Method and apparatus for automated maintenance assistance
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJohn Naum Vangelov
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Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to detect a condition corresponding to low vehicle fluid. The processor is further configured to determine whether replacement fluid is available for on-site delivery to a vehicle location within a predefined time period. The processor is additionally configured to offer the fluid for sale to a user through a vehicle HMI, responsive to on-site delivery availability and, responsive to the user agreeing to purchase the fluid, instructing dispatch of a delivery entity to deliver the fluid.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a vehicle-processor configured to:
- detect a vehicle diagnostic code on a vehicle bus;
- determine a trouble state pre-associated with the diagnostic code;
- determine that the trouble state associated with the diagnostic code can be rectified on-site, based on at least one of a plurality of predefined rectifiable states corresponding to the state associated with the diagnostic code, including a determination that the state is rectifiable by a driver of the vehicle based on the state corresponding to a condition predefined as reasonable for on-site rectification at a location of the vehicle;
- responsive to determining that the state can be rectified on-site, search known inventory of a plurality of parts-suppliers in a predefined proximity to a vehicle location to determine whether a vehicle part or fluid predefined for rectification of the state is available for on-site rectification;
- complete an order process for ordering the part or fluid, responsive to determining that the part or fluid is available;
- and
- instruct dispatch of a delivery of the part or fluid to the vehicle location, responsive to completing the ordering process.
A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, that, when executed by a vehicle processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- detecting a vehicle diagnostic code on a vehicle bus;
- determine a trouble state pre-associated with the diagnostic code;
- determining that a state associated with the diagnostic code can be rectified on-site, based on at least one of a plurality of predefined rectifiable states corresponding to the state associated with the diagnostic code;
- responsive to determining that the state can be rectified on-site, searching known inventory of a plurality of parts-suppliers in a predefined proximity to a vehicle location to determine whether a vehicle part or fluid predefined for rectification of the state is available for on-site rectification;
- completing an order process for ordering the part or fluid, responsive to determining that the part or fluid is available;
- and
- instructing dispatch of a delivery of the part or fluid to the vehicle location, responsive to completing the ordering process.
A system comprising:
- a vehicle-processor configured to:
- detect a vehicle diagnostic code on a vehicle bus;
- determine a trouble state pre-associated with the diagnostic code;
- determine that a state associated with the diagnostic code can be rectified on-site, based on at least one of a plurality of predefined on-site rectifiable states corresponding to the state associated with the diagnostic code;
- responsive to determining that the state can be rectified on-site, search known inventory of a plurality of parts-suppliers in a predefined proximity to a vehicle location to determine whether a vehicle part or fluid predefined for rectification of the state is available for on-site rectification;
- complete an order process for ordering the part or fluid, responsive to determining that the part or fluid is available;
- and
- instruct dispatch of a delivery of the part or fluid to the vehicle location, responsive to completing the ordering process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.