System for utilizing vehicle data and method of utilizing vehicle data
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1. A system for utilizing vehicle data comprising:
- a vehicle monitoring device operable to monitor a parameter of a vehicle;
a vehicle data processor connected to said vehicle monitoring device, said vehicle data processor operable to transform said monitored parameter into vehicle status data;
a vehicle transmitter adapted to mounted upon a vehicle and connected to said vehicle data processor, said vehicle transmitter operable to transmit said vehicle status data;
a central receiver operable to receive said vehicle status data transmitted from said vehicle transmitter;
a central data processor connected to said central receiver, said central data processor operable to analyze said vehicle status data and to generate update data based at least in part upon said received vehicle status data;
a central transmitter connected to said central data processor, said central transmitter operable to transmit said update data;
a vehicle receiver adapted to be mounted upon a vehicle, said vehicle receiver operable to receive said update data from said central transmitter; and
a vehicle update device connected to said vehicle receiver, said vehicle update device operable to update at least one vehicle system based at least in part upon said update data.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring vehicle operating data and transmitting same to a central processing center. The central processing center analyzes the received data and transmits the analyzed data to other vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for utilizing vehicle data comprising:
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a vehicle monitoring device operable to monitor a parameter of a vehicle; a vehicle data processor connected to said vehicle monitoring device, said vehicle data processor operable to transform said monitored parameter into vehicle status data; a vehicle transmitter adapted to mounted upon a vehicle and connected to said vehicle data processor, said vehicle transmitter operable to transmit said vehicle status data; a central receiver operable to receive said vehicle status data transmitted from said vehicle transmitter; a central data processor connected to said central receiver, said central data processor operable to analyze said vehicle status data and to generate update data based at least in part upon said received vehicle status data; a central transmitter connected to said central data processor, said central transmitter operable to transmit said update data; a vehicle receiver adapted to be mounted upon a vehicle, said vehicle receiver operable to receive said update data from said central transmitter; and a vehicle update device connected to said vehicle receiver, said vehicle update device operable to update at least one vehicle system based at least in part upon said update data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. The system of claim 8 wherein said central data processor is operable to analyze said vehicle status data received from both said first and second vehicles and to generate update data based at least in part upon said vehicle status data received from both said first and second vehicles.
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9. A method of utilizing vehicle data comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a vehicle monitoring device operable to monitor a parameter of a vehicle, the vehicle monitoring system including; (a1) a vehicle data processor operable to transform the monitored parameter into vehicle status data; (a2) a vehicle transmitter operable to transmit the vehicle status data; (a3) a central receiver operable to receive the status data; (a4) a central data processor operable to analyze the vehicle status data and to generate update data based at least in part upon the status data; (a5) a central transmitter operable to transmit the update data, a vehicle receiver operable to receive the update data; and (a6) a vehicle update device operable to update a vehicle system based at least in part upon the update data; (b) monitoring a parameter of a vehicle with the vehicle monitoring device; (c) transforming the parameter into vehicle status data with the vehicle data processor; (d) transmitting the vehicle status data with the vehicle transmitter; (e) receiving the vehicle status data with the central receiver; (f) generating update data with the central data processor, the update data based at least in part upon the vehicle status data with the central data processor; (g) transmitting the update data with the central transmitter; (h) receiving the update data with the vehicle receiver; and (i) updating a vehicle system based at least in part upon the update data with the vehicle update device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 19, 20)
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