Cellphone based vehicle diagnostic system
First Claim
1. A wireless vehicular diagnostic communication system for wireless communication of vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle to a remote service provider over a cellular telephone network, the system comprising:
- a hand transportable code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector connectable to a vehicle diagnostic port for receiving the vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port, the code reader having a display for displaying at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information;
the code reader also having a code reader local connectivity circuit for wireless communication of the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a wireless local connectivity network; and
a cellphone having a cell phone local connectivity circuit for wireless communication with the wireless local connectivity network for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the cellular telephone via a first wireless communication pathway from the code reader to the cellphone, the cellphone being in communication with the cellular telephone network for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the cellphone and the cellular telephone network via a second wireless communication pathway between the cellphone and the cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone network being in communication with the remote service provider for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information from the cellular telephone network to the remote service provider;
the coder reader being operative to receive and display at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; and
wherein the code reader comprises an autonomous data transfer circuit for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the cellphone, in response to receipt of the vehicle diagnostic information at the code reader diagnostic port connector.
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Abstract
A vehicular diagnostic communications system, and components thereof, are provided for an apparatus and technique for communicating vehicular diagnostic information over a cellphone network. The system includes a code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port. The code reader also has a local connectivity network circuit for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the vehicle diagnostic port connector and a local connectivity circuit. A cellphone is arranged in communication with the local connectivity network for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a cellular telephone network.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless vehicular diagnostic communication system for wireless communication of vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle to a remote service provider over a cellular telephone network, the system comprising:
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a hand transportable code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector connectable to a vehicle diagnostic port for receiving the vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port, the code reader having a display for displaying at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; the code reader also having a code reader local connectivity circuit for wireless communication of the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a wireless local connectivity network; and a cellphone having a cell phone local connectivity circuit for wireless communication with the wireless local connectivity network for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the cellular telephone via a first wireless communication pathway from the code reader to the cellphone, the cellphone being in communication with the cellular telephone network for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the cellphone and the cellular telephone network via a second wireless communication pathway between the cellphone and the cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone network being in communication with the remote service provider for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information from the cellular telephone network to the remote service provider; the coder reader being operative to receive and display at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; and wherein the code reader comprises an autonomous data transfer circuit for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the cellphone, in response to receipt of the vehicle diagnostic information at the code reader diagnostic port connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless vehicular diagnostic communication system for wireless communication of vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle to a remote service provider over a cellular telephone network, the system comprising:
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a hand transportable code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector connectable to a vehicle diagnostic port for receiving the vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port, the code reader having a display for displaying at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; the code reader further comprising a code reader local connectivity circuit for wireless communication of the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a wireless local connectivity network; and a personal data assistant (PDA) having a PDS local connectivity circuit for wireless communication with the wireless local connectivity network and the cellular telephone network, for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the PDA via a first wireless communication pathway from the code reader to the PDA, the PDA being in communication with the cellular telephone network for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the PDA and the cellular telephone network via a second wireless communication pathway from the PDA to the cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone network being in communication with the remote service provider for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information to the remote service provider; the code reader being operative to receive and display at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; and wherein the code reader comprises an autonomous data transfer circuit for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the PDA, in response to receipt of the vehicle diagnostic information at the code reader diagnostic port connector. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A wireless vehicular diagnostic communication system comprising:
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a hand transportable code reader engageable to a vehicle diagnostic port, the code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port and an output port for outputting the vehicle diagnostic information received from the vehicle diagnostic port, the code reader having a display for displaying at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; a code reader communications adapter engageable to the code reader data port and defining a first wireless communication interface between the code reader and a wireless local connectivity network; and a cellphone defining a second wireless communication interface between the cellphone and the wireless local connectivity network and a third wireless communication interface between the cellphone and a cellular telephone network, for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information wirelessly between the code reader and the cellular telephone network via a first communication pathway from the hand transportable code reader to the cellphone and a second communication pathway from the cellphone to the cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone network defining a fourth communication interface between the cellular telephone network and a remote service provider to enable communication of the vehicle diagnostic information from the cellular telephone network to the remote service provider; the code reader being operative to receive and display at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information; and wherein the code reader comprises an autonomous data transfer circuit for communicating the vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and the cellphone, in response to receipt of the vehicle diagnostic information at the code reader diagnostic port connector. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method of communicating vehicle diagnostic information between a vehicle diagnostic port and a remote service provider, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communication link between a hand transportable code reader and the vehicle diagnostic port; communicating the vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port to the code reader; displaying at least a portion of the vehicle diagnostic information on the code reader; communicating the vehicle diagnostic information from the code reader to a wireless local connectivity network; and interfacing the local connectivity network with a cellular telephone; interfacing the cellular telephone with a cellular telephone network, and interfacing the cellular telephone network with the remote service provider to communicate the vehicle diagnostic information between the vehicle diagnostic port and the remote service provider via a wireless communication pathway from the hand transportable code reader to the cellular telephone; wherein the step of communicating vehicle diagnostic information from the code reader to the cellular telephone proceeds autonomously in response to receipt of the vehicle diagnostic information by the code reader. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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