System for using short text messaging for remote diagnostic
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorJean-Luc Luong
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Abstract
A system incorporated in a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a communication system including a text messaging communication hardware to receive a message via a text messaging service. The message includes a command. The system also includes a microcontroller, coupled to the communication system and a machine control system, to execute the command through the machine control system. The machine control system is configured to control components of the vehicle. The microcontroller is configured to determine if a configuration allows execution of the received command and to return a response to the communication system.
Claims16
A system configured to be incorporated in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a communication system including a text messaging communication hardware to receive a message via a text messaging service, wherein the message text includes a command and a source identifier;
- and
- a microcontroller, coupled to the communication system and a machine control system, to execute the command through the machine control system, wherein the machine control system is configured to control components of the vehicle and the microcontroller is configured to determine if, based on the source identifier included in the message, a configuration allows execution of the received command and to return a response to the communication system.
A computer program product comprising program code stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium other than a signal per se, the program code being executable by a processor of an automobile control system to cause the automobile control system to implement an operation, the operation comprising:
- receiving a Short Messaging Service (SMS) message, wherein a first portion of message characters of the SMS message are a source identifier and the remaining characters include a request for performing a task;
- determining if the request is sent by an authorized sender by comparing the source identifier with known identifiers of authorized senders;
- determining if a configuration of the automobile control system that is embodied in a automobile can execute the requested task by querying the automobile control system;
- upon determining that the request is sent by the authorized sender and that the automobile control system can execute the requested task, executing the task through the automobile control system that is configured to monitor and control components of the automobile;
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- sending results of the task back to the authorized sender in the form of an SMS message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.