DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING REAL TIME DATA

• US 20090157890A1
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Zeppelin - Stiftung der Stadt Friedrichshafen)
• Original Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Zeppelin - Stiftung der Stadt Friedrichshafen)
• Inventors: Lanz, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/719,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157890A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23297 Remote load of program with cellular, wireless, satellite connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for transmitting real time data. The device comprises an interface (2), via which the data to be transmitted is collected and transmitted to a laptop computer (4), without local buffering, by a single transmission operation using a mobile telephone (3), pocket PC, PDA, smart phone or similar handheld equipment.

Claims

1-3. -3. (canceled)

4. An apparatus for real-time data transmission comprising:

an interface (2) for collecting the data and sending the data without any intermediate local storage; and

one of a cellular phone (3), a pocket personal computer (PC), a personal data assistant (PDA), a smartphone and a similar handheld device for executing a one-time transmission of the data to a remote destination.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein vehicle-specific values are calculated from the data during operation of the vehicle.

5. A method of transmitting data, in real-time, by using one of a cellular phone (3), a pocket personal computer (PC), a personal data assistant (PDA), a smartphone and a similar handheld device, the method comprising the steps of:

collecting the data via an interface (2); and

transmitting the data from the an interface (2) in a single transmission.

7. The method of transmitting data, in real-time, according to claim 5, further comprising the step of utilizing the data to calculate vehicle-specific values, during operation of the vehicle.

8. A method of accomplishing diagnosis of a remote vehicle, in real-time, independently of a request for transmission of data by using one of a cellular phone (3), a pocket personal computer (PC), a personal data assistant (PDA), a smartphone and a similar handheld device, the method comprising the steps of:

collecting the data via an adaptive, intelligent interface (2) in which all desired data and information is compiled; and

only transmitting the collected data and information from the an interface (2) in a single transmission.