AUTOMOTIVE SCAN TOOL WITH ENHANCED AUDIO, VIDEO AND VOICE RECOGNITION FUNCTIONALITY
First Claim
1. A hands-free diagnostic tool, comprising:
- at least one input interface to receive an instruction to perform a diagnostic task on an external device, the at least one input interface including an audio input interface to receive a verbal instruction;
a connector interface to communicate with the external device to provide the instruction to execute the diagnostic task on the external device and receive data resulting from the diagnostic task;
a signal translator to condition the data received through the connector interface by converting an input format of the received data to a predetermined format; and
a processor to process the conditioned data and output diagnostic information to the user via at least one output interface, the at least one output interface including an audio output interface.
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Abstract
A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input unit for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input unit and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the processor controlling a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, an input and output unit receiving and transmitting audio and video signals controlled by the processor, a memory storing a software controlled by the processor, the memory storing audio and video information, and transferring the audio and video information through the input and output unit; and a display unit displaying information according to the received and processed audio and video signals stored in the memory.
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20 Claims
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1. A hands-free diagnostic tool, comprising:
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at least one input interface to receive an instruction to perform a diagnostic task on an external device, the at least one input interface including an audio input interface to receive a verbal instruction; a connector interface to communicate with the external device to provide the instruction to execute the diagnostic task on the external device and receive data resulting from the diagnostic task; a signal translator to condition the data received through the connector interface by converting an input format of the received data to a predetermined format; and a processor to process the conditioned data and output diagnostic information to the user via at least one output interface, the at least one output interface including an audio output interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hands-free diagnostic tool, comprising:
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means for receiving an instruction, through at least one input interface, to perform a diagnostic task on an external device, the at least one input interface including an audio input interface to receive a verbal instruction; means for interfacing with the external device to provide the instruction to execute the diagnostic task on the external device and receive data resulting from the diagnostic task; means for conditioning the data received through the means for interfacing by converting an input format of the received data to a predetermined format; and means for processing the conditioned data to output diagnostic information to the user via at least one output interface, the at least one output interface including an audio output interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of diagnosing an device from a remote diagnostic unit, comprising:
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receiving an instruction at the diagnostic unit, through at least one user input interface, to perform a diagnostic task on the device, the at least one user input interface including an audio input interface to receive a verbal instruction; transmitting the instruction from the diagnostic unit to the device to execute the diagnostic task on the device and receive data resulting from the diagnostic task from the device; conditioning the data received from the device by converting an input format of the received data to a predetermined format; and processing the conditioned data to output diagnostic information from the diagnostic unit to the user via at least one output interface, the at least one output interface including an audio output interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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