Wireless vehicle-monitoring system operating on both terrestrial and satellite networks
First Claim
1. A wireless appliance for monitoring a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a microprocessor configured to select a vehicle-communication protocol of a host vehicle and communicate with the host vehicle through the vehicle-communication protocol;
(b) a vehicle-communication circuit, in electrical communication with the microprocessor, configured to collect diagnostic data from the host vehicle using the vehicle-communication protocol, wherein the vehicle-communication circuit is configured to support multiple different vehicle-communication protocols;
(c) a satellite modem operating on a satellite network and configured to receive and transmit data collected by the vehicle-communication circuit;
(d) a single chipset that comprises the microprocessor and the satellite modem.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless appliance for monitoring a vehicle. The wireless appliance includes a microprocessor configured to select a vehicle-communication protocol of a host vehicle, and then communicate with the host vehicle through the vehicle-communication protocol. The appliance also includes a vehicle-communication circuit, in electrical communication with the microprocessor, which collects diagnostic data from the host vehicle using the vehicle-communication protocol. A GPS module, also in electrical communication with the microprocessor, generates location-based data. For transmitting these data, the appliance includes a first wireless transmitter operating on a terrestrial network and a second wireless transmitter operating on a satellite network. The microprocessor selects the first or second wireless transmitter for transmitting the diagnostic and location-based data.
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7 Claims
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1. A wireless appliance for monitoring a vehicle, comprising:
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(a) a microprocessor configured to select a vehicle-communication protocol of a host vehicle and communicate with the host vehicle through the vehicle-communication protocol; (b) a vehicle-communication circuit, in electrical communication with the microprocessor, configured to collect diagnostic data from the host vehicle using the vehicle-communication protocol, wherein the vehicle-communication circuit is configured to support multiple different vehicle-communication protocols; (c) a satellite modem operating on a satellite network and configured to receive and transmit data collected by the vehicle-communication circuit; (d) a single chipset that comprises the microprocessor and the satellite modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless appliance for monitoring a vehicle, comprising:
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(a) a microprocessor configured to select a vehicle-communication protocol of a host vehicle and communicate with the host vehicle through the vehicle-communication protocol; (b) a vehicle-communication circuit, in electrical communication with the microprocessor, configured to collect diagnostic data from the host vehicle using the vehicle-communication protocol, wherein the vehicle-communication circuit is configured to support multiple different vehicle-communication protocols; (c) a satellite modem operating on a satellite network and configured to receive and transmit data collected by the vehicle-communication circuit; (d) an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that comprises the microprocessor, the vehicle-communication circuit and the satellite modem. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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