Method and system for vehicle data upload

• US 20040203696A1
• Filed: 05/24/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Stefan, Jeffrey M., Jijina, Jasmin, Abeska, Edward J., Kacel, Richard J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,010,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

The invention provides a method for vehicle data upload by activating at least one action trigger as a function of a vehicle communication unit, collecting at least one attribute data within a mobile vehicle, transmitting the attribute data from the vehicle communication unit to a mobile network intelligence, determining a second attribute data, producing a second action trigger, transmitting the second action trigger from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit, and overwriting the action trigger as the second action trigger.

Claims

1. A method for vehicle data upload comprising:

activating at least one action trigger as a function of a vehicle communication unit;

collecting at least one attribute data within a mobile vehicle as a function of the action trigger;

transmitting the attribute data from the vehicle communication unit to a mobile network intelligence;

determining a second attribute data as a function of the attribute data;

producing a second action trigger as a function of the second attribute data;

transmitting the second action trigger from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit; and

overwriting the action trigger as a function of the second action trigger.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the action trigger is a storage trigger.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the action trigger is an upload trigger.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the upload trigger is a function of an attribute in communication with a mobile vehicle communication center.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the action trigger is an event trigger.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the event trigger is selected from a group consisting of a storage trigger, a continuous monitoring trigger, a collection trigger, a upload trigger, and a enhanced continuous monitoring trigger.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the action trigger is a data trigger.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the data trigger specifies data selected from a group consisting of minutes, kilometers, ignition on, ignition off, number of ignition cycles, timestamp, days, and kilometers.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile network intelligence resides in a wireless communication system.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile network intelligence resides in the mobile vehicle.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the attribute data is vehicle specific.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the attribute data is location specific.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting an air interface message from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit; and

overwriting the action trigger as a function of the air interface message.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the collected attribute data in memory.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

initiating communication between a second vehicle communication unit and the mobile network intelligence;

collecting at least one second vehicle attribute data from a second vehicle; and

determining a second attribute data as a function of the second vehicle attribute data.

16. A system for vehicle data upload comprising:

means for activating at least one action trigger as a function of a vehicle communication unit;

means for collecting at least one attribute data within a mobile vehicle as a function of the action trigger;

means for transmitting the attribute data from the vehicle communication unit to a mobile network intelligence;

means for determining a second attribute data as a function of the attribute data;

means for producing a second action trigger as a function of the second attribute data;

means for transmitting the second action trigger from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit; and

means for overwriting the action trigger as a function of the second action trigger.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

means for transmitting a air interface message from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit; and

means for overwriting the action trigger as a function of the air interface message.

18. The system of claim 16 further comprising means for storing the collected attribute data in memory.

19. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

means for initiating communication between a second vehicle communication unit and the mobile network intelligence;

means for collecting at least one second vehicle attribute data from a second vehicle; and

means for determining a second attribute data as a function of the second vehicle attribute data.

20. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for vehicle data upload comprising:

computer readable code for activating at least one action trigger as a function of a vehicle communication unit;

computer readable code for collecting at least one attribute data within a mobile vehicle as a function of the action trigger;

computer readable code for transmitting the attribute data from the vehicle communication unit to a mobile network intelligence;

computer readable code for determining a second attribute data as a function of the attribute data;

computer readable code for producing a second action trigger as a function of the second attribute data;

computer readable code for transmitting the second action trigger from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit; and

computer readable code for overwriting the action trigger as a function of the second action trigger.

21. The computer program of claim 20 further comprising:

computer readable code for transmitting a air interface message from the mobile network intelligence to the vehicle communication unit; and

computer readable code for overwriting the action trigger as a function of the air interface message.

22. The computer program of claim 20 further comprising computer readable code for storing the collected attribute data in memory.

23. The computer program of claim 20 further comprising:

computer readable code for initiating communication between a second vehicle communication unit and the mobile network intelligence;

computer readable code for collecting at least one second vehicle attribute data from a second vehicle; and

computer readable code for determining a second attribute data as a function of the second vehicle attribute data.