Systems and methods for remotely communicating with a vehicle
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1. A method of remotely performing a diagnostic session on a vehicle having an onboard computer, the method comprising:
- establishing a first connection between a host computer and a computer network;
establishing a second connection between the onboard computer of a vehicle and the computer network; and
transferring vehicle data from the onboard computer of the vehicle to the host computer over the computer network.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses vehicle diagnostic systems and, more particularly, methods and systems for remotely retrieving vehicle data from a vehicle with a computer-based diagnostic application. A method of retrieving vehicle data from a vehicle includes establishing a first connection between a host computer and a computer network, establishing a second connection between an onboard computer of a vehicle and the computer network, and transferring vehicle data over the computer network. Systems and apparatuses for performing the methods of the present invention are also described.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of remotely performing a diagnostic session on a vehicle having an onboard computer, the method comprising:
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establishing a first connection between a host computer and a computer network;
establishing a second connection between the onboard computer of a vehicle and the computer network; and
transferring vehicle data from the onboard computer of the vehicle to the host computer over the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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20. A system for remotely performing a diagnostic session comprising:
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a host computer operatively configured with a diagnostic application, a first computer network adapter driver for connecting the host computer to a computer network, and a first dynamic link library interface for enabling the host computer to communicate with an onboard computer of a vehicle; and
the onboard computer having memory operatively configured with a second computer network adapter driver for connecting the onboard computer to the computer network and a protocol adapter driver for communicating with a protocol adapter;
wherein the onboard computer is associated with a vehicle component control module of a vehicle; and
a protocol adapter for interconnecting the onboard computer and the vehicle component control module. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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43. A method of performing a diagnostic session on a vehicle remotely located from a host computer configured with a diagnostic application, the method comprising:
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activating a connection between an onboard computer of the vehicle and the Internet, thus connecting to the host computer to the onboard computer;
accessing the Internet to establish communication between the onboard computer and the host computer; and
performing the diagnostic session on the remotely located vehicle over the Internet by running the diagnostic application. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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