METHOD, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS

• US 20140121888A1
• Filed: 10/29/2013
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Beijing Wiselink Software Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Wiselink Software Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: GUO, Yudong, LIU, Jifeng, LI, Jiliang
• Application Number:
  US14/065,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20140121888A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/31.4
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A method, a server and a system for vehicle diagnosis are provided. The method for vehicle diagnosis comprises: a diagnosis server remotely receiving a fault code sent by a vehicle-side terminal and recording a sending device identifier; analyzing the received fault code to obtain a fault diagnosis result; pushing the fault diagnosis result to a corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier. By adopting the above technical solution, the vehicle owner can know fault situation of the vehicle in time without moving the vehicle to a certain maintenance site, and further decide whether to make a repair or maintenance according to the obtained fault situation, which not only reduces the unnecessary time waste but also effectively reduces security hidden trouble and reduces accident occurrence probability.

Claims

1. A method for vehicle diagnosis, comprising:

after a remote communication connection between a diagnosis server and a vehicle-side terminal being established, the diagnosis server remotely receiving a fault code sent by the vehicle-side terminal and recording a sending device identifier, wherein the vehicle-side terminal obtains the fault code from an electronic control unit in a vehicle;

analyzing the received fault code to obtain a fault diagnosis result;

pushing the fault diagnosis result to a corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle-side terminal comprises a diagnosis terminal, and

the diagnosis server remotely receiving the fault code sent by the vehicle-side terminal comprises:

after a remote communication connection between the diagnosis server and the diagnosis terminal is established, receiving the fault code sent by the diagnosis terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle-side terminal comprises a diagnosis terminal and a communication terminal, and

the diagnosis server remotely receiving the fault code sent by the vehicle-side terminal comprises:

after a remote communication connection between the diagnosis server and the communication terminal is established, receiving the fault code sent by the communication terminal;

wherein, the communication terminal obtains the fault code from the diagnosis terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the pushing of the fault diagnosis result to the corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier comprises:

returning the fault diagnosis result to the sending device according to the sending device identifier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pushing the fault diagnosis result to the corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier comprises:

sending the fault diagnosis result to a device associated with the sending device according to the sending device identifier.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein

the sending device is a diagnosis terminal;

the device associated with the sending device is a mobile device connected to the diagnosis terminal for presenting the fault diagnosis result to the vehicle owner.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pushing of the fault diagnosis result to the corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier comprises:

obtaining contact information of the vehicle owner associated with the device according to the sending device identifier;

pushing the fault diagnosis result to the corresponding vehicle owner according to the obtained vehicle owner contact information.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprises:

receiving an data package for requesting upgrade sent by a diagnosis terminal, wherein the data package carries type parameters of a vehicle and version parameters of a diagnosis terminal software;

determining software of newest version conforming to the type according to the type parameters of the vehicle;

pushing software of newest version to the diagnosis terminal in case that the current version of the diagnosis terminal software is not the newest version.

9. The method of claim 3, further comprises:

receiving an data package for requesting upgrade sent by a communication terminal, wherein the data package carries type parameters of a vehicle and version parameters of a communication terminal software;

determining software of newest version conforming to the type according to the type parameters of the vehicle;

pushing software of newest version to the communication terminal if the current version of the communication terminal software is not the newest version.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprises:

after upgrading the communication terminal software to the software of newest version, importing a data package for upgrading the diagnosis terminal software from the communication terminal to the diagnosis terminal.

11. A server for vehicle diagnosis comprising:

a receiving module for, after a remote communication connection between a diagnosis server and a vehicle-side terminal is established, remotely receiving a fault code sent by the vehicle-side terminal and recording a sending device identifier, wherein the vehicle-side terminal obtains the fault code from an electronic control unit in a vehicle;

a diagnosis and analysis module for analyzing the received fault code to obtain a fault diagnosis result;

a pushing module for pushing the fault diagnosis result to a corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier.

12. The server for vehicle diagnosis of claim 11, wherein the pushing module comprises:

a device identifier obtaining sub-module for obtaining the sending device identifier,

a pushing sub-module for returning the fault diagnosis result to the sending device according to the obtained sending device identifier.

13. The server for vehicle diagnosis of claim 11, wherein the pushing module comprises:

a device identifier obtaining sub-module for obtaining the sending device identifier,

a pushing sub-module for sending the fault diagnosis result to a device associated with the sending device according to the obtained sending device identifier.

14. The server for vehicle diagnosis of claim 13, wherein

the sending device is a diagnosis terminal;

the device associated with the sending device is a mobile device connected to the diagnosis terminal for presenting the fault diagnosis result to the vehicle owner.

15. The server for vehicle diagnosis of claim 11, wherein the pushing module comprises:

a contact information obtaining sub-module for, according to the sending device identifier, obtaining contact information of the vehicle owner associated with the device;

a pushing sub-module for, according to the obtained vehicle owner contact information, pushing the fault diagnosis result to the corresponding vehicle owner.

16. A system for vehicle diagnosis, comprising:

a vehicle-side terminal for sending a fault code to a diagnosis server after determining a fault occurred in a vehicle;

the diagnosis server comprising;

a receiving module for, after a remote communication connection between the diagnosis server and the vehicle-side terminal is established, remotely receiving the fault code sent by the vehicle-side terminal and recording a sending device identifier, wherein the vehicle-side terminal obtains the fault code from an electronic control unit in a vehicle;

a diagnosis and analysis module for analyzing the received fault code to obtain a fault diagnosis result;

a pushing module for pushing the fault diagnosis result to a corresponding vehicle owner according to the sending device identifier.

17. The system for vehicle diagnosis of claim 16, wherein the vehicle-side terminal comprises a diagnosis terminal, wherein,

after establishing a remote communication connection to the diagnosis server, the diagnosis terminal sends the fault code to the diagnosis server.

18. The system for vehicle diagnosis of claim 16, wherein the vehicle-side terminal comprises a diagnosis terminal and a communication terminal,

the communication terminal obtains the fault code from the diagnosis terminal;

after establishing a remote communication connection to the diagnosis server, the communication terminal sends the fault code to the diagnosis server.

19. The system for vehicle diagnosis of claim 16, wherein the pushing module comprises:

a device identifier obtaining sub-module for obtaining the sending device identifier,

a pushing sub-module for sending the fault diagnosis result to a device associated with the sending device according to the obtained sending device identifier.

20. The system for vehicle diagnosis of claim 19, wherein

the sending device is a diagnosis terminal;

the device associated with the sending device is a mobile device connected to the diagnosis terminal for presenting the fault diagnosis result to the vehicle owner.