Enhanced vehicle controls through information transfer via a wireless communication system
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
- a mobile application service provider communicating over a wireless communication network;
a mobile station communicating with said mobile application service provider over said wireless communications network;
a vehicle controller communicating with said mobile station via an automotive communications network; and
wherein said mobile application service provider accesses process variables on a computer network and transfers said process variables to said mobile station to be used by said vehicle controller for air fuel ratio control in an engine.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system method and apparatus including a mobile application service provider communicating over a wireless communication network, a mobile station communicating with the mobile application service provider over the wireless communications network, and a vehicle controller communicating with the mobile station via an automotive communications network, and where the mobile application service provider accesses process variables on a computer network and transfers the process variables to the mobile station to be used by the vehicle controller for vehicle control.
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1. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a mobile application service provider communicating over a wireless communication network;
a mobile station communicating with said mobile application service provider over said wireless communications network;
a vehicle controller communicating with said mobile station via an automotive communications network; and
wherein said mobile application service provider accesses process variables on a computer network and transfers said process variables to said mobile station to be used by said vehicle controller for air fuel ratio control in an engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing data to a vehicle controller comprising:
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accessing data in a computer network;
transmitting data to a transceiver in a vehicle via a wireless communications network; and
transferring data to the vehicle controller via an automotive communications network, wherein said vehicle controller utilizes said data as a process variable in an air fuel ratio control algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of providing a process variable to a vehicle controller comprising:
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measuring the process variable with a sensor;
converting the measured process variable to a digital value;
transferring said digital process variable value to a computer network;
accessing said digital process variable from said computer network;
transmitting said digital process variable value to a transceiver in a vehicle via a wireless communications network;
transferring said digital process variable value to the vehicle controller from said transceiver via an automotive communications network; and
controlling a spark control algorithm in a vehicle engine with said process variable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a mobile application service provider communicating over a wireless communication network;
a mobile station communicating with said mobile application service provider over said wireless communications network;
a vehicle controller communicating with said mobile station via an automotive communications network; and
wherein said mobile application service provider accesses process variables on a computer network and transfers said process variables to said mobile station to be used by said vehicle controller for spark control in an engine.
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20. A method of providing data to a vehicle controller comprising:
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accessing data in a computer network;
transmitting data to a transceiver in a vehicle via a wireless communications network; and
transferring data to the vehicle controller via an automotive communications network, wherein said vehicle controller utilizes said data as a process variable in a spark control algorithm.
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