System and methods for mobile applications using vehicle telematics data
First Claim
1. A method for a computing system, the method comprising:
- receiving vehicle state information from an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle at a telematics control unit (TCU) residing on-board the vehicle and interfacing with the OBD system via an OBD protocol compliant diagnostic port connector;
transmitting a SIM card identifier of the TCU over a first wireless data link of a communications network directed to a remote computing device;
at a mobile computing device, receiving a manually entered user input via a mobile application program indicating a serial number identifier of the TCU;
at the remote computing device, obtaining the SIM card identifier transmitted over the first wireless data link and the serial number identifier received via the mobile application program;
enabling operation of the TCU if a matched relationship is determined by the remote computing device to exist between the SIM card identifier and the serial number identifier of the TCU, said enabling including;
transmitting an indication of vehicle state from the TCU for delivery to the mobile computing device over at least a second wireless data link of the communications network, the indication of vehicle state being based at least in part on the vehicle state information received at the TCU;
receiving the indication of vehicle state at the mobile computing device; and
utilizing the indication of vehicle state at a mobile application program of the mobile computing device by one or more of;
presenting the indication of vehicle state via a graphical display of the mobile computing device, and/oraugmenting a functionality of the mobile computing device responsive to the indication of vehicle state.
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Abstract
Operating state information is received at an on-board telematics control unit (TCU) from an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle. The TCU transmits an indication of vehicle state over at least a wireless data link component of a communications network for delivery to a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device receives the indication of vehicle state and utilizes the indication of vehicle state at a mobile application program. In one example, the mobile application program presents vehicle state information via a graphical display of the mobile computing device. In another example, the mobile application program augments a functionality of the mobile computing device responsive to the indication of vehicle state.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle state information from an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle at a telematics control unit (TCU) residing on-board the vehicle and interfacing with the OBD system via an OBD protocol compliant diagnostic port connector; transmitting a SIM card identifier of the TCU over a first wireless data link of a communications network directed to a remote computing device; at a mobile computing device, receiving a manually entered user input via a mobile application program indicating a serial number identifier of the TCU; at the remote computing device, obtaining the SIM card identifier transmitted over the first wireless data link and the serial number identifier received via the mobile application program; enabling operation of the TCU if a matched relationship is determined by the remote computing device to exist between the SIM card identifier and the serial number identifier of the TCU, said enabling including;
transmitting an indication of vehicle state from the TCU for delivery to the mobile computing device over at least a second wireless data link of the communications network, the indication of vehicle state being based at least in part on the vehicle state information received at the TCU;receiving the indication of vehicle state at the mobile computing device; and utilizing the indication of vehicle state at a mobile application program of the mobile computing device by one or more of; presenting the indication of vehicle state via a graphical display of the mobile computing device, and/or augmenting a functionality of the mobile computing device responsive to the indication of vehicle state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system, comprising:
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a telematics control unit (TCU) configured to interface with an OBD system of a vehicle via an OBD protocol compliant diagnostic port connector, the TCU programmed with instructions executable by the TCU to; receive vehicle state information from the on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of the vehicle via the OBD protocol compliant diagnostic port connector, transmit a SIM card identifier of the TCU over a first wireless data link of a communications network directed to a service platform, and transmit an indication of vehicle state from the TCU over at least the first wireless data link to the service platform, the indication of vehicle state being based at least in part on the vehicle state information received at the TCU; and the service platform including one or more server devices programmed with instructions executable by the one or more server devices to; receive a manually entered user input via a mobile application program of a mobile computing device indicating a serial number identifier of the TCU; receive the SIM card identifier transmitted over the first wireless data link; enable operation of the TCU if a matched relationship is determined by the service platform to exist between the SIM card identifier and the serial number identifier by; receiving the indication of vehicle state from the TCU, and transmitting the indication of vehicle state over a second wireless data link of the communications network for delivery to the mobile computing device, the indication of vehicle state utilized at mobile application program of the mobile computing device to; present the indication of vehicle state via a graphical display of the mobile computing device, and/or augment a functionality of the mobile computing device responsive to the indication of vehicle state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for a computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle state information from an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of a vehicle at a telematics control unit (TCU) residing on-board the vehicle and interfacing with the OBD system via an OBD protocol compliant diagnostic port connector; wirelessly transmitting an indication of vehicle state from the TCU, the indication of vehicle state being based at least in part on the vehicle state information received at the TCU; wirelessly transmitting from the TCU a first identifier of the TCU, the first identifier being a SIM card identifier of the TCU; receiving the first identifier wirelessly transmitted by the TCU at a server system; receiving at the server system, a second identifier of the TCU wirelessly transmitted by a mobile computing device, the second identifier being received as a serial number identifier received via a mobile application program of the mobile computing device as a manually entered user input or as an image of an optical code captured via a camera of the mobile computing device; determining, at the server system, if a matched relationship exists between the first identifier and the second identifier of the TCU based on a pre-established association between the first identifier and the second identifier; enabling operation of the TCU with the mobile computing device if the matched relationship is determined to exist between the SIM card identifier and the serial number identifier by; receiving, at the server system, the indication of vehicle state wirelessly transmitted by the TCU, transmitting the indication of vehicle state from the server system directed to the mobile computing device, wirelessly receiving the indication of vehicle state at the mobile computing device, and utilizing the indication of vehicle state at the mobile application program of the mobile computing device by one or more of; presenting the indication of vehicle state via a graphical display of the mobile computing device, and/or augmenting a functionality of the mobile computing device responsive to the indication of vehicle state.
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