Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Data Monitoring

• US 20160027224A1
• Filed: 07/28/2014
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Bankowski, Stefan, Pulathaneli, Timur, Burdette, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/444,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20160027224A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

A system includes a wireless device processor configured to communicate with a vehicle computing system over a wireless communication link to obtain vehicle data. The processor is also configured to compare obtained vehicle data to predetermined thresholds to determine if reporting is appropriate and report data to a user via a wireless device when obtained vehicle data comparison indicates that reporting is appropriate, based on the data exceeding a threshold.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a wireless device processor configured to;

communicate with a vehicle computing system over a wireless communication link to obtain vehicle data;

compare obtained vehicle data to predetermined thresholds to determine if reporting is appropriate; and

report data to a user via a wireless device when obtained vehicle data comparison indicates that reporting is appropriate, based on the data exceeding a threshold.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes fuel remaining data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes maintenance data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the maintenance data includes oil life data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the thresholds are user-configured.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the reporting includes reporting to a wireless device other than a wireless device containing the wireless device processor.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the reporting further includes the wireless device processor being configured to instruct the vehicle computing system to report, via a vehicle display, to a driver.

8. A computer implemented method comprising:

communicating with a vehicle computing system over a wireless communication link to obtain vehicle data;

comparing obtained vehicle data to predetermined thresholds to determine if reporting is appropriate; and

when obtained vehicle data comparison indicates that reporting is appropriate, based on the data exceeding a threshold, reporting data to a user via a wireless device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the vehicle data includes fuel remaining data.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the vehicle data includes maintenance data.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the maintenance data includes oil life data.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the thresholds are user-configured.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the reporting includes reporting to a wireless device other than a wireless device performing the method.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the reporting further includes instructing the vehicle computing system to report, via a vehicle display, to a driver.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a vehicle computer, causes the vehicle computer to perform a method comprising:

communicating with a vehicle computing system over a wireless communication link to obtain vehicle data;

comparing obtained vehicle data to predetermined thresholds to determine if reporting is appropriate; and

when obtained vehicle data comparison indicates that reporting is appropriate, based on the data exceeding a threshold, reporting data to a user via a wireless device.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the vehicle data includes fuel remaining data.

17. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the vehicle data includes maintenance data.

18. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the thresholds are user-configured.

19. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the reporting includes reporting to a wireless device other than a wireless device executing the stored instructions.

20. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the reporting further includes instructing the vehicle computing system to report, via a vehicle display, to a driver.