Dynamic information method and system
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least one data string from an electronic control unit of a motor vehicle;
receiving a selection of a data string from the at least one data string received;
associating the selected data string with information of a make and model of the vehicle; and
retrieving technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string according to the selected data string and the make and model of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and a machine-implemented method for receiving at least one data string from a remote device. A data string is selected from the at least one data string received, and technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string is retrieved.
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29 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one data string from an electronic control unit of a motor vehicle; receiving a selection of a data string from the at least one data string received; associating the selected data string with information of a make and model of the vehicle; and retrieving technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string according to the selected data string and the make and model of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. A machine-implemented method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one data string from an electronic control unit of a vehicle; receiving a selection of a data string from the at least one data string received; associating the selected data string with information of a make and model of the vehicle; retrieving technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string according to the selected data string and the make and model of the vehicle, wherein the technical/diagnostic information includes a schematic diagram associated with the vehicle, and the schematic diagram includes a plurality of discrete portions; and allowing a user to graphically select one or more of the discrete portions of the schematic diagram, resulting in one or more selected discrete portions and one or more unselected discrete portions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:
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receive at least one data string from an electronic control unit of a vehicle; receive a selection of a data string from the at least one data string received; associate the selected data string with a make and model of the vehicle; and retrieve technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string according to the selected data string and the make and model of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28)
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23. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause that processor to:
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receive at least one data string from an electronic control unit of a vehicle; receive a selection of a data string from the at least one data string; associate the selected data string with a make and model of the vehicle; and retrieve technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string according to the selected data string and the make and model of the vehicle, wherein the technical/diagnostic information includes a schematic diagram associated with the vehicle and includes a plurality of discrete portions, and allow a user to graphically select one or more of the discrete portions of the schematic diagram, resulting in one or more selected discrete portions and one or more unselected discrete portions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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29. A vehicular diagnostic information retrieval system comprising:
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a data receiving device for receiving at least one data string from an electronic control unit of a vehicle; a selection device for allowing a user to select a data string from the at least one data string received; and a retrieval device for associating the selected data string with a make and model of the vehicle and retrieving technical/diagnostic information related to the selected data string according to the selected data string and the information of the make and model of the vehicle.
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