AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS AND MARKETING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. At a computer system, the computer system including one or more processors and a memory, a method of delivering marketing material to owners and operators of vehicles, the method comprising the acts of:
- receiving a transmission of a vehicle parameter readings from a vehicle diagnostics monitor installed on a vehicle;
obtaining diagnostic information about the vehicle by decoding the vehicle parameter readings received from the vehicle diagnostics monitor;
identifying one or more of a recommended maintenance, service, or repair for the vehicle based at least in part on the vehicle'"'"'s diagnostic information; and
sending marketing materials for the identified one or more recommended maintenance, service, or repair to the vehicle'"'"'s owner or operator.
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Abstract
Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for providing marketing materials related to recommended service, maintenance, repair, and combinations thereof for a particular vehicle. In at least one implementation, a vehicle diagnostics monitor can read various parameters from the vehicle'"'"'s OBD connection. The vehicle parameters then can be used to identify and recommend services and repairs to be performed on a vehicle as well as to provide marketing materials related to such services and repairs.
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20 Claims
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1. At a computer system, the computer system including one or more processors and a memory, a method of delivering marketing material to owners and operators of vehicles, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a transmission of a vehicle parameter readings from a vehicle diagnostics monitor installed on a vehicle; obtaining diagnostic information about the vehicle by decoding the vehicle parameter readings received from the vehicle diagnostics monitor; identifying one or more of a recommended maintenance, service, or repair for the vehicle based at least in part on the vehicle'"'"'s diagnostic information; and sending marketing materials for the identified one or more recommended maintenance, service, or repair to the vehicle'"'"'s owner or operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for receiving marketing materials related to vehicle service, maintenance, repair, and combinations thereof, the system comprising:
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a vehicle diagnostics monitor having a system memory and a processor, the vehicle diagnostics monitor being configured to; connect to an OBD or OBD-II connection of a vehicle; query one or more vehicle parameters at the OBD or OBD-II connection of the vehicle, store the one or more queried vehicle parameters in the system memory; locate and access an available Wi-Fi network connection, transmit the one or more stored vehicle parameters over the Internet through the available Wi-Fi network connection; a backend system comprising a host computer connected to the Internet, the backend system being configured to; receive the one or more transmitted vehicle parameters from the vehicle diagnostics monitor, identify one or more of recommended maintenance, service, and repair for the vehicle based on the received vehicle parameters, send marketing materials to an owner or operator of the vehicle based at least in part on the transmitted vehicle parameters; and a communication device of the vehicle'"'"'s owner or operator, the communication device being configured to receive the marketing materials from the backend system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for reading and transmitting vehicle information using a Wi-Fi network, the device comprising:
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an interface configured to connect at an OBD or OBD-II connection of a vehicle; a processor in electronic communication with the interface, wherein the processor is configured to query one or more vehicle parameters from the vehicle via the interface; a memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to receive and store the one or more vehicle parameters; a Wi-Fi transmitter in electronic communication with the processor, wherein the processor and the Wi-Fi transmitter are configured to cooperate and to access an available Wi-Fi network connection for transmitting the one or more vehicle parameters over the available Wi-Fi network connection; and a power supply configured to receive power from the interface and to transmit power to one or more of the processor, memory, and the Wi-Fi transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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