System and Method for Universal Scanner Module to Buffer and Bulk Send Vehicle Data Responsive to Network Conditions
First Claim
1. A vehicle diagnostic device capable of being connected to a diagnostic port of a vehicle, comprising:
- a processor;
data storage;
a vehicle interface configured to interface with the diagnostic port of the vehicle, transmit commands to a vehicle diagnostic system via the diagnostic port, and receive diagnostic data from the vehicle diagnostic system via the diagnostic port; and
a wireless communications interface configured to transmit the diagnostic data to the one or more display devices;
wherein the processor is configured to;
monitor a status of the wireless interface;
cause vehicle diagnostic data received from the vehicle interface to be routed to the wireless communications interface for transmission to the one or more display devices; and
responsive to detecting a break in wireless connectivity with the one or more display devices, cause the vehicle diagnostic data being received from the vehicle interface to instead be routed to the data storage.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for retrieving and transmitting vehicle diagnostic data from a vehicle to a display device. The method includes receiving vehicle diagnostic data via a vehicle interface to a diagnostic port of a vehicle and monitoring a status of a wireless interface for transmitting the vehicle diagnostic data to a display device. Responsive to detecting a break in wireless connectivity with the display device via the wireless interface, stopping routing of the vehicle diagnostic data from the vehicle interface to the wireless interface and instead beginning routing of the vehicle diagnostic data to a local storage. An external indication of a break in connectivity may also be provided. Once wireless connectivity is restored, incoming vehicle diagnostic data may be stored in the local storage while simultaneously reading stored vehicle diagnostic data from the local storage and transmitting it via the wireless interface to the display device.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle diagnostic device capable of being connected to a diagnostic port of a vehicle, comprising:
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a processor; data storage; a vehicle interface configured to interface with the diagnostic port of the vehicle, transmit commands to a vehicle diagnostic system via the diagnostic port, and receive diagnostic data from the vehicle diagnostic system via the diagnostic port; and a wireless communications interface configured to transmit the diagnostic data to the one or more display devices; wherein the processor is configured to; monitor a status of the wireless interface; cause vehicle diagnostic data received from the vehicle interface to be routed to the wireless communications interface for transmission to the one or more display devices; and responsive to detecting a break in wireless connectivity with the one or more display devices, cause the vehicle diagnostic data being received from the vehicle interface to instead be routed to the data storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of processing vehicle diagnostic data comprising:
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a diagnostic device receiving vehicle diagnostic data via a vehicle interface with a diagnostic port of a vehicle; the diagnostic device monitoring a status of a wireless communications interface for transmitting the vehicle diagnostic data to one or more display devices; responsive to detecting a break in wireless connectivity with the one or more display devices via the wireless communications interface, the diagnostic device stopping routing of the vehicle diagnostic data from the vehicle interface to the wireless interface and instead beginning routing of the vehicle diagnostic data to a local storage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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