EP1989686A1 - Method for wireless error correction on a motor vehicle - Google Patents
Method for wireless error correction on a motor vehicleInfo
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- EP1989686A1 EP1989686A1 EP06723144A EP06723144A EP1989686A1 EP 1989686 A1 EP1989686 A1 EP 1989686A1 EP 06723144 A EP06723144 A EP 06723144A EP 06723144 A EP06723144 A EP 06723144A EP 1989686 A1 EP1989686 A1 EP 1989686A1
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- vehicle
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- mobile phone
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
- G07C5/008—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles communicating information to a remotely located station
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- the invention relates to a method for wireless fault diagnosis and / or troubleshooting and / or maintenance and / or preparation of the maintenance of a motor vehicle according to claim 1.
- a breakdown service of the applicant is known in the case of a vehicle breakdown at the push of a button by the driver vehicle-specific data are transmitted together with the current position of the vehicle via SMS to the breakdown service. He then contacts the affected driver by telephone and, if necessary, sends a repair vehicle.
- the object of the present invention is to improve the known breakdown service.
- a state determination device determines which electrical and / or electronic components or which hardware and / or possibly which associated software versions are present in the specific vehicle and / or which errors occurred during operation of the vehicle and in the vehicle in the form of faulty Data has been stored and / or what vehicle maintenance is to be performed and what corresponding maintenance data has been stored in the vehicle. According to the invention, it is provided that only the driver can release the establishment of a telecommunications connection between an off-board service facility and an in-vehicle service interface for a corresponding offer to the driver.
- identification data of the respective vehicle and / or the hardware information determined by the state determination device and / or possibly information about assigned software versions are transmitted to the vehicle-external service device.
- the measures according to the invention ensure that the driver is explicitly informed of an error event or an imminent maintenance measure for which a communication connection with the vehicle-extant service facility is expedient. This allows for improved care of the driver even in the event of a breakdown.
- the driver must authorize the sending of said data or information, which preferably also includes a GPS position indication of the vehicle. This will enable the driver to decide whether to transmit data from his vehicle.
- it is ensured that only when needed and usually a data connection is made for a short time and that without release by the driver no unnoticed data exchange between the vehicle and an external communication device can take place.
- motor vehicle or vehicle according to the invention is to be understood in particular a motor vehicle with four or two wheels, i. a car or a motorcycle.
- a mobile telephone assigned to the driver is present in the vehicle, which the driver usually takes along and with which he also makes telephone calls outside the vehicle, and a mobile telephone interface is provided in the vehicle.
- the mobile telephone interface according to the invention causes the mobile telephone, after being released by the driver, to establish the telecommunications connection between the off-board service facility and the in-vehicle service center. Interface.
- the identification data of the respective vehicle and / or the hardware information determined by the state determination device and / or optionally information about the assigned software versions and / or the stored error data are transmitted to the vehicle-external service device.
- mobile phone also to be understood as so-called PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), which in addition to the property to make phone calls with them are also suitable for data exchange.
- PDAs Personal Digital Assistant
- Examples of PDAs are the so-called “BlackBerry” of the company Research In Motion or the "iPAQ" of the company
- the mobile phone or the PDA with a GPS receiver or an Assisted GPS receiver the position information of the vehicle alternatively or additionally determined by this GPS receiver and the
- Position information are transmitted to the vehicle external service facility.
- the telecommunications connection is automatically interrupted by a separation device of the mobile telephone interface after the transmission of the identification data and / or the information or data determined by the state determination device.
- the driver is preferably identified on the basis of the telephone number also transmitted by the mobile telephone in the telecommunication connection or released for information by the mobile telephone or its SIM card and / or the web address of the mobile telephone or vehicle from the vehicle-extant service device.
- the mobile telephone interface of the vehicle is provided with a telephone number and / or with a web address or the like of the vehicle-external service device for producing the telecommunication connection.
- this is protected by a tamper protection against falsification or unauthorized change.
- the vehicle-external service device checks on the basis of the identification data transmitted by the vehicle and / or the information determined by the state determination device whether a software update is available. This makes it possible to update the relevant vehicle and vehicles in which the situation is the same, as far as possible with regard to their software version largely automatically and thus cost-effectively and to quickly correct identically stored errors or potential errors on the vehicles of the relevant series.
- the vehicle-external service device notifies the driver of the presence of a software update after a request denying the driver to establish data communication-starting from the mobile telephone-and then transmitting the software update to the vehicle can take place when the driver has triggered a corresponding first activation process.
- the driver retains control over which technical measures are taken on his vehicle and it is ensured that the establishment of a data connection can be brought about only by the mobile phone, ie by a call or the like.
- a vehicle-equipped device can not be a data connection to the mobile phone made by an off-board device for transmitting data into the vehicle inside.
- the identification data of the vehicle received by the vehicle-external service device is evaluated and a test program assigned to the specific vehicle for detailed determination of the vehicle state is transmitted via the mobile telephone interface to the vehicle, if the driver thereof previously informed and the driver has knowingly triggered a corresponding second activation process.
- This measure allows the more detailed determination of the cause of a fault, thus speeding up the troubleshooting, the access to the electronics or the bus system and the connected electronic components of the vehicle can be made only after the driver's consent. As a result, an unnoticed, automatic access to the vehicle electronics for the purpose of manipulation is also prevented.
- the vehicle state determined by the test program or this descriptive state data is transmitted via the mobile telephone interface of the vehicle and the mobile telephone of the driver to the vehicle-external service device. It is preferably provided that the transmission can take place only when the driver has knowingly triggered a corresponding third activation process. This increases the driver's control options and prevents unnoticed data from being retrieved from the vehicle.
- the vehicle-external service device evaluates the status data and accesses via a data communication via the mobile phone and the mobile radio interface of the vehicle to one or more control devices or other electronic components to correct a fault or for maintenance purposes or the assigned software state changes if the driver has previously knowingly triggered a corresponding fourth activation process. This is also the external access to the electronic components for the purpose of change the state of the vehicle from its software state under the control of the driver.
- a tamper-proof access device in the vehicle and / or in the mobile phone interface a tamper-proof access device is provided.
- the access check device has a concluding positive list with permissible access measures to the hardware and / or software of the vehicle and checks at least one accessing the vehicle via the mobile phone interface data access action on whether it is included in the positive list and thus considered admissible. This makes it possible to achieve a control of the vorappelbaren on the vehicle software changes in a simple and easy to test.
- the positive list for example, be designed to be immutable, so that at least by external agencies no change can be made to her.
- a change made to the state of the vehicle or of its software state by the vehicle-external service device is documented by an in-vehicle documentation device and / or by the vehicle-external service device. This is preferably done when the driver has previously knowingly triggered a corresponding fifth activation process. As a result, a history of the changes is advantageously available and it is understandable that the changes were made with the driver's consent.
- the transmitted status data and / or the transmitted maintenance data for the purpose of agreeing a repair or maintenance appointment are forwarded to the vehicle dealer who is responsible for the vehicle or the transmitted vehicle identification data assigned.
- the possibly unlocked telephone number of the calling mobile phone and / or the web address of the mobile phone or vehicle is transmitted to the vehicle dealer for a call back to the driver.
- the transmission of the data or a part of the data to the vehicle dealer takes place only when the driver knowingly before corresponding sixth activation process has triggered. This allows the driver to be offered the service of his vehicle at the right time. The driver determines whether appropriate data should be passed on for this purpose.
- an update device provided in the vehicle and / or in the mobile telephone interface periodically and / or event-controlled, e.g. after the occurrence of a fault in the operating equipment of the vehicle, a telecommunication connection with the off-board service facility via the mobile phone ago.
- the identification data of the relevant vehicle and / or the hardware information and / or the information about the associated software versions and / or the stored error data are transmitted to the vehicle-external service device, the service device transmits a software vehicle assigned to the relevant vehicle.
- Update installed by an update facility in the vehicle.
- the periodic and / or event-controlled update process is preferably carried out only after the driver of the vehicle has knowingly enabled a corresponding seventh activation process for a current update and / or future updates.
- two or more of the aforementioned activation processes are triggered by a single bundle activation process, wherein the driver is preferably informed before triggering the bundle activation process about what clearances it is in detail. As a result, the effort for the driver is minimized and still allows him full control over the operations involved.
- the aforementioned measures can be triggered or made only by a user or driver, who are compared. has authorized the vehicle, e.g. by entering a correct PIN (Personal Identification Number) or by using a specific one of several vehicle keys.
- PIN Personal Identification Number
- Teletest has the following sequence.
- the data communication is started based on the available mobile communication systems connected to the vehicle from a vehicle application (software).
- the application is started by incoming service-relevant events, such as a wear report, the detection of a service requirement, etc., or by an initiation by the driver, in particular in the event of a breakdown or in the event of a fault on the vehicle.
- the vehicle application has read access to the electrical or electronic components installed in the vehicle.
- the vehicle application collects identification data of the vehicle through read access to the electrical or electronic components installed in the vehicle.
- the vehicle application builds on the Internet Protocol (IP) based data connection by dialing in a mobile phone Internet access.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the wireless Internet access provides the Internet to the address of a switchboard.
- the switchboard establishes a connection to the specified destination address of a tester system gateway.
- the tester system gateway checks the established connections for authorization and plausibility.
- the authorization is based on the identification data of the vehicle and agreed
- Plausibility rules filter out unauthorized dial-in attempts in accordance with company rules.
- the tester system gateway establishes a test connection to the vehicle. Based on the transmitted identification data of the vehicle, a test stored in workshop test systems takes place.
- a central test system determines the test result and closes the connection to the vehicle.
- the test result is documented in a so-called central vehicle history.
- the test result and the vehicle history are the Subsequent process for customer support or customer support body of the vehicle manufacturer or transmitted as information for service registration.
- Telefernzz according to the invention has the following sequence and follows the Teletest invention described above. After a previous teletest, the driver is informed by the customer support about a possible telephone assistance. The driver or user is asked after switching a bypass in the switchboard for customer support to re-establish communication.
- connection After checking the vehicle condition and the driver's consent, the connection is established from the vehicle.
- the by-pass connects to the customer support or customer support office. Customer support subsequently has the option of influencing individual electrical or electronic components and / or their software. The possibilities of influence are prescribed by a controlled positive list stored in the vehicle.
- a new teletest is preferably carried out in order to check and / or document the effectiveness of the telephone assistance.
- the data connection is then terminated by the customer support.
- a voice connection from the vehicle to the customer support is established and the customer support inquires about the effect of the inventive telephone assistance provided and discusses possibly necessary follow-up measures with the driver or user.
- Tele-update has the following sequence. For each initiated by the driver or the mobile phone of the vehicle communication link with the switchboard of the vehicle manufacturer is a comparison against an update list. In this list, known updates that can be installed via Tele-Update are set for the vehicle inventory recorded in the registered user administration. If there are updates for the relevant vehicle, the driver is informed by the vehicle application or vehicle software about the option of tele-update or the possibility of updating in a workshop and asked if necessary to confirm via the vehicle application that the tele-update. Update now online on the vehicle to be made.
- the teletest described above is preferably carried out. This is to check whether the current vehicle state or the current software versions of the vehicle corresponds to the stored history or correspond. If the actual state deviates from the documented state of the vehicle, it may be possible to dispense with a tele-update or to transfer another tele-update before or again into the vehicle and install it there.
- the test system documents the completed process step.
- the data connection is preferably terminated after the transfer by the test system.
- the vehicle application offers the driver the installation of the update data at the next safe vehicle state, e.g. if the parking brake is active when the ignition is switched on.
- the vehicle If the driver gives his consent, e.g. By pressing a "button" of the vehicle application, the vehicle is put into operating mode and the installation of the update data or the update software is performed During the installation, the energy status of the vehicle and the affected electronic components is monitored.
- the teletest described above is performed and the vehicle history is updated. Deviations are transmitted as information for service registration of customer support.
- the aforementioned measures can be triggered or made only by a user or driver, who are compared. has authorized the vehicle, eg by entering a correct PlN (Personal Identification Number) or by using a special one of several vehicle keys.
- PlN Personal Identification Number
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