Cellular communication strategy
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsRobert Uyeki, David Michael Kirsch
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Abstract
A mobile device stores charge status information of an electric vehicle. The charge status information is received by the mobile device from the electric vehicle via a short range wireless communication protocol in response to a triggering event at the vehicle indicating that the vehicle has been stopped. The mobile device at a later point receives a request from a user, the request involving a current state of charge of the electric vehicle. The mobile device attempts to communicate with electric vehicle to obtain information from the vehicle for responding to the request. If the mobile device is not able to communicate with the vehicle, the mobile device respond's to the user's request using the stored charge status information.
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A computer-implemented method for remotely responding to a request for information regarding an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- storing charge status information of the electric vehicle, the charge status information received from the electric vehicle via a short range wireless communication protocol in response to a triggering event at the vehicle indicating stoppage of the vehicle;
- receiving from a user a request involving a current state of charge of the electric vehicle;
- and
- responsive to being unable to communicate with the electric vehicle, responding to the request using the stored charge status information.
A computer program product having a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable code for remotely responding to a request for information regarding an electric vehicle, the computer-executable code comprising:
- a mobile device communication module configured to store charge status information of the electric vehicle, the charge status information received from the electric vehicle via a short range wireless communication protocol in response to a triggering event at the vehicle indicating stoppage of the vehicle;
- and
- a charge status module configured to:
- receive from a user a request involving a current state of charge of the electric vehicle;
- and
- respond to the request using the stored charge status information responsive to not being able to communicate with the electric vehicle.
A mobile computer system for remotely responding to a request for information regarding an electric vehicle, the mobile computer system comprising:
- a computer processor;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program modules configured to execute on the computer processor, the computer program modules comprising:
- a mobile device communication module configured to store charge status information of the electric vehicle, the charge status information received from the electric vehicle via a short range wireless communication protocol in response to a triggering event at the vehicle indicating stoppage of the vehicle;
- and
- a charge status module configured to:
- receive from a user a request involving a current state of charge of the electric vehicle;
- and
- respond to the request using the stored charge status information responsive to not being able to communicate with the electric vehicle.
A computer-implemented method for remotely responding to a request for information regarding an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- storing charge status information of the electric vehicle received from a mobile device, the charge status information provided to the mobile device via a short range wireless communication protocol in response to a triggering event at the vehicle indicating stoppage of the vehicle;
- receiving a request involving a current state of charge of the electric vehicle;
- and
- responsive to being unable to communicate with the electric vehicle, responding to the request using the stored charge status information.
A computer-implemented method for remotely responding to a request for information regarding an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- transmitting to a remote server charge status information of the electric vehicle received from the electric vehicle, the charge status information received via a short range wireless communication protocol in response to a triggering event at the vehicle indicating stoppage of the vehicle;
- forwarding a request from a user to the remote server, the request involving a current state of charge of the electric vehicle;
- presenting a response to the user based on response information received from the remote server, the response information generated by the remote server using the charge status information responsive to the remote server not being able to communicate with the electric vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.