Automotive diagnostic and remedial process
First Claim
1. A method of processing vehicle diagnostic data to identify likely vehicle fix(s) associated with the diagnostic data and identifying a repair procedure(s) for correcting the likely fix(s), the process comprising:
- receiving vehicle diagnostic data from a vehicle onboard computer at a remote diagnostic database, the database being arranged to map vehicle diagnostic data to possible vehicle fix(s);
prioritizing the possible vehicle fix(s) in accordance with ranked matches of the received diagnostic data to combinations of diagnostic data stored in a prior experience database, the prior experience database having an identified fix associated with each stored combination of diagnostic data, the fix associated with the highest ranked combination of diagnostic data being identified as the most likely fix; and
mapping the most likely fix to a vehicle repair procedure database, the most likely fix being directly mapped to an associated repair procedure for repairing the most likely fix.
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Abstract
A method of processing vehicle diagnostic data is provided for identifying likely vehicle fix(s) associated with a diagnostic data, and identifying a repair procedure(s) for correcting the likely fix(s). The process receiving vehicle diagnostic data from a vehicle onboard computer at a remote diagnostic database, the database being arranged to map vehicle diagnostic data to possible vehicle fix(s). The possible vehicle fix(s) are prioritized in accordance with ranked matches of the received diagnostic data to combinations of diagnostic data stored in a prior experience database. The prior experience database having an identified fix associated with each stored combination of diagnostic data. The fix associated with the highest ranked combination of diagnostic data is identified as the most likely fix. The most likely fix is mapped to a vehicle repair database, the most likely fix being directly mapped to an associated repair procedure for repairing the most likely fix.
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1. A method of processing vehicle diagnostic data to identify likely vehicle fix(s) associated with the diagnostic data and identifying a repair procedure(s) for correcting the likely fix(s), the process comprising:
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receiving vehicle diagnostic data from a vehicle onboard computer at a remote diagnostic database, the database being arranged to map vehicle diagnostic data to possible vehicle fix(s); prioritizing the possible vehicle fix(s) in accordance with ranked matches of the received diagnostic data to combinations of diagnostic data stored in a prior experience database, the prior experience database having an identified fix associated with each stored combination of diagnostic data, the fix associated with the highest ranked combination of diagnostic data being identified as the most likely fix; and mapping the most likely fix to a vehicle repair procedure database, the most likely fix being directly mapped to an associated repair procedure for repairing the most likely fix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automotive diagnostic and remedial process comprising:
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i. accessing automotive diagnostic data stored in an automotive electrical control system; ii. transferring the automotive diagnostic data to a diagnostic device; iii. uploading the diagnostic information to a remote first database, the first database being operative to correlate the automotive diagnostic data with at least one possible fix; iv. accessing a second database of automotive repair procedures for repairing a range of automotive conditions; v. linking the possible fix to a selected repair procedure(s) in the second database, the selected repair procedure(s) being effective to repair the possible fix; and vi. accessing the selected repair procedure(s) effective to repair the possible fix. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A process of presenting vehicle repair procedures in response to input of vehicle diagnostic data from a hand held scan tool, the process comprising:
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a. downloading vehicle diagnostic data and vehicle identification information from a vehicle electronic control system to a hand held scan tool; b. uploading the vehicle diagnostic data and vehicle identification information from the scan tool to an online diagnostic web site; c. mapping the vehicle diagnostic data to at least one fix; d. mapping the fix and vehicle identification information to a repair procedure path addressable at an online repair procedure data base; and e. selectively accessing a repair procedure using the repair procedure path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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