Method for Communicating Vehicle Data of a Vehicle

• US 20150134193A1
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: KRUEGER, Uwe, HERRMANN, Werner, TESKE, Julius
• Granted Patent: US 9,940,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/31.5
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A method for communicating vehicle data relating to a vehicle automatically determines whether a vehicle is in a predefined surrounding area of a service facility. If this has been detected, a predefined set of vehicle data is provided via a communication interface of the vehicle for transmission to a vehicle data collection device. The set of vehicle data received by the vehicle data collection device is at least partially made available to the service facility.

Claims

1. A method for communicating vehicle data relating to a vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:

determining automatically whether the vehicle is in a predefined surrounding area of a service facility;

receiving, by a vehicle data collection device, a predefined set of vehicle data transmitted via a communication interface of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility; and

at least partially making available the set of vehicle data relating to the vehicle received by the vehicle data collection device for use at the service facility.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of determining automatically whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility comprises the acts of:

obtaining a vehicle'"'"'s own position signal characteristic of a position of the vehicle;

obtaining a service position signal characteristic of a position of the service facility; and

based on the vehicle'"'"'s own position signal and the service position signal, determining whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the acts of:

providing a service radio network via a service radio device of the service facility; and

registering, in the service radio network, a vehicle radio device of the vehicle if the vehicle is in range of the service radio network; and

determining, based on the registration, whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the acts of:

providing a service radio network via a service radio device of the service facility; and

registering, in the service radio network, a vehicle radio device of the vehicle if the vehicle is in range of the service radio network; and

determining, based on the registration, whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising the acts of:

providing a vehicle radio network via the vehicle radio device of the vehicle;

registering, in the vehicle radio network, the service radio device of the service facility if the service radio device is in a range of the vehicle radio network; and

determining, based on the registration, whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility.

6. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the acts of:

providing a vehicle radio network via the vehicle radio device of the vehicle;

registering, in the vehicle radio network, the service radio device of the service facility if the service radio device is in a range of the vehicle radio network; and

determining, based on the registration, whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predefined set of vehicle data relating to the vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle data collection device if a predefined event is detected, and further wherein it is determined, based on the vehicle data, whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the predefined event is a parking of the vehicle.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein the service radio network or the vehicle radio network is verified by a digital certificate.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the act of:

requesting, by the vehicle data collection device based on an evaluation of the received predefined set of vehicle data, further vehicle data.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the service facility has an RFID reader and the vehicle has a RFID transponder, wherein the act of determining automatically whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility is carried out based on a detection of the RFID transponder using the RFID reader.

12. The method according to claim 5, wherein the service radio network or the vehicle radio network is a WLAN network.

13. The method according to claim 5, wherein the service radio network or the vehicle radio network is a mobile radio network.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle data collection device transmits a service position signal to the vehicle, and further wherein the act of determining automatically whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area is carried out based on the service position signal.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of determining automatically whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area is carried out based on inductive loop technology.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of determining automatically whether the vehicle is in the predefined surrounding area is carried out based on at least one mobile radio cell in a range of which the vehicle is located.

17. A method for communicating vehicle data relating to a vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:

determining automatically whether the vehicle is in a predefined surrounding area of a service facility;

transmitting, by a communication interface of the vehicle to a vehicle data collection device outside of the vehicle, a predefined set of vehicle data relating to the vehicle when the vehicle is determined automatically to be in the predefined surrounding area of the service facility, whereby the set of vehicle data relating to the vehicle is available for use by the service facility.