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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2001
William Bromley, Lapeer, MI (US);
Brian R. Carl, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Sam Chang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Brian Crull, Clarkston, MI (US);
Andrew Ditchfield, New Hudson, MI (US);
Dennis Essenmacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael Kapolka, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
William Bromley, Lapeer, MI (US);
Brian R. Carl, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Sam Chang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Brian Crull, Clarkston, MI (US);
Andrew Ditchfield, New Hudson, MI (US);
Dennis Essenmacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael Kapolka, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
IDSC Holdings LLC, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
A remote vehicle diagnostics, monitoring, configuration and reprogramming tool is provided. The system includes a fleet of vehicles equipped with wireless mobile communications means that enable fleet managers to remotely diagnose, monitor and reprogram vehicles in their fleet via an Internet Web-based browser environment. Each vehicle within the fleet is equipped with a smart device that is coupled to the data bus within each vehicle. Date commands relating to the vehicle's parameters (e.g., diagnostic parameters such as max road speed, engine RPM, coolant temperature, air inlet temperature, etc.) are sent and received using satellite and terrestrial wireless communications technology. The invention allows users to remotely perform total fleet logistics and eliminates (or reduces) the need to physically bring fleet vehicles to a repair, maintenance or configuration facility.