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7012512 OBDII readiness status notification device  
A device for notifying an operator of the readiness of a vehicle for emissions testing includes a control logic for evaluating the status of each of a plurality of the monitors of an on-board...
7013241 Electronic control unit  
In an electronic control unit having two computers, the first computer, which is an engine control microcomputer, performs multiple diagnoses and sends data regarding the diagnoses to the second...
7007118 Computer system for integrating car electronic devices  
A computer system for integrating several car electronic devices is proposed. The computer system is installed in a housing, which is of the standard DIN size to be installed in a car dashboard. A...
7006902 Control system and method for an equipment service vehicle  
An aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicle comprises a chassis module, a cab module, and a control system. The control system further comprises a plurality of input devices, a plurality of output...
6993421 Equipment service vehicle with network-assisted vehicle service and repair  
A method of ordering parts for an equipment service vehicle comprises performing a diagnostic test on the equipment service vehicle, the performing step being performed by an on-board computer...
6990404 Vehicular controller  
A vehicular engine control unit has multi-CPU configuration. A main CPU executes a control processing subject to a monitoring processing and transmits monitoring data to a sub-CPU. The sub-CPU...
6988053 Combined off-board device and starter/charging/battery system tester  
The present invention is directed toward a hand-held “off-board” device, such as a scan tool or code reader, having a test circuit in the same housing that tests the condition of a starter...
6985803 System and method for monitoring the condition of a vehicle  
A system for monitoring the condition of a vehicle has at least one wireless transmitter in on the vehicle, and in communication with the vehicle computer system. Data representative of operating...
6983200 Supplemental diagnostic and service resource planning for mobile systems  
Diagnostic codes from a vehicle or other system in transit are transmitted to an opportunity server, which forwards the codes to a supplemental diagnostic service provider. The diagnostic service...
6980124 Wireless security, telemetry and control system  
The present invention relates to a security, telemetry and control system which utilizes wireless communication between a control unit and smart relay(s) within the vehicle and also utilizes...
6981176 Secured microcontroller architecture  
A microcontroller unit (MCU) having a primary, or main, processing unit, a secondary processing unit coupled to the primary processing unit, and a common memory coupled to the primary and secondary...
6978197 Vessel monitoring system  
The vessel monitoring system of the present invention enables vessel owners to monitor their vessels when they are unable or unavailable to personally do so. The system of the present invention...
6977580 Apparatus, system and method of securing perimeters of security zones from suspect vehicles  
An apparatus, system and method of identifying a vehicle that may present safety threats to security areas are provided. When a vehicle is approaching a security zone, a request for identification...
6978198 System and method to load vehicle operation software and calibration data in general assembly and service environment  
A data exchange system for use in vehicle assembly includes a data exchange mechanism exchanging vehicle software and/or diagnostic information between vehicle processors and an external processor....
6970772 Method and system for exchanging data in a vehicle train via a PLC data bus  
A method for exchanging data in a vehicle train having a tractor, at least one trailer coupled to the tractor, and vehicle electronics allocated to the tractor and trailer interconnected via a PLC...
6970776 Communication error detecting method for bus communication network in vehicle  
A communication error detecting method for a bus communication network including a first type ECU which is powered on whether an ignition key is situated at an ON position or a cranking position...
6957135 Electronic control system  
An engine control system stores data indicating a monitor frequency ratio for each failure diagnosis target item in EEPROM and standby RAM being backed up by a battery. The failure diagnosis target...
6956501 Wireless link for car diagnostics  
An improved monitoring system for use with motor vehicles having a plurality of sensors for measuring the performance of the vehicle and a memory for storing information specifying data derived...
6954689 Method and apparatus for monitoring work vehicles  
An operator interactive apparatus for monitoring work vehicles is disclosed. The operator interactive apparatus includes an operator and machine interface for generating inputs from a work vehicle...
6944553 Systems, methods and computer program products for providing communications cable test data to remotely located clients  
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided that can facilitate providing test data for communications cables to remotely located customers. A customer accesses a server of a cable...
6944779 Power management fault strategy for automotive multimedia system  
A multimedia/personal computer-based system for operating information, communication, and entertainment devices in a mobile vehicle uses a power management strategy which reduces power consumption...
6941204 System and method for diagnosing aircraft components for maintenance purposes  
Aircraft maintenance and repair work is facilitated, especially for a commercial aircraft, by a diagnostic system and method, wherein an aircraft component or assembly of components is monitored by...
6941208 Method of monitoring equipment of an agricultural machine  
A method of monitoring equipment of an agricultural machine includes taking a process computer and connecting the same to at least one sensor measuring an operational characteristic of the...
6941202 Diagnostics/prognostics using wireless links  
A system and method for monitoring operating parameters of a machine (such as a vehicle) and producing diagnostic and/or prognostic results are disclosed. Active, semi-active, or semi-passive...
6936989 Pulse count motor control device  
A pulse count motor control device that connects to a central control unit through a first interface and to at least one motor through a second interface. A microprocessor integrated into the motor...
6928347 Method for adapting sensor cells of a seat mat to a mechanical prestress  
A method for adjusting the sensor cells of a seat mat to a mechanical stress caused by the installation of the seat mat in a vehicle seat, a diagnostic tester being connected to a control unit at...
6928346 Method for monitoring the functioning of a control unit  
A method for monitoring the functioning of a control unit for the activation of output stages, for example, in a motor vehicle, is provided. The control unit includes a main computing element...
6927680 Apparatus for assisting registration of vehicle wheel identification data, and apparatus for assisting registration of data-processing information  
An apparatus operable with a system which includes a body-side device and wheel-side devices and in which vehicle-state data such as wheel-state data representative of wheel states are transmitted...
6928345 Vehicle health management system  
A system and method for vehicle health management is provided that gives improved flexibility and performance. The vehicle health management system and method utilizes a modular approach that...
6928349 Scan tool with dropped communications detection and recovery and improved protocol selection  
An improved scan tool, e.g., for OBD II, for use with vehicle computer networks. The improved scan tool determines the proper protocol to use to communicate with a vehicle computer network. The...
6925367 Control method and system for automatic pre-processing of device malfunctions  
In a control method and a system for the automatic pre-processing of device malfunctions, first data about a device malfunction are sent to a central control device by means of first terminal...
6925368 Auto diagnostic method and device  
According to the present invention, a vehicle monitoring and maintenance device capable of being connected to a diagnostic port of a vehicle is provided. The monitoring and maintenance device...
6925365 Flash loader for vehicle electronic control units  
A flashloader having a standard module for receiving programming instructions and an application program via a communications port of a vehicle controller, where the flashloader further provides an...
6920382 Repair and maintenance support system and a car corresponding to the system  
The present invention provides a system for performing procedures to request repair, without troubling the driver, when a car breaks down, as well as various onboard peripheral apparatuses and...
6920381 Network car analyzer  
An automobile's maintenance port is wirelessly connected (for example, via an IEEE 802.11-based connection) to a plurality of gateways/routers that forward automobile diagnostic data (such as a...
6917306 Radio linked vehicle communication system  
A radio linked vehicle communication system for text messaging, traffic light control, resource management and traffic monitoring, designed to establish the location of emergency vehicles and...
6915229 Method and system for registering identification of tire air pressure sensor device  
A system has a memory in a vehicle for registering an identification of a tire air pressure sensor device in the memory. The tire air pressure sensor device is provided for a tire of the vehicle....
6912452 System and method for providing control gain of vehicle  
A server for changing control gains of a vehicle is disclosed. The server includes a first receiver for receiving environment data obtained by vehicles of a plurality of users running in specific...
6909952 Device for controlling/regulating the operational sequences in a motor vehicle  
A device for controlling/regulating the operational sequences in a motor vehicle. The device has a number of arrangements for control/regulation. Each of the arrangements includes a processor...
6904325 Method for optimizing ECU parallel flash programming arrangement on a CAN-based vehicle serial bus in general assembly  
A parallel flash programming system for use in motor vehicle assembly includes an input receptive of information relating to a predetermined number of processors connected to a system bus,...
6901318 Method of management of maintenance activities for vehicles  
The invention is a method of maintaining a vehicle including the steps of: 1) entering maintenance activity data for a particular type of an vehicle into a data base; 2) entering the maintenance...
6898489 Vehicle control system with radio frequency identification tag  
A radio frequency identification system for a motor vehicle, in which RFID tags having unique alphanumeric codes are encapsulated and mounted to selected vehicle components, such as the vehicle...
6898547 Rotor assembly system and method  
A system is disclosed for use in assembling a plurality of rotatable elements in the assembly of a turbine engine. The system includes an initialization unit, a measurement unit, and a processing...
6894448 Direct current motor condition monitoring and exercising system  
Hydraulically actuated aerial lift trucks typically have a primary hydraulic pump system driven by the vehicle's engine and a backup pump system driven by a direct current motor. Due to infrequent...
6892216 Common platform for use in automotive services  
A common platform is used in conjunction with a host computer to control various equipment sensors that perform different functions. In one aspect, the common platform is a micro-controller board,...
6892129 Vehicle electronic control system and method having fail-safe function  
A vehicle electronic control system has a control CPU and a monitor CPU. The control CPU performs a fail-safe processing thereby to reduce an engine output torque, when the monitor CPU monitoring...
6889139 System and method for mobile data processing and transmission  
According to the present invention, a technique for processing data is provided. The invention provides a flexible way to process data such that a user may conveniently enter and transfer data....
6885916 Data packet for a vehicle active network  
A vehicle active network ( 12 ) communicatively couples devices ( 14-20 ) within a vehicle ( 10 ). Device operation is independent of the interface ( 22-28 ) of the device ( 14-20 ) with the active...
6886060 Computer system for integrating car electronic devices  
A computer system for integrating several car electronic devices is proposed. The computer system is installed in a housing, which is of the standard DIN size to be installed in a car dashboard. A...
6879893 Tributary analysis monitoring system  
A monitoring system for a fleet of vehicles includes at least one data acquisition and analysis module (DAAM) mounted on each vehicle in the fleet, a control module on each vehicle in communication...