Web-enabled configurable quality data collection tool

Abstract

A method and system for configuring trigger parameters for captured test fleet vehicle data collection. The method includes selecting at least one vehicle identifier from a captured test fleet database, associating at least one trigger condition with the at least one selected vehicle identifier in the database, associating at least one vehicle parameter to be collected at an occurrence of the at least one associated trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier in the database, and sending the at least one associated trigger condition and the at least one associated vehicle parameter from the database to a telematics unit of at least one test vehicle associated with the vehicle identifier via a wireless connection.

1 . A method of configuring trigger parameters for captured test fleet vehicle data collection, the method comprising: 
 selecting at least one vehicle identifier from a captured test fleet database;    associating at least one trigger condition with the at least one selected vehicle identifier in the database;    associating at least one vehicle parameter to be collected at an occurrence of the at least one associated trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier in the database; and    sending the at least one associated trigger condition and the at least one associated vehicle parameter from the database to a telematics unit of at least one test vehicle associated with the vehicle identifier via a wireless connection.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 establishing the at least one associated trigger condition and the at least one associated vehicle parameter as a template for vehicle fleet data collection.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein vehicle trigger conditions are configured via a wireless connection by an at least one client.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein associating at least one trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier further comprises: 
 selecting at least one trigger condition from a list of trigger conditions to be related to the at least one selected vehicle identifier.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein associating at least one vehicle parameter with the selected vehicle identifier in the database further comprises: 
 selecting at least one vehicle parameter from a list of vehicle parameters to be related to the at least one selected vehicle identifier.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein at least one associated vehicle parameter is collected from the at least one test vehicle in response to the occurrence of the at least one sent associated trigger condition.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the at least one collected vehicle parameter is provided via the Internet to an at least one client.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one trigger condition further comprises: 
 a number of ignition cycles, a specific time and date, an oil lifetime, a GPS location, a distance indicated on an odometer, a time elapsed, a request for a continuous operation, a user initiated call request, a diagnostic trouble code, or a combination thereof.    
   
   
       9 . A computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising: 
 computer readable code for selecting at least one vehicle identifier from a captured test fleet database;    computer readable code for associating at least one trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier in the database;    computer readable code for associating at least one vehicle parameter to be collected at an occurrence of the at least one associated trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier in the database; and    computer readable code for sending the at least one associated trigger condition and the at least one associated vehicle parameter from the database to a telematics unit of at least one test vehicle associated with the vehicle identifier via a wireless connection.    
   
   
       10 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the computer readable medium is a stand-alone application.  
   
   
       11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the computer readable code is implemented in a hardware-neutral computer language.  
   
   
       12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11  wherein the hardware-neutral computer language is selected from the group consisting of Java and C#.  
   
   
       13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  further comprising: computer readable code for establishing the at least one trigger condition and the at least one selected vehicle parameter as a template for vehicle fleet data collection.  
   
   
       14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 computer readable program code for selecting at least one trigger condition from a number of ignition cycles, a specific time and date, an oil lifetime, a GPS location, a distance indicated on an odometer, a time elapsed, a request for a continuous operation, a user initiated call request, a diagnostic trouble code, or a combination thereof.    
   
   
       15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 computer readable program code for collecting at least one associated vehicle parameter from the at least one test vehicle in response to the occurrence of the at least one sent associated trigger condition.    
   
   
       16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15  further comprising: 
 computer readable program code for providing the at least one collected vehicle parameter via the Internet to an at least one client.    
   
   
       17 . A system for configuring trigger parameters for captured test fleet vehicle data collection, the system comprising: 
 means for selecting at least one vehicle identifier from a captured test fleet database;    means for associating at least one trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier in the database;    means for associating at least one vehicle parameter to be collected at an occurrence of the at least one associated trigger condition with the selected vehicle identifier in the database; and    means for sending the at least one associated trigger condition and the at least one associated vehicle parameter from the database to a telematics unit of at least one test vehicle associated with the vehicle identifier via a wireless connection.    
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 17  further comprising means for configuring vehicle trigger conditions via a wireless medium by an at least one client.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 17  further comprising means for collecting at least one associated vehicle parameter from the at least one test vehicle associated with the vehicle identifier in response to the occurrence of the at least one sent associated trigger condition.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 17  further comprising means for establishing the at least one associated trigger condition and the at least one associated vehicle parameter as a template for vehicle fleet data collection.