Systems and methods for vehicle diagnostic tester coordination
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJason Michael Miller, William Robert Waldeck, Eric Ramsay Paton
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for coordinating multiple vehicle diagnostic testers. An example vehicle includes an off-board diagnostic tester port, an in-vehicle diagnostic (IVD) tester, and a gateway module. The gateway module is configured to enable communication with the IVD tester, determine that a diagnostic tool is coupled to the off-board diagnostic tester port for greater than a threshold number of ignition cycles, and responsively prevent communication with the off-board diagnostic tester port.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- an off-board diagnostic tester port;
- an in-vehicle diagnostic (IVD) tester;
- and
- a gateway module configured to:
- enable communication with the IVD tester;
- determine that a diagnostic tool is coupled to the off-board diagnostic tester port for greater than a threshold number of ignition cycles;
- and
- responsively prevent communication with the off-board diagnostic tester port.
A method for controlling diagnostic testers of a vehicle comprising:
- enabling, by a gateway module, communication with an in-vehicle diagnostic (IVD) tester;
- determining, by the gateway module, that a diagnostic tool is coupled to an off-board diagnostic tester port for greater than a threshold number of ignition cycles;
- and
- responsively preventing communication with the off-board diagnostic tester port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.