Vehicle Diagnosis and Service Arrangement and Vehicle Diagnosis and Service Method
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorChristian LEMKEMEYER
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Abstract
A vehicle diagnosis and service arrangement includes a vehicle having a USB interface, which is formed on an outside of the vehicle and is designed to transfer data between the vehicle and a workshop device, wherein the workshop device is connectable to the USB interface of the vehicle, and a digital key device, which is designed to authenticate a workshop device connected to the USB interface. The vehicle is designed, after successful authentication, to provide data for diagnostic purposes and/or software updates via the USB interface. A vehicle diagnosis and service method are also provided.
Claims17
A vehicle diagnosis and service arrangement, comprising:
- a workshop device;
- and
- a vehicle having a USB interface, which is formed on an outside of the vehicle and is configured to transfer data between the vehicle and the workshop device;
- wherein the workshop device is connectable to the USB interface and a digital key device configured to authenticate the workshop device connected to the USB interface;
- wherein the vehicle is configured, after successful authentication, to provide data for diagnostic purposes or software updates via the USB interface.
A vehicle diagnosis and service method for carrying out diagnosis or service orders on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a vehicle having a USB interface formed on an outside of the vehicle;
- connecting a workshop device to the USB interface;
- authenticating the workshop device connected to the USB interface by a digital key device;
- providing data for diagnostic purposes or software updates from the vehicle to the workshop device via the USB interface after successful authentication by the digital key device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.