VEHICLE PERFORMANCE CUSTOMIZATION VIA DOWNLOADABLE APPLICATIONS
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1. A system for modifying vehicle operation, the system comprising:
- a controller installed in a vehicle, the controller configured toreceive a user-selected operating parameter obtained through a downloaded application,generate a message for at least one embedded vehicle controller based on the user-selected operating parameter, andtransmit the message to the at least one embedded vehicle controller, wherein the message causes the at least one embedded vehicle controller to modify operation.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for modifying vehicle operation. One system includes a controller installed in a vehicle. The controller is configured to receive a user-selected operating parameter obtained through a downloaded application, generate a message for at least one embedded vehicle controller based on the user-selected parameter, and transmit the message to the at least one embedded vehicle controller. The message causes the embedded vehicle controller to modify operation.
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1. A system for modifying vehicle operation, the system comprising:
a controller installed in a vehicle, the controller configured to receive a user-selected operating parameter obtained through a downloaded application, generate a message for at least one embedded vehicle controller based on the user-selected operating parameter, and transmit the message to the at least one embedded vehicle controller, wherein the message causes the at least one embedded vehicle controller to modify operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of modifying vehicle operation, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, a selection of an application available for download; downloading the selected application to a device; modifying operation of at least one embedded vehicle controller based on the selected application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions for:
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accessing a listing of applications available for download from a server over a wireless connection; displaying the listing of applications available for download on a user interface mounted in an interior of a vehicle; receiving, through the user interface, a selection of an application included in the listing of applications available for download; downloading the selected application from the server over the wireless connection; executing the selected application to generate a screen prompting a user for an operating parameter; displaying the screen on the user interface; receiving, through the user interface, the operating parameter; generating a message based on the operating parameter; and transmitting the message to at least one embedded vehicle controller over a controller area network, the message instructing the at least one embedded vehicle controller to modify software executed by the at least one embedded vehicle controller.
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