Systems and methods for managing a vehicle's energy via a wireless network
OwnerAnthony Macalusoinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to methods and systems for provisioning mobile electric vehicles with various operational settings data transmitted over the air. A vehicle or its components may operate according to operational settings corresponding to operational settings data included in the vehicle components. A server that is remote to the vehicle may comprise operational settings data and may transmit operational settings data to the vehicle. The server may transmit operational settings data automatically, such as on a periodic basis, in response to a request, such as from a user or from a vehicle component or anytime new or updated operational settings data are available for the vehicle or its components.
Claims20
A system for over-the-air provisioning of a vehicle's operational settings, the system comprising:
- a server, remote to the vehicle, and comprising operational settings data, wherein the server is configured to:
- receive a request for operational settings data;
- and
- in response to receiving said request, transmit operational settings data to the vehicle;
- and
- one or more components of the vehicle configured to operate according to one or more operational settings, wherein the one or more components comprise:
- a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with the server to send requests to the server and to receive operational settings data from the server;
- a memory comprising executable software instructions, wherein the memory is configured to update the instructions in response to receiving operational settings data from the server;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the software instructions to cause the component to function according to the one or more operational settings corresponding to the operational settings data received from the server.
A method for over-the-air provisioning of a vehicle's operational settings, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a server remote to the vehicle, a request for operational settings data;
- in response to receiving said request, transmitting operational settings data from the server to the vehicle;
- receiving, at a component of the vehicle, the operational settings data;
- storing, in a memory of the component, the operational settings data, wherein the operational settings data comprise executable software instructions;
- and
- executing, at a processor of the component, the executable software instructions of the operational settings data to cause the component to operate according to an operational setting corresponding to the operational settings data.
A method for over-the-air provisioning of a vehicle's operational settings, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a first component of the vehicle, a second component of the vehicle;
- determining, by the first component, an operational incompatibility between the first and second components;
- transmitting, by the first component, a request for operational settings data to a server remote to the vehicle;
- receiving, from the server, operational settings data at the first component;
- updating executable software instructions of the first component according to the operational settings data;
- and
- executing the updated executable software instructions to cause the first component to operate according to an operational setting corresponding to the operational settings data to render the first component compatible with the second component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.