Apparatus, Methods and Systems for Testing Connected Services in a Vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHenry Thomas Ubik, Patrick Joseph Dwan, David M. DiMeo
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Abstract
Various embodiments include tools and methods for diagnosing connected services in a vehicle. Communication with a vehicle computing system in a vehicle may be established. A diagnostic connection to a diagnostics server may also be established. Vehicle information and diagnostic data from one or more connected services may be received from the vehicle computing system and transmitted via a diagnostic connection to the diagnostics server. A connected services diagnostic status for the vehicle may be determined based on the vehicle information and the diagnostic data. The connected services diagnostic status may be received from the server and output to a user.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a testing tool and a vehicle computing system (VCS), over a connection to be tested;
- reporting connection errors identified during the establishing;
- transmitting a message, over the established connection, including instructions for message playback over a vehicle audio system, the message identifying the connection;
- determining if the message transmission was successful;
- reporting message transmission errors;
- and
- reporting diagnostic information relating to the establishing and transmitting.
A computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed, cause an executing processor to perform a method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a testing tool and a vehicle computing system (VCS), over a connection to be tested;
- reporting connection errors identified during the establishing;
- transmitting a message, over the established connection, including instructions for message playback over a vehicle audio system, the message identifying the connection;
- determining if the message transmission was successful;
- reporting message transmission errors;
- and
- reporting diagnostic information relating to the establishing and transmitting.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- establish a connection between a testing tool and a vehicle computing system (VCS), over a connection to be tested;
- report connection errors identified during the establishing;
- transmit a message, over the established connection, including instructions for message playback over a vehicle audio system, the message identifying the connection;
- determining if the message transmission was successful;
- report message transmission errors;
- and
- report diagnostic information relating to the establishing and transmitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.