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US 2010/0076644 A1Published application
Vehicle diagnostic equipment providing hands free operation
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsEdward P. Cahill, Kieran J. Maher
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Abstract
A voice activated vehicle diagnostic system provides for hands free operation of the system. Using such a system it is possible for the diagnostic system to be used safely in a test drive of the vehicle with the operator of the system not required to physically touch the system to implement one or more tests as required.
Claims25
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A voice activated vehicle diagnostic system configured to be used in a vehicle during a test of that vehicle, the system comprising:
- a vehicle interface configured to receive diagnostic information from the vehicle in the form of a data stream;
- a vehicle data store configured to store at least a portion of the data stream so as to provide stored information for subsequent analysis;
- and
- an operator interface configured to receive voice commands from an operator of the system so as to implement a predefined diagnostic operation within the system.
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A vehicle diagnostic process comprising:
- sending a test request to a vehicle in response to a voice command received from an operator;
- receiving diagnostic information from the vehicle in response to the test request;
- and
- storing at least a portion of the received diagnostic information so as to provide a record of the diagnostic information for that test request.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.