Service station with vehicle communication capability
First Claim
1. A communication system for a vehicle service station, the communication system comprising:
- a local area network (LAN);
a vehicle having a diagnostic system, a transceiver operable on the LAN, and a memory for storing information on the vehicle; and
a local communication device for the vehicle service station, the local communication device operable on the LAN and operable to download the information from the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for a communication system for a vehicle service station. The communication system includes a local area network (LAN) and a local communication device operable on the LAN for the vehicle service station. The invention is operable with a vehicle having a diagnostic system, a transceiver operable on the LAN, a transceiver operable on a wide area network (WAN), and a memory for storing information on the vehicle. The local communication device of the service station is operable to download information from the vehicle. Preferably, the WAN is used to direct the vehicle to perform a diagnostic which can be downloaded by the local communication device over the WAN.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication system for a vehicle service station, the communication system comprising:
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a local area network (LAN);
a vehicle having a diagnostic system, a transceiver operable on the LAN, and a memory for storing information on the vehicle; and
a local communication device for the vehicle service station, the local communication device operable on the LAN and operable to download the information from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system for a vehicle service station, the communication system comprising:
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a wireless local area network (LAN);
a vehicle having a diagnostic system, a transceiver operable on the local area network, a transceiver operable on a wide area network (WAN) of a network service provider, and a memory for storing information on the vehicle; and
a local communication device for the vehicle service station, the local communication device operable on the LAN and operable to query for vehicle transceivers within a coverage area of the LAN and to download the information from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for communication between a service station and a vehicle with a transceiver operable on a local area network, a diagnostic system, and having a memory for storing information on the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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querying for a vehicle local area network transceiver within a coverage area of a local area network;
downloading identification information from the memory over the local area network; and
determining service required for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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