Remote, Bidirectional Communication with an Engine Control Unit
OwnerJerry McGuffininventor
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Abstract
A remote computing device communicates bi-directionally with an on-board computing device disposed in a combustion engine vehicle, wherein the on-board computing device controls a fuel pump of the vehicle. The remote computing device queries for and receives data about the vehicle from the on-board computing device, such as the Vehicle Identification Number, diagnostic information about the vehicle, and/or data about how the vehicle is being driven.
Claims20
A computer program product encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product being useable with a computing device comprising a programmable processor for remote, bidirectional communication with an engine control unit disposed in a combustion engine vehicle, the computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code which causes the programmable processor to request a first Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) from the engine control unit;
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- computer readable program code which causes the programmable processor to receive and store the first VIN.
A computer program product encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product being useable with a computing device comprising a programmable processor for remote, bidirectional communication with an engine control unit disposed in a combustion engine vehicle, the computer program product comprising:
- computer readable program code which causes the programmable processor to request diagnostic data about the combustion engine vehicle;
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- computer readable program code which causes the programmable processor to receive and store the diagnostic data.
A remote computing device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable program code disposed therein for bidirectional communication with an engine control unit disposed in a combustion engine vehicle, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect:
- establishing communication between said processor and the engine control unit disposed in the vehicle, wherein the engine control unit controls a fuel pump disposed in said vehicle;
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- causing the fuel pump to continuously pump fuel from a fuel tank disposed in said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.