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AssigneeReynolds and Reynolds Holdings, Inc.
InventorsBruce Lightner, Diego Botrego, Chuck Myers, Larkin Hill Lowrey
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The invention features a method and apparatus for remotely characterizing a vehicle's performance. The method features the steps of: i) generating data representative of the vehicle's performance with at least one microcontroller disposed within the vehicle; ii) transferring the data through an OBD, OBD-II or equivalent electrical connector to a data collector/router that includes a microprocessor and an electrically connected wireless transmitter; iii) transmitting a data packet representing the data with the wireless transmitter over an airlink to a wireless communications system and then to a host computer; and iv) analyzing the data packet with the host computer to characterize the vehicle's performance.
A method for characterizing a vehicle's performance, comprising:
A system for characterizing a vehicle's performance, comprising:
A system for characterizing a vehicle's performance, comprising:
A method executed by a programmable host computer to characterize a vehicle's performance, the method comprising:
A programmable host computer for characterizing a vehicle's performance, comprising:
A machine-readable medium including instructions for performing a method for a programmable host computer to characterize a vehicle's performance, said medium comprising:
A graphical user interface for displaying performance and location information for a vehicle, the interface comprising:
A motor vehicle for use in cooperation with a programmable central computer, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.