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REPAIR DIAGNOSTICS BASED ON REPLACEMENT PARTS INVENTORY

  • US 20090216584A1
  • Filed: 02/27/2008
  • Published: 08/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A diagnostic system for diagnosing a vehicle, comprising:

  • a first memory storing in a database, dynamic sales of components of the vehicle;

    a signal translator that communicates with the vehicle in at least one protocol;

    an input device that inputs information;

    a processor that controls a software according to the input information from the input device and communicates with the vehicle with the signal translator;

    a second memory stores the software controlled by the processor, the second memory stores information transferred from the first memory including the dynamic sales data, the processor ranking a failure mode of the vehicle according to the sales data of the components of the vehicle, executing a diagnostic routine on the vehicle based on the rank order of the component; and

    a display unit that receives and displays diagnostic information according to ranked failure mode.

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