Remote vehicle system management

• US 7,317,974 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Issued: 01/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Luskin, Eugene, Kizhnerman, David, Petrochuk, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby; Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US10/734,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20050131585A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,488 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/29, 701/30, 701/31, 701/33, 701/35, 701/36
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method includes collecting vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems in a vehicle and generating a browsable network document including the vehicle system data from a vehicle-based network server. A vehicle-based system includes one or more vehicle systems collecting and using vehicle system data and a means for communicating the vehicle system data over a network for remotely managing the one or more vehicle systems.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data;

displaying a web page based on the browsable network document.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising collecting vehicle system data from one or more independent vehicle systems in a vehicle, each of the independent vehicle systems generating a distinct type of vehicle system data.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising transmitting the network document over a network.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising receiving a network request for the vehicle system data.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising relating vehicle system data from a first independent vehicle system to vehicle system data from a second independent vehicle system, each of the first independent vehicle system and the second independent vehicle system generating distinct vehicle system data.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the generating step comprises populating a mark-up language document with the vehicle system data.

9. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the collecting operation comprises gathering vehicle system data from at least one of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system, a global positioning system (GPS), a vehicle video system, a vehicle security system, and an obstacle detection system.

11. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising receiving vehicle system configuration information to configure one or more of the vehicle systems.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein the receiving operation comprises receiving at least one of vehicle user profile data, media data, vehicle diagnostics data, map data, and geographic information system data.

13. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein the receiving operation comprises receiving the vehicle system configuration information from a remote client.

14. A method as recited in claim 2 further comprising storing the vehicle system data in a relational database.

6. A method comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems, wherein the generating step comprises generating a network document having an embedded object;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data.

8. A method comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems, wherein the generating step comprises creating an active sewer pages web page;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data.

10. A method comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems,

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data;

collecting vehicle system data from one or more independent vehicle systems in a vehicle, each of the independent vehicle systems generating a distinct type of vehicle system data, wherein the collecting operation comprises gathering vehicle system data from at least one of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system, a global positioning system (GPS), a vehicle video system, a vehicle security system, and an obstacle detection system;

using the OBD system data and the GPS data to generate a map including a mark at a geographic location where an OBD event occurred.

15. A vehicle comprising:

a web server operable to gather vehicle system data from one or more independent vehicle systems in the vehicle and generate a browsable network document including the vehicle system data, wherein the browsable network document includes an embedded object.

16. A vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the web server comprises a network transmitter transmitting the browsable network document over a network.

17. A vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the web server comprises a network receiver receiving a network request for a subset of the vehicle system data.

18. A vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the web server comprises processor-executable code that cause a processor to relate vehicle system data from a first vehicle system to vehicle system data from a second vehicle system.

19. A vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the browsable network document comprises a hypertext markup language document.

20. A vehicle as recited in claim 15 further comprising two or more of:

an on-board diagnostics (OBD) system;

a global positioning system (GPS);

a vehicle video source;

a vehicle security system; and

an obstacle detection system, wherein the OBD system, the GPS system, the vehicle video source, the vehicle security system, and the obstacle detection system are in communication with the web server.

22. A vehicle as recited in claim 15, the web server further operable to configure one or more of the vehicle systems using vehicle system configuration data received from a remote client.

21. A vehicle comprising:

a web server operable to gather vehicle system data from one or more independent vehicle systems in the vehicle and generate a browsable network document including the vehicle system data;

a relational database storing data from the ODB system, the GPS system, the vehicle video source, the vehicle security system, and the obstacle detection system.

23. A vehicle comprising:

a web server operable to gather vehicle system data from one or more independent vehicle systems in the vehicle and generate a browsable network document including the vehicle system data, wherein the web server further comprises an encryption module operable to encrypt the browsable network document.

24. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data;

displaying a web a based on the browsable network document.

25. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 further comprising collecting vehicle system data from one or more independent vehicle systems in a vehicle, each of the independent vehicle systems generating a distinct type of vehicle system data.

26. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 further comprising transmitting the network document over a network.

27. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 further comprising receiving a network request for the vehicle system data.

28. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 further comprising relating vehicle system data from a first independent vehicle system to vehicle system data from a second independent vehicle system, each of the first independent vehicle system and the second independent vehicle system generating distinct vehicle system data.

30. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 24 wherein the generating step comprises populating a mark-up language document with the vehicle system data.

32. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 25 wherein the collecting operation comprises gathering vehicle system data from at least one of an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system, a global positioning system (GPS), a vehicle video system, a vehicle security system, and an obstacle detection system.

33. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 32 further comprising using the OBD system data and the GPS data to generate a map including a mark at a geographic location where an OBD event occurred.

29. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems, wherein the generating step comprises generating a network document having an embedded object;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data.

31. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server a browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems, wherein the generating step comprises creating an active server pages web page;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data.

34. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process comprising:

generating from a vehicle-based network server browsable network document including vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems;

providing the browsable network document over a network to enable remote viewing of the vehicle system data;

receiving vehicle system configuration information to configure one or more of the vehicle systems.

35. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 34 wherein the receiving operation comprises receiving at least one of vehicle user profile data, media data, vehicle diagnostics data, map data, and geographic information system data.

36. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 35 wherein the receiving operation comprises receiving the vehicle system configuration information from a remote client.

37. A computer-readable medium as recited in claim 35 further comprising storing the vehicle system data in a relational database.