US 10,852,910 B2Granted

Vehicle diagnostic systems and methods

AssigneeAlldata LLC

InventorsPaul A. Marshall, Jeffery W. Lagges

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Abstract

A system for diagnosing and repairing vehicles is provided. An example apparatus includes a vehicle interface configured to transmit one or more instructions to an adaptor connected to a vehicle and retrieve an indication of one or more diagnostic trouble codes from the adaptor. The apparatus includes a communication module configured to transmit the diagnostic trouble codes to a remote server along with a user identifier or a vehicle identification number, and receive repair information from the remote server. The apparatus further includes a user interface configured to receive user requests for information and to display information regarding the adaptor, the vehicle information, the one or more diagnostic trouble codes, and/or the repair information. Finally, the apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to control the vehicle interface, the communication module, the user interface, and the memory.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An apparatus for vehicle maintenance, the apparatus comprising:

a vehicle interface configured to:
receive, from an adaptor via a wireless transmission, vehicle identification data of a vehicle in communication with the adapter and sensor data generated by at least one sensor onboard the vehicle;
a communication module configured to:
transmit, to a remote server, the vehicle identification data of the vehicle and data associated with the sensor data, and
receive, from the remote server, maintenance information based on the data associated with the sensor data and the vehicle identification data;
and
one or more memory storage areas;
and
a user interface configured to:
display one or more display elements each comprising a portion of the sensor data of the vehicle,
display one or more selectable elements each providing a user selectable option for requesting additional data;
and
receive, via selection of a displayed selectable element, a user request for information regarding a portion of the sensor data,
display a portion of the maintenance information received from the remote server relating to the portion of the sensor data;
and
a processor configured to control the vehicle interface, the communication module, the one or more memory storage areas, and the user interface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/802,705Filed 27 Feb 2020 · continuation
Priority: 24 Oct 2013
Published: US 2020/0201517 A125 Jun 2020
Granted: 1 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04847
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…
G07C 5/008
Registering or indicating the working of vehicles: communicating information to a remotely located station

Family

Application61/895,283Us provisional application · filed 24 Oct 2013
Application14/522,716Parent of this continuation · filed 24 Oct 2014
Application15/339,087Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Oct 2016
US 9,513,789 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 6 Dec 2016
Application16/186,038Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Nov 2018
US 10,156,960 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Dec 2018
US 2020/0201517 A1Pre-grant publication · published 25 Jun 2020
US 10,606,445 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0121275 A1Published application
US 2017/0046048 A1Published application
US 2019/0095078 A1Published application
US 10,852,910 B2This patent

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