Method of relaying information relating to the status of a vehicle
US5400018A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for reduces the amount of information relating to the status of a vehicle relayed from the vehicle to a remote location over a communications data link. The method includes the steps of generating a fault code, delivering the fault code to the remote location across the data link, and receiving the fault code at the remote location and responsively generating a data request signal. The data request signal is delivered to the vehicle over the data link, and vehicle information is generated and delivered to the remote location over the data link.
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