Bluetooth transmission of vehicle diagnostic information
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsTodd R. Witkowski, Kurt A. Dykema, Steven L. Geerlings, Mark L. Zeinstra, Robert F. Buege
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Abstract
A system for communicating vehicle diagnostic information includes a transmitter provided in a vehicle and configured to wirelessly transmit signals according to a Bluetooth protocol. The signals transmitted are representative of vehicle diagnostic information.
Claims70
A system for communicating vehicle diagnostic information comprising:
- a transmitter provided in a vehicle and configured to wirelessly transmit signals according to a Bluetooth protocol, the signals being representative of vehicle diagnostic information.
A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
- a transceiver provided in a vehicle, the transceiver being adapted to wirelessly transmit Bluetooth signals;
- and
- a vehicle interface in communication with the transceiver and with at least one electronic subsystem of the vehicle;
- wherein the Bluetooth signals are representative of information communicated by the vehicle interface to the transceiver, wherein the information relates to the operation of the at least one electronic subsystem.
A system for communicating vehicle information comprising:
- means for transmitting Bluetooth signals, the means for transmitting Bluetooth signals being provided within an automobile;
- and
- means for communicating information relating to the operation of an electronic subsystem of the automobile to the means for transmitting Bluetooth signals;
- wherein the Bluetooth signals are transmitted to an electronic device configured to receive Bluetooth signals.
A method of transmitting vehicle diagnostic data comprising:
- communicating information relating to the operation of at least one vehicle subsystem to a transceiver provided in a vehicle;
- and
- transmitting signals representative of the information from the transceiver to an electronic device, the signals being transmitted in accordance with a Bluetooth protocol.
A system for communicating vehicle information comprising:
- a transmitter provided in a vehicle and configured to transmit signals relating to the operation of at least one electronic subsystem of the vehicle to a cellular phone using a Bluetooth communications protocol.
The system of claim 58, wherein the remote location comprises at least one of a home computer, a vehicle dealer computer, and a vehicle manufacturer computer.
A method of communicating vehicle diagnostic information comprising:
- receiving information from an electronic subsystem of a vehicle relating to the operation of the electronic subsystem;
- and
- transmitting signals representative of the information to a cellular phone using a Bluetooth communications protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.