# US 2017/0256102 A1 · Non-starting engine remote diagnostic > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0256102 A1 - Document ID: US20170256102A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/413,844 - Filed: 2017-01-24 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-04 - Assignees: Deere & Company - Applicants: Deere & Company - Inventors: Joseph A. Bell; Curtis P. Ritter; Ronald J. Marrah - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170256102A1 ## CPC - G07C 5/008: {communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C)} - B60W 50/045: {Monitoring control system parameters} - F02D 41/22: Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions {(in air/fuel ratio feedback systems F02D41/1495, in electric control linkage F02D11/107, in purge control systems F02M25/0809)} - F02N 11/10: Safety devices (F02N11/08 takes precedence) - F02N 11/108: {for diagnosis of the starter or its components} - G07C 5/08: Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time - G07C 5/0808: {Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005)} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - B60W 2050/046: {involving external transmission of data to or from the vehicle, e.g. via telemetry, satellite, Global Positioning System [GPS]} - F02D 41/062: {for starting (F02D41/061 takes precedence)} - F02N 2300/306: with external senders or receivers, e.g. receiving signals from traffic lights, other vehicles or base stations - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - F02D: CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W) - F02N: STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An engine diagnostic system includes an engine and a control system having a controller operatively connected to the engine. A monitoring system has a measurement device operatively connected to the engine. A diagnostic system is operatively connected to the engine. A communication system is configured to send and receive data from a remote location. The diagnostic system is configured to implement a non-starting engine diagnostic procedure, at least a portion of which is performed while the engine is cranking, and to transmit data generated during the engine diagnostic procedure to the remote location through the communication system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An engine diagnostic system comprising: an engine and a control system having a controller operatively connected to the engine; a monitoring system having a measurement device operatively connected to the engine; a diagnostic system operatively connected to the engine; and a communication system configured to send and receive data from a remote location, wherein the diagnostic system is configured to implement a non-starting engine diagnostic procedure, at least a portion of which is performed while the engine is cranking, and to transmit data generated during the engine diagnostic procedure to the remote location through the communication system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic system is configured to implement a harness diagnostic test. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The engine diagnostic system of claim 2, wherein the data includes diagnostic trouble codes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure monitors and records information from engine components in a non-starting engine category. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic system is configured to record data after the engine begins cranking. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the remote location includes a communication module configured to send a signal to initiate the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the engine is connected to a vehicle and operatively connected to one or more ground engaging elements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the communication system is configured to transmit data to a data processing system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The engine diagnostic system of claim 8, wherein the data processing system is configured to analyze the data and provide a recommendation based on the analyzed data, and wherein the recommendation identifies a reduced number of potential sources of a problem from a maximum amount of potential sources. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The engine diagnostic system of claim 1, wherein the communication system includes a telematics system. ### Claim 11 A method of diagnosing a non-starting engine comprising: sending a signal to a diagnostic system operatively connected to an engine, the signal sent through a communication system configured to send and receive data from a remote location; implementing a non-starting engine diagnostic procedure in response to the signal, wherein at least a portion of the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure is performed while the engine is cranking; obtaining data generated during the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure related to the non-starting engine; and transmitting the data to the remote location through the communication system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the diagnostic system is configured to record one or more engine parameters during the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising a user cranking the engine during the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure for a set period of time. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising issuing an error if the engine is being cranked after the set period of time. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising performing a harness diagnostic test during the non-starting engine diagnostic procedure when the engine is not being cranked. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the data includes diagnostic trouble codes. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving the data at the remote location and analyzing by a data processing system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the data processing system is configured to analyze the data and provide a recommendation based on the analyzed data, and wherein the recommendation identifies a reduced number of potential sources of a problem from a maximum amount of potential sources. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising presenting the recommendation to a technician. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the signal is sent from the remote location.