VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE MECHANISM
First Claim
1. A method of providing a remote vehicle status update to a user, the method comprising:
- receiving vehicle diagnostic information from a remote telematics unit associated with a vehicle; and
displaying at least a portion of the received vehicle diagnostic information to a user via a task bar in a graphical user interface of a computer.
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Abstract
In examples of the invention, a vehicle diagnostics update mechanism provides a frequent connection to a vehicle telematics unit. In this way, large amounts of vehicle data that are available when the vehicle is on or cached, i.e., when the vehicle is off, can be pulled and used to provide a vehicle update to the user. In one example, a “vehicle dashboard” application running on a vehicle owner'"'"'s computer in the form of a tool bar provides diagnostics updates in a quick and easy to use format. The tool bar also provides a means for executing user selections and commands and for providing alerts to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a remote vehicle status update to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle diagnostic information from a remote telematics unit associated with a vehicle; and displaying at least a portion of the received vehicle diagnostic information to a user via a task bar in a graphical user interface of a computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having thereon computer-executable instructions for providing a remote vehicle status update to a user, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from a remote telematics unit associated with a vehicle; and instructions for displaying at least a portion of the received vehicle diagnostic information to a user via a task bar in a graphical user interface of a computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a remote vehicle status update to a user, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving vehicle diagnostic information from a remote telematics unit associated with a vehicle; passing the received vehicle diagnostic information over a network connection to a computer for display to a user via a task bar in a graphical user interface of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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