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Code evaluator tool with urgency indicator

  • US 9,052,996 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2013
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:

  • a processor that processes a diagnostic data from the vehicle;

    a memory that stores a database that is used to indicate a condition of the vehicle, wherein the database includes a plurality of stored diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) and a level of urgency corresponding to each of the stored DTCs, wherein the corresponding level of urgency is determined from a pool of information related to vehicle service;

    a connector interface that connects the diagnostic tool to a data link connector in the vehicle;

    a signal translator that allows the diagnostic tool to communicate with the vehicle in at least one communication protocol;

    a wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a wireless device; and

    a housing surrounding the processor, the memory, the connector interface, and the wireless communication circuit, wherein the wireless device is in communication with one or both of a display and a speaker in the vehicle to provide a user, an indicator that indicates the level of urgency corresponding to a retrieved DTC, and the indicator indicates an action corresponding to that level of urgency.

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