User configurable scan tool

• US 8,954,227 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2013
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Bertosa, Thomas, Gessner, Michael, Namaky, Hamid
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US14/083,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20140081511A1
• Time in Patent Office: 448 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29.1, 701 296- 297, 701/31.4, 701 332- 333, 702182-183
• US Class Current: 701/33.4
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input device for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input device and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the processor controlling a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor receiving a selected information of a user and configuration of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlating the configuration information with the user information, the processor processing the received diagnostic data according to the selected configuration information corresponding to the selected user by the input unit, a memory storing a software controlled by the processor, the memory storing the configuration information according to the corresponding user information, and a display unit receiving and displaying diagnostic information according to the selected stored configuration information according to the user.

Claims

1. A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:

a signal translator configured to communicate with the vehicle in at least one protocol;

an input device configured to receive input information;

a display unit;

a processor configured to operate according to the input information from the input device and communicate with the vehicle with the signal translator, the processor configured to control a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor configured to receive a selected identification information of a user and configuration of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlate configuration information with the user information;

the processor configured to operate the display unit to display information according to the configuration information corresponding to the user information; and

a memory that stores software executed by the processor, the memory storing the configuration information according to the corresponding user information; and

wherein the display unit configured to display diagnostic information according to the configuration information according to the user information.

2. The diagnostic tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to operate the display unit to receive and display diagnostic information in a desired language according to the configuration information according to the user information.

3. The diagnostic tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to operate the display unit to receive and display diagnostic information utilizing desired units of measure according to the configuration information according to the user information.

4. The diagnostic tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to operate the display unit to receive and display diagnostic information utilizing desired multimedia options according to the configuration information according to the user information.

5. The diagnostic tool of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to operate the display unit to display diagnostic trouble codes detected according to the user information.

6. The diagnostic tool of claim 1, wherein the processor accepts a selection of a stored configuration according to the user information and processes the diagnostic data according to the stored configuration.

7. The diagnostic tool of claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes a desired reading of the diagnostic data.

8. The diagnostic tool of claim 7, wherein the desired reading of diagnostic data includes an order of reading the diagnostic data.

9. The diagnostic tool of claim 8, wherein the desired reading of diagnostic data includes selecting and communicating with certain modules of the vehicle from a plurality of modules.

10. The diagnostic tool of claim 8, wherein diagnostic trouble codes detected are displayed through the display according to the user information.

11. A method of operating a diagnostic tool for a vehicle, comprising:

receiving identifying information of a user and configuration information of the diagnostic tool via a user interface of the diagnostic tool;

correlating the configuration information with the user information, via a processor of the diagnostic tool;

storing, in a memory of the diagnostic tool, the configuration information according to corresponding user information;

communicating with a diagnostic computer of the vehicle in a communication protocol;

processing received diagnostic data via the processor; and

displaying, on a display of the diagnostic tool, diagnostic information according to a selected stored configuration information according to the user information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying diagnostic information comprises displaying in a desired language according to the configuration information according to the user information.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying diagnostic information comprises displaying diagnostic information utilizing desired units of measure according to the configuration information according to the user information.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying diagnostic information comprises displaying diagnostic information utilizing desired multimedia options according to the configuration information according to the user information.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein storing the configuration information according to the user information is stored in the memory that is a non-volatile memory unit.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising accepting a selection of the stored configuration according to the user information and processing the diagnostic data according to the selected stored configuration.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the configuration information includes a reading of the diagnostic data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein reading of diagnostic data includes ordering of the reading the diagnostic data.

19. The diagnostic tool of claim 17, wherein reading of diagnostic data includes selecting and communicating with certain modules of the vehicle from a plurality of modules.

20. The diagnostic tool of claim 11, wherein diagnostic trouble codes detected are displayed through the display according to the user information.