Cellular phone configured with off-board device capabilities and starter/charger and battery testing capabilities
First Claim
1. A device for retrieving diagnostic information from a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
- a cellular phone characterized by transmitting and receiving data representing a human voice comprising;
a first processor in circuit communication with a first memory, a display, an input device, a telecommunications circuit, and an interface port; and
an adaptor for connecting the cellular phone to the vehicle diagnostic system, the adaptor comprising a second processor, a second memory, a communications circuit, and an interface circuit;
wherein the communications circuit is capable of generating a communications protocol to communicate with the vehicle diagnostic system and is capable of retrieving diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic system and communicating the retrieved diagnostic information to the second processor, wherein the second processor is capable of communicating diagnostic information to the interface circuit, the interface circuit is capable of communicating diagnostic information to the cellular phone, which is capable of at least one of generating a display on the cellular phone display corresponding to diagnostic information received via the adaptor and transmitting diagnostic information received via the adaptor to a remote location, and wherein the second processor processes the diagnostic information and communicates the processed diagnostic information for display on the cellular phone and wherein the second memory comprises programming logic to enable the second processor to processes the diagnostic information into human readable form.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a cellular phone that connects to an existing vehicle data link to perform the functions of an off-board device, such as a scan tool, for displaying diagnostic information relating to vehicles. In addition, the cellular phone connects to a starter/charger system and/or a battery to perform the functions of a starter/charger/battery testing device. Such a device allows a user to connect the cellular phone to a data link connector located in a vehicle, download software to either an adaptor or the cellular phone, retrieve information relating to diagnostic tests on the vehicle and view the results on the cellular phone display, and/or communicate the results to another person or device.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for retrieving diagnostic information from a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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a cellular phone characterized by transmitting and receiving data representing a human voice comprising; a first processor in circuit communication with a first memory, a display, an input device, a telecommunications circuit, and an interface port; and an adaptor for connecting the cellular phone to the vehicle diagnostic system, the adaptor comprising a second processor, a second memory, a communications circuit, and an interface circuit; wherein the communications circuit is capable of generating a communications protocol to communicate with the vehicle diagnostic system and is capable of retrieving diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic system and communicating the retrieved diagnostic information to the second processor, wherein the second processor is capable of communicating diagnostic information to the interface circuit, the interface circuit is capable of communicating diagnostic information to the cellular phone, which is capable of at least one of generating a display on the cellular phone display corresponding to diagnostic information received via the adaptor and transmitting diagnostic information received via the adaptor to a remote location, and wherein the second processor processes the diagnostic information and communicates the processed diagnostic information for display on the cellular phone and wherein the second memory comprises programming logic to enable the second processor to processes the diagnostic information into human readable form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for retrieving diagnostic information from a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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a cellular phone having a display, and an adaptor; wherein the cellular phone is in circuit communications with the adaptor, the adaptor is in circuit communications with the vehicle diagnostic system, placing the cellular phone in circuit communications with the vehicle diagnostic system and at least one of the cellular phone and the adaptor are capable of generating a communications protocol to communicate with the vehicle diagnostic system and receive diagnostic information, and wherein the adaptor comprises a processor and a memory wherein the memory comprises programming logic to enable the processor to retrieve diagnostic information and to process the diagnostic information into human readable form. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for retrieving diagnostic information from a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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a cellular phone, means for establishing circuit communications between the cellular phone and the vehicle diagnostic system; and means for displaying the diagnostic information, wherein the means for establishing circuit communications between the cellular phone and the vehicle diagnostic system comprises an adaptor configured to establish circuit communications from an interface port of the cellular phone and the adaptor is configured to establish circuit communications with the vehicle diagnostic system, the adaptor further includes a processor for generating the communications protocol to communicate with the vehicle diagnostic system and retrieve diagnostic information and process the diagnostic information into human readable form. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for retrieving diagnostic information from a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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a cellular phone capable of transmitting and receiving data representing a human voice comprising; input keys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, arranged in three columns and four rows; and a first processor in circuit communication with a speaker, a microphone, a first memory, a display, a telecommunications circuit, an interface port and the input keys; and
an adaptor for connecting the cellular phone to the vehicle diagnostic system, the adaptor comprising;a connector for placing the adaptor in circuit communications with the cellular phone; a second processor in circuit communication with the connector, a second memory, a communications circuit, and an interface circuit; and a cable for placing the adaptor in circuit communications with the vehicle diagnostic system, wherein the communications circuit is capable of generating a communications protocol to communicate with the vehicle diagnostic system and is capable of retrieving diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic system and communicating the retrieved diagnostic information to the second processor, wherein the second processor is capable of communicating diagnostic information to the interface circuit, the interface circuit is capable of communicating diagnostic information to the cellular phone, which is capable of at least one of generating a display on the cellular phone display corresponding to diagnostic information received via the adaptor and transmitting diagnostic information received via the adaptor to a remote location and the second processor processes the diagnostic information and communicates the processed diagnostic information for display on the cellular phone, and wherein the second memory comprises programming logic to enable the second processor to processes the diagnostic information into human readable form.
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