Method and apparatus for remote vehicle communication
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1. A method for communicating the maintenance status of a vehicle system to a remote location relative to the vehicle, the vehicle having a communications link and a plurality of vehicle systems, the method comprising:
- initializing a recorder module;
receiving a recorder module command from the remote location;
directing said recorder module command to the recorder module;
determining if said recorder module command is directed to said recorder module;
processing the recorder module command, wherein said processing includes checking said recorder module command for a signal commanding set-up of data collection of the maintenance status when said recorder module command is directed to said recorder module, and directing said recorder module command through said recorder module to the communications link as a pass-through command when said recorder module command is not directed to said recorder module;
generating a response to the recorder module command, wherein said response includes said collected maintenance status data when said recorder module command is directed to said recorder module;
transmitting the response to the remote location; and
supplying power to the recorder module after the vehicle is turned off such that any unrecorded data may be preserved.
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Abstract
A method for remote vehicle communication is provided. The method monitors, stores and/or transmits data representative of the operation of a component or system, whereby the transmitted data may be analyzed and vehicle performance improved through the analysis thereof. Additionally, the vehicle systems are remotely accessible such that a technician can remotely analyze the vehicle without taking control of the vehicle away from the consumer.
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1. A method for communicating the maintenance status of a vehicle system to a remote location relative to the vehicle, the vehicle having a communications link and a plurality of vehicle systems, the method comprising:
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initializing a recorder module; receiving a recorder module command from the remote location; directing said recorder module command to the recorder module; determining if said recorder module command is directed to said recorder module; processing the recorder module command, wherein said processing includes checking said recorder module command for a signal commanding set-up of data collection of the maintenance status when said recorder module command is directed to said recorder module, and directing said recorder module command through said recorder module to the communications link as a pass-through command when said recorder module command is not directed to said recorder module; generating a response to the recorder module command, wherein said response includes said collected maintenance status data when said recorder module command is directed to said recorder module; transmitting the response to the remote location; and supplying power to the recorder module after the vehicle is turned off such that any unrecorded data may be preserved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for remotely accessing at least one of a plurality of vehicle systems in a vehicle having a vehicle communications link, the method comprising:
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initializing a recorder module; receiving a pass-through command from a remote source relative to the vehicle wherein the pass-through command is a recorder module command that is passed through said recorder module to the vehicle communications link without being recorded by the recorder module; processing the pass-through command including transferring the pass-through command to the vehicle system thereby allowing remote reprogramming and monitoring of any of the vehicle systems; receiving a recorder module command from a remote source relative to the vehicle wherein the recorder module command is directed to the recorder module; processing the recorder module command; generating a response to the recorder module command; and transmitting the response to a remote location relative to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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