On board vehicle diagnostic module
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a satellite positioning system receiver to determine spatial position data to locate a current spatial position of the vehicle;
a display panel to receive input from and provide output to a vehicle operator;
at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network to convey messages between a microprocessor executable diagnostic module and the display panel;
a wireless interface to exchange wireless signals with one or more remote signal sources;
a plurality of sensors to determine respective states of plural components of the vehicle, the components comprising a plurality of a wheel, power source, transmission, brake, airbag, seatbelt, light, door setting, window setting, seat position, odometer, steering system, venting, air conditioner, and heater;
a microprocessor;
a computer readable medium comprising the microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to (a) receive, from a sensor and by way of the at least one internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a sensor signal regarding a state of a corresponding vehicle component;
(b) perform diagnostics using locally stored and/or remotely stored pre-determined logic to identify a fault, malfunction, and/or problem and generate a warning and/or error signal related thereto, (c) select and provide, via one or more of a wireless signal receiver and the at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a destination for the warning and/or error signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of the display panel to present the warning and/or error signal to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal, and (d) perform one or more of the following operations;
(i) preorder the part or component to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem;
(ii) provide an estimate of a cost and/or time period at a selected repair facility in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem;
(iii) compare repair estimates at different selected repair facilities in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem; and
(iv) interactively engage in a conversational interaction with the vehicle operator regarding the diagnosed cause of the warning and/or error signal, wherein the responses in the interactive conversational interaction are based on a menu-type structure.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to receive, from a vehicle component, a signal regarding a warning and/or error and select a destination for the signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of a vehicle input/output system to present the warning and/or error to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal.
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24 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a satellite positioning system receiver to determine spatial position data to locate a current spatial position of the vehicle; a display panel to receive input from and provide output to a vehicle operator; at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network to convey messages between a microprocessor executable diagnostic module and the display panel; a wireless interface to exchange wireless signals with one or more remote signal sources; a plurality of sensors to determine respective states of plural components of the vehicle, the components comprising a plurality of a wheel, power source, transmission, brake, airbag, seatbelt, light, door setting, window setting, seat position, odometer, steering system, venting, air conditioner, and heater; a microprocessor; a computer readable medium comprising the microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to (a) receive, from a sensor and by way of the at least one internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a sensor signal regarding a state of a corresponding vehicle component;
(b) perform diagnostics using locally stored and/or remotely stored pre-determined logic to identify a fault, malfunction, and/or problem and generate a warning and/or error signal related thereto, (c) select and provide, via one or more of a wireless signal receiver and the at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a destination for the warning and/or error signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of the display panel to present the warning and/or error signal to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal, and (d) perform one or more of the following operations;
(i) preorder the part or component to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem;
(ii) provide an estimate of a cost and/or time period at a selected repair facility in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem;
(iii) compare repair estimates at different selected repair facilities in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem; and
(iv) interactively engage in a conversational interaction with the vehicle operator regarding the diagnosed cause of the warning and/or error signal, wherein the responses in the interactive conversational interaction are based on a menu-type structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a vehicle comprising a satellite positioning system receiver to determine spatial position data to locate a current spatial position of the vehicle;
- a display panel to receive input from and provide output to a vehicle operator;
at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network to convey messages between a microprocessor executable diagnostic module and the display panel;
a wireless interface to exchange wireless signals with one or more remote signal sources;
a plurality of sensors to determine respective states of plural components of the vehicle, the components comprising a plurality of a wheel, power source, transmission, brake, airbag, seatbelt, light, door setting, window setting, seat position, odometer, steering system, venting, air conditioner, and heater; and
a microprocessor, a non-transient, tangible computer readable medium comprising the microprocessor executable diagnostic module that, when executed, (a) receives, from a sensor and by way of the at least one internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a sensor signal regarding a state of a corresponding vehicle component;
(b) performs diagnostics using locally stored and/or remotely stored pre-determined logic to identify a fault, malfunction, and/or problem and generate a warning and/or error signal related thereto, (c) selects and provides, via one or more of a wireless signal receiver and the at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a destination for the warning and/or error signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of the display panel to present the warning and/or error signal to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal, and (d) performs one or more of the following functions;
(i) preorders the part or component to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem;
(ii) provides an estimate of a cost and/or time period at a selected repair facility in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem;
(iii) compares repair estimates at different selected repair facilities in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem; and
(iv) interactively engages in a conversational interaction with the vehicle operator regarding the diagnosed cause of the warning and/or error signal, wherein the responses in the interactive conversational interaction are based on a menu-type structure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a display panel to receive input from and provide output to a vehicle operator;
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17. A method, comprising:
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providing a vehicle comprising a satellite positioning system receiver to determine spatial position data to locate a current spatial position of the vehicle, a display panel to receive input from and provide output to a vehicle operator, at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network to convey messages between a microprocessor executable diagnostic module and the display panel, a wireless interface to exchange wireless signals with one or more remote signal sources, a plurality of sensors to determine respective states of plural components of the vehicle, the components comprising a plurality of a wheel, power source, transmission, brake, airbag, seatbelt, light, door setting, window setting, seat position, odometer, steering system, venting, air conditioner, and heater, a microprocessor, and a computer readable medium; receiving, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module and from a sensor and by way of the at least one internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a sensor signal regarding a state of a corresponding vehicle component; performing, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, diagnostics using locally stored and/or remotely stored pre-determined logic to identify a fault, malfunction, and/or problem; generating, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, a warning and/or error signal related to the identified fault, malfunction, and/or problem; selecting and providing, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module and via one or more of a wireless signal receiver and the at least one of an internal wireless network and/or bus-type network, a destination for the warning and/or error signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of the display panel to present the warning and/or error to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal; and performing, by the microprocessor executable diagnostic module, one or more of the following steps; (i) preordering the part or component to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem; (ii) providing an estimate of a cost and/or time period at a selected repair facility in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem; (iii) comparing repair estimates at different selected repair facilities in spatial proximity to the vehicle as determined by the satellite positioning system receiver to repair the potential fault, malfunction, and/or problem; and (iv) interactively engaging in a conversational interaction with the vehicle operator regarding the diagnosed cause of the warning and/or error signal, wherein the responses in the interactive conversational interaction are based on a menu-type structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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