Systems and methods for managing fault codes

A method for managing fault codes associated with a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving fault code information retrieved from the vehicle, the fault code information comprising one or more fault codes generated during a particular time period the vehicle was in operation;
• analyzing the fault code information by one or more computer processors, to identify each fault code from the one or more fault codes signaling failure or potential failure of one or more components or sub-systems of the vehicle based at least in part on a comparison of the fault code information and one or more parameters associated with the one or more fault codes, wherein the one or more parameters comprise:
• an upper limit and a lower limit associated with a particular fault code, the upper limit and lower limit defining a range of a number of times the particular fault code is generated during a predefined time period the vehicle was in operation;
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• a threshold value and a consecutive value associated with the particular fault code, the threshold value defining a threshold number of times the particular fault code is generated during the predefined time period the vehicle was in operation and the consecutive value defining a number of consecutive predefined time periods during which the threshold value was met or exceeded;
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• setting a state for each identified fault code by the one or more computer processors, based at least in part on the parameters associated with each identified fault code, the state indicating a level of action to address the identified fault code, wherein the state for the particular fault code is set by the processors in response to the fault code information showing that the particular fault code was generated a number of times within the range defined by the upper limit and lower limit during the predefined time period, and wherein the state for the particular fault code is also set by the processors in response to the fault code information showing that the particular fault code was generated a number of times meeting or exceeding the threshold value during a number of consecutive time periods meeting or exceeding the consecutive value.

A non-transitory computer program product comprising executable instructions for managing fault codes associated with a vehicle that when executed by at least one computer processor are configured to cause the at least one computer processor to:

• receive fault code information retrieved from the vehicle, the fault code information comprising one or more fault codes generated during a particular time period the vehicle was in operation;
• analyze the fault code information based on one or more parameters, the one or more parameters being associated with the one or more fault codes from the fault code information, in order to identify each fault code from the one or more fault codes signaling failure or potential failure of one or more components or sub-systems of the vehicle, wherein the one or more parameters comprise:
• an upper limit and a lower limit associated with a particular fault code, the upper limit and lower limit defining a range of a number of times the particular fault code is generated during a predefined time period the vehicle was in operation;
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• a threshold value and a consecutive value associated with the particular fault code, the threshold value defining a threshold number of times the particular fault code is generated during the predefined time period the vehicle was in operation and the consecutive value defining a number of consecutive predefined time periods during which the threshold value was met or exceeded;
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• set a state for each identified fault code, based at least in part on the parameters associated with each fault code, the state indicating a level of action to address the identified fault code, wherein the state for the particular fault code is set in response to the fault code information showing that the particular fault code was generated a number of times within the range defined by the upper limit and lower limit during the predefined time period, and wherein the state for the particular fault code is also set in response to the fault code information showing that the particular fault code was generated a number of times meeting or exceeding the threshold value during a number of consecutive time periods meeting or exceeding the consecutive value.