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First Claim
1. A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:
- a signal translator that communicates with the vehicle in at least one protocol;
an input device that inputs information;
a processor that controls a software according to the input information from the input device and communicates with the vehicle with the signal translator, the processor controls a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor receives a selected instruction of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlates the desired instruction information with the information stored in a memory, the processor processes the received diagnostic data according to the selected instructions information according to a hierarchy stored on the memory;
the memory stores the software controlled by the processor, the memory stores a database of information for use by a hierarchical grouping of criteria and tests for diagnostics, the hierarchy including a first grouping and a second grouping, with each of the first and second grouping being further subdivided into additional sub-groupings, the selection of the diagnostic test being made according to the hierarchy from the most specific grouping to the most general grouping, and executing through the processor the selected diagnostic test according to the hierarchy; and
a display unit that receives and displays diagnostic information according to the selected stored and processed hierarchical information.
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Abstract
A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, includes a signal translator that communicates with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input device that inputs information, a processor that controls a software according to the input information from the input device and communicates with the vehicle with the signal translator, the processor controls a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor receives a selected instruction of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlates the desired instruction information with the information stored in a memory, the processor processes the received diagnostic data according to the selected instructions information according to a hierarchy stored on the memory, the memory stores the software controlled by the processor, the memory stores a database of information for use by a hierarchical grouping of criteria and tests for diagnostics, the hierarchy including a first grouping and a second grouping, with each of the first and second grouping being further subdivided into additional sub-groupings, the selection of the diagnostic test being made according to the hierarchy from the most specific grouping to the most general grouping, executing through the processor the selected diagnostic test according to the hierarchy, and a display unit that receives and displays diagnostic information according to the selected stored and processed hierarchical information.
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25 Claims
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1. A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:
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a signal translator that communicates with the vehicle in at least one protocol; an input device that inputs information; a processor that controls a software according to the input information from the input device and communicates with the vehicle with the signal translator, the processor controls a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor receives a selected instruction of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlates the desired instruction information with the information stored in a memory, the processor processes the received diagnostic data according to the selected instructions information according to a hierarchy stored on the memory; the memory stores the software controlled by the processor, the memory stores a database of information for use by a hierarchical grouping of criteria and tests for diagnostics, the hierarchy including a first grouping and a second grouping, with each of the first and second grouping being further subdivided into additional sub-groupings, the selection of the diagnostic test being made according to the hierarchy from the most specific grouping to the most general grouping, and executing through the processor the selected diagnostic test according to the hierarchy; and a display unit that receives and displays diagnostic information according to the selected stored and processed hierarchical information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a diagnostic tool for a vehicle, comprising:
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linking the diagnostic tool with a diagnostic computer of the vehicle through a data link connector of the vehicle; communicating with the diagnostic computer of the vehicle in a communication protocol; receiving instruction with regard to a diagnostic procedure of the diagnostic tool; correlating with the stored information according to a hierarchy; grouping a first set of stored instructions into a first grouping; grouping a second set of stored instructions into a second grouping; subdividing the first and second grouping into a plurality of subgroups according to the hierarchy; selecting from the most specific subgroup to the most general sub-group or group in determining the diagnostic test to be executed according to the hierarchy; and processing the received diagnostic data according to the hierarchy for execution and display of the diagnostics. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A diagnostic system for diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:
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a signal translation means that communicates with the vehicle in at least one protocol; an input means that inputs information; a processor means that controls a software according to the input information from the input device and communicates with the vehicle with the signal translator means, the processor means controls a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translation means, the processor means receives a selected instruction of the diagnostic tool through the input means and correlates the desired instruction information with the information stored in a memory means, the processor means processes the received diagnostic data according to the selected instructions information according to a hierarchy stored on the memory; the memory means stores the software controlled by the processor means, the memory means stores a database of information for use by a hierarchical grouping of criteria and tests for diagnostics, the hierarchy including a first grouping and a second grouping, with each of the first and second grouping being further subdivided into additional sub-groupings, the selection of the diagnostic test being made according to the hierarchy from the most specific grouping to the most general grouping, executing through the processor the selected diagnostic test according to the hierarchy; and a display means that receives and displays diagnostic information according to the selected stored and processed hierarchical information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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