Smart phone app-based vin decoding and symptomatic diagnostic system and method
AssigneeInnova Electronics Corporation
InventorIeon C. Chen
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AssigneeInnova Electronics Corporation
InventorIeon C. Chen
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A system and method of diagnosing a vehicle using a smart phone to collect symptomatic data from the user/driver. The symptomatic data is received by the user in response to symptomatic questions displayed on the user's smart phone. The symptomatic questions are generated in response to deriving vehicle characteristic information (i.e., year, make, model, engine) from vehicle identification information (i.e., the vehicle identification number (VIN) or license plate information). In this regard, vehicle-specific symptomatic questions may be presented to the user so as to ask pertinent questions based on a history of diagnoses of vehicles sharing similar vehicle characteristics.
A system for providing vehicle specific diagnostics for a vehicle using a smart phone, the system comprising:
A system for providing vehicle specific diagnostics for a vehicle using a smart phone, the vehicle having vehicle characteristic information, including the vehicle year, make and model, the system comprising:
A computer readable medium downloadable onto a smart phone for providing vehicle specific diagnostics, the computer readable medium comprising:
A method of diagnosing a vehicle using a smart phone, the method comprising the steps of:
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