US Patent:
20050060070, Mar 17, 2005
Inventors:
Michael Kapolka - Sterling Heights MI, US
Sam Chang - West Bloomfield MI, US
Andrew Smith - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Brian Crull - Oak Park MI, US
Dennis Essenmacher - Royal Oak MI, US
Andrew Ditchfield - New Hudson MI, US
William Bromley - Lapeer MI, US
Brian Carl - Rochester Hills MI, US
Gregory Dils - Tiffin IA, US
Hassanayn El-Hajj - Coralville IA, US
Gregory Kelsey - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Mark Brown - Iowa City IA, US
Nik Neymeyer - Marion IA, US
Assignee:
NNT, Inc. - Sterling Heights MI
International Classification:
G06F019/00
US Classification:
701029000, 701033000, 340438000
Abstract:
A system, method, and computer program product is provided for remote vehicle diagnostics, telematics, monitoring, configuring, and reprogramming. The system includes an on-board unit disposed on at least one vehicle, an application-service-provider infrastructure, and an interface. The on-board unit is operable to send and receive data corresponding to at least one vehicle operating characteristic. Located on the application-service-provider infrastructure is an application suite. The application suite includes at least one modular application each of which has an associated function that processes said data obtained via the on-board unit. The interface is operable to select from the application suite at least one of the modular applications that will use the associated function to diagnose, monitor, configure, reprogram, and/or obtain telematic information from the at least one vehicle.