System and method for storing a vehicle location on the occurrence of an error
First Claim
1. A system for storing the location of a vehicle during an error condition, comprising:
- a vehicle electronics device located at least one of in and on a vehicle and comprising memory, said vehicle electronics device being configured to perform a first function, said vehicle electronics device being further configured to detect an error condition associated with said vehicle electronics device; and
a location determination device proximate said vehicle and coupled to said vehicle electronics device, wherein said location determination device is configured to determine a vehicle location and provide information indicative of the vehicle location, and wherein said vehicle electronics device is configured to store vehicle location information provided by said location determination device in said memory when an error condition is detected, and wherein the stored vehicle location information is indicative of the vehicle location at a time said vehicle electronics device detects an error condition.
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Abstract
A system for storing the location of a vehicle during an error condition is provided. The system includes one or more vehicle electronics devices that include memory, and are configured to detect an error condition associated with the vehicle electronics device(s). The system also includes a location determination device coupled to the vehicle electronics device and configured to determine a vehicle location and provide information indicative of the determined vehicle location. The vehicle electronics device(s) are configured to store vehicle location information provided by the location determination device in memory. The stored vehicle location information is indicative of the location of the vehicle at the time an error condition is detected by the vehicle electronic device. Methods for storing the location of a vehicle during an error condition are also provided.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for storing the location of a vehicle during an error condition, comprising:
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a vehicle electronics device located at least one of in and on a vehicle and comprising memory, said vehicle electronics device being configured to perform a first function, said vehicle electronics device being further configured to detect an error condition associated with said vehicle electronics device; and a location determination device proximate said vehicle and coupled to said vehicle electronics device, wherein said location determination device is configured to determine a vehicle location and provide information indicative of the vehicle location, and wherein said vehicle electronics device is configured to store vehicle location information provided by said location determination device in said memory when an error condition is detected, and wherein the stored vehicle location information is indicative of the vehicle location at a time said vehicle electronics device detects an error condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for storing the location of a vehicle during an error condition, comprising the steps of:
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detecting an error condition in a vehicle electronics module located at least one of in and on a vehicle; determining the vehicle location near the time of the detected error condition in a location determination device proximate the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle electronics module; providing the determined vehicle location to the vehicle electronics module; and storing the determined vehicle location in the vehicle electronics module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for storing the location of a vehicle during an error condition, comprising the steps of:
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detecting an error condition in a vehicle electronics module located at least one of in and on a vehicle and coupled to a communication bus; sending a location request via the communication bus requesting a location of the vehicle near the time of the detected error condition; receiving the location request in a navigation module located in the vehicle and coupled to the communication bus; determining the location of the vehicle near the time of the detected error condition in the navigation module; sending information indicative of the location of the vehicle near the time of the detected error condition via the communication bus; receiving the information indicative of the location of the vehicle near the time of the detected error condition in the vehicle electronics module; and storing the information indicative of the location of the vehicle near the time of the detected error condition in memory of the vehicle electronics module.
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24. A method for storing the location of an electronics device during a condition of interest, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a condition of interest in an electronics device that is at least one of portable and located at least one of in and on a vehicle in a location determination device coupled to the electronics device; determining the location of the electronics device near the time of the detected condition of interest; and storing the condition of interest information and information indicative of the location of the electronics device near the time of the detected condition of interest in memory of the electronics device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A system for storing the location of an electronics device during a condition of interest, comprising:
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an electronics device comprising memory and configured to perform a first function, said electronics device being further configured to detect a condition of interest associated with said electronics device; and a location determination device proximate said electronics device and coupled to said electronics device, wherein said location determination device is configured to determine the location of said electronics device and provide information indicative of the location of said electronics device, and wherein said electronics device is configured to store electronics device location information provided by said location determination device in said memory when a condition of interest is detected, and wherein the stored electronics device location information is indicative of the location of the electronics device at a time said electronics device detects a condition of interest.
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