ELECTRONICS FOR REMOTELY MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system configured to monitor use conditions of a vehicle and provide feedback to a user of the vehicle to maintain use within certain parameters, said system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors located proximate to the vehicle, each sensor configured to monitor at least one vehicle parameter, the plurality of sensors selected from an accelerometer, speed, temperature, mileage, oil level, oil pressure, run-time and location sensors, each sensor generating a signal encapsulating the monitored vehicle parameter and transmitting the generated signal to a control unit;
the control unit that received the generated signal from each of a plurality of sensors, the control unit including a control unit memory that stores the received signal and selectively combines the received signal with other signals received from others of the plurality of sensors;
a transmitter coupled to the control unit capable of transmitting the combined signal;
a transceiver remote from the vehicle that receives a transmitted combined signal, and stores the combined signal in a memory unit, and a processor that processes the combined signal to capture the signal from each of the plurality of sensors, and compares the condition identified by the captured signals to received conditions from other vehicles and provides a signal to the transceiver to broadcast to the vehicle providing feedback to adjust the use of the vehicle based on the comparison, wherein the comparison of the condition utilizes a plurality of relativity factors, wherein each of the relativity factors is a numerical value generated based on the comparison of the condition for the vehicle to the conditions for other vehicles corresponding conditions; and
a user interface for providing feedback to a user including at least one indication associated with the signal.
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Abstract
A system and method configured to monitor use conditions of a vehicle and provide feedback to a user of the vehicle to maintain use within certain parameters is described. The description includes a plurality of sensors located proximate to the vehicle, each sensor configured to monitor at least one vehicle parameter, the plurality of sensors selected from an accelerometer, speed, temperature, mileage, oil level, oil pressure, run-time and location sensors, each sensor generating a signal encapsulating the monitored vehicle parameter and transmitting the generated signal to a control unit. The description includes a control unit that receives the generated signal from each of a plurality of sensors, the control unit including a memory that stores the received signal and selectively combines the received signal with other signals received from others of the plurality of sensors. The description includes a first transmitter coupled to the control unit capable of transmitting the combined signal. The description includes a second transceiver remote from the vehicle that receives a transmitted condition, and compares that condition to received conditions from other vehicles and provides feedback to adjust the use of the vehicle based on the comparison, and a user interface for providing feedback to a user including at least one of visual indication, audible indication, and physically altering the use of the vehicle. The description includes coupling of the plurality of sensors to the control unit with a controller area bus (CAN). The first transmitter may transmit over an RF network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system configured to monitor use conditions of a vehicle and provide feedback to a user of the vehicle to maintain use within certain parameters, said system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors located proximate to the vehicle, each sensor configured to monitor at least one vehicle parameter, the plurality of sensors selected from an accelerometer, speed, temperature, mileage, oil level, oil pressure, run-time and location sensors, each sensor generating a signal encapsulating the monitored vehicle parameter and transmitting the generated signal to a control unit; the control unit that received the generated signal from each of a plurality of sensors, the control unit including a control unit memory that stores the received signal and selectively combines the received signal with other signals received from others of the plurality of sensors; a transmitter coupled to the control unit capable of transmitting the combined signal; a transceiver remote from the vehicle that receives a transmitted combined signal, and stores the combined signal in a memory unit, and a processor that processes the combined signal to capture the signal from each of the plurality of sensors, and compares the condition identified by the captured signals to received conditions from other vehicles and provides a signal to the transceiver to broadcast to the vehicle providing feedback to adjust the use of the vehicle based on the comparison, wherein the comparison of the condition utilizes a plurality of relativity factors, wherein each of the relativity factors is a numerical value generated based on the comparison of the condition for the vehicle to the conditions for other vehicles corresponding conditions; and a user interface for providing feedback to a user including at least one indication associated with the signal. - 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 method for monitoring use conditions of a vehicle and providing feedback to a user of the vehicle to maintain use within certain parameters, said method comprising:
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monitoring at least one vehicle parameter with one of a plurality of sensors located proximate to the vehicle, the plurality of sensors selected from an accelerometer, speed, temperature, mileage, oil level, oil pressure, run-time and location sensors; generating a signal encapsulating the monitored vehicle parameter; transmitting the generated signal to a control unit; receiving the generated signal at the control unit from each of a plurality of sensors, and storing the received signal in a control unit memory and selectively combining the received signal with other signals received from others of the plurality of sensors; transmitting the combined signal with a transmitter coupled to the control unit; receiving the combined signal by a transceiver remote from the vehicle; storing the received combined signal in a memory unit; processing the received combined signal to capture the signal from each of the plurality of sensors; comparing, via a processor, the condition identified by the captured signals to received conditions from other vehicles, wherein the comparison of the condition utilizes a plurality of relativity factors, wherein each of the relativity factors is a numerical value generated based on the comparison of the condition for the vehicle to the conditions for other vehicle'"'"'s corresponding conditions; providing a signal to the transceiver to broadcast to the vehicle to provide feedback to adjust the use of the vehicle based on the comparison; providing feedback to adjust the use of the vehicle based on the comparison using a user interface that includes at least one indication associated with the provided signal.
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19. A system configured to monitor use conditions of a vehicle and provide feedback, said system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors located proximate to the vehicle, each sensor configured to monitor at least one vehicle parameter, the plurality of sensors selected from an accelerometer, speed, temperature, mileage, oil level, oil pressure, run-time and location sensors, each sensor generating a signal encapsulating the monitored vehicle parameter and transmitting the generated signal to a control unit; the control unit that received the generated signal from each of a plurality of sensors, the control unit including a control unit memory that stores the received signal and selectively combines the received signal with other signals received from others of the plurality of sensors; a transmitter coupled to the control unit capable of transmitting the combined signal; a transceiver remote from the vehicle that receives a transmitted combined signal, and stores the combined signal in a memory unit, and a processor that processes the combined signal to capture the signal from each of the plurality of sensors, and compares the condition identified by the captured signals to preconfigured expected information to identify a driver of a plurality of driven segments; a database for storing the captured signals as a plurality of attributes of the identified driver. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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