System for programming a vehicle control computer with selectable features and/or trim values
US6321142A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/34038
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for programming a vehicle control computer with selectable features and/or trim values includes a first computer maintaining a web site containing vehicle control computer calibration information and a second computer operable to access the web site whereby the first computer is responsive to information provided by a user to generate a set of feature and/or trim values and to create a file of the set of feature and/or trim values along with a loading program therefore. In one embodiment, the file and loading program may be loaded onto a memory disk for subsequent transfer to a third computer configured for communicating with a vehicle control computer. In another embodiment, the file and loading program may be transferred directly to the third computer via a wired or wireless communications link. In still another embodiment, the third computer may access the web site and the file and loading program may accordingly be transferred directly to the third computer from the web site. In still a further embodiment, the loading program may be resident within, or provided by an external source, to the third computer so that transfer of only the file thereto is necessary. In any c…
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