Remote monitoring of vehicle diagnostic information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016189447-A1
Application number	US-201514968080-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 14, 2015
Priority date	Dec 28, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system for tracking real time data relating to the operation of a vehicle containing an on-board diagnostics port is disclosed. The system includes an interface connector complimentary to the on-board diagnostics port and being pluggable thereto, the interface connector having a processor communicatively coupled to the vehicle on-board diagnostics port to receive vehicle operational information, and one or more sensors communicatively coupled to the processor, the sensors monitoring parameters of vehicle operation. The monitored parameters and vehicle operational information are combined by the processor.

First claim

1 . A system for tracking real time data relating to the operation of a vehicle containing an on-board diagnostics port, comprising:
an interface connector complimentary to the on-board diagnostics port and being pluggable thereto, the interface connector having
a processor communicatively coupled to the vehicle on-board diagnostics port to receive vehicle operational information, and
one or more sensors communicatively coupled to the processor, the sensors monitoring parameters of vehicle operation; and
the monitored parameters and vehicle operational information being combined by the processor.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the combined monitored parameters and vehicle operational information are transmitted from the interface connector to a remote server.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the interface connector has a wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor that receives and wirelessly transmits the combined monitored parameters and vehicle operational information to the remote server.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein:
the processor is communicatively coupled to a global positioning system and general packet radio service (GPS/GPRS) antenna, and the combined monitored parameters and vehicle operational information are sent by the processor to the GPS/GPRS antenna, and the GPS/GPRS antenna transmits the combined monitored parameters and vehicle operational information to the remote server.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface connector comprises flash memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the flash memory receiving and storing the monitored parameters and vehicle operational information sent from the processor.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the flash memory is localized in the interface connector.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the interface connector comprises a universal serial bus port communicatively coupled to the flash memory.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the Bash memory is a removable memory card.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a microelectromechanical system device.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the microelectromechanical system device comprises an accelerometer.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the microelectromechanical system device comprises a magnetometer.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the microelectromechanical system device comprises a gyroscope.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the microelectromechanical system device comprises an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and a gyroscope.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle operation information received from the in-board diagnostic port comprises a Vehicle Identification Number, engine rotations per minute, speed, fuel level, temperature, or any combination thereof.

15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface connector comprises a global positioning transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein real time global positioning data is received by the processor from the global positioning transceiver and is combined with the monitored parameters and vehicle operational information to determine driving behavior.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the determined driving behaviors comprise sudden stops, rapid acceleration, aggressive driving and impact detection.

Assignees

• Hand Held Prod Inc

Inventors

• Valenzuela Luis Fernando Carrasco

Classifications

• G06F11/3058 Primary

  Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations (thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206) · CPC title

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G07C2205/02

  using a vehicle scan tool · CPC title

• G07C5/0808 Primary

  Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005) · CPC title