Patent ID: 6301531
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B61L,G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
A method of predicting vehicle breakdown comprising:(a) monitoring at a monitoring station on-board systems parameter data transmitted from a vehicle from a remote location;(b) determining whether any of the monitored data transmitted from the vehicle is out of a predetermined range;(c) comparing monitored data transmitted from the vehicle with historical data for similar vehicles;(d) establishing trends in the monitored data relative to the historical data and, if unfavorable, associating the trends with a fault code;(e) comparing the fault code for the vehicle with historical fault code data for similar vehicles to prioritize the fault; and(f) predicting which, if any, vehicle system(s) must be corrected to avoid vehicle failure and when such system(s) are likely to fail unless corrected.