Automotive ECU mobile phone interface
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1. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a mobile phone in communication with on-board diagnostic computer, said mobile phone including;
a wireless communication component configured to transmit data received from said on-board diagnostic computer to a system configured to receive the data, anda data-collection component configured to extract a set of operational characteristics that are monitored by the on-board diagnostic computer and translate the operational characteristics from an SAE J 1979 format to a OBD-II textual format and viewable on a display of the mobile phone.
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A system uses a mobile phone to extract automotive data from an automobile'"'"'s engine control unit. The system translates the data into human readable form. The translated data is displayable on the mobile phone. The translated data is also transmitted over a network, such as the Internet, in order to call for roadside assistance and to inform repair personnel of the needed repairs.
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1. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a mobile phone in communication with on-board diagnostic computer, said mobile phone including; a wireless communication component configured to transmit data received from said on-board diagnostic computer to a system configured to receive the data, and a data-collection component configured to extract a set of operational characteristics that are monitored by the on-board diagnostic computer and translate the operational characteristics from an SAE J 1979 format to a OBD-II textual format and viewable on a display of the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for interfacing with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, comprising:
- means for collecting data from the on-board diagnostic computer;
means for translating the collected data to a mobile phone-usable format including means for translating data in SAE J 1979 format to data in OBD-II format;
means for formatting the translated data to a text format displayable on a mobile phone display; and
means for communicating to the Internet to send the collected data to a server,wherein the means for communicating to the Internet further comprises means for transmitting identity data and location data.
- means for collecting data from the on-board diagnostic computer;
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