Vehicle trouble diagnosis method, vehicle trouble diagnosis apparatus and computer-readable record medium recording trouble diagnosis program
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1. A vehicle trouble diagnosis method comprising:
- connecting a computer to an electronic control unit of a vehicle;
connecting the computer to a server storing trouble diagnosis data required for trouble diagnosis;
reading the trouble diagnosis data from the server;
proceeding with trouble diagnosis in interactive with the computer using the trouble diagnosis data; and
automatically obtaining vehicle data from the electronic control unit using the trouble diagnosis data.
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Abstract
To connect a computer to an electronic control unit of a vehicle and diagnose the trouble state of the vehicle, the computer is connected to a server storing trouble diagnosis data required for trouble diagnosis, and the trouble diagnosis data is read from the server, trouble diagnosis is proceeded with in an interactive mode with the computer using the read trouble diagnosis data, and vehicle data is automatically acquired from the electronic control unit using the read trouble diagnosis data.
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1. A vehicle trouble diagnosis method comprising:
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connecting a computer to an electronic control unit of a vehicle;
connecting the computer to a server storing trouble diagnosis data required for trouble diagnosis;
reading the trouble diagnosis data from the server;
proceeding with trouble diagnosis in interactive with the computer using the trouble diagnosis data; and
automatically obtaining vehicle data from the electronic control unit using the trouble diagnosis data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The vehicle trouble diagnosis apparatus comprising;
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a display section for displaying infomation;
an input section for inputing instructions from an user;
a server connection interface for connecting to a server storing trouble diagnosis data required for trouble diagnosis;
a vehicle connection interface for connecting to an electronic control unit of a vehicle;
a data read section for reading the trouble diagnosis data from the server via the server connection interface;
a diagnostic sequence instruction section for process the trouble diagnosis data in an interactive mode according to the information on the display section and the instructions from the input section to give an instruction of a trouble diagnosis sequence; and
an automatic vehicle data acquisition section for automatically acquiring vehicle data from the electronic control unit via the vehicle connection interface in accordance with the instruction of the diagnostic sequence instruction section, the an automatic vehicle data acquisition section for displaying the acquired vehicle data on the display section. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A computer-readable record medium recording a trouble diagnosis program to be executed in a computer, the trouble diagnosis program comprising:
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connecting the computer to an electronic control unit of a vehicle;
connecting the computer to a server storing trouble diagnosis data required for trouble diagnosis;
reading the trouble diagnosis data from the server;
proceeding with trouble diagnosis in interactive with the computer using the trouble diagnosis data; and
automatically obtaining vehicle data from the electronic control unit using the trouble diagnosis data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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