module and system for vehicle diagnosis
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Abstract
A diagnostic module for vehicle diagnosis includes: a communication unit that is embodied for data transfer with a control unit of a motor vehicle; a diagnostic unit that is embodied to perform a diagnosis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the diagnostic data transferred by the communication unit; and a transmitting unit that is embodied to transfer diagnostic data from the diagnostic module to a server. The transmitting unit is embodied to transfer the diagnostic data from the diagnostic module to the server via a mobile radio network and/or the internet.
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24 Claims
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13. A diagnostic module for vehicle diagnosis, comprising:
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a) a communication unit configured for data transfer with a control unit of a motor vehicle; b) a diagnostic unit configured to perform a diagnosis of the motor vehicle based on the diagnostic data transferred from the control unit to the communication unit; c) a transmitting unit configured to transfer diagnostic data of the diagnostic module from the diagnostic module to a server via at least one of a mobile radio network and the internet, wherein the diagnostic unit is further configured to read out first data from the control unit into the diagnostic module, and the transmitting unit is further configured to transfer the first data from the diagnostic module to the server; and d) a diagnostic module receiving unit configured to receive, after transfer of the first data to the server, a diagnostic software program transferred from the server to the diagnostic module, wherein the diagnostic unit is configured to carry out the diagnosis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the transferred diagnostic data, using the received diagnostic software. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for vehicle diagnosis, comprising:
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a) at least one diagnostic module for vehicle diagnosis, the at least one diagnostic module including; i) a communication unit configured for data transfer with a control unit of a motor vehicle; ii) a diagnostic unit configured to perform a diagnosis of the motor vehicle based on the diagnostic data transferred from the control unit to the communication unit; iii) a transmitting unit configured to transfer diagnostic data of the diagnostic module from the diagnostic module to a server via at least one of a mobile radio network and the internet, wherein the diagnostic unit is further configured to read out first data from the control unit into the diagnostic module, and the transmitting unit is further configured to transfer the first data from the diagnostic module to the server; and iv) a diagnostic module receiving unit configured to receive, after transfer of the first data to the server, a diagnostic software program transferred from the server to the diagnostic module, wherein the diagnostic unit is configured to carry out the diagnosis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the transferred diagnostic data, using the received diagnostic software; b) at least one server configured to make diagnostic data available for retrieval; and c) a receiving station configured to receive diagnostic data from the diagnostic module and forward the received diagnostic data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for vehicle diagnosis using a diagnostic module, the method comprising:
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a) reading out diagnostic data from a control unit of a motor vehicle into the diagnostic module; b) carrying out a diagnosis of the motor vehicle based on the diagnostic data read out from the control unit; and c) transferring diagnostic data from the diagnostic module to a server via at least one of a mobile radio network and the internet, wherein the transferring includes; i) reading out first data from the control unit into the diagnostic module and transferring them from the diagnostic module to the server; ii) evaluating the first data in order to select a suitable diagnostic software program and transferring the selected diagnostic software program from the server to the diagnostic module; and iii) carrying out a vehicle diagnosis on the basis of the transferred diagnostic data, using the received diagnostic software program. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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