COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS AND INDICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of providing conversational vehicle diagnostic information to a receiving party, comprising:
- receiving a signal from one or more components of a vehicle, the signal representing one or more of a code, warning, and indication;
interpreting a meaning associated with the signal;
determining a conversational meaning based on one or more rules to represent the meaning associated with the signal; and
providing the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating vehicle conditions based on vehicle component diagnostics and indications are provided. Specifically, various components of a vehicle may provide diagnostic information that can be collected and interpreted by a diagnostics module. The diagnostics module may determine to present the diagnostic information to a third party and/or vehicle occupant according to predetermined settings. Such diagnostic information may be presented in a conversational manner. Moreover, diagnostic information may be automatically evaluated in determining to provide course of action advice and other communications via the diagnostic module.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing conversational vehicle diagnostic information to a receiving party, comprising:
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receiving a signal from one or more components of a vehicle, the signal representing one or more of a code, warning, and indication; interpreting a meaning associated with the signal; determining a conversational meaning based on one or more rules to represent the meaning associated with the signal; and providing the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from one or more components of a vehicle, the signal representing one or more of a code, warning, and indication; interpreting a meaning associated with the signal; determining a conversational meaning based on one or more rules to represent the meaning associated with the signal; and providing the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing conversational vehicle diagnostic information to a receiving party, comprising:
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a vehicle having one or more components; at least one sensor operatively connected to the one or more components; a memory; and a microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to; receive a signal from at least one of the one or more sensors and the one or more components, the signal representing one or more of a code, warning, and indication; interpret a meaning associated with the signal; determine a conversational meaning based on one or more rules stored in the memory to represent the meaning associated with the signal; and provide the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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