Electronic control unit configuration tool
First Claim
1. A tool for configuring a replacement electronic control unit for a first vehicle, comprising:
- a computer storage medium having a computer program encoded thereon including code for;
accessing a first memory associated with an original electronic control unit for said first vehicle;
retrieving a configuration for said original electronic control unit from said first memory;
associating said configuration with a first vehicle identification number associated with said first vehicle in a second memory remote from said first vehicle; and
,downloading said configuration from said second memory to a third memory associated with said replacement electronic control unit for said first vehicle, said code for downloading including code forretrieving a second vehicle identification number from said first vehicle;
comparing said second vehicle identification number to said first vehicle identification number; and
,programming said replacement electronic control unit with said configuration associated with said first vehicle identification number if said second vehicle identification number equals said first vehicle identification number.
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Abstract
A tool for configuring a replacement electronic control unit for a vehicle is provided. The tool includes a computer storage medium having a computer program encoded thereon which may be stored on an electronic module or installed on a computing device that connects to a communications bus in the vehicle. The program includes code for accessing a first memory associated with an original electronic control unit for the vehicle, retrieving a configuration for the original electronic control unit from the first memory, associating the configuration with a vehicle identification number associated with the vehicle in a second memory remote from the vehicle and downloading the configuration from the second memory to a third memory associated with the replacement electronic control unit for the vehicle.
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26 Claims
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1. A tool for configuring a replacement electronic control unit for a first vehicle, comprising:
a computer storage medium having a computer program encoded thereon including code for; accessing a first memory associated with an original electronic control unit for said first vehicle; retrieving a configuration for said original electronic control unit from said first memory; associating said configuration with a first vehicle identification number associated with said first vehicle in a second memory remote from said first vehicle; and
,downloading said configuration from said second memory to a third memory associated with said replacement electronic control unit for said first vehicle, said code for downloading including code for retrieving a second vehicle identification number from said first vehicle; comparing said second vehicle identification number to said first vehicle identification number; and
,programming said replacement electronic control unit with said configuration associated with said first vehicle identification number if said second vehicle identification number equals said first vehicle identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for configuring a replacement electronic control unit for a first vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first memory associated with an original electronic control unit for said first vehicle; retrieving a configuration for said original electronic control unit from said first memory; associating said configuration with a first vehicle identification number associated with said first vehicle in a second memory remote from said first vehicle; and
,downloading said configuration from said second memory to a third memory associated with said replacement electronic control unit for said first vehicle, said downloading step including the substeps of retrieving a second vehicle identification number from said first vehicle; comparing said second vehicle identification number to said first vehicle identification number; and
,programming said replacement electronic control unit with said configuration associated with said first vehicle identification number if said second vehicle identification number equals said first vehicle identification number. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A tool for configuring a replacement electronic control unit for a first vehicle, comprising:
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means for accessing a first memory associated with an original electronic control unit for said first vehicle; means for retrieving a configuration for said original electronic control unit from said first memory; means for associating said configuration with a first vehicle identification number associated with said first vehicle in a second memory remote from said first vehicle; and
,means for downloading said configuration from said second memory to a third memory associated with said replacement electronic control unit for said first vehicle, said downloading means including means for retrieving a second vehicle identification number from said first vehicle; means for comparing said second vehicle identification number to said first vehicle identification number; and
,means for programming said replacement electronic control unit with said configuration associated with said first vehicle identification number if said second vehicle identification number equals said first vehicle identification number. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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