the signals to a network compatible data packet which can then be transmitted to the remote communication device, which re-converts the signals to the pin signals, which can be read by a computing system, such as a vehicle scan tool. Programming instructions can be sent from the scan tool to the vehicle, over the bi-directional communication link between the remote communication device and the vehicle communication device. | 09-04-2014 |
20140277917 | Wireless vehicle-monitoring system - Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless appliance for monitoring a vehicle. The wireless appliance includes a microprocessor configured to select a vehicle-communication protocol of a host vehicle, and then communicate with the host vehicle through the vehicle-communication protocol. The appliance also includes a vehicle-communication circuit, in electrical communication with the microprocessor, which collects diagnostic data from the host vehicle using the vehicle-communication protocol. A GPS module, also in electrical communication with the microprocessor, generates location-based data. For transmitting these data, the appliance includes a first wireless transmitter operating on a terrestrial network and a second wireless transmitter operating on a satellite network. The microprocessor selects the first or second wireless transmitter for transmitting the diagnostic and location-based data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277918 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and apparatus for processing vehicle driving data in an electronic device are provided. The method includes receiving driving data, corresponding to a vehicle, from a driving data acquiring device; transmitting the driving data to a server; and receiving standard driving data, which is obtained by standardizing the driving data, from the server, wherein the standard driving data is compared with second standard driving data, other vehicle driving data, or other vehicle standard driving data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140297100 | EMERGENCY REPORT SYSTEM - An emergency report system includes a transmitter, a fixing member, and a portable terminal. The transmitter includes an accelerometer and a transmitting section, the accelerometer detects an acceleration of a vehicle, and the transmitting section transmits acceleration information including the acceleration detected by the accelerometer. The fixing member fixes the transmitter to a predetermined portion of the vehicle. The portable terminal includes a receiving section and a report section, the receiving section receives the acceleration information transmitted from the transmitting section, and the report section reports an emergency to a report destination preliminarily stored in the portable terminal based on the acceleration information. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303833 | MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS - A method and apparatus for collecting and evaluating powered vehicle operation utilizing on-board diagnostic components and location determining components or systems. The invention creates one or more databases whereby identifiable behavior or evaluative characteristics can be analyzed or categorized. The evaluation can include predicting likely future events. The database can be correlated or evaluated with other databases for a wide variety of uses. | 10-09-2014 |
20140309842 | Rental/Car-Share Vehicle Access and Management System and Method - A rental/car-share (RCS) vehicle access and management system and method, in some embodiments, utilizes barcodes, QR codes (or NFC/RFID), GPS, and a mobile app coupled with a wireless network to enable customers to bypass the reservation desk and pickup and drop off reserved RCS vehicles using a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. The QR code, RFID, or NFC communication with the mobile application allows for identification of the vehicle by a mobile application, which, if authorized, can access the vehicle via a temporary access code issued by remote servers. The remote servers and/or mobile application communicates with a control module that plugs into the on-board diagnostics module of the rental/car-share (RCS) vehicle and includes a host processing unit with a processor, an accelerometer, data storage, a GPS with internal GPS antenna; a wireless modem with internal antenna, and CAN bus transceivers connected with the processor, and a USB programmable interface. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309843 | Systems and Methods for Collecting Information from Vehicle Devices Via a Vehicle Data Bus - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention continuously collecting information via a vehicle data bus, store the information in a database, and retrieve the information in response to requests from remote devices. One embodiment includes a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, and a controller spaced apart from the at least one operable vehicle device and connected to the vehicle data bus so that the vehicle data bus extends from said controller to the at least one operable vehicle device. The controller is configured to query the at least one vehicle device via the vehicle data bus and store the information provided in a database, and receive requests for information from a remote device via the wireless communications device, query the database for the requested information and send the requested information to the remote device via the wireless communications device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309844 | METHOD TO ENABLE VEHICLES TO AVOID WEIGH STATIONS - Method for controlling weighing of a vehicle travelling on a road by means of a weigh station alongside the road includes determining weight of the vehicle using a processor on-board the vehicle and transmitting from the vehicle using a telematics device, the determined weight of the vehicle to the weigh station. Determining the weight of the vehicle may entail processing inertial property data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) into an indication of the weight of the vehicle. The inertial property data from the IMU may be multiple sets of inertial property data obtained over time. The IMU may be calibrated, using the processor, based differential motion of the vehicle over a period of time as determined by a location positioning system. A Kalman filter may also be used. A vehicle transmitting its determined weight avoids stopping at the weigh station. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309845 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR ESTIMATING PNEUMATIC PRESSURE STATE OF VEHICLE TIRES USING A HANDHELD DEVICE - System method and computer operable application for estimating pneumatic pressure in tires of vehicles, using a handheld device having at least one camera installed therein that allow acquiring an image of a wheel of a vehicle, using the camera of the handheld device, analyzing the acquired image for estimating value of at least one parameter of the tire of the wheel in the image, where the parameter is related to pneumatic pressure of the tire, estimating pneumatic pressure state of the respective tire by using the parameter and presenting an indication of the estimated pneumatic pressure state. | 10-16-2014 |
20140324277 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS - An electronic control apparatus includes a vehicle state storing processing part, which stores a vehicle state data when a predetermined trigger is generated, and a trigger setting processing part, which sets the trigger in correspondence to a designation from an external side. The electronic control apparatus further includes a data type setting part for setting, based on the designation from the external side, a stored vehicle state data type. The vehicle data storing part stores the vehicle state data in different addresses. The trigger setting part sets the trigger based on the address designated from the external side and a data length of the vehicle state data stored in the address. The data type setting part sets the stored vehicle state data type based on the address designated from the external side and the data length of the vehicle state data stored in the address. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324278 | NETWORKED MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES - A system for providing monitoring of automobiles includes a database comprising a plurality of automobile records, and a plurality of technician records. The system further includes a computing device comprising a network interface device, a sensor coupled to the automobile and a processor for reading the sensor data from the sensor and transmitting the sensor data to a server. The system further includes a server for receiving the sensor data, finding a technician within the vicinity that can service the automobile and sending a message to the technician including the sensor data and location of the automobile, so that the technician may service the automobile. The system is further configured for identifying the velocity of the automobile; correlating the velocity of the automobile with the speed limit associated with the automobile's location; assigning a level of severity to the traffic; and sending a message to customers. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324279 | REMOTE MONITORING TERMINAL DEVICE FOR MOBILE WORK VEHICLE OR VESSEL - Disclosed is a remote monitoring terminal device for a mobile work vehicle or vessel, capable of informing the user of maximum, minimum, and average values for each sensor and a turn-on count of a switch. The remote monitoring terminal device includes: connection terminals; a data abridging control section for computing minimum, maximum, and average values of data collected over a period from a startup to the latest data acquisition and of actual operation data on actual operation and an occurrence count and durations of a predetermined event, on the basis of operation-state data acquired via the connection terminals and stored in a data storage section; and a communications section. In response to a manual turn-off of a startup switch of the mobile work vehicle or vessel, the data abridging control section transmits data stored in the data storage section, to the remote monitoring device via the communications section. | 10-30-2014 |
20140336868 | VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPGRADE TECHNIQUES - System and method for maintaining functionality of software includes initially providing the vehicle with software resident on computer-readable medium to enable it to operate and interact with components thereof and updating the vehicle software by receiving a wireless transmission from one or more remote locations, e.g., a location maintained by a dealer or manufacturer of the vehicle. The software may be diagnostic software for a diagnostic module which diagnoses operability of components of the vehicle. Different remote locations may be responsible for different portions of the vehicle-resident software and may therefore provide different software upgrades, based on need. | 11-13-2014 |
20140365067 | MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT DIAGNOSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A multiple electronic control unit (ECU) diagnosing system and a method thereof for a vehicle by which a diagnosis time for an ECU can be shortened by using an Ethernet protocol and a communication gateway. The multiple ECU diagnosing system for the vehicle applies a multiple ECU diagnosing algorithm of a one-to-n method which is more efficient than a diagnosis algorithm of a one-to-one method between diagnostic equipment. ECUs for the vehicle are connected through various communication networks (K-Line, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, and MOST) by using a communication gateway transferring messages and signals between the ECUs, thus significantly shortening a diagnosis time for the ECUs and acquiring a large amount of diagnosis information at the same time. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365068 | Personalized Voice User Interface System and Method - The present invention is directed to a system and method for personalizing a voice user interface on an electronic device. Voice recordings are made into an electronic device or a computerized system using a software installed onto the device, where a user is prompted to record various dialogues and commands. The recording is then converted into voice data packages, and uploaded onto the electronic device. In this way, users can replace the computerized or preloaded voice in a voice user interface of an electronic device with their own voice or a voice of others. In one embodiment, the electronic device comprises a mobile phone or a tablet computer. In other embodiments, the electronic device comprises a vehicle communication system and a navigation device. The system and method of the present invention enables the user to personalize the voice user interface for each electronic device operated by the user. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371977 | VEHICLE DATA GATHERING APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE DATA GATHERING METHOD - A vehicle data gathering apparatus that implements a vehicle data gathering method includes: a bus use rate detection means connected to an in-vehicle network for detecting a bus use rate in the in-vehicle network; a selection setting means for selecting and setting a plurality of data request signals to be transmitted to at least one of a plurality of ECUs; a transmission interval setting means for setting a uniform transmission interval for each data request signal in a predetermined period on the basis of the number of the data request signals set by the selection setting means; and a request signal transmission means for transmitting each data request signal at the set uniform interval when it is determined that the bus use rate is lower than a first threshold value. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AXLE MEASUREMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for axle measurement of a motor vehicle, including the steps of initiating a first axle measurement operation, using a first selection signal; outputting a first control signal to an electronic brake control system of the motor vehicle as a function of the first selection signal; activating a first brake configuration of electronically operable brakes of the motor vehicle as a function of the first control signal, using the electronic brake control system; and carrying out the first axle measurement operation while the first brake configuration is activated. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012170 | PROCESSING OF AUTOMOBILE DATA ON A SMARTPHONE - A device for determining an operating state of an automobile from automobile data available on a CAN network of the vehicle, the device including a computer for mathematically processing the data to determine the operating state of the vehicle. The computer is hosted in a smartphone, a specific application for processing the data using the computer is implemented in the smartphone, recovery of the data from the CAN by the smartphone is carried out via a wired or wireless link, and the smartphone displays, via a graphical interface thereof, the operating state of the vehicle. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALY ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING OF A VEHICLE - Disclosed are a device, system and methods for detecting an anomaly associated with driving of a vehicle. Z-axis acceleration data is determined at the device. Based on the Z-axis acceleration data, jerk energies are computed and transmitted to the system for analysis. Further, the jerk energies are received for a plurality of trips at the system. Further, at the system, statistical analysis is performed on the jerk energies for determining a hazard rate for each trip of the plurality of trips. Then based on the hazard rate determined for each of the plurality of trips, a trend analysis is performed. Based on the trend analysis, any anomaly associated with the driving of the vehicle is detected. Further, the anomaly detected may be notified to a person associated with the device or with a monitoring terminal. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019068 | Vehicle Component Identification And Configuration Registry Reporting System - A method and system for utilizing a telematics unit on a telematics-equipped vehicle as a register for ECU Critical Information (ECI) associated with the ECUs in the vehicle, which may include their serial numbers, configurations, software images, and other data includes the telematics unit querying ECUs within the telematics-equipped vehicle such as, for example, when the vehicle is started. The ECUs may then provide the telematics unit with the ECI associated with each ECU. The ECI may be encrypted, and the telematics unit may provide each module that it queries with a nonce used in the encryption process. The telematics unit may then decrypt the ECI received from each of the ECUs and compare the received ECI to previously stored ECI. If the received ECI is different from the previously stored ECI, the telematics unit may send the new ECI to a TSP call center. Both the telematics unit and the call center may replace the previously stored ECI with the new ECI and may maintain records of previously stored ECI and updates to the ECI. | 01-15-2015 |
20150039175 | VEHICLE OPERATIONS MONITORING - A computer in a vehicle is programmed to, during operation of the vehicle, identify data from one or more data collectors related to at least one stability event of the vehicle; determine a mitigation factor related to each at least one event; and determine a driving score for a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on the data related to the at least one stability event and the mitigation factor related to each at least one event. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046022 | Mobile Device Communicating With Motor Vehicle System - A vehicle system is in communication with a mobile device. The vehicle system receives information from the mobile device and determines the quality of the information. If the quality of the information is acceptable, the vehicle system may use the information from the mobile device. In addition, the quality of the information may be used to determine if the information should be sent to other vehicles. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051787 | PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND A USER DEVICE VIA A HEAD UNIT - A vehicle head unit may receive a request, from a user device and by the head unit, to establish communication with a control device of a vehicle. The control device may be in communication with the head unit via a vehicle communication network associated with the vehicle. The head unit may establish communication between the user device and the control device based on the received request. The head unit may forward a message between the user device and the control device based on the established communication. The message may be forwarded between the user device and the control device via the head unit. | 02-19-2015 |
20150051788 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLING VEHICLES AND GROUND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for communicating data between a vehicle and a ground system are described. The system includes an integrated power and communications connector that couples to the vehicle so that power is supplied to at least selected systems on-board the vehicle. In addition, data is communicated between the vehicle on-board systems and the ground system via the integrated connector. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066287 | VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT LOCKOUT RECOVERY - A method of removing a vehicle telematics unit from an invalid state includes sensing that the vehicle telematics unit wirelessly received an invalid state code that deactivates the communication function of the vehicle telematics unit from a base station of a wireless carrier system; determining at the vehicle telematics unit that a reset trigger applicable to invalid state codes has been activated; and commanding the vehicle telematics unit to reset the invalid state code when the reset trigger has been activated thereby permitting the vehicle telematics unit to resume its communication function. | 03-05-2015 |
20150081161 | SYSTEMS, ARTICLE AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE LOGISTICS INCLUDING AUTHORED CONTENT GENERATION, APPROVAL, AND DISTRIBUTION - A system for managing vehicle logistics including authored content generation, approval, and distribution to remote user portable devices can include one or more back-end systems to process and track authored content through a content approval process and distribute authored content to the portable devices based upon one or more parameters. Such parameters may include one or more vehicle makes and/or models logically associated with the portable device. The system may include an auditing system to ensure the most recent authored content is present on a user's portable device. The system may further include data collection and diagnostics system able to provide maintenance or repair instructions based on reported vehicle data. A parts and materials inventory logistics system and a vehicle deployment system may ensure prompt delivery of parts and materials to repair locations and ensure prompt delivery of replacement vehicles for unrepairable or out-of-service vehicles. | 03-19-2015 |
20150100197 | SECURING VEHICLE SERVICE TOOL DATA COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method of securely communicating information between a vehicle and a central facility includes receiving at a vehicle diagnostic tool a challenge query from the vehicle; establishing a wireless connection between the vehicle diagnostic tool and a central facility; transmitting the challenge query from the vehicle diagnostic tool to the central facility via the wireless connection; receiving at the vehicle diagnostic tool a response to the challenge query via the wireless connection; and accessing one or more vehicle modules on the vehicle using the received response to the challenge query. | 04-09-2015 |
20150105968 | COMPUTERIZED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED STOCHASTIC MODELLING - A computerized maintenance management system for vehicles comprises a data warehouse, comprising a communications link for receiving data relating to vehicle maintenance, a storage component for storing received data, and a modeling component comprising modeling algorithms stored within the data warehouse. The modeling component is thus able to process the data in real-time within the data warehouse, and outputs a predictive model with recommended maintenance and/or replacement schedules that is always based on the most current available data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112541 | EXTERNAL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS METHOD - In an external diagnosis device, a vehicle diagnosis method and a vehicle diagnosis system, when an IGSW is on, power is supplied from a vehicle-mounted power supply to the external diagnosis device, and a capacitor provided on the external diagnosis device is charged, and when the IGSW is turned off, the power supply from the vehicle-mounted power supply to the external diagnosis device is stopped, and power is supplied from the capacitor to the external diagnosis device. | 04-23-2015 |
20150127211 | Measuring System and Data Processing Infrastructure - The present invention relates to a measuring system for detecting measurement data, particularly for detecting measurement data in a vehicle, comprising a measuring device which has a first network interface that is designed at least to couple the measuring system to a data processing infrastructure, and a first coupling device that is designed, if a coupling exists, to couple the measuring system to the data processing infrastructure non-transparently as a component of the data processing infrastructure and/or to couple the measuring device non-transparently via the first network interface to an additional measuring device to form a single coupled measuring device. The present invention further relates to a data processing infrastructure comprising such a measuring system. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134193 | Method for Communicating Vehicle Data of a Vehicle - A method for communicating vehicle data relating to a vehicle automatically determines whether a vehicle is in a predefined surrounding area of a service facility. If this has been detected, a predefined set of vehicle data is provided via a communication interface of the vehicle for transmission to a vehicle data collection device. The set of vehicle data received by the vehicle data collection device is at least partially made available to the service facility. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142257 | Methods and Systems for Providing Vehicle Repair Information - Methods and systems for providing. In an example, the computing device may be configured to receive vehicle information including identification information of a vehicle and/or information describing condition of the vehicle. The computing device also may be configured to match the vehicle information to content of a vehicle repair database so as to identify repair information relating to the vehicle. The computing device further may be configured to receive geographic information identifying a geographic location relating to the vehicle. The computing device also may be configured to provide, to a communication network, a subset of the identified repair information based on the geographic information. The service advisor may be able to access the subset of the identified repair information on a display device coupled to the computing device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149028 | Diagnostic Tool with Smart Camera - A diagnostic tool that includes a smart camera. The smart camera can be used to capture an image of the part that needs to be replaced. The image can also include the bar code that may be attached to the part. The image can be used to search a parts information database for additional parts information such as part number, manuals, pictures, etc. A further search of a parts supplier's database can be conducted using a location of the diagnostic tool to determine the nearest parts supplier that has the part available and the best price. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294565 | System and Method for Providing a User Interface for Vehicle Monitoring System Users and Insurers - System and method for providing a website, portal and/or user interface adding, reviewing and editing street mapping data and speed-by-street information. The website, portal and/or user interface allows users to add, review and editing all or selected matters of safety data and street information in a street mapping database. The website, portal and/or user interface also allows the user to select any geographical area and/or any group of vehicles and adjust the system response for any reason, such as weather, traffic, road conditions, etc. The present invention also provides a website, portal and/or user interface that allows a user to register their vehicle and/or vehicle monitoring system hardware so that driver profile information and performance data may be stored on the site and viewed by insurance companies. The insurance companies may bid on drivers they wanted to insure. | 10-15-2015 |
20150304267 | MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING AN OPERATING DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INTERNET PORTAL OF A SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - A method controls an Internet portal for a social network service from a motor vehicle. The Internet portal provides functions that can be activated by sending a control command to the Internet portal. An immobile proxy device provides a module that receives a selection, which is made by a user in the motor vehicle, for one of the functions and then sends a control command, which is specific to the Internet portal, for activating the function to the Internet portal. The module also produces suitable display data for the motor vehicle from output data from the Internet portal. The module also receives additional data from an additional data source and produces an additional control command for the Internet portal and/or display data for the motor vehicle therefrom. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310675 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TERMINAL - A system for diagnosing a vehicle terminal includes a WiFi dongle coupled to an external connection terminal of a vehicle to connect wireless communication between a vehicle diagnosis device and the vehicle terminal. A vehicle diagnosis device is configured to transmit an inspection start command to the vehicle terminal through the WiFi dongle, and inspect at least one of a Bluetooth function and a voice recognition function. The vehicle terminal is configured to download and store phone book data through Bluetooth paired with the vehicle diagnosis device, detect a phone book name in the stored phone book data, and enter a call making mode. The vehicle diagnosis device inspects the Bluetooth function according to whether the phone book data of the vehicle terminal is downloaded, and inspects the voice recognition function. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317755 | ELECTRIC POWER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, ELECTRIC POWER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC POWER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - An electric power information management apparatus includes a power meter that measures electric power data on electric power to be supplied from a storage battery of a vehicle to an electric power facility; a security module that associates and encrypts identification information corresponding to the vehicle and the measured electric power data; a communication device that transmits to an electric power management database the identification information corresponding to the vehicle and the electric power data encrypted by the security module to store the electric power data associated with the identification information in the electric power management database; and an electric power control device that extracts necessary electric power from the electric power facility and supplies the electric power to the storage battery of the vehicle corresponding to the identification information, based on the electric power data stored in the electric power management database, being associated with the identification information. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317845 | Synchronization of records of duty status between a vehicle and a stationary unit - A system for synchronizing records of duty status (RODS) information of a vehicle with a stationary unit includes: at least one mobile unit, and a stationary unit configured to store RODS transmitted by the mobile unit. The mobile unit is configured to generate RODS, store the generated RODS, and transmit RODS to the stationary unit. The mobile unit is further configured to transmit a newly generated first RODS to the stationary unit in an initial synchronization step of a synchronization process of the RODS stored on the mobile unit and the RODS stored on the stationary unit. The mobile unit is further configured to generate a checksum of the first RODS after transmission of the first RODS to the stationary unit and to transmit only the checksum of the first RODS to the stationary unit in a subsequent synchronization step. | 11-05-2015 |
20150325063 | PARTITIONED COMPLIANCE APPLICATION FOR REPORTING HOURS OF SERVICE - A base unit installed in a vehicle including a vehicle communication module for communicating with a controller, the controller monitoring at least one operating parameter of the vehicle. The base unit also includes a transceiver and a processor configured to receive the at least one operating parameter of the vehicle from the vehicle communication module and process the at least one operating parameter to detect an event, wherein the event is used for driver compliance logging. The transceiver is configured to transmit the event to at least one external device. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331686 | OVER-THE-AIR VEHICLE ISSUE RESOLUTION - A symptom database may associate vehicle parameters indicative of vehicle issues with software updates correcting the issues. A diagnostic server may receive vehicle parameters from a vehicle responsive to vehicle generation of a diagnostic code, utilize the symptom database to identify a software update corresponding to an issue indicated by the vehicle parameters, and provide a response identifying the software update for automatic installation by the vehicle to correct the issue. A processor of a vehicle may send, to a diagnostic server responsive to vehicle generation of a diagnostic code, vehicle parameters including the diagnostic code and an identifier of the vehicle, receive, from the diagnostic server, a response identifying a software update corresponding to an issue indicated by the vehicle parameters, receive the software update responsive to the response identifying the software update, and automatically install the software update. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339863 | Data Recorder System and Unit for a Vehicle - Disclosed is a data recording unit and data recording system for use in connection with a vehicle, such as a train, a locomotive of a train, a railcar of a train, and the like. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347326 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Updating a Vehicle Module Configuration Record - A system includes a processor configured to detect that a vehicle module update has been performed. The processor is further configured to create an identifier associated with a module that indicates an updated status and for each module having an identifier indicating an updated status associated therewith, requesting subscription to a topic, corresponding to the updated module, and specific to an individual vehicle, from a remote server. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REQUESTING EMERGENCY CALL FOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT BY USING TRAVELLING INFORMATION ABOUT VEHICLE - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of requesting an emergency call (E-Call) for a vehicle accident, which request an E-Call for a vehicle accident by using driving information obtained during travelling of a vehicle. An apparatus for requesting an E-Call for a vehicle accident according to the present invention includes: a travelling information detecting unit configured to detect travelling information about a vehicle for each predetermined time; a vehicle accident determining unit configured to determine whether an accident occurs in the vehicle based on the travelling information; and an E-Call signal transmitting unit configured to transmit an E-Call signal for the vehicle accident with a current location of the vehicle when it is determined that the accident occurs in the vehicle. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356794 | CONNECTED VEHICLE PREDICTIVE QUALITY - A vehicle system includes a communication interface and a processing device. The processing device is configured to receive performance data associated with at least one of a plurality of vehicle subsystems and generate a message that includes the performance data. The communication interface is configured to transmit the message to a remote aggregation server. The remote aggregation server is configured to receive the performance data from multiple vehicles, aggregate the performance data, and identify a trend associated with various vehicle subsystems based at least in part on the performance data. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356795 | MONITORING VEHICLE USAGE - A method for monitoring vehicle usage is described. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a vehicle event and detecting a query from a mobile device. The query includes a Wi-Fi probe request or Bluetooth inquiry. The method includes identifying a mobile device identifier from the query and associating the mobile device identifier with the vehicle event. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363210 | VEHICLE DOWNLOAD BY REMOTE MOBILE DEVICE - A nomadic device may be configured to receive an indication of a software update to download over a local data connection to a vehicle computing system, download the software update from an update server over an approved wide-area data connection unavailable to the nomadic device when located within the vehicle, and provide the software update to the vehicle computing system for installation to the vehicle. A vehicle computing system may be configured receive, from an update server, an indication of a software update, provide the indication, over a local connection, to a nomadic device configured to download software updates when connected to a wide-area data connection unavailable to the nomadic device when located within the vehicle, and receive the software update, downloaded when connected to the wide-area data connection, from the nomadic device over the local connection. | 12-17-2015 |
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20160019729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONTAINED IN MOTOR VEHICLES - System and method for the access to information contained in motor vehicles. The system comprises:—a control unit ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160019730 | REMOTE ONBOARD EMISSION COMPLIANCE TECHNIQUE - A vehicle emission compliance or operational diagnostic data retrieval system and method for use with a vehicle equipped with an onboard diagnostic system, according to an aspect of the invention, includes a remote data collection system that is adapted to read and store vehicle emission data from the onboard diagnostic system and is programmed to determine whether the remote data collection system has a connection with a central server and to transmitting the read vehicle emission data with the remote data collection system if it is determined that the remote data collection system has a connection with the central server. The remote data collection system is further adapted to hold the read vehicle emission data at the remote data collection system if it is determined that the remote data collection system does not have a connection with the central server. | 01-21-2016 |
20160027224 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Data Monitoring - A system includes a wireless device processor configured to communicate with a vehicle computing system over a wireless communication link to obtain vehicle data. The processor is also configured to compare obtained vehicle data to predetermined thresholds to determine if reporting is appropriate and report data to a user via a wireless device when obtained vehicle data comparison indicates that reporting is appropriate, based on the data exceeding a threshold. | 01-28-2016 |
20160035152 | VEHICLE DATA MINING BASED ON VEHICLE ONBOARD ANALYSIS AND CLOUD-BASED DISTRIBUTED DATA STREAM MINING ALGORITHM - The present invention relates to a system and method for performing vehicle onboard analysis on the data associated with the vehicle and implementing a cloud-based distributed data stream mining algorithm for detecting patterns from vehicle diagnostic and correlating the pattern with the contextual data. The system applies the distributed data mining algorithms for mining the results of the vehicle onboard analytics sent over the wireless network to the server and correlates the analyzed data with the contextual data of the vehicle. The system extracts performance patterns from data, builds predictive models from vehicle diagnostic, and correlates the predicted model with the business process using state of the art link analysis techniques. | 02-04-2016 |
20160055686 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, SERVER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle diagnosis system equipped with a communication terminal for transmitting vehicle information acquired from a vehicle to a server, and a server for analyzing the vehicle information received from the communication terminal and diagnosing the vehicle. The server is provided with a WEB screen providing unit for providing a WEB screen including instructions for the operator in a manner that the communication terminal can display via a communication network. The communication terminal displays the provided WEB screen via the communication network. | 02-25-2016 |
20160078691 | PORTABLE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - A diagnostic application for a motor vehicle is incorporated into a handheld device such as a cell phone through a portable application. The handheld device includes video capture and display capability. The application operates to qualify flashes generated on a vehicle instrument cluster by vehicle on-board diagnostics. These flash codes are processed for qualification and decoding resulting in display a textual description corresponding to the vehicle diagnostic flash code. | 03-17-2016 |
20160086393 | CUSTOMIZED VEHICLE MONITORING PRIVACY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for customizable vehicle parameter sensing, recording, and utilization. | 03-24-2016 |
20160104328 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS OF A VEHICLE USING A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system which utilizes the on-board capabilities of handheld communication devices, such as smartphones, tablet computers and the like, to detect the operational status of a vehicle, such as the engine being ON, the engine idling, the vehicle moving, etc. The detected operational state may be desirable for monitoring operation of the vehicle, such as fleet management systems, wherein the duration and location of idling are of particular interest. The detected operational state may also be useful for controlling functionality on the handheld communication device, such as disabling texting or other manually operated functions when the vehicle is in motion. | 04-14-2016 |
20160117870 | VEHICLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND DEVICE - A vehicle information acquisition method and device: a diagnostic device collects vehicle information; and a mobile intelligent terminal is able to be in communication with the diagnostic device via a WLAN, and accesses the diagnostic device via a webpage to acquire the vehicle information displayed on the webpage. Thus, a user can acquire vehicle driving information in real time simply by utilizing the mobile intelligent terminal to access a WLAN. The present invention is more convenient to use and is applied in a wider range compared with the vehicle information acquisition method in the prior art. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117871 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING A VEHICLE MONITORING DEVICE - System and method for registering a vehicle monitoring device with a central monitoring system, comprising determining a monitoring device identifier, determining a vehicle identifier from an on-board diagnostic system, establishing a communication link between the vehicle monitoring device and the central monitoring system, and sending the monitoring device identifier and vehicle identifier to the central monitoring system from the vehicle monitoring device. | 04-28-2016 |
20160124901 | Wireless vehicle-monitoring system - Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless appliance for monitoring a vehicle. The wireless appliance includes a microprocessor configured to select a vehicle-communication protocol of a host vehicle, and then communicate with the host vehicle through the vehicle-communication protocol. The appliance also includes a vehicle-communication circuit, in electrical communication with the microprocessor, which collects diagnostic data from the host vehicle using the vehicle-communication protocol. A GPS module, also in electrical communication with the microprocessor, generates location-based data. For transmitting these data, the appliance includes a first wireless transmitter operating on a terrestrial network and a second wireless transmitter operating on a satellite network. The microprocessor selects the first or second wireless transmitter for transmitting the diagnostic and location-based data. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125668 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A wireless communication device for collecting vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) data is disclosed, together with associated methods of handling OBD data in such wireless communication devices. In embodiments, the wireless communication device is arranged to determine when it has been disconnected from the vehicle OBD port and to correct previously stored time-stamped OBD data by synchronising with an external reference clock signal provided by an external mobile telecommunications device before the corrected OBD data is transmitted to the external device. In other embodiments, the wireless communication device comprises a processor configured to aggregate collected OBD data into risk profile data comprising one or more scalar indicators and/or histogram indicators, and the device is further arranged to store the risk profile data in memory until the device is paired with an external mobile telecommunications device and a data transmission instruction is received. In yet other embodiments, the wireless communication device comprises an accelerometer and a processor configured to determine an orientation of the accelerometer relative to the vehicle based on the OBD data. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125669 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A wireless communication device for collecting vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) data is disclosed, together with associated methods of handling OBD data in such wireless communication devices. In embodiments, the wireless communication device is arranged to determine when it has been disconnected from the vehicle OBD port and to correct previously stored time-stamped OBD data by synchronising with an external reference clock signal provided by an external mobile telecommunications device before the corrected OBD data is transmitted to the external device. In other embodiments, the wireless communication device comprises a processor configured to aggregate collected OBD data into risk profile data comprising one or more scalar indicators and/or histogram indicators, and the device is further arranged to store the risk profile data in memory until the device is paired with an external mobile telecommunications device and a data transmission instruction is received. In yet other embodiments, the wireless communication device comprises an accelerometer and a processor configured to determine an orientation of the accelerometer relative to the vehicle based on the OBD data. | 05-05-2016 |
20160148440 | Real-Time Cargo Condition Management System and Method Based on Remote Real-Time Vehicle OBD Monitoring - A novel real-time cargo condition management system and a related method of operation utilizes a unique data synchronization between a remote real-time vehicle on-board diagnostics (OBD) monitoring architecture and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to a cargo container to track real-time conditions of the cargo container. For example, the cargo container's currently-experienced acceleration and interior temperature can be accurately tracked by a remote monitoring station through a unique data synchronization among a vehicle OBD unit in a truck, an RFID reader installed in the cargo holding area of the truck that periodically scans the RFID tag attached to the cargo container, and an OBD data transceiver unit that wirelessly transmits vehicle OBD data correlated to the RFID tag attached to the cargo container. Similarly, the cargo container's location can be accurately tracked by synchronizing the RFID tag information to the OBD data transceiver unit. | 05-26-2016 |
20160159380 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A TRAIN - A system includes an onboard device and a ground device. The onboard device incorporates a geolocation device, a plurality of sensors and at least one shaping module for the raw measurement signals delivered by one or more of said sensors to generate at least one formatted signal. The ground device incorporates a computer able to analyze said at least one formatted signal, to generate at least one indicator relative to the track and/or the rolling stock, said indicator making it possible to detect damage and monitor its variations so as to optimize maintenance of the track and/or rolling stock. The computer is a damage module able to compute said damage indicator from said at least one formatted signal and a model of the monitored damage type. | 06-09-2016 |
20160171791 | Method and Apparatus For Remote Diagnostics and Maintenance of Vehicles | 06-16-2016 |
20160189440 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SIGNAL FAULT ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for multi-signal fault analysis are described. The system receives signal message information, over a network, from a collection device comprised of a plurality of mobile devices including a first mobile device and a second mobile device that are associated with a first user. The first signal message information includes a first maintenance message including characterization information that was received by the first mobile device from a component that includes a sensor that operates to sense a first part that is assembled into a vehicle. The second signal message information includes signal information that was received by the second mobile device including an audio signal that a microphone in the second mobile device sensed. The system analyzes the multi-signal information to diagnose a problem and communicate a message to the first user with a diagnosis of the problem. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189441 | Apparatus and Method of Error Monitoring with a Diagnostic Module - A vehicle computer system configured to communicate with a mobile device, comprising a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device. The vehicle computer system also includes a processor in communication with the wireless transceiver and memory. The processor is configured to monitor activity occurring at the wireless transceiver, receive a message from the wireless transceiver that includes information related to one or more software states of the wireless transceiver, determine an error has occurred at the wireless transceiver, save the information related to the one or more software states of the wireless transceiver in the memory, and send the information related to the one or more software states. | 06-30-2016 |
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