Event driven snapshots

• US 9,037,572 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2013
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Jones, Tim R., Shannon, Rich
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US13/908,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20140358356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-899, 701 1- 344
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera

Abstract

Embodiments of techniques or systems for customization of, diagnostic assistance, and driving analytics related to snapshot data of a vehicle are provided herein. For example, a snapshot can be taken. The snapshot can be based on a snapshot package customized according to symptoms experienced by a driver of a vehicle, and analyzed individually or in conjunction with other snapshots to determine a trend. Additionally, the snapshot can be based on a configuration of a vehicle. In this scenario, the snapshot and the configuration of the vehicle can be used to provide an enhanced troubleshooting guide by removing non-suspect areas from consideration, thereby mitigating troubleshooting time. The snapshot can be setup to record parameters related to wear and tear on components of the vehicle. Suggestions can be made to a driver of the vehicle to reduce or mitigate actions that negatively impact wear and tear.

Claims

1. A method for customizing vehicle snapshot data, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processing unit, a snapshot package based on one or more symptoms associated with a vehicle, the snapshot package comprising;

a trigger event determined as function of the one or more symptoms;

a snapshot window that identifies a duration of time measured from the trigger event; and

a set of one or more parameters associated with one or more corresponding vehicle components that provide the set of one or more parameters, wherein at least one vehicle component of the one or more corresponding vehicle components is not directly associated with the one or more symptoms; and

obtaining, by the system, a snapshot during the snapshot window based on an occurrence of the trigger event, wherein the obtaining the snapshot comprises recording the set of one or more parameters from the one or more corresponding components.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the snapshot package is configured off board the vehicle based in part on a vehicle configuration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the snapshot package is configured to capture the one or more parameters from one or more controller area networks.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the snapshot package comprises:

receiving the snapshot package over a telematics channel; and

transmitting a confirmation of receipt of the snapshot package over the telematics channel.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving one or more manual inputs that indicate the occurrence of the trigger event prior to the obtaining the snapshot.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the trigger event is based on one or more conditions associated with the one or more corresponding vehicle components.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying, by the system, a third party when the snapshot is available.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing, by the system, the snapshot; and

suggesting, by the system, a solution for the one or more symptoms.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the system, the snapshot to a third party;

receiving, by the system, a potential solution for the one or more symptoms; and

outputting, by the system, the potential solution.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a set of data, received from the at least one vehicle component not directly associated with the one or more symptoms, for diagnostic troubleshooting.

11. A method for customizing vehicle snapshot data, comprising:

generating, by a system comprising a processing unit, a first snapshot package based on a first symptom reported by a vehicle, and a second snapshot package based on a second symptom reported by the vehicle; and

receiving, by the system, a snapshot comprising a set of parameters associated with corresponding components of the vehicle and related to the first symptom, the second symptom, or both the first symptom and the second symptom.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprises receiving, by the system, a request based on the first symptom or the second symptom experienced by the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the generating the first snapshot package comprises determining, based on the first symptom, a first trigger event, a first set of parameters of the set of parameters to record, and a first snapshot window that identifies a first duration during which the first set of parameters are recorded, and

wherein the generating the second snapshot package comprises determining, based on the second symptom, a second trigger event, a second set of parameters of the set of parameters to record, and a second snapshot window that identifies a second duration during which the second set of parameters are recorded, wherein the first duration and the second duration are different durations.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprises transmitting, by the system, the first snapshot package and the second snapshot package to the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprises analyzing, by the system, the snapshot to determine a trend within the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprises:

analyzing, by the system, the snapshot and at least another snapshot from at least another vehicle; and

determining a trend related to a region in which the vehicle and the other vehicle are operated.

17. A system for customizing vehicle snapshot data, comprising:

a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in a memory;

a storage component configured to receive a snapshot package that is customized for a vehicle based on one or more symptoms associated with the vehicle; and

a snapshot component configured to capture a set of vehicle parameters from at least two related components during a configurable measurement interval based on a determination that a trigger event has occurred, and disregard another set of vehicle parameters captured, during the configurable measurement interval, from the at least two related components,

wherein the set of parameters, the at least two related components, the trigger event, and the configurable measurement interval are identified in the snapshot package, and

wherein the at least two related components are determined based on a configuration of the vehicle.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising an analysis component configured to determine a trend based on the snapshot, wherein the trend is unique to the vehicle.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising an analysis component configured to determine a common trend across multiple vehicles based on the snapshot and another snapshot received from another vehicle.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the common trend across multiple vehicles indicates a trend associated with a geographic region.