Automotive ECU mobile phone interface
First Claim
1. A method of operating a mobile phone to assist in diagnosing a condition in a vehicle, the mobile phone comprising a display screen, and wireless communication circuitry adapted for short-range wireless communication and communication via a cellular communication network, the method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, at the mobile phone via short-range wireless communication using the wireless communication circuitry, at least one digital communication comprising data indicating at least one operational characteristic that is indicative of the condition in the vehicle, the data having been produced by the vehicle;
translating, with the mobile phone, the at least one operational characteristic into information describing the condition in the vehicle corresponding to the at least one operational characteristic;
displaying, on the display screen of the mobile phone, at least some of the information describing the condition; and
using the wireless communication circuitry, wirelessly exchanging, with a server via the cellular communication network, at least some of the data indicating the at least one operational characteristic produced by the vehicle.
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Abstract
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 phone'"'"'s screen, while simultaneously transmitting this information over the internet to be stored in a database.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of operating a mobile phone to assist in diagnosing a condition in a vehicle, the mobile phone comprising a display screen, and wireless communication circuitry adapted for short-range wireless communication and communication via a cellular communication network, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at the mobile phone via short-range wireless communication using the wireless communication circuitry, at least one digital communication comprising data indicating at least one operational characteristic that is indicative of the condition in the vehicle, the data having been produced by the vehicle; translating, with the mobile phone, the at least one operational characteristic into information describing the condition in the vehicle corresponding to the at least one operational characteristic; displaying, on the display screen of the mobile phone, at least some of the information describing the condition; and using the wireless communication circuitry, wirelessly exchanging, with a server via the cellular communication network, at least some of the data indicating the at least one operational characteristic produced by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to assist in diagnosing a condition in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a mobile phone comprising; a display screen, at least one first wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate according to a first wireless networking protocol, at least one second wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate via the cellular communication network according to a cellular communication protocol, at least one first processor, and at least one first storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, cause the at least one first processor to carry out a first method comprising; receiving, via the at least one first wireless transceiver of the mobile phone, data indicating at least one operational characteristic that is indicative of the condition in the vehicle, the data having been produced by the vehicle; translating, with the mobile phone, the data indicating the at least one operational characteristic into a message indicating the condition corresponding to the at least one operational characteristic; displaying, on the display screen of the mobile phone, the message indicating the condition; and wirelessly transmitting, via the at least one second wireless transceiver of the mobile phone, at least some of the data indicating the at least one operational characteristic to a server via the cellular communication network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. At least one non-transitory storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a mobile phone, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method of operating the mobile phone to assist in diagnosing a condition in a vehicle, the mobile phone comprising a display screen, at least one first wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate according to a first wireless networking protocol, at least one second wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate via a cellular communication network according to a cellular communication protocol, and the at least one processor, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, at the mobile phone, data indicating a diagnostic code produced by the vehicle that is indicative of a condition in the vehicle; translating, with the mobile phone, the data indicating the diagnostic code into information describing the condition corresponding to the diagnostic code; displaying, on the display screen of the mobile phone, the information describing the condition; and using the at least one second wireless transceiver of the mobile phone, wirelessly transmitting at least some of the data indicating the diagnostic code via the cellular communication network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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