REMOTE ONBOARD EMISSION COMPLIANCE TECHNIQUE
First Claim
1. A method of obtaining vehicle emission compliance or operational diagnostic data of a vehicle equipped with an onboard diagnostic system over an Internet, said method comprising:
- reading vehicle emission data from the vehicle onboard diagnostic system with a remote data collection system, wherein said remote data collection system has a wireless network interface;
determining whether said remote data collection system has a connection with a central server, said central server connected with the Internet, wherein said determining comprises verifying connection of the wireless network interface with a local area network and that the local area network has connection with the Internet;
if it is determined that the remote data collection system has a connection with the central server, then transmitting the read diagnostic device to the central server; and
if it is determined that the remote data collection system does not have a connection with the central server, then holding the read diagnostic data at said remote data collection system.
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Abstract
A vehicle emission compliance or operational diagnostic data retrieval system and method for use with a vehicle equipped with an onboard diagnostic system, according to an aspect of the invention, includes a remote data collection system that is adapted to read and store vehicle emission data from the onboard diagnostic system and is programmed to determine whether the remote data collection system has a connection with a central server and to transmitting the read vehicle emission data with the remote data collection system if it is determined that the remote data collection system has a connection with the central server. The remote data collection system is further adapted to hold the read vehicle emission data at the remote data collection system if it is determined that the remote data collection system does not have a connection with the central server.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of obtaining vehicle emission compliance or operational diagnostic data of a vehicle equipped with an onboard diagnostic system over an Internet, said method comprising:
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reading vehicle emission data from the vehicle onboard diagnostic system with a remote data collection system, wherein said remote data collection system has a wireless network interface; determining whether said remote data collection system has a connection with a central server, said central server connected with the Internet, wherein said determining comprises verifying connection of the wireless network interface with a local area network and that the local area network has connection with the Internet; if it is determined that the remote data collection system has a connection with the central server, then transmitting the read diagnostic device to the central server; and if it is determined that the remote data collection system does not have a connection with the central server, then holding the read diagnostic data at said remote data collection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle emission compliance or operational diagnostic data system for use with a vehicle equipped with an onboard diagnostic system and an Internet, said system comprising:
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a central server connected with the Internet; a remote data collection system that is configured to read vehicle emission data from the onboard diagnostic system wherein said remote data collection system has a wireless network interface; and a program that determines whether said remote data collection system has a connection with a central server; and said remote data collection system transmitting the read vehicle emission data to the central server if said program determines that the remote data collection system has a connection with the central server, wherein said program determines that said remote data collection system has a connection with said central server by determining that said remote data collection system has a connection with a local area network and said local area network has a connection with the Internet, said program further adapted to hold the read vehicle emission data at said remote data collection system if it is determined that the remote data collection system does not have a connection with the central server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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