Method And System For Providing Diagnostic Feedback Based On Diagnostic Data

• US 20110225096A1
• Filed: 03/15/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hanbum Cho, Sejoong Oh
• Original Assignee: Hanbum Cho, Sejoong Oh
• Inventors: Cho, Hanbum, Oh, Sejoong
• Application Number:
  US12/724,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225096A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A system and method for providing diagnostic feedback based on vehicle diagnostic data is disclosed. According to one embodiment, vehicle data is received from a communication device connected to a motor vehicle. The vehicle data comprises a vehicle identifier and diagnostic data. The diagnostic data is analyzed based on the vehicle identifier. A list of diagnoses is generated based on the analysis. Diagnostic feedback corresponding to the list of diagnoses is transmitted to the communication device. According to one embodiment, the diagnostic feedback is service pricing comprising a list of parts and estimated labor corresponding to the list of diagnoses.

Claims

1. A method for providing diagnostic feedback comprising:

receiving vehicle data from a portable communication device connected to a diagnostic module, wherein the diagnostic module is connected to a diagnostic port of a road vehicle equipped with the diagnostic port, and wherein the vehicle data is retrieved by the diagnostic module from the road vehicle without human interruption at a request of the communication device, and the vehicle data comprises a vehicle identifier and diagnostic data;

performing an analysis on the diagnostic data based on the vehicle identifier;

generating a list of diagnoses based on the analysis; and

transmitting the diagnostic feedback corresponding to the list of diagnoses to the portable communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing the list of diagnoses to a service provider; and

receiving the diagnostic feedback from the service provider.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the diagnostic feedback comprises service pricing, and the service pricing comprises a list of parts and estimated labor cost corresponding to each of the list of diagnoses.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle identifier comprises manufacturer and model, and year information of the road vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable communication device is a smart phone running an application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic port is an on-board diagnostic (OBD) II port.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic data comprise an error code.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the list of diagnoses comprises probable causes of the error code.

9. The method of claim 7, the diagnostic feedback is a control command to reset the error code.

10. The method of claim 7, the diagnostic feedback is a control command for programming in-car modules of the road vehicle.

11. The method of claim 3, wherein the service pricing comprises a list of service and/or repair corresponding to each of the list of diagnoses.

12. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

providing the list of diagnoses corresponding the diagnostic data to a second service provider;

receiving a second service pricing from the second service provider, the second service pricing identifying a list of parts and estimated labor cost corresponding to list of diagnoses; and

transmitting the second service pricing to the portable communication device.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

comparing the service pricing with the second service pricing.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein

the analysis is a statistical analysis performed on an error code contained in the diagnostic data based on manufacturer, model, and year of the road vehicle.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the list of diagnoses is provided in an order of probability based on the statistical analysis.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing diagnostic history specific to the road vehicle in a database; and

performing the analysis based on the diagnostic history.

17. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

storing reference data corresponding to a plurality of error codes in a database;

storing field data specific to the manufacturer and model and year information of the road vehicle in the database; and

performing the analysis based on the reference data and the field data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the list of diagnoses is obtained from the reference data corresponding to the error code received from the road vehicle.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein each of the probable causes is calculated by a weighting function having a weighting factor, and wherein the weighting factor is calculated based on the field data.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data is retrieved by the diagnostic module as the diagnostic data changes.