System and method for cross-vehicle data collection abstraction

A dynamic and conditional data collection method for vehicle, the method comprising:

• generating, by a cloud-based system comprising one or more servers controlled and operated by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the vehicle, a software policy for a software code, the software policy being separate from the software code and including at least one of (i) a Check feature and (ii) a Select feature, wherein the software policy is a single software policy and not multiple software policies that are at least partially redundant, wherein:
• the Check feature specifies an if-then runtime condition at the vehicle whose state determines whether a first set of vehicle parameters or a different second set of vehicle parameters are to be collected by the vehicle, and
• the Select feature specifies a particular variable whose value, relative to first and second ranges of variable values, determines whether a third set of vehicle parameters or a different fourth set of vehicle parameters or a different and default fifth set of vehicle parameters are to be collected by the vehicle;
• receiving, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, the software policy from the cloud-based system;
• executing, by the ECU and during operation of the vehicle, the software code according to the software policy and its Check and/or Select features, which causes the ECU to collect a specific set of vehicle parameters including at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sets of vehicle parameters;
• and
• outputting, by the ECU, the collected specific set of vehicle parameters.

A dynamic and conditional data collection method for vehicle, the method comprising:

• generating, by a cloud-based system comprising one or more servers controlled and operated by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the vehicle, a software policy for a software code, the software policy being separate from the software code and including at least one of (i) a Check feature and (ii) a Select feature, wherein the software policy is a single software policy and not multiple software policies that are at least partially redundant, wherein:
• the Check feature specifies an if-then runtime condition at the vehicle whose state determines whether a first set of vehicle parameters or a different second set of vehicle parameters are to be collected by the vehicle, and
• the Select feature specifies a particular variable whose value, relative to first and second ranges of variable values, determines whether a third set of vehicle parameters or a different fourth set of vehicle parameters or a different and default fifth set of vehicle parameters are to be collected by the vehicle;
• receiving, by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, the software policy from the cloud-based system;
• executing, by the ECU and during operation of the vehicle, the software code according to the software policy and its Check and/or Select features, which causes the ECU to collect a specific set of vehicle parameters including (i) one of the first and second sets of vehicle parameters and (ii) one of the third, fourth, and fifth sets of vehicle parameters;
• and
• outputting, by the ECU, the collected specific set of vehicle parameters.