Communication of automotive diagnostic data
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1. A communications module, comprising:
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a module connector supported by the housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle'"'"'s on-board diagnostic system; and
a transceiver arranged to communicate with a mobile telecommunications device having wireless data network access.
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Abstract
Wireless communication is established between a vehicle having one or more on-board diagnostic systems and a mobile phone. Automotive diagnostic data is received by the mobile phone to indicate, for example, that maintenance is required for the vehicle or the occurrence of an event such as an airbag deployment or security breach. Automotive diagnostic data is uploaded from the mobile phone to a service center to generate service call reminders, welfare checks or to track vehicle performance, system usage or component wear.
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21 Claims
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1. A communications module, comprising:
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a housing;
a module connector supported by the housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle'"'"'s on-board diagnostic system; and
a transceiver arranged to communicate with a mobile telecommunications device having wireless data network access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing a service for enabling interaction between a mobile phone and a vehicle with an on-board diagnostic system, comprising:
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monitoring the on-board diagnostic system for vehicle diagnostic data;
determining from the vehicle diagnostic data when a vehicle event occurs;
storing at a subset of the vehicle diagnostic data in a memory disposed in the mobile phone; and
uploading the at least a subset of vehicle diagnostic data from the memory responsively to the determination of the vehicle event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A software application for a mobile phone, comprising:
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a graphical application arranged to run on the mobile phone'"'"'s OS, the graphical application providing a user interface for viewing automotive diagnostic data; and
a socket interface for communication with an OS socket arranged to receive automotive diagnostic data over a port disposed in the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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