Telecommunication device configured to forward vehicle information from a mobile vehicle monitoring device

• US 9,448,969 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2013
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH, Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Inventors: Schumacher, Darren
• Primary Examiner(s): Olszewski, John R
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROBERSON, JASON R
• Application Number:
  US13/735,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20140195108A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,352 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

The present invention is directed a system including a vehicle monitoring device coupled to a vehicle configured to retrieve vehicle information from a vehicle diagnostic system of the vehicle and transmit the vehicle information to an off-board device via a communication relay device to receive the vehicle information and display the received vehicle information based at least in part on information of the one or more recipients.

Claims

1. A computing device for receiving a vehicle diagnostic information, comprising:

a processor configured to receive a diagnostic trouble code from a vehicle diagnostic system of a vehicle that was forwarded by a vehicle monitoring device;

a diagnostic software configured to retrieve the diagnostic trouble code, analyze the diagnostic trouble code to provide fixes based on the diagnostic trouble code and encrypt instructions sent to the vehicle diagnostic system, wherein the software includes information to service a vehicle based on an altitude of where the vehicle is located, and wherein the processor determines if the diagnostic software running on the computing device is a correct diagnostic software for the vehicle;

a display configured to display a camera system of the vehicle;

a memory configured to store the diagnostic software, a database having instructions, and software to operate the computing device, wherein the database include instructions to the vehicle monitoring device to cause a vehicle'"'"'s navigation system to change destinations;

a signal translator that communicates in various vehicle communication protocols;

instruction interface that communicates with other devices and to transmit the encrypted instructions sent to the vehicle diagnostic system based on the fixes; and

a housing that houses the processor, the diagnostic software, the display, the memory, the signal translator and the instruction interface.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to clear diagnostic trouble code from the vehicle diagnostic system.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to clear warning signals.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control a light in the vehicle.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control an anti-theft system of the vehicle.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control a mirror of the vehicle.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control exterior lights of the vehicle.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control indicator lights of the vehicle.

9. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control the camera system of the vehicle.

10. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction not related to fixes and to control a window of the vehicle.

11. A computing device for receiving a vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle, comprising:

a processor configured to receive the vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle diagnostic system of the vehicle that via a vehicle monitoring device;

a diagnostic software configured to retrieve the vehicle diagnostic information, analyze the vehicle diagnostic information to provide fixes and encrypt instructions sent to the vehicle diagnostic system, and wherein the processor determines if the diagnostic software running on the computing device is a correct diagnostic software for the vehicle based on a received vehicle identification number;

a display configured to display a camera system of the vehicle;

a memory configured to store the diagnostic software, a database having instructions, and software to operate the computing device, wherein the database include instructions to the vehicle monitoring device to cause a vehicle'"'"'s navigation system to change destinations;

a signal translator that communicates in various vehicle communication protocols;

instruction interface that communicates with the vehicle monitoring device and to transmit the encrypted instructions sent to the vehicle diagnostic system; and

a housing that houses the processor, the diagnostic software, the display, the memory, the signal translator and the instruction interface.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to clear a diagnostic trouble code from the vehicle diagnostic system.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to clear warning signals.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control a light in the vehicle.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control an anti-theft system of the vehicle.

16. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control a mirror of the vehicle.

17. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control exterior lights of the vehicle.

18. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control indicator lights of the vehicle.

19. The computing device of claim 18, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control the camera system of the vehicle.

20. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the encrypted instructions include instruction to control a window of the vehicle.