Internet-based vehicle-diagnostic system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a computer in the vehicle; and
a wireless appliance in electrical contact with the computer, the wireless appliance comprising a data-transmission component configured to transmit data associated with the operational characteristics over a network to a host computer system, and to receive over the network data from the host computer system.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system for monitoring a vehicle that includes a wireless appliance in electrical contact with an in-vehicle computer. The wireless appliance features: 1) a data-collection component that supports communication software that collects diagnostic data from the computer; and 2) a data-transmission component, in electrical communication with the data-collection electronics, configured to transmit an outgoing data packet comprising the diagnostic data over a network and receive over the same network an incoming data packet that modifies the communication software. The wireless appliance communicates with a host computer system that is configured to: 1) receive the outgoing data packet from the network; 2) process the outgoing data packet to generate a set of vehicle diagnostic data; 3) host a web site on the Internet that displays the vehicle diagnostic data; and 4) send out the incoming data packet over the same network to modify the communication software.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a computer in the vehicle; and
a wireless appliance in electrical contact with the computer, the wireless appliance comprising a data-transmission component configured to transmit data associated with the operational characteristics over a network to a host computer system, and to receive over the network data from the host computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A device for monitoring operational characteristics of a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a host computer system;
a wireless appliance including a data transmission component configured to communicate data associated with the operational characteristics over a network to teh host computer system; and
a website hosted on the host computer system that can display the operational characteristics.
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32. A device for monitoring operational characteristics of a vehicle, the device comprising:
a wireless appliance including a data-transmission component configured to receive data associated with the operational characteristics over a network from a host computer.
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33. A system for monitoring operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a host computer that supports a web site that can display the operational characteristics; and
a wireless appliance including a data transmission component configured to communicate data associated with the operational characteristics over a network to the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 37, 38)
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36. A system for monitoring operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a host computer; and
a wireless appliance including a data transmission component configured to receive data associated with the operational characteristics over a network from the host computer.
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