Continuously monitoring and correcting operational conditions in automobiles from a remote location through wireless transmissions
First Claim
1. A system for continuously monitoring and correcting operational conditions in an automobile comprising:
- a plurality of sensing devices in said automobile each device for respectively continuously sensing an operational parameter of said automobile;
a wireless transmitter in said automobile for transmitting said continuously sensed parameters to a diagnostic station remote from said automobile;
apparatus in said diagnostic station for analyzing said parameters in order to determine defective operational conditions in said automobile; and
apparatus associated with said diagnostic station for wireless transmission of data relative to said determined defective operating conditions back to said automobile.
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Abstract
An advance over the above-discussed prior art that involves continuously monitoring automobile operations, performance and operating conditions from the remote diagnostic centers through continuous wireless transmissions so that faults may be immediately recognized and corrected or the operator warned or actions remotely initiated to limit or prevent damage or safety hazards. A system for continuously monitoring and correcting operational conditions in an automobile that comprises a plurality of sensing devices in said automobile; each device for respectively continuously sensing an operational parameter of said automobile; a wireless transmitter in said automobile for transmitting said continuously sensed parameters to a diagnostic station remote from said automobile; apparatus in said diagnostic station for analyzing said parameters in order to determine defective operational conditions in said automobile; and apparatus associated with said diagnostic station for wireless transmission of data relative to said determined defective operating conditions back to said automobile. The data transmitted back to said automobile may include data for selectively activating the apparatus already on-board the automobile for correcting the defective operational conditions. Whenever practical, apparatus for correcting said defective conditions corrects said conditions transparently to the operator of said automobile.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for continuously monitoring and correcting operational conditions in an automobile comprising:
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a plurality of sensing devices in said automobile each device for respectively continuously sensing an operational parameter of said automobile;
a wireless transmitter in said automobile for transmitting said continuously sensed parameters to a diagnostic station remote from said automobile;
apparatus in said diagnostic station for analyzing said parameters in order to determine defective operational conditions in said automobile; and
apparatus associated with said diagnostic station for wireless transmission of data relative to said determined defective operating conditions back to said automobile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for continuously monitoring and correcting operational conditions in an automobile comprising:
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continuously sensing a plurality of operational parameters of said automobile;
wirelessly transmitting said continuously sensed parameters to a diagnostic station remote from said automobile;
analyzing said parameters in said diagnostic station in order to determine defective operational conditions in said automobile; and
wirelessly transmitting data relative to said determined defective operating conditions from said diagnostic station back to said automobile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program having code recorded on a computer readable medium for continuously monitoring and correcting operational conditions in an automobile comprising:
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means in said automobile continuously sensing each of a plurality of operational parameters of said automobile;
means in said automobile for transmitting said continuously sensed parameters to a diagnostic station remote from said automobile;
means in said diagnostic station for analyzing said parameters in order to determine defective operational conditions in said automobile; and
means associated with said diagnostic station for wireless transmission of data relative to said determined defective operating conditions back to said automobile. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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