Test requirement list for diagnostic tests
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1. A diagnostic system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a remote database including diagnostic test requirements;
a memory separate from the remote database, wherein the memory receives and stores vehicle specific information, and stores diagnostic test requirements for each sequential step of a plurality of diagnostic sequences received from the remote database; and
a processor connected to the memory and identifies a list of diagnostic test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the vehicle specific information in advance of executing the selected diagnostic sequence.
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Abstract
A diagnostic system for a vehicle, including a memory receiving and storing vehicle specific information, and storing diagnostic test requirements of a plurality of diagnostic sequences, and a processor identifying the test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the vehicle specific information in advance of executing the diagnostic sequence.
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24 Claims
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1. A diagnostic system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a remote database including diagnostic test requirements; a memory separate from the remote database, wherein the memory receives and stores vehicle specific information, and stores diagnostic test requirements for each sequential step of a plurality of diagnostic sequences received from the remote database; and a processor connected to the memory and identifies a list of diagnostic test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the vehicle specific information in advance of executing the selected diagnostic sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for a vehicle diagnostics, comprising:
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storing a sequence of test or repair procedures in a database of a diagnostic tool; correlating, with a processor of the diagnostic tool, the sequence of test or repair procedures with a list of test requirements for each sequential step of the sequence of test or repair procedures; receiving vehicle specific information from an input device of the diagnostic tool; identifying, with the processor, the list of test requirements according to the vehicle specific information and the correlated sequence of test or repair procedures; and performing a diagnostic test or repair on the vehicle according to the vehicle specific information and the identified list of test requirements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle diagnostics system, comprising:
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means for storing a sequence of test or repair procedures in a database; means for correlating the sequence of test or repair procedures with a list of test requirements for each sequential step of the sequence of test or repair procedures; means for receiving vehicle specific information; means for identifying a list of test requirements according to the vehicle specific information, and the correlated sequence of test or repair procedures; and means for performing a diagnostic test or repair on the vehicle according to the vehicle specific information and the identified list of test requirements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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