System for transmitting vehicle state information

• US 20070088471A1
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Sang-Woo, Cha, Deug-Yong, Lee, Won-Keun
• Application Number:
  US11/299,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20070088471A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system for transmitting vehicle state information. The system includes a Smartcard Control Unit (SCU) configured to store the vehicle state information, and to have a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port; a personal terminal for receiving and reading the vehicle state information from the SCU through a smartcard; a web server for storing the vehicle state information; and a repair shop terminal having a USB port configured to be connected to the USB port installed in the SCU through a USB cable and to receive the vehicle state information.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting vehicle state information, comprising:

a Smartcard Control Unit (SCU) configured to store the vehicle state information, and to have a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port;

a personal terminal for receiving and reading the vehicle state information from the SCU through a smartcard;

a web server for storing the vehicle state information; and

a repair shop terminal having a USB port configured to be connected to the USB port installed in the SCU through a USB cable and to receive the vehicle state information.

2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the vehicle state information comprises vehicle diagnostic information, navigation information, and consumables replacement information.

3. A system for transmitting vehicle state information, comprising:

an SCU configured to store the vehicle state information, and to have a USB port;

a personal terminal for receiving and reading the vehicle state information from the SCU through a smartcard;

a web server for storing the vehicle state information;

a vehicle diagnostic unit having a USB port configured to be connected to the USB port installed in the SCU through the USB cable and to receive the vehicle state information; and

a repair shop terminal having a USB port configured to be connected to the USB port installed in the vehicle diagnostic unit through a USB cable and to receive the vehicle state information.

4. The system as defined in claim 3, wherein the vehicle diagnostic unit is a scanner for a diagnosis of a vehicle breakdown.

5. The system as defined in claim 3, wherein the vehicle state information comprises vehicle diagnostic information, navigation information, and consumables replacement information.

6. A system for transmitting vehicle state information, comprising:

an SCU configured to store the vehicle state information;

a personal terminal for receiving and reading the vehicle state information from the SCU through a smartcard;

a web server for storing the vehicle state information; and

a Personal Computer (PC) for receiving the vehicle state information from the web server through a communication line.

7. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein the data transmission from the web server to the repair shop PC is performed using a wired or wireless communication manner.

8. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein the vehicle state information comprises vehicle diagnostic information, navigation information, and consumables replacement information.