System and method for transferring vehicle service data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- connecting a first vehicle service tool to a data link connector of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle generates vehicle service data;
at the first vehicle service tool, receiving (i) a vehicle identifier associated with the first vehicle, and (ii) vehicle service data transmitted from the first vehicle via a vehicle interface cable that connects the first vehicle service tool to the data link connector of the first vehicle, wherein the received vehicle service data is arranged according to a vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format;
categorizing, at the first vehicle service tool, the vehicle service data received from the first vehicle, wherein categorizing the received vehicle service data comprises a computer-readable processor at the first vehicle service tool interpreting the received vehicle service data to determine which data of the received vehicle service data, arranged according to the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format, is to be populated into a category of a transfer file that is (i) to be generated via the first vehicle service tool and (ii) transmitted from the first vehicle service tool to a remote device;
generating, via the first vehicle service tool, a transfer file including the vehicle identifier and one or more categories of vehicle service data, wherein generating the transfer file comprises populating the category of the transfer file with the categorized vehicle service data from the received vehicle data that is to be populated into the category of the transfer file, and wherein a format of the transfer file differs from the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format; and
the first vehicle service tool transmitting the transfer file to a network for transmission, in turn, to the remote device.
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Abstract
A system and method directed to generating a transfer file of categorized vehicle service data, wherein the vehicle service data was captured by a vehicle service tool, and transmitting the transfer file to a remote device. The remote device may store the categorized vehicle service data and thereafter send the categorized vehicle service data back to the vehicle service tool that captured the vehicle service data or to another vehicle service tool for use in comparing current vehicle service conditions to previous service conditions represented by the categorized vehicle service data. The transfer file may include a variety of categories such as diagnostic trouble codes, screen shots, calibration data, and parameter identifiers.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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connecting a first vehicle service tool to a data link connector of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle generates vehicle service data; at the first vehicle service tool, receiving (i) a vehicle identifier associated with the first vehicle, and (ii) vehicle service data transmitted from the first vehicle via a vehicle interface cable that connects the first vehicle service tool to the data link connector of the first vehicle, wherein the received vehicle service data is arranged according to a vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format; categorizing, at the first vehicle service tool, the vehicle service data received from the first vehicle, wherein categorizing the received vehicle service data comprises a computer-readable processor at the first vehicle service tool interpreting the received vehicle service data to determine which data of the received vehicle service data, arranged according to the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format, is to be populated into a category of a transfer file that is (i) to be generated via the first vehicle service tool and (ii) transmitted from the first vehicle service tool to a remote device; generating, via the first vehicle service tool, a transfer file including the vehicle identifier and one or more categories of vehicle service data, wherein generating the transfer file comprises populating the category of the transfer file with the categorized vehicle service data from the received vehicle data that is to be populated into the category of the transfer file, and wherein a format of the transfer file differs from the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format; and the first vehicle service tool transmitting the transfer file to a network for transmission, in turn, to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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connecting a vehicle service tool to a data link connector of a given vehicle having a service condition, wherein the given vehicle generates vehicle service data; at the vehicle service tool, receiving vehicle service data transmitted from the given vehicle via a vehicle interface cable that connects the vehicle service tool to the data link connector of the given vehicle, wherein the received vehicle service data is associated with the given vehicle'"'"'s service condition and is arranged according to a vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format; at a computer-readable processor of the vehicle service tool, executing computer-readable program instructions to interpret the vehicle service data received from the given vehicle to determine which data of the received vehicle service data, arranged according to the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format, is to be populated into a category of a transfer file that is (i) to be generated via the vehicle service tool and (ii) transmitted to a remote device; generating, via the vehicle service tool, a transfer file including a vehicle identifier of the given vehicle and one or more categories of vehicle service data related to the given vehicle'"'"'s service condition, wherein generating the transfer file comprises populating the category of the transfer file with the categorized vehicle service data from the received vehicle data that is to be populated into the category of the transfer file, and wherein a format of the transfer file differs from the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format; and the vehicle service tool transmitting the transfer file to a network for transmission, in turn, to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A vehicle service tool comprising:
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a processor that receives a vehicle identifier associated with a vehicle that generates vehicle service data arranged according a vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format; a vehicle interface that is adapted to (i) connect to a data link connector of the vehicle that generates the vehicle service data, (ii) receive the vehicle service data from the vehicle while the vehicle interface is connected to the data link connector of the vehicle via a vehicle interface cable, and (iii) provide the processor with the vehicle service data received from the vehicle; a network interface that interfaces to a network so as to allow the vehicle service tool to communicate with a remote device via the network, wherein the remote device is operable to read transfer files in a format that differs from the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format of the vehicle service data received by the vehicle interface; and a non-transitory data storage device containing computer-readable program instructions executable by the processor, wherein the computer-readable program instructions include instructions that are executable by the processor to categorize the vehicle service data received from the vehicle, wherein categorizing the received vehicle service data comprises the processor interpreting the received vehicle service data to determine which data of the received vehicle service data, arranged according to the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format, is to be populated into a category of a transfer file that is (i) to be generated via the processor and (ii) transmitted from the network interface to the remote device, wherein the computer-readable program instructions include instructions that are executable by the processor to generate a transfer file, including the vehicle identifier and one or more categories of vehicle service data, wherein generating the transfer file comprises populating the category of the transfer file with the categorized vehicle service data received from the vehicle that is to be populated into the category of the transfer file, and wherein a format of the transfer file differs from the vehicle manufacturer'"'"'s format, and wherein the computer-readable program instruction include instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the network interface to transmit the transfer file to the network for transmission, in turn, to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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