Vehicle diagnostic system and method
First Claim
1. A vehicle diagnostic system for a vehicle including an electronic control unit (ECU) and an associated diagnostic port, the vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
- a dongle configured to mate with the diagnostic port to enable the dongle to establish a wired communication link with the ECU;
an imaging device configured to generate imaging data; and
a single wireless device including a display unit, an input unit, a memory storing program instructions, and a processor configured to execute the program instructionsto establish a first wireless communication link with the ECU via the dongle,to receive diagnostic data from the ECU,to render the received diagnostic data on the display unit,to receive user input data from the input unit based on the rendered diagnostic data,to transmit the user input data to the ECU,to send component test data to the ECU based on the user input data, the component test data configured to cause the ECU to conduct a test of at least one vehicle component associated with the rendered diagnostic data, such that the at least one vehicle component undergoes a test sequence,to establish a second wireless communication link with the imaging device,to receive the imaging data from the imaging device of the at least one vehicle component undergoing the test sequence, andto render the received imaging data on the display unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle diagnostic system for a vehicle including an electronic control unit (ECU) and an associated diagnostic port includes a dongle, an imaging device, and a single wireless device. The dongle is configured to mate with the diagnostic port to enable the dongle to establish a wired communication link with the ECU. The imaging device is configured to generate imaging data. The single wireless device includes a display unit, an input unit, a memory storing program instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the program instructions to establish a wireless communication link with the ECU via the dongle, to receive diagnostic data from the ECU, to render the received diagnostic data on the display unit, to receive user input data from the input unit based on the rendered diagnostic data, and to transmit the user input data to the ECU.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle diagnostic system for a vehicle including an electronic control unit (ECU) and an associated diagnostic port, the vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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a dongle configured to mate with the diagnostic port to enable the dongle to establish a wired communication link with the ECU; an imaging device configured to generate imaging data; and a single wireless device including a display unit, an input unit, a memory storing program instructions, and a processor configured to execute the program instructions to establish a first wireless communication link with the ECU via the dongle, to receive diagnostic data from the ECU, to render the received diagnostic data on the display unit, to receive user input data from the input unit based on the rendered diagnostic data, to transmit the user input data to the ECU, to send component test data to the ECU based on the user input data, the component test data configured to cause the ECU to conduct a test of at least one vehicle component associated with the rendered diagnostic data, such that the at least one vehicle component undergoes a test sequence, to establish a second wireless communication link with the imaging device, to receive the imaging data from the imaging device of the at least one vehicle component undergoing the test sequence, and to render the received imaging data on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a vehicle diagnostic system for a vehicle including an electronic control unit (ECU) and an associated diagnostic port, the method comprising:
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mating a dongle of the vehicle diagnostic system with the diagnostic port to establish a wired communication link between the ECU and the dongle; establishing a first wireless communication link with the ECU via the dongle using a wireless device of the vehicle diagnostic system; receiving diagnostic data from the ECU with the wireless device; rendering the received diagnostic data on a display unit of the wireless device; receiving user input data with an input unit of the wireless device, the user input data based on the rendered diagnostic data; transmitting the user input data to the ECU; initiating a test of at least one vehicle component from the wireless device by transmitting component test data to the ECU from the wireless device, the at least one vehicle component associated with the rendered diagnostic data; conducting a test sequence of at least one vehicle component based on the sent component test data using the ECU; establishing a second wireless communication link with an imaging device of the vehicle diagnostic system using the wireless device; generating imaging data with the imaging device of the at least one vehicle component associated with the rendered diagnostic data during the conducted test sequence; receiving the imaging data from the imaging device with the wireless device; and rendering the received imaging data on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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