COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS AND INDICATIONS
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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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40 Claims
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21. A method of providing conversational vehicle diagnostic information to a receiving party, comprising:
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receiving, at a microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a signal from one or more components of a vehicle, the signal representing one or more of a code, warning, and indication; interpreting, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a meaning associated with the signal; determining, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a conversational meaning based on one or more rules to represent the meaning associated with the signal; providing the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle via a conversational presentation device, wherein the conversational presentation device includes at least one of a display and a speaker; querying, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, other vehicle components for operational state information in response to receiving the signal; identifying, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, an actual or potential malfunction associated with at least one of the other vehicle components based on at least one of a result of the query and a relationship between the at least one of the other vehicle components and the one or more components of the vehicle providing the signal; and providing, via the conversational presentation device, conversational advice to the occupant of the vehicle, wherein the conversational advice includes information configured to at least alert the occupant of the vehicle of the actual or potential malfunction associated with at least one of the other vehicle components. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. 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, at a microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a signal from one or more components of a vehicle, the signal representing one or more of a code, warning, and indication; interpreting, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a meaning associated with the signal; determining, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a conversational meaning based on one or more rules to represent the meaning associated with the signal; providing the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle via a conversational presentation device, wherein the conversational presentation device includes at least one of a display and a speaker; querying, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, other vehicle components for operational state information in response to receiving the signal; identifying, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, an actual or potential malfunction associated with at least one of the other vehicle components based on at least one of a result of the query and a relationship between the at least one of the other vehicle components and the one or more components of the vehicle providing the signal; and providing, via the conversational presentation device, conversational advice to the occupant of the vehicle, wherein the conversational advice includes information configured to at least alert the occupant of the vehicle of the actual or potential malfunction associated with at least one of the other vehicle components. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. 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; provide the conversational meaning to an occupant of the vehicle; query other vehicle components for operational state information in response to receiving the signal; identify an actual or potential malfunction associated with at least one of the other vehicle components based on at least one of a result of the query and a relationship between the at least one of the other vehicle components and the one or more components of the vehicle providing the signal; and provide conversational advice to the occupant of the vehicle, wherein the conversational advice includes information configured to at least alert the occupant of the vehicle of the actual or potential malfunction associated with at least one of the other vehicle components. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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