Method and apparatus for matching vehicle ECU programming to current vehicle operating conditions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9747254
APP PUB NO 20130261907A1
SERIAL NO

13857982

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Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprograming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings.

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ZONAR SYSTEMS INC18200 CASCADE AVE S SUITE 200 SEATTLE WA 98188-4728

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Hunt, Bryan Seattle, US 35 972
Mayer, Dan Hobart, US 7 161
McQuade, Charles Michael Issaquah, US 99 3169

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