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This disclosure provides a system for remotely communicating with a vehicle including a wireless device, a security gateway, an on-board computer coupled to one or more sensors or controls, and a web interface that provides for graphical interface between the vehicle and a remote individual. More pa

This disclosure provides a system for remotely communicating with a vehicle including a wireless device, a security gateway, an on-board computer coupled to one or more sensors or controls, and a web interface that provides for graphical interface between the vehicle and a remote individual. More particularly, a vehicle owner uses the Internet to directly communicate with the vehicle and, using this linkage, can monitor vehicle status (e.g., oil level and quality), read vehicle statistics such as odometer reading and interrogate other sensors as sampled by the on-board computer. Preferably, the owner can also change security functions such as door lock, alarm on, ignition kill "on," and similar functions using this web interface. To assist any vehicle owner with communication with a vehicle, the on-board components or owner's remote browser preferably permit selective downloading of skins, such that a wide variety of customized interfaces may be used to interact with the vehicle, no matter the owner's level of knowledge and sophistication with the vehicle.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A system for remotely communicating with a vehicle, comprising:a wireless communication device carried on-board the vehicle; an on-board vehicle system including one or more vehicle condition sensors or vehicle controls; and a user interface that retrieves information about the one or more vehicl

1. A system for remotely communicating with a vehicle, comprising:a wireless communication device carried on-board the vehicle; an on-board vehicle system including one or more vehicle condition sensors or vehicle controls; and a user interface that retrieves information about the one or more vehicle condition sensors or vehicle controls and transmits such information through the wireless communication device to a remote location; wherein the user interface is stored aboard the vehicle and may be reconfigured via remote communication to present information in different formats, to permit the on-board vehicle system to thereby present a persistent user interface notwithstanding use of different remote devices and communication paths in communicating with the vehicle.