Remote diagnostic system and method
First Claim
1. A vehicle diagnostic system, comprising:
- a local system adapted to connect with a vehicle, said local system having a vehicle interface and a local computer system operatively connected with said vehicle interface, said local computer system including and operating a diagnostic program specific to the vehicle under test and an Internet interface; and
a remote system adapted to connect with said local system via an Internet, said remote system having a remote diagnostic control program, said remote diagnostic control program interfacing with said local computer system for performing a diagnostic evaluation of a vehicle under test by operation of said diagnostic program;
wherein said remote system controls the local system to perform the diagnostic evaluation of the vehicle under test via said diagnostic program and exclusive of a local operator of said local system, and wherein the local operator of said local system has no control over said diagnostic program.
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Abstract
A vehicle diagnostic system and method of performing vehicle diagnostics includes a local system that is adapted to connect with a vehicle and a remote system that is adapted to connect with the local system via an Internet. The local system has a vehicle interface and a local computer system operatively connected with the vehicle interface. The local computer system operates a diagnostic program specific to the vehicle under test. The remote system has a remote diagnostic control program. The remote diagnostic control program interfaces with the local computer system for performing a diagnostic evaluation of a vehicle under test. The remote system controls the local system to perform the diagnostic evaluation of the vehicle under test exclusive of the local system operator.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle diagnostic system, comprising:
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a local system adapted to connect with a vehicle, said local system having a vehicle interface and a local computer system operatively connected with said vehicle interface, said local computer system including and operating a diagnostic program specific to the vehicle under test and an Internet interface; and a remote system adapted to connect with said local system via an Internet, said remote system having a remote diagnostic control program, said remote diagnostic control program interfacing with said local computer system for performing a diagnostic evaluation of a vehicle under test by operation of said diagnostic program; wherein said remote system controls the local system to perform the diagnostic evaluation of the vehicle under test via said diagnostic program and exclusive of a local operator of said local system, and wherein the local operator of said local system has no control over said diagnostic program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of performing vehicle diagnostics, comprising:
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connecting a local system with a vehicle using a local system operator, said local system having a vehicle interface and a local computer system operatively connected with said vehicle interface, said local computer system including a diagnostic program specific to the vehicle under test and having an Internet interface; and connecting a remote system with said local system via an Internet, said remote system having a remote diagnostic control program, said remote diagnostic control program interfacing with said local computer system; performing a diagnostic evaluation of the vehicle under test with said diagnostic program by operating said remote system to control said local system; wherein a remote operator operating said remote system controls said local system to perform the diagnostic evaluation of the vehicle under test exclusive of a local operator of said local system, and wherein the local operator of said local system has no control over said diagnostic program. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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