Systems, methods and devices for a telematics web services interface feature

• US 20090177350A1
• Filed: 03/10/2009
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Htiip LLC
• Inventors: Williams, Wade, Yuen, Randy, Badham, Vern
• Application Number:
  US12/401,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177350A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 15/04 Testing internal-combustion engines

Abstract

A telematics system is disclosed that includes a web services interface in communication with a secondary software system, wherein the web services interface comprises at least one processor configured to retrieve, receive, analyze and/or transmit data in response to a request from the secondary software system. In addition, the telematics system includes a gateway system configured to transmit data through a network to an in-vehicle telematics device and receive data from the in-vehicle telematics device, wherein the data comprises diagnostic data and/or location-based data associated with a host vehicle. The telematics system also includes a database in communication with the gateway system and the web services interface, wherein the database is configured to receive and store data transmitted from the gateway system and/or the web services interface.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A method of monitoring and communicating at least one of diagnostic data and location-based data concerning a host vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving at least one of diagnostic data and location-based data from an in-vehicle telematics device;

receiving a first message from a secondary software system;

processing the first message into a processed first message;

retrieving data from the database according to the processed first message;

processing the data retrieved from the database according to the processed first message;

processing a web services description language file into a second message; and

transmitting the second message to the secondary software system according to the processed first message.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein the secondary software system is an end-user application.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the end-user application is capable of providing web services.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein the first message includes code for sending the second message in the form of an XML message.

26. The method of claim 20 wherein the first message includes code for sending the second message in the form of an XML message.

27. The method of claim 20 wherein the first message is a SOAP message.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving at least one of diagnostic data and location-based data from an in-vehicle telematics device;

means for receiving a first message from a secondary software system;

means for processing the first message into a processed first message;

means for retrieving data from the database according to the processed first message;

means for processing the data retrieved from the database according to the processed first message;

means for processing a web services description language file into a second message; and

means for transmitting the second message to the secondary software system according to the second message.

28. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the secondary software system is an end-user application.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 wherein the end-user application is capable of providing web services.

30. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the first message includes code for sending the second message in the form of an XML message.

31. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the first message includes code for sending the second message in the form of an XML message.

32. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the first message is a SOAP message.

22. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a processor to:

receive at least one of diagnostic data and location-based data from an in-vehicle telematics device;

receive a first message from a secondary software system;

process the first message into a processed first message;

retrieve data from the database according to the processed first message;

process the data retrieved from the database according to the processed first message;

process a web services description language file into a second message; and

transmit the second message to the secondary software system according to the processed first message.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the secondary software system is an end-user application.

34. The computer readable medium of claim 33 wherein the end-user application is capable of providing web services.

35. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the first message includes code for sending the second message in the form of an XML message.

36. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the first message includes code for sending the second message in the form of an XML message.

37. The computer readable medium of claim 22 wherein the first message is a SOAP message.