Peripheral access devices and sensors for use with vehicle telematics devices and systems

US8055403B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HTI IP, LLC · US

Inventors

• Larkin Hill Lowrey · Village of La Jolla, US
• Diego Borrego · San Diego, US
• Alan Wettig · San Diego, US
• Bruce D. Lightner · Village of La Jolla, US
• Matthew Banet · Del Mar, US
• Paul Washicko · Carlsbad, US
• Eric C. Berkobin · Woodstock, US
• Charles M. Link, II · Lawrenceville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 26, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2011
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2205/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A telematics method and system includes, and uses, a telematics device with a controller in communication with a diagnostic system configured to receive diagnostic information from a host vehicle; a position-locating system configured to determine location information of the host vehicle; a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive information through a wireless network to and from at least one Internet-accessible website; and, a communication interface including at least a short range wireless interface link. The telematics device may be embodied in an access device, which may include the position-locating system. The access device may be a smartphone, or similar device, that retrieves/transmits diagnostic data/information, and other data/information to/from the vehicle via the short range wireless link. The access device performs various telematics device functions; it uses a long range wireless interface to communicate diagnostic and related information to a central host computer, and to receive related information from same.