COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND MONITORING OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system for interfacing with an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
- a display;
a vehicle interface unit operable to connect to a plurality of batteries and configured to determine a voltage level and a charge level of each battery; and
a processing element in communication with a memory element, the processing element programmed to record, store, and transmit the voltage level and the charge level,wherein the processing element records the voltage level and the charge level of each battery at a regular time interval,wherein the processing element stores the voltage level and the charge level of each battery in the memory element, andwherein the processing element sends the voltage level and the charge level to the display to be displayed in a numeric format.
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Abstract
A system for interfacing with a vehicle broadly comprises a processing element, a memory element, a display, a user interface, a network port, a device port, and a vehicle interface unit. The processing element executes computer code or programs and is in communication with the memory element, which stores programs and data. The display presents information to a user. The user interface allows the user to interact with and enter information into the system. The network port allows the system to communicate with other systems or devices. The device port provides communication with a plurality of external components. The vehicle interface unit is coupled with the vehicle components and a plurality of batteries and is configured to determine a voltage level and a charge level of each of the batteries. The vehicle interface unit is alternatively coupled with the vehicle components and components of an engine to determine performance parameters.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for interfacing with an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
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a display; a vehicle interface unit operable to connect to a plurality of batteries and configured to determine a voltage level and a charge level of each battery; and a processing element in communication with a memory element, the processing element programmed to record, store, and transmit the voltage level and the charge level, wherein the processing element records the voltage level and the charge level of each battery at a regular time interval, wherein the processing element stores the voltage level and the charge level of each battery in the memory element, and wherein the processing element sends the voltage level and the charge level to the display to be displayed in a numeric format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon for interfacing with an electric vehicle, wherein the program instructs a processing element to perform the following steps:
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receiving a voltage level and a charge level from a vehicle interface unit to which a plurality of batteries are connected; recording the voltage level and the charge level of each battery at a regular time interval; and displaying the voltage level and the charge level of each battery in a numeric format. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for interfacing with a high-performance vehicle, the system comprising:
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a display; a vehicle interface unit operable to connect to components of an internal combustion engine and configured to determine a plurality of performance parameters; and a processing element in communication with a memory element, the processing element programmed to record, store, and transmit the performance parameters and to transmit alerts, wherein the processing element records each performance parameter at a regular time interval, wherein the processing element stores each performance parameter in the memory element, and wherein the processing element sends each performance parameter to the display to be displayed along with the alert for each performance parameter to indicate when the performance parameter exceeds a minimum or maximum boundary. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon for interfacing with a high-performance vehicle, wherein the program instructs a processing element to perform the following steps:
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receiving a plurality of performance parameters from a vehicle interface unit to which components of an internal combustion engine are connected; recording a value of each performance parameter at a regular time interval; and displaying the value of each performance parameter and an alert for each performance parameter to indicate when the performance parameter exceeds a minimum or maximum boundary. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of configuring a system including a processing element coupled with a memory element that interfaces with an electric vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) entering computer code into the system to receive a plurality of voltage levels and charge levels from a vehicle interface unit to which a plurality of batteries are connected; b) entering computer code into the system to record the voltage level and charge level of each battery at a regular time interval; and c) entering computer code into the system to display the voltage level and charge level of each battery in a numeric format. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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