MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC DATA RETRIEVAL AND LOOKUP OF FLUID REQUIREMENTS
First Claim
1. A system for electronically determining vehicle data from an electronic control unit of a serviced vehicle, correlating the vehicle data with vehicle fluid requirements, and controlling fluid servicing equipment according to the requirements, said system comprising:
- a communications and processing module configured to communicate a request and receive a response from the vehicle electronic control unit, anda data source, andfluid servicing equipment, andsaid communications and processing module further configured to determine fluid requirement data from the data source based upon the response from the vehicle electronic control unit.
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Abstract
A system for electronically determining vehicle data, such as a vehicle identification number (VIN), of a serviced vehicle, correlating the data with vehicle refrigerant requirements, and controlling servicing equipment according to the requirements, includes an OBD II interface and a module configured to automatically determine the vehicle data from the ECU through the OBD II port. The module may, for example, determine a year, make and model from a VIN and correlate that information with charging requirement data for the vehicle. The charging requirement data is supplied to the microcontroller of a recharging station.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for electronically determining vehicle data from an electronic control unit of a serviced vehicle, correlating the vehicle data with vehicle fluid requirements, and controlling fluid servicing equipment according to the requirements, said system comprising:
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a communications and processing module configured to communicate a request and receive a response from the vehicle electronic control unit, and a data source, and fluid servicing equipment, and said communications and processing module further configured to determine fluid requirement data from the data source based upon the response from the vehicle electronic control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for electronically determining a vehicle identification number from an electronic control unit of a serviced vehicle, correlating the vehicle identification number with vehicle fluid requirements, and controlling fluid servicing equipment according to the requirements, said method comprising:
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communicating a request and receiving a response from the vehicle electronic control unit, and accessing a data source including fluid requirement data, and determining fluid requirement data from the data source based upon the response from the vehicle electronic control unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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