VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20150094929A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Bell, Christopher W.
• Application Number:
  US14/040,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20150094929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/99
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A vehicle computing system having a computer processor in communication with a wireless transceiver, such that the wireless transceiver is capable of communication with a wireless communication device located remotely from the processor. The computer processor is configured to receive one or more instructions from a remote server through the wireless communication device. The processor may request a memory read from one or more modules based on the one or more instructions, wherein the memory read includes at least one variable that is not available on a vehicle network. The processor may receive data based on the memory read from the one or more modules and transmit the data to the remote server.

Claims

1. A vehicle computing system comprising:

a computer processor in communication with a wireless transceiver, the wireless transceiver capable of communication with a wireless communication device located remotely from the processor, the computer processor configured to;

receive one or more instructions from a remote server through the wireless communication device;

request data from a memory read of one or more modules based on the one or more instructions, wherein the memory read includes at least one variable that is not available on a vehicle network;

receive a portion of data in response to the memory read from the one or more modules; and

transmit the portion of data to the remote server.

2. The vehicle computing system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication device is a portable cellular phone.

3. The vehicle computing system of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication device is an embedded cellular phone.

4. The vehicle computing system of claim 1 wherein the one or more instructions includes at least one trigger of a vehicle event defining when to start collecting the data.

5. The vehicle computing system of claim 4 wherein the one or more triggers are used to indicate when to begin recording based on a user defined parameter.

6. The vehicle computing system of claim 5 wherein the user defined parameter is a battery state of charge value.

7. The vehicle computing system of claim 1 wherein the memory read includes a request based on a module identification and variable address combination over the vehicle network.

8. The vehicle computing system of claim 7 wherein the module identification and variable address combination allows the vehicle network to determine what module and variable in the module the data is being requested from the server.

9. A server comprising:

a computer processor in communication with a wireless transceiver, the wireless transceiver capable of communication with a vehicle located remotely from the processor, the computer processor configured to;

receive one or more instructions including a trigger of a vehicle event to determine when to start collecting a dataset;

transmit the one or more instruction to the vehicle;

retrieve the dataset from a memory read of one or more modules in response to the one or more instructions, wherein the memory read includes at least one variable that is not available on a vehicle network; and

output at least a portion of the dataset.

10. The server of claim 9 wherein the trigger of when to start collecting the dataset includes one or more defined variables based on a user input.

11. The server of claim 10 wherein the one or more defined variables includes vehicle speed.

12. The server of claim 9 wherein the wireless transceiver is a WiFi transceiver.

13. The server of claim 9 furthering comprising a wireless communication device capable of communication with the wireless transceiver such that the one or more instructions are communicated between the server and vehicle through the wireless communication device.

14. The server of claim 13 wherein the wireless communication device is a cellular phone having BLUETOOTH.

15. The vehicle computing system of claim 13 wherein the wireless transceiver is cellular phone technology.

16. The vehicle computing system of claim 9 wherein the one or more instructions includes a memory read request based on a module identification and variable address combination.

17. A storage medium recording processor instructions which configure a processor to:

receive instructions from a remote server through a wireless communication device, including a trigger indicating when to start collecting a dataset;

based on the trigger, request a data read from a module based on the instructions, wherein at least some of the data is not available on a vehicle network; and

transmit the data to the remote server.

18. The storage medium recording processor instructions of claim 17 wherein the trigger of when to start collecting the dataset includes one or more defined variables based on a user input.

19. The storage medium recording processor instructions of claim 18 wherein the one or more defined variables includes engine temperature.

20. The storage medium recording processor instructions of claim 17 wherein the wireless communication device is an embedded cellular phone.