Battery maintenance device having databus connection
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1. A battery maintenance device for use with a storage battery of a vehicle, comprising:
- electrical connectors configured to couple to the battery;
a databus connection configured to plug into an OBD connector of the vehicle which connects to a databus of the vehicle which carries information related to the vehicle; and
battery maintenance circuitry coupled to the electrical connectors and the databus connection configured to coupled to the battery though the electrical connectors, to receive information related to the vehicle from the databus and wherein the operation of the battery maintenance circuitry is a function of the received information, the battery maintenance circuitry comprising battery test circuitry configured to measure a parameter of the battery though the electrical connectors and provide a battery test output as a function of the measured parameter, the battery test output further a function of the information related to the vehicle received from the databus, and wherein the battery test output comprises battery condition.
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Abstract
An electronic battery tester or charger for use with a storage battery includes a first and a second electrical connector configured to electrically couple to terminals of the storage battery. Circuitry operates on the storage battery. OBD communication circuitry is configured to couple to an OBD databus of a vehicle. The operation of the circuitry is a function of communication on the OBD databus.
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1. A battery maintenance device for use with a storage battery of a vehicle, comprising:
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electrical connectors configured to couple to the battery; a databus connection configured to plug into an OBD connector of the vehicle which connects to a databus of the vehicle which carries information related to the vehicle; and battery maintenance circuitry coupled to the electrical connectors and the databus connection configured to coupled to the battery though the electrical connectors, to receive information related to the vehicle from the databus and wherein the operation of the battery maintenance circuitry is a function of the received information, the battery maintenance circuitry comprising battery test circuitry configured to measure a parameter of the battery though the electrical connectors and provide a battery test output as a function of the measured parameter, the battery test output further a function of the information related to the vehicle received from the databus, and wherein the battery test output comprises battery condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of performing maintenance on a storage battery of a vehicle comprising:
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electrically connecting to the battery of the vehicle; electrically connecting a battery maintenance circuitry to a databus of a vehicle through an OBD connector, wherein the databus of the vehicle carries information related to the vehicle; receiving information from the databus related to the vehicle; performing battery maintenance on the battery with the battery maintenance circuitry through the electrical connectors coupled to the battery and wherein the maintenance performed on the battery is a function of the information related to the vehicle carried on the databus of the vehicle, wherein performing battery maintenance further comprises measuring a parameter of the battery through the electrical connectors and providing a battery test output as a function of the measured parameter and the received information which comprises a condition of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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