Automotive ECU Mobile Phone Interface
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1. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a mobile phone in communication with the on-board diagnostic computer, said mobile phone including;
a wireless communication component configured to transmit data received from said on-board diagnostic computer to a system configured to receive the data, anda data-collection component configured to extract a set of operational characteristics that are monitored by the on-board diagnostic computer and translate the operational characteristics from an SAE J 1979 format to a OBD-II textual format and viewable on a display of the mobile phone.
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Abstract
A system uses a mobile phone to extract automotive data from an automobile'"'"'s engine control unit. The system translates the data into human readable form. The translated data is displayable on the mobile phone. The translated data is also transmitted over a network, such as the Internet, in order to call for roadside assistance and to inform repair personnel of the needed repairs.
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1. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a mobile phone in communication with the on-board diagnostic computer, said mobile phone including; a wireless communication component configured to transmit data received from said on-board diagnostic computer to a system configured to receive the data, and a data-collection component configured to extract a set of operational characteristics that are monitored by the on-board diagnostic computer and translate the operational characteristics from an SAE J 1979 format to a OBD-II textual format and viewable on a display of the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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15. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, the on-board diagnostic computer monitoring a set of operational characteristics of the vehicle, the system enabled in a mobile phone, the system comprising:
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a data collection component in communication with the on-board diagnostic computer, the data collection component configured to extract the set of operations characteristics that are monitored by the on-board diagnostic computer and to translate the set of operations characteristics from a non-textual standard to a textual format that is viewable on a display on the mobile phone; and a wireless communication component configured to transmit the set of operations characteristics received from the on-board diagnostic computer to a receiver.
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16. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, comprising:
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means for collecting data from the on-board diagnostic computer; means for translating the collected data to a mobile phone-usable format; and means for formatting the translated data to a text format displayable a mobile phone display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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