AUTOMOTIVE ECU MOBILE PHONE INTERFACE
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Abstract
The invention is a system for interfacing mobile phones with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle, The information derived from this system will be processed on the mobile phone coupled with additional information and displayed on the mobile phone'"'"'s screen, while simultaneously transmitting this information over the internet to be stored in a database.
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55 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method of operating a vehicle service system comprising at least one server to communicate with a plurality of mobile phones via a cellular telephone network, the method comprising; receiving, at the vehicle service system via the cellular telephone network, a plurality of messages from the plurality of mobile phones, each first mobile phone of the plurality of mobile phones being associated with a different first vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, wherein receiving the plurality of messages comprises receiving from each first mobile phone at least one first message comprising;
(i) at least one first operational characteristic produced by the first vehicle associated with the first mobile phone that transmitted the at least one first message and indicative of a first condition of the first vehicle, the at least one first operational characteristic comprising a diagnostic code output by a diagnostic system of the first vehicle, (ii) a first indication of a first location of the first mobile phone that transmitted the at least one first message, and (iii) a first phone number for the first mobile phone that transmitted the at least one first message; andin response to receipt of each of the at least one first message of the plurality of messages, selecting at least one candidate repair organization as a candidate for performing a service for the first vehicle, wherein selecting the at least one candidate repair organization as a candidate comprises; comparing the first location of the at least one first message to service areas associated with a plurality of repair organizations, and selecting a repair organization, of the plurality of repair organizations, for inclusion in the at least one candidate repair organization when the first location is within the service area associated with the repair organization; and transmitting to each of the at least one candidate repair organization information describing the first condition of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a vehicle service system comprising at least one server to communicate with a plurality of cellular communication devices via a cellular telephone network, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one message, at the at least one server and via the cellular telephone network, from a first cellular communication device of the plurality of cellular communication devices, the at least one message comprising at least one operational characteristic of a vehicle that is indicative of a condition of the vehicle, an indication of a location of the first cellular communication device, and an identifier for the first cellular communication device, and based at least in part on the at least one operational characteristic, initiating action associated with providing service to the vehicle based on the condition indicated by the at least one operational characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. At least one computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method of operating a vehicle service system comprising at least one server to communicate with a plurality of cellular communication devices via a cellular telephone network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the vehicle service system and via the cellular telephone network, a plurality of messages from the plurality of cellular communication devices, each first cellular communication device of the plurality of cellular communication devices being associated with a different first vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, wherein receiving the plurality of messages comprises receiving from each first cellular communication device at least one first message comprising at least one first operational characteristic produced by the first vehicle associated with the first cellular communication device that transmitted the at least one first message and indicative of a first condition of the first vehicle, a first indication of a first geographic location of the first cellular communication device that transmitted the at least one first message, and a first phone number for the first cellular communication device that transmitted the at least one first message; and in response to receipt of each of the at least one first message of the plurality of messages, selecting at least one candidate repair organization as a candidate for performing a service for the first vehicle, wherein selecting the at least one candidate repair organization as a candidate comprises; comparing the first geographic location of the at least one first message to service areas associated with a plurality of repair organizations, and selecting a repair organization, of the plurality of repair organizations, for inclusion in the at least one candidate repair organization when the first geographic location is within the service area associated with the repair organization; and transmitting to each of the at least one candidate repair organization information describing the first condition of the first vehicle, the first geographic location of the first cellular communication device, and contact information for an operator of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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