Vehicle diagnostic system
First Claim
1. A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
- an electronic control unit for controlling and monitoring vehicle equipment;
a radio communication means for communicating between said vehicle and a telecommunication equipment and for transmitting a diagnostic signal to said electronic control unit and receiving a response signal to said diagnostic signal;
a communication line for connecting said electronic control unit and said radio communication means wherein said response signal is utilized to determine if said communication line is properly functional; and
wherein said radio communication means transmits information other than said diagnostic signal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle diagnostic system comprising an electronic control unit for controlling and monitoring vehicle equipment, a radio communication means for transmitting a vehicle diagnostic information to a telecommunication equipment located outside the vehicle or for communicating between the vehicle and the telecommunication equipment located outside the vehicle and for transmitting a communication diagnostic signal to the electronic control unit and receiving a response signal to the communication diagnostic signal, and a communication line for connecting the electronic control unit and the radio communication means wherein the response signal is utilized to determine if the communication line is properly functional.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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an electronic control unit for controlling and monitoring vehicle equipment;
a radio communication means for communicating between said vehicle and a telecommunication equipment and for transmitting a diagnostic signal to said electronic control unit and receiving a response signal to said diagnostic signal;
a communication line for connecting said electronic control unit and said radio communication means wherein said response signal is utilized to determine if said communication line is properly functional; and
wherein said radio communication means transmits information other than said diagnostic signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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