Method for Diagnosis and Diagnostic Device for a Motor Vehicle

• US 20150170430A1
• Filed: 01/30/2013
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Oeffinger, Bernd, Hillenbrand, Werner, Horwath, Jochen, Von Querfurt, Arno, Haefner, Siegfried, Beil, Thomas, Reiber, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/404,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20150170430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/12 Protecting executable software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/84 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083

Abstract

A method for the diagnosis of at least one vehicle component of a motor vehicle involves a) generating a diagnostic script for a diagnostic device of a motor vehicle in a diagnostic script provision unit formed separately from the diagnostic device, b) transferring the diagnostic script by means of a transfer device to the diagnostic device of the motor vehicle, c) authenticating an implementation authorization for the diagnostic script, and d) implementing the diagnostic script in the diagnostic device. Step d) is only implemented in the case of a successful authentication according to step b).

Claims

1-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A method for the diagnosis of at least one vehicle component of a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps:

a) generating, by a diagnostic script provision unit formed separately from a diagnostic device of a motor vehicle, a diagnostic script for the diagnostic device of the motor vehicle;

b) transferring, via a transfer device, the diagnostic script to the diagnostic device of the motor vehicle;

c) authenticating an implementation authorization for the diagnostic script; and

d) implementing the diagnostic script in the diagnostic device, wherein step d) is only implemented if the authentication according to step b) is successful.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the authentication involves comparing an entry code, which is provided by the diagnostic script provision device and transferred from the diagnostic script provision device by the transfer device to the diagnostic device, with an authentication code stored in the diagnostic device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a result of the comparison authentication, successful or not successful, is retained, documented, or sent back and reported.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the provision of the entry code involves entering the entry code into an entry unit having a communication link to the transfer device.

13. A diagnostic device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an implementation unit configured to implement a diagnostic script;

a communication unit connectable to an external diagnosis script provision device by a transfer device for transferring the diagnostic script from the diagnostic script provision device to the implementation unit; and

an authentication device configured to authenticate a transfer authorization for the diagnostic script to be transferred to the diagnostic device.

14. A diagnostic system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a diagnostic device, comprising

an implementation unit configured to implement a diagnostic script;

a communication unit connectable to an external diagnosis script provision device by a transfer device for transferring the diagnostic script from the diagnostic script provision device to the implementation unit; and

an authentication device configured to authenticate a transfer authorization for the diagnostic script to be transferred to the diagnostic device.

wherein the diagnostic device is connected to at least one vehicle component of the motor vehicle for perform a vehicle diagnosis by the implementation of a diagnostic script.

15. The diagnostic system of claim 14, further comprising:

an entry unit having a communication link to the transfer device for entry of an entry code.

16. The diagnostic system of claim 14, wherein the transfer device comprises a wired or wireless communication link.

17. The diagnostic system of claim 16, wherein the wireless communication link is a mobile radio link.