Systems and methods for extraction of vehicle operational data and sharing data with authorized computer networks

摘要

Systems and methods for the generation and sharing of vehicle operation are provided. The system includes: a data harvesting device connected to a vehicle, the data harvesting device capturing vehicle information from the vehicle and processing the vehicle information to generate current vehicle operation data; and a computer system in communication with the data harvesting device, the computer system including one or more server computers. The computer system includes a database system for logging the current vehicle operation data, the database system including a profile for the vehicle configured to store the received current vehicle operation data. The computer system is configured to transmit the current vehicle operation data to one or more remote server computers. The computer system is also operable to enable the sharing of vehicle operation data and related information via social networks.

主权项

1. A system for enabling the generation and sharing of vehicle operation data via a computer network, characterized in that the system comprises:
(a) a data harvesting device configured for interoperation between a plurality of models and makes of vehicles connected to an information system of a vehicle to obtain on-board diagnostic information consisting of one or more data sets, the data harvesting device capturing vehicle information from the vehicle and processing the vehicle information to generate current vehicle operation data while the vehicle is running,
the data harvesting device configured to process the on-board diagnostic information in accordance with a data map specific for a model and make of the vehicle to determine real-time odometer information, the data map selected based on a querying of one or more arbitration identifier headers corresponding to a single one of the one or more data sets; and (b) a computer system in communication with the data harvesting device, the computer system including one or more server computers connected to a computer network; the computer system including a database system for receiving the current vehicle operation data from the data harvesting device and logging the current vehicle operation data in the database system, the database system including a profile for the vehicle configured to store the received current vehicle operation data; and the computer system being configured to transmit the current vehicle operation data from the profile to the one or more remote server computers in the computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to: (a) assess the current vehicle operation data as stored in the profile for the vehicle by continuously monitorial the determined real-time odometer information; (b) determine whether, based on the assessed current vehicle operation data, a service appointment for the vehicle is needed; (c) if and when a service appointment is determined to be needed, trigger an electronic request for scheduling of a service appointment in real-time or near real-time; and (d) transmit the electronic request to one or more communication devices associated with a user of the vehicle as registered in the profile for the vehicle.