METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY COMMUNICATING VEHICLE INFORMATION TO THE CLOUD

摘要

The present invention relates generally to the communication of vehicle data, diagnostics and related information with a network remote from the vehicle, and more particularly to communications and storage of vehicle data in the cloud. In one or more preferred embodiments, vehicle information is securely gathered from a vehicle, processed in accordance with instructions and a profile set remotely, and stored at a remote data store, where remote access to such information can be accommodated through applications, smartphones and other remote devices.

主权项

1. A method for communicating and storing vehicle information from a vehicle across a remote network to one or more remote devices utilizing at least one communication protocol of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:
receiving vehicle data from the vehicle through a device protocol system in communication arrangement with the vehicle; transmitting at least one message having a device ID, an endpoint ID, and the received vehicle data, from the device protocol system across the remote network to a service broker system capable of mapping the device ID and the endpoint ID; and, decoding and storing the vehicle information of the at least one transmitted message on the remote network at a data store in relation to the transmitted at least one message.