Granted Patent B2

US 12,205,419 · App. 17/685,178 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventor: James Anthony Curtis (Temecula, CA)

Assignee: MOJ.IO, Inc.

G07C5/0808G01R31/55G07C5/008

Abstract

Claims (57)

1. A method of operation for a mobile compute system comprising:

identifying a vehicle prepared to travel by monitoring an on-board diagnostics;

detecting an unplug event based on an error message from a communication protocol of the on-board diagnostics;

detecting a trip in progress during the unplug event; and

transferring a message group identifying a loose connector pin in an on-board diagnostic port during the trip in progress for displaying on a device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein identifying the vehicle prepared to travel includes:

receiving the message group from an engine control unit node;

receiving the message group from a braking system node;

receiving the message group from a transmission system node and

determining an engine is on, a brake is engaged, and a transmission is engaged.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein detecting the unplug event includes receiving the message group out of sequence, performing a reauthentication with a gateway module, detecting a new car event with a speed greater than a threshold, issuing a diagnostic trouble code (DTC), or a combination thereof.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising detecting the loose connector pin during authenticating with a gateway module.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein displaying the message group identifying a loose connector pin includes detecting the unplug event three times in a time window.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring functions of the vehicle after a first occurrence of the unplug event includes receiving the message group from subsystems of the vehicle; and

monitoring vehicle location/route after the first occurrence of the unplug event includes receiving the message group from a control unit with location information from a location circuit.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising transferring trip statistics for display includes:

reporting a disconnect based on the unplug event detection; and

logging the occurrence of the unplug event in a trip statistics displayed in the vehicle.

8. A mobile compute system comprising:

a communication circuit configured to:

transmit a message, identifying a vehicle prepared to travel, through an on-board diagnostic, and

receive the message from the on-board diagnostic identifying a loose connector pin in an on-board diagnostic port;

a control circuit, coupled to the communication circuit, configured to:

determine an unplug event has occurred based on an error message from a communication protocol of the on-board diagnostic,

detect a trip in progress during the unplug event, and

transfer a message group, to identify the loose connector pin in the on-board diagnostic port, for displaying on a device.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to:

receive the message group from an engine control unit node;

receive the message group from a braking system node; and

receive the message group from a transmission system node; and

determine an engine is on, a brake is engaged, and a transmission is engaged.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to detect the unplug event includes receive the message group out of sequence, perform a reauthentication with a gateway module, detect a new car event with a speed greater than a threshold, issue a diagnostic trouble code (DTC), or a combination thereof.

11. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to detecting the loose connector pin during authentication with a gateway module.

12. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to display the message group to identify a loose connector pin includes detecting the unplug event three times in a time window.

13. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to:

monitor functions of the vehicle after a first occurrence of the unplug event includes receiving the message group from subsystems of the vehicle; and

monitor vehicle location/route after the first occurrence of the unplug event includes receiving the message group from a control unit with location information from a location circuit.

14. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured to transfer trip statistics for display includes:

reporting a disconnect based on the unplug event detection; and

logging the occurrence of the unplug event in a trip statistics displayed in the vehicle.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a control circuit for a mobile compute system comprising:

identifying a vehicle prepared to travel by monitoring an on-board diagnostics;

detecting an unplug event based on an error message from a communication protocol of the on-board diagnostics;

detecting a trip in progress during the unplug event; and

transferring a message group identifying a loose connector pin in an on-board diagnostic port during the trip in progress for displaying on a device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein identifying the vehicle prepared to travel includes:

receiving the message group from an engine control unit node;

receiving the message group from a braking system node;

receiving the message group from a transmission system node and

determining an engine is on, a brake is engaged, and a transmission is engaged.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein detecting the unplug event includes receiving the message group out of sequence, performing a reauthentication with a gateway module, detecting a new car event with a speed greater than a threshold, issuing a diagnostic trouble code (DTC), or a combination thereof.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising detecting the loose connector pin during authenticating with a gateway module.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 wherein displaying the message group identifying a loose connector pin includes detecting the unplug event three times in a time window.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising:

monitoring functions of the vehicle after a first occurrence of the unplug event includes receiving the message group from subsystems of the vehicle; and

monitoring vehicle location/route after the first occurrence of the unplug event includes receiving the message group from a control unit with location information from a location circuit.

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