Method and system for enhanced vehicle diagnostics using statistical feedback
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1. A method for acquiring diagnostic feedback about problems with vehicles, the method comprising:
- receiving from a first diagnostic device indications of different problems that were diagnosed with vehicles;
for each indication of a problem received from the first diagnostic device, receiving a corresponding indication of a type of a vehicle on which the problem occurred; and
storing the indications of the problems and their corresponding types of vehicles.
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Abstract
A diagnostic information portal can communicate with one or more diagnostic devices used to diagnose problems with vehicles. The diagnostic information portal can receive from the diagnostic devices indications of various problems that have been diagnosed with the vehicles. The information received by the diagnostic information portal can then be used to update one or more information sources (e.g., diagnostic procedures or other information) used to diagnose problems with the vehicles.
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1. A method for acquiring diagnostic feedback about problems with vehicles, the method comprising:
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receiving from a first diagnostic device indications of different problems that were diagnosed with vehicles;
for each indication of a problem received from the first diagnostic device, receiving a corresponding indication of a type of a vehicle on which the problem occurred; and
storing the indications of the problems and their corresponding types of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for updating diagnostic procedures used to diagnose problems with vehicles, the system comprising:
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a plurality of diagnostic devices, wherein the diagnostic devices are used by vehicle repair technicians to diagnose problems with vehicles;
a diagnostic information portal, wherein the diagnostic information portal communicates with the diagnostic devices in order to provide the diagnostic devices with diagnostic procedures, and wherein the diagnostic information portal receives from the diagnostic devices indications of various problems that were diagnosed with vehicles, and for each problem, a corresponding type of vehicle on which the problem occurred;
an information store for storing diagnostic procedures used to diagnose problems with vehicles, and wherein the diagnostic procedures are based, at least in part, on statistical likelihoods of various problems with the vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for updating diagnostic procedures, the method comprising:
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receiving from a plurality of diagnostic devices indications of different problems that were diagnosed with vehicles, and for each indication of a problem received from one of the diagnostic devices, receiving a corresponding indication of a type of a vehicle on which the problem occurred;
based on the indications of the different problems that were diagnosed with the vehicle, determining a statistical likelihood that one of the problems will occur; and
based on the statistical likelihood that the one problem will occur, updating a diagnostic information source that is used to diagnose problems with vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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