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20120035803 | Event-Driven Data Mining Method for Improving Fault Code Settings and Isolating Faults - A parameter identification-based fault isolation technique is provided for improving fault code settings and isolating faults. DTCs and PIDs are retrieved from a current serviced vehicle. PID data is obtained from prior serviced vehicles having same vehicle specifications as and under substantially similar operating conditions as the current serviced vehicles. A plurality of clusters is formed using PID data of the prior serviced vehicles using mutual dependence to one another. A joint probability distribution is determined as a function of a mutual dependence of the PID data. PID data is selected of the current serviced vehicle having coherence to the PID of the prior service vehicles. A mutual dependence of the PID data of the current serviced vehicle is projected on onto the corresponding joint probability distribution. An anomaly in the PID data of the current serviced vehicle is detected in response to the probability distribution of parameter identification data being outside of a predetermined variance. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041635 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTICS OR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FOR A VEHICLE - A method and system for performing diagnostics or software maintenance on a vehicle comprises a data processor for performing a particular task. A resource monitor is arranged for determining if resource consumption of the data processor for the respective particular task exceeds a threshold amount of resource consumption. A loop counter is arranged to increment a loop counter in a data storage device associated with the data processor if the resource consumption for the respective particular task exceeds the threshold amount. A poison task module is capable of designating the particular task as a poison message if the data processor has been rebooted a maximum number of times as indicated by the loop counter. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041636 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTICS OR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FOR A VEHICLE - A method and system for performing diagnostics or software maintenance on a vehicle comprises recording high-fidelity data at the vehicle consistent with configuration files to support engineering analysis or diagnostics on vehicle components, systems or performance. Supplemental data is retrieved via a low bandwidth transmission at the vehicle to supplement the recorded high-fidelity data. The recorded high-fidelity data and retrieved supplemental data is processed to generate a diagnostic status report message from transmission to the central electronic data processing system. A data processor or central electronic data processing system organizes the diagnostic report message, the recorded high fidelity data and the retrieved supplemental data into a data mart or diagnostics database to support engineering analysis or diagnostics on vehicle components, systems or performance. | 02-16-2012 |
20120065834 | DRIVING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A driving management system includes a driving data collection module and a processing module. The driving data collection module, which is deployed within a vehicle, collects individual vehicle operation information for the vehicle in response to operation of the vehicle. The processing module compares the individual vehicle operation information with collective empirical vehicle operation information to provide individual comparison results. The processing module also provides vehicle operation feedback information to at least one user associated with the vehicle based on the individual comparison results. The collective empirical vehicle operation information is at least based on vehicle operation information for a plurality of other vehicles. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072070 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC LISTENING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A diagnostic listening device for a vehicle uses a plurality of input devices to retrieve audible signals from the vehicle. Diagnostic circuitry is coupled to the plurality of input devices to allow a user to listen to the audible signals retrieved and to isolate out certain frequencies to aid in the diagnosis of the vehicle. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078462 | OFF-BOARD TOOL WITH PROGRAMMABLE ACTUATOR - A programmable actuator having multiple programmable functions is provided. The programmable actuator may be used on an off-board tool. In accordance with an embodiment, an off-board tool, OBT, including a user-defined programmable actuator is provided. In accordance with another embodiment, an OBT includes a processor, an internal memory, a programmable actuator, program logic and perform function logic. In accordance with yet another embodiment, a method of actuating performance of a user-defined series of functions for a OBT is provided. The method includes the step of actuating a programmable actuator of the OBT with a single actuating action. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078463 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FAULTS - A device for processing faults, that detects and identifies faults, including, for at least part of the identified faults: a mechanism storing a log of occurrences of faults having a same identification, in a course of a plurality of flights; a mechanism determining an impact of each identified fault, on availability of aircraft in a predetermined duration, a mechanism associating a hierarchical attribute with each fault detected in a course of a flight, the hierarchical attribute being dependent on the log and on the impact; and a mechanism displaying identified faults associated with part of the hierarchical attributes. The device enables, in particular, maintenance operations or operations preparatory to maintenance to be better scheduled by virtue of hierarchization of faults displayed. | 03-29-2012 |
20120083968 | PERFORMANCE-BASED HAULAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for managing haul routes in work environments comprises collecting performance data associated with a machine operating in a work environment. The method also includes determining a drive axle torque of the machine and estimating a total effective grade associated with the machine based on the drive axle torque. The estimated total effective grade is compared with a threshold level and, if the estimated total effective grade exceeds the threshold level, a design performance of the machine may be simulated based on the calculated total effective grade. Design performance data is compared with the collected performance data, and a payload limit of the machine is adjusted if the design performance is inconsistent with collected performance data. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING HAUL ROUTE MANAGEMENT - A method for managing haul routes in work environments comprises receiving performance criteria associated with a haul route and establishing a target total effective grade for at least one machine associated with the haul route based on the performance criteria. The method also includes collecting performance data associated with the at least one machine. A drive axle torque of the at least one machine is determined and an actual total effective grade associated with the at least one machine is estimated. The at least one machine is identified as an underperforming machine if the actual total effective grade for the at least one machine exceeds the target total effective grade. An average total effective grade for the at least one machine is determined as a function of the actual total effective grade. A haul route deficiency is identified if the average total effective grade exceeds a threshold level. | 04-05-2012 |
20120095642 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, VEHICLE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD - An in-vehicle device includes a storage unit storing a PIN code and an in-vehicle device ID kept confidential for a user and registered one for each vehicle; a first authentication unit determining whether the in-vehicle device is allowed to be connected to a mobile terminal on the basis of a comparison of the PIN code; a second authentication unit requesting an in-vehicle device ID from the mobile terminal that has been connected through authentication performed by the first authentication unit and authenticating the mobile terminal by comparing the in-vehicle device ID transmitted from the mobile terminal in response to the request with the in-vehicle device ID registered in the in-vehicle device; and a data transmission unit transmitting predetermined vehicle data, obtained from a vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle device and indicating a vehicle state, to the mobile terminal that has been authenticated by the second authentication unit. | 04-19-2012 |
20120130583 | Automotive Scan Tool with Enhanced Audio, Video and Voice Recognition Functionality - A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input unit for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input unit and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the processor controlling a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, an input and output unit receiving and transmitting audio and video signals controlled by the processor, a memory storing a software controlled by the processor, the memory storing audio and video information, and transferring the audio and video information through the input and output unit; and a display unit displaying information according to the received and processed audio and video signals stored in the memory. | 05-24-2012 |
20120179325 | VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE USER INTERFACE - In accordance with one embodiment, an information system located within a vehicle includes a data storage device configured to store programmed instructions to implement a web browser, a data communication module, and a controller operatively coupled to the data storage device, and the data communication module, the controller configured to execute the web browser to receive a plurality of data elements, identify a respective content type for each of the plurality of data elements, assign a relevance level to each of the plurality of data elements based on the respective identified content type, compare the assigned relevance to a predetermined relevance threshold; and generate a user interface using at least one of the plurality of data elements based upon the comparison. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185124 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE-WIDE DATA ACQUISITION AND ISSUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is an automated data acquisition and issue management system which includes a server, and code which is readable by an electronic control unit data recorder. The electronic control unit data recorder is configured to receive data from at least one electronic control unit. The code is configured to provide that the electronic control unit data recorder receives data from at least one electronic control unit, collects, processes, and transmits the data to the server. The code is also preferably configured to provide that the electronic control unit data recorder identifies at least one issue with regard at least one electronic control unit and communicates data regarding said issue to the server. | 07-19-2012 |
20120197481 | VEHICULAR DATA RECORDING APPARATUS - Each of a plurality of electronic control units (i.e., ECUs) of a vehicle control system has a memory for recording data regarding a system operation condition of the vehicle control system. When one of the ECUs detects an occurrence of a predetermined abnormal event, that ECU records data regarding the system operation condition of the vehicle control system, which is held by that ECU, in the memory of that ECU. Further, the detecting ECU notifies the other ECUs of the occurrence of the predetermined abnormal event. Accordingly, each of the remaining ECUs records data regarding the system operation condition of the vehicle control system held by each of them to its memory. In such manner, even if multiple ECUs are installed as the vehicle control system, a vehicular data recording apparatus is enabled to record required data at a time of occurrence of a predetermined event. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209470 | Diagnostic Tool With Smart Camera - A diagnostic tool that includes a smart camera. The smart camera can be used to capture an image of the part that needs to be replaced. The image can also include the bar code that may be attached to the part. The image can be used to search a parts information database for additional parts information such as part number, manuals, pictures, etc. A further search of a parts supplier's database can be conducted using a location of the diagnostic tool to determine the nearest parts supplier that has the part available and the best price. | 08-16-2012 |
20120271506 | TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE - The present invention provides a diagnosis device with a display unit for diagnosing trouble of a vehicle by communicating with an electronic control unit of the vehicle. The diagnosis device comprises means for displaying, on the display unit, parameters relating to operation of the vehicle for selection of the parameters to be measured, means for displaying, on the display unit, the selected parameters to be measured such that triggering conditions for the parameters to be measured may be set, means for displaying, on the display unit, a group of signs of trouble with the vehicle such that a set of parameters to be measured corresponding to a sign selected from the group of signs may be set together with the triggering conditions for measuring the set of parameters to be measured, and means for displaying, on the display unit, result of measurement of the parameters to be measured. | 10-25-2012 |
20120277949 | COLLABORATIVE MULTI-AGENT VEHICLE FAULT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM & ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY - A control unit executes a first agent of a first subsystem of a vehicle, the first agent including a fault detection agent and a communication agent. The fault detection agent monitors performance data of the first subsystem to identify a problem in the first subsystem, stores first candidate fault diagnosis processes corresponding to the first subsystem in a first memory, and searches for a fault diagnosis process which identifies a fault causing the problem in the first subsystem from among the first candidate fault diagnosis processes. The communication agent collaborates with a second agent when a search by the fault detection agent fails to find the fault diagnosis process which identifies the fault. The collaboration includes searching a second memory which stores second candidate fault diagnosis processes, sending the monitored performance data to the second agent, and exchanging search result data between the first and second agents. | 11-01-2012 |
20120323435 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Battery Drain and Starter Current - A parasitic drain tester that measures a parasitic battery drain. A current measuring circuit includes a capacitor smoothing the current distribution within the circuit, a first interface connected to a vehicle power source and the capacitor, a second interface accommodating an outside connection for communication, a first processor connected to the second interface and the capacitor, the processor communicating with the second interface and performing analysis and calculation of the data received, and a converting unit connected to the processor, converting the signal received through the first interface from a first form to a second form. The first unit is connected to the current measuring circuit, and includes a memory storing information retrieved from the current measuring circuit through the second interface, and a second processor analyzing the information received from the current measuring circuit and providing instructions to the first processor through the second interface. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006466 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING A STATE OF AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for examining a state of an electric circuit of a motor vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle with an electric engine, is described. First, a state for the circuit is requested. Then, it is checked whether the requested state is actually set, by measuring with a measuring device of the motor vehicle a current value for a variable related to the circuit and comparing with a control unit of the motor vehicle the current value with values for the variable specified for the requested state of the circuit. If the control unit determines that the requested state for the circuit is set, this information is displayed. A motor vehicle for carrying out the method is also described. | 01-03-2013 |
20130018542 | POWER BALANCING FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS - A power balancing system includes a vehicle communication device connected to a data link connector of a vehicle, and a scan tool connected to the vehicle communication device, the scan tool including a handset and a vehicle connector interface (VCI), wherein power can be received from one or more of an external power source being external from the VCI, the vehicle, and an internal power supply of the scan tool, and wherein the system balances the received power. | 01-17-2013 |
20130046434 | Programmable Function Key on Wireless OBDII Interface - A vehicle diagnostic device is provided that includes a programmable function to control a function on an emission computer workstation. The function key can be programmed to interact and manipulate with the workstation. The vehicle diagnostic device allows a user to wirelessly communicate with the workstation while located in the vehicle. | 02-21-2013 |
20130079971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING VEHICLE DATA TO REPORT PERFORMANCE DATA INTERCHANGEABLY - Systems and methods to process vehicle operation data are described. A data module associated with a vehicle can collect a set of metrics relating to the operation of the vehicle, as well as events related to an operator's interaction with the vehicle. The data module can correlate the set of metrics with the events to generate a correlated set of data. A user can request various contexts in which to view the data, such as via a vehicle context or an operator context. The data module can generate, using the correlated set of data, a data view according to the request. Further, the correlated set of data and the various contexts can be updated on a real-time basis. | 03-28-2013 |
20130096769 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - An electronic control unit (ECU) includes an abnormality detection unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit. The abnormality detection unit detects a vehicle abnormality, and the storage unit stores, at the time the vehicle abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection unit, predetermined driving information of the vehicle in a memory unit. In addition, the communication unit transmits the driving information stored in the memory unit to a remote center, where the driving information is stored along with vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle. The communication unit may interrupt a communication process that is being performed in order to transmit the driving information to the remote center after the storage control unit stores the driving information in the memory unit. | 04-18-2013 |
20130110344 | Method and system for automated and manual data capture configuration | 05-02-2013 |
20130110345 | ELECTRONIC DISTANCE RECORDER VERIFICATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130116882 | Methods, systems, and apparatuses for telematics navigation - Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for telematics navigation. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE E-ENABLED AIRCRAFT SOLUTION MANAGEMENT USING AN ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG (EFB) - A method for using an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on an aircraft to communicate with a remote aircraft system data communications unit concerning aircraft systems problems and malfunctions, is disclosed. The method may include receiving aircraft systems data from one or more aircraft systems, identifying any problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems, automatically communicating any identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems to the remote aircraft system data communications unit, receiving information concerning a solution to the identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems from the remote aircraft system data communications unit, and implementing the solution to the identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems. | 05-16-2013 |
20130151064 | APPLICATION FOR A COMMUNICATIONS AND PROCESSING DEVICE - An application for a communications and processing device includes a computer program embedded on a non-transitory, tangible medium. The computer program includes computer readable code for establishing respective connections between the communications and processing device and a telematics unit of a vehicle, an information system of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), and an information system of a dealer associated with the OEM. The application further includes computer readable code for at least i) tailoring at least one vehicle system of the vehicle with user-selected preferences, ii) tailoring a user account associated with the vehicle, and iii) providing information pertaining to the vehicle or to a program associated with the vehicle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151065 | COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS AND INDICATIONS - Methods and systems for communicating vehicle conditions based on vehicle component diagnostics and indications are provided. Specifically, various components of a vehicle may provide diagnostic information that can be collected and interpreted by a diagnostics module. The diagnostics module may determine to present the diagnostic information to a third party and/or vehicle occupant according to predetermined settings. Such diagnostic information may be presented in a conversational manner. Moreover, diagnostic information may be automatically evaluated in determining to provide course of action advice and other communications via the diagnostic module. | 06-13-2013 |
20130158777 | Vehicle Service Procedures - A method and apparatus for carrying out a set of vehicle inspections including, but not limited to, wheel alignment measurement, brake testing, tire tread depth measurement, tire pressure monitoring, vehicle battery testing, and a review of vehicle diagnostic trouble codes in an efficient manner using a multi-function vehicle service system and a single vehicle service bay or inspection lane. Results of the vehicle inspections are incorporated into customized reports generated for a customer or for a technician, and which may be utilized to obtain approval from the customer to conduct necessary repairs and/or provide beneficial vehicle services. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A DATA WHEN CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A system and method for transmitting and receiving a data while charging a vehicle includes first module configured to calculate an expected charging time based on an instantaneous SOC value obtained through a CAN communication when charging the electrical vehicle is started and a second module that is configured to determine a size of transmittable or receivable data considering a transmission speed and based on information obtained through the expected charging time analysis module. Communication equipment enables data to be transmitted and received between the vehicle and a data center via power line communication. A first storage unit within the vehicle and a second data storage unit provided within the data center are configured to store telematics related data, and an output unit is configured to output information related to data determined by the second module. | 06-27-2013 |
20130211662 | MACHINERY FINGERPRINTING - Disclosed are various embodiments for a fingerprinting application. Data and optionally additional metadata for an operational automobile are captured by an application executed on a mobile device inside the automobile. An fingerprinting application matches the data to known data profiles to confirm the identity or type of the automobile. Diagnostics of the automobile can be determined by variations in the data with respect to a defined standard. The data can include one or more of audio data, accelerometer data, vibration, data and orientation data. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218399 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE LEVEL OF OIL CONTAINED IN A TANK OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE - A method of monitoring oil level in a tank of an aircraft engine, including: for at least two predetermined operating stages of the engine, during at least one mission of the aircraft: obtaining a plurality of measurements of an oil level of the tank, each measurement being associated with an oil temperature and with an engine speed of rotation, and selecting measurements representative of oil level variations and associated with oil temperatures that are close to a reference temperature and with engine speeds of rotation that are close to a reference speed of rotation; aggregating the measurements selected over the operating stages and during the at least one mission of the aircraft; and comparing the aggregated measurements with reference data to identify abnormal oil consumption of the engine. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218400 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE - A diagnostic method for a vehicle component of a vehicle, an operating parameter of the vehicle component being detected during an operation of the vehicle and a status message corresponding to a status of the vehicle component being transmitted to a vehicle-external server as a function of the detected operating parameter for an analysis of the status message, a message based on the analysis of the status message being transmitted to a receiving device. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding diagnostic device, a corresponding diagnostic system, as well as a computer program is also described. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218401 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND FAULT DIAGNOSIS DEVICE - A fault diagnosis device and a fault diagnosis method read a diagnostic trouble code from an Electronic Control Unit to the fault diagnosis device, and display a work guide screen for guiding work in accordance with the read diagnostic trouble code. The work guide screen includes an entire work flowchart consisting of a plurality of work items for identifying a fault occurrence location at which the fault event corresponding to the diagnostic trouble code is caused, and includes an entire work display area in which a work item selected among the plurality of work items is highlighted and a concrete work display area in which concrete work details about the highlighted work item are indicated. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226394 | MOTOR VEHICLE TEST DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE TEST METHOD - A motor vehicle test device and a motor vehicle test method are described. The motor vehicle test device includes a control unit for controlling a predefined test sequence; an operator interface device; and at least one measuring device for measuring at least one vehicle parameter. The motor vehicle test device has a vehicle communication interface and diagnosis software. The control device is developed in such a way that it is able to communicate with at least one control unit of the motor vehicle via the vehicle communication interface. | 08-29-2013 |
20130231827 | APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND RECORDING VITAL SIGNS AND TASK-RELATED INFORMATION OF A VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY OPERATING PATTERNS - An apparatus is provided for diagnosing the state of health of a vehicle and for providing the operator of the vehicle with a substantially real-time indication of the efficiency of the vehicle in performing an assigned task with respect to a predetermined goal. A processor on-board the vehicle monitors sensors that provide information regarding the state of health of the vehicle and the amount of work the vehicle has done. In response to anomalies in the data from the sensors, the processor records information that describes events leading up to the occurrence of the anomaly for later analysis that can be used to diagnose the cause of the anomaly. The sensors are also used to prompt the operator of the vehicle to operate the vehicle at optimum efficiency. | 09-05-2013 |
20130261878 | DATA OUTPUT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A data output device for a vehicle that performs data communication with an external diagnosis tool and performs data communication with an in-vehicle control unit, which outputs specific diagnosis data in response to a request from the diagnosis tool, includes: a cache memory section for storing the specific diagnosis data; a cache save section for controlling the cache memory section to store the specific diagnosis data output from the control unit; and a cache read section for reading the specific diagnosis data in the cache memory section and responding to the diagnosis tool based on the specific diagnosis data when the request from the diagnosis tool requests the specific diagnosis data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268156 | Data Privacy Mechanism - A vehicle data privacy mechanism comprising a first port, a second port and a processor. The first port configured to connect to an on-board diagnostic system. The second port configured to connect to a monitor, the monitor originally configured to connect to the on-board diagnostic port. The processor configured to: generate managed data configured to appear as if it originates from the on-board diagnostic system; and send the managed data to the second port. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268157 | METHOD FOR REDUCING DETECTION DATA OF A MONITORING DEVICE IN A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE DEFECT IN NEAR REAL TIME USING SAME - A method for reducing data of sensor devices in a vehicle includes collecting detection data periodically from the sensor devices and calculating an average value of the data collected during a cycle. The collected data may be compared with the calculated values and a deviation with previous data may be calculated by an upper and lower value difference method. A difference between the collected data and average values may also be calculated by a deviation method. The calculated value is stored. Data from a plurality of running vehicles may be periodically transmitted to a driving control center in order to monitor devices related to operations of all of the running vehicles in near real time. | 10-10-2013 |
20130274989 | Method And System For Detecting Pushrod Faults - A system for monitoring for pushrod faults in an aircraft includes a pushrod; a sensor ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130289820 | Automotive Diagnostic Tool with Virtual Display and Input - Provided is an automotive diagnostic tool including a tool body and a first projector connected to the tool body. The first projector is configured to project a diagnostic display image onto an adjacent surface separate from the tool body. An input detection sensor is connected to the tool body and is configured to detect motions of a user within a field of view proximate the tool body, and to generate an input signal responsive to the detected motions. A diagnostic processing unit is disposed within the tool body and is connected to the first projector and the input detection sensor for receiving the input signal therefrom. The diagnostic processing unit is configured to be operatively connectable with the onboard vehicle computer to receive vehicle data therefrom and to process the data and modify the diagnostic display image according to the received vehicle data and the input signal. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289821 | VEHICLE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEHICLE-MOUNTED INFORMATION TERMINAL AND VEHICLE INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle information management system having a vehicle-mounted information terminal and a management center. The vehicle-mounted information terminal collects vehicle information including charge information indicating a charging status of a storage battery. The storage battery is mounted on a vehicle configured from an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle. The management center manages the vehicle information uploaded from the vehicle-mounted information terminal. The vehicle-mounted information terminal is configured so as to monitor a vehicle state. The vehicle-mounted information terminal uploads the vehicle information to the management center when the vehicle state is shifted to an upload state as a previously defined state on the basis of a monitoring result which is a result of the monitoring. | 10-31-2013 |
20130304306 | Automotive Diagnostic Server - A system and method for an automotive diagnostic server can provide a portable vehicle diagnostic tool to identify a failed vehicle component. It may also provide a remote information device to serve as a connecting intermediary between devices, and to allow remote control of the devices and to provide information to a user. A remote diagnostic device to analyze data and interpret information to aid the user in making, using, maintaining, and fixing a piece of equipment or product may also be included. Web server functionality may be incorporated into the portable vehicle diagnostic tool to allow dissemination of the diagnostic information resulting from the diagnostic testing, and the web server may be accessed by a web browser of the remote information device. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304307 | PLATFORM HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A platform health monitoring system including an associative memory. The associative memory stores a plurality of known health profiles for a platform. The platform health monitoring system also includes an input device in communication with the associative memory. The input device is configured to receive a current health profile of the platform. The platform health monitoring system also may include a comparator configured to compare, in conjunction with the associative memory, the current health profile with the plurality of known health profile to generate a comparison. The comparator is further configured to generate, based on the comparison and in conjunction with the associative memory, a report on a current health of the platform. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304308 | VEHICLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE AND VEHICLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - Provided are a vehicle information acquisition device and a vehicle information acquisition method which are capable of accelerating the update time of vehicle information that needs to be updated in a short time and enhancing convenience. A vehicle information acquisition device ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130317692 | VEHICLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - A vehicle information acquisition system includes a vehicle and an information management center. The vehicle includes an information acquisition portion that acquires a piece of vehicle information, which is processed by an information processing unit, based on a set collection condition, and transmits the acquired piece of the vehicle information to the information management center. The information management center determines a new collection condition for the piece of the vehicle information, which is processed by the information processing unit, based on a result of an analysis of the transmitted piece of the vehicle information, and transmits the determined collection condition to the vehicle as a collection condition for a piece of vehicle information to be subsequently acquired by the information acquisition portion to re-set the transmitted collection condition in the information acquisition portion. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325248 | TEST SYSTEM - This invention is a test system | 12-05-2013 |
20130338873 | VEHICLE SERVICE AUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments relates to a vehicle servicing auction method and system. Based on vehicle diagnostic information transmitted to a vehicle servicing bidding, a vehicle servicing bidding event may be initiated. The bidding event may include submitting requests for bids to one or more vehicle service providers and receiving bids from the vehicle service providers for servicing the vehicle based on a servicing need determined from the vehicle diagnostic information. One or more bids may be received from one or more vehicle service providers and the bids output at a vehicle computing system. The user may select a bid as acceptance of the bid at the vehicle computing system. In some embodiments, the bids may be sorted by bid amount. Location information for the vehicle service provider who submitted the user selected bid may be output. A route to the vehicle service provider may be generated based on the location information. | 12-19-2013 |
20130338874 | System For Gathering Data From An Industrial Vehicle - Operation of an industrial vehicle is managed by systems onboard that vehicle. One such management system monitors operation of vehicle components and produces performance data which is transmitted to an computer at the facility in which the industrial vehicle operates. That system includes an interface module with a plurality of inputs for receiving signals from components on the industrial vehicle. The interface module derives performance data from the signals and conveys the performance data over a communication network. A data acquisition module receives the performance data from the communication network and has a communicator for wirelessly transmitting the performance data. | 12-19-2013 |
20140005880 | TELEMATICS SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140012458 | WIRELESS DIAGNOSTIC MODULE AND WIRELESS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A wireless diagnostic module includes a connection port connected to a connector provided in a first appliance; a first signal transceiving unit to transceive a signal corresponding to a first communication protocol by making communication with the first appliance connected through the connection port; a signal converting unit to convert the signal corresponding to the first communication protocol transmitted through the first signal transceiving unit into a signal corresponding to a second communication protocol; and a second signal transceiving unit to transmit the signal corresponding to the second communication protocol, which is converted through the signal converting unit, to a second appliance, wherein the first communication protocol comprises at least one of ISO, KWP, PWM, CAN and VWP supported by the connector provided in the first appliance, and the second communication protocol comprises a wireless communication protocol for wireless communication between the first and second appliances. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012459 | System And Method To Instrument And Gather Three Dimensional (3-D) Vehicle Tracking And Information - A vehicle monitoring system and method of monitoring is described and taught. The monitoring system comprises, in part, a monitoring apparatus which attaches to a vehicle by way of a cigarette adapter, universal serial bus port, or the like. This enables the device to draw power from the vehicle's battery. The monitoring apparatus has a variety of sensing components which take readings based on the vehicle's movements and status. This information is sent via Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth compatible device. The information can then be sent to a remote web server and uploaded into different interpretive software including three dimensional mapping software. The vehicle can then be maintained or serviced in a manner consistent with the data collected from the vehicle. | 01-09-2014 |
20140018999 | EXTENDED SMART DIAGNOSTIC CLEAT - Methods and apparatus for diagnosing the condition of a vehicle. Some embodiments include providing an input to a vehicle suspension similar to an impact, and then measuring the response of the vehicle as it drives over an instrumented member. The motion of the instrumented member is recorded and corrected, and in some embodiments a fault index is calculated. The fault index can be displayed to a user to indicate a maintenance condition of the vehicles, such as a worn or broken component. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019000 | System and method for extending communication range and reducing power consumption fo vehicle diagnostic equipment - Disclosed are systems and methods for transmitting obtained vehicle diagnostic data to a separate display device. The method includes a first vehicle diagnostic device obtaining vehicle diagnostic data via a vehicle interface to a diagnostic port of a vehicle, determining whether a direct wireless connection with one or more display devices is available, and determining whether an indirect wireless connection with the one or more display devices is available via a second separate vehicle diagnostic device. Responsive to a further determination, the vehicle diagnostic device may transmit the obtained diagnostic data to the one or more display devices via the second separate vehicle diagnostic device. The further determination may be based on one or more of wireless connectivity status, power level status, transmission power requirements, or other facts or determinations. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025251 | System and Method For Wheel Assembly Acoustical Evaluation - A vehicle service or inspection system including a load roller for applying a radial load to a vehicle wheel assembly consisting of a tire mounted to a rim, with at least one sensor for acquiring measurements of acoustical energy generated by the wheel assembly during loaded rotational movement. The vehicle service or inspection system is configured with a programmed processor to evaluate the acquired measurements to provide a measure of tire road noise, identification of tire defects, and/or identification of sources of noise, vibrations, or acoustical energy on the tire surface such as tire flat spots, cupping, bubbles, embedded foreign objects, or other defects. The processor is further configured with software instructions to utilize the acquired measurements to provide a consumer with a figure of merit associated with the acoustics of the tire undergoing testing | 01-23-2014 |
20140058618 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE VALUATION FROM OBD BASED OPERATION DATA - One embodiment is directed to a method for valuating a vehicle. The method includes obtaining operation data from an on-board diagnostics (OBD) port of a vehicle, the operation data pertaining to operation of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a measure of value for the vehicle based on the operation data, and generating a report including the measure of value. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058619 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM TOOL WITH RE-LEARN AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES - A tire pressure monitor system tool that stores information regarding a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The information may include procedures for resetting and diagnosing the tire pressure monitor system. The tool may include a storing module that stores the information and a displaying module that causes the information to be displayed on a display of the tool. The tool may enable a user to input data regarding a vehicle. Based on the vehicle data input by the user, the tool may determine a tire pressure monitor system installed on the vehicle using the information stored. Based on the tire pressure monitoring system installed on the vehicle, the tool may determine one or more reset or diagnostic procedures that may be performed by the tool. The tool may also reference the owner's manual of the vehicle. The tool may also include an updating module that updates the information stored by the tool. The tool may also include an update interface that may be, for example, an RS232 port. The tool may interface with an electronic control unit of a vehicle. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067192 | ACTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS OF VEHICLES WITH GRAPHICAL MICROPROCESSORS - A system of a vehicle includes an engine control module (ECM), a first processor module, sensors, a second processor module, and a third processor module. The ECM controls engine actuators based on driver inputs to a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, and a cruise control system. The first processor module includes a first microprocessor and selectively actuates at least one of an electric power steering motor, friction brakes, and a throttle valve based on processed data. The sensors sense features outside of the vehicle. The second processor module includes a second microprocessor and generates the processed data based on data from the sensors. The second microprocessor is a graphical microprocessor. The third processor module includes a third microprocessor and generates an indicator of whether a fault is present in the second processor module. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074345 | Systems, Apparatuses, Methods, Circuits and Associated Computer Executable Code for Monitoring and Assessing Vehicle Health - The present invention includes methods, circuits, sensors, apparatus, controllers and associated computer executable code and data for monitoring assessing and predicting a mechanical, structural and/or electrical condition (hereinafter collectively referred to as: “Vehicle Health” or “VH”) of a motor vehicle, such as a car, truck, motor cycle, etc. According to some embodiments, there may be provided a vehicle health monitoring, assessing and predicting system (VHMS) functionally associated with a vehicle and adapted to monitor, assess and/or predict a VH of the vehicle. A VHMS may be comprised of a set of VH sensors adapted to collect data relating to the VH of the vehicle and processing circuitry adapted to analyze the collected data and determine and/or predict the VH of the vehicle, possibly in real time. | 03-13-2014 |
20140095014 | OBD BASED IN-VEHICLE DEVICE PROVIDING CONTENT STORAGE AND ACCESS - One embodiment is directed to an electronic device comprising a connector configured to connect to an on-board diagnostic (OBD) connector of a vehicle, a wireless transceiver, one or more processing devices coupled to the connector and to the wireless transceiver, and storage media coupled to the one or more processing devices. The storage media including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to establish communication with a content control device using the wireless transceiver, download content from the content control device, store the content on the storage media, and terminate communication with the content control device. The instructions also cause the one or more processing devices to establish communication with a mobile device, and provide the content to a mobile device via a wireless link. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100737 | System For Diagnosing Faults of a Component in a Vehicle - A system for the diagnosis of a component of a motor vehicle includes a sever configured to provide at least one test sequence for diagnosing the component and at least one execution parameter allocated to the test sequence. The system also includes a diagnostic device configured to receive at least one test sequence and the at least one execution parameter, and to convert it into a runtime script and execute the runtime script according to the execution parameters. A script generation device is configured to generate the test sequences as OTX script or as ETX script. | 04-10-2014 |
20140114527 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH MONITORING FOR AIRCRAFT - A method for health monitoring for an aircraft includes the steps of obtaining vibration data for the aircraft, obtaining navigation data for the aircraft, and determining a measure of health of the aircraft using the vibration data and the navigation data. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121887 | Method and Apparatus for Data Acquistion, Data Management, and Report Generation for Tractor Trailer Subsystem Testing and Maintenance - Techniques for operating, testing, and generating a testing report for the electrical and air subsystems of a vehicular trailer, without the use of an associated truck tractor are disclosed. The system includes a portable testing unit with self-powered electrical and air subsystems which are interconnected to the corresponding subsystems of the vehicular trailer under test. The portable testing unit can be rolled about on a stand and functions as a mini-truck tractor, in the sense that it selectively provides electrical power and air to the VUT. The testing unit is controlled by a small, portable hand held radio frequency remote control that communicates test and data signals to a radio receiver in the portable testing unit. The system acquires testing data from both automatic and manual means from disparate sources. The system stores the testing data and automatically generates testing reports. The system manages the testing data and generated reports. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121888 | METHOD, SERVER AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS - 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. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129077 | SCAN TOOL WITH CONFIGURABLE SHORTCUTS - A vehicle diagnostic tool and a process of operating a diagnostic tool include communicating with a vehicle in at least one communication protocol. The tool and process further including receiving inputs from a user, displaying information on a display, performing a script of actions associated with a shortcut, performing diagnostic procedures in response to the receiving of inputs from the input device, communicating with the vehicle and performing the script of actions, and storing the script of actions in a memory. | 05-08-2014 |
20140156136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING DIAGNOSIS AND MAINTENANCE OF A MOBILE CONVEYANCE - A system for facilitating diagnosis and maintenance of a control networks on a mobile conveyance comprises one or more wireless ground stations configured to communicate over a wireless communication channel with the control network. A local area computer network receives and responds to messages to or from the control network via the wireless ground stations. The local area computer network may have user terminals, a server computer, a database comprising diagnostic information relating to said control network, and a replacement parts database and/or job auction database. The local area network may also include a wide area network interface, allowing diagnostic information for the control network to be retrieved or parts to be ordered from remote vendor sites. The system may also include wireless handheld, portable equipment for allowing service personnel to perform diagnostic analysis, maintenance, and testing of the mobile conveyance control network. | 06-05-2014 |
20140180528 | FAULTY CART WHEEL DETECTION - A system and method of identifying carts exhibiting tendencies that are indicative of damaged or defective wheels. A shopping cart may be identified and tracked visually through one or more surveillance cameras. By comparing the cart's tracked movement to known symptomatic movement patterns, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. Alternatively, by analyzing movement and positioning of a cart's swiveling wheels, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. Alternatively, by identifying if a customer has abandoned a cart, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. A notification message may be transmitted to an associate to repair or replace the identified problematic cart. The notification may be displayed on a mobile computing device, a workstation, or other like systems. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188331 | Mobile communication interface, system having a mobile communication interface, and method for identifying, diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing a vehicle - A method for identifying and diagnosing a vehicle includes: storing customer, vehicle, and repair shop order data of the vehicle in a work data memory device of a mobile communication interface; connecting the mobile communication interface to the vehicle and connecting a first vehicle inspection device at least to the mobile communication interface at a first work station; carrying out a first set of inspections on the vehicle using the first vehicle inspection device and/or the mobile communication interface; carrying out a second set of inspections on the vehicle using a second vehicle inspection device and/or the mobile communication interface on the basis of the first inspection results; and storing the customer, vehicle, and repair shop order data as well as the first and second inspection results of the vehicle into the central customer database. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195102 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS VIA WIRELESS ACCESS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT - Vehicle Communications using IEEE 802.11p WAVE functionality includes structure and method whereby a smart phone (SP) linked to an On Board Unit (OBU) having WAVE functionality, and incorporating Automotive Telemetry Protocol (ATP), has at least one processor to configure the SP as a GUI for the OBU, and to enable WAVE authentication of the SP through a networked Road Side Unit. Preferably, the OBU opens, after a command from an ATP Client, a virtual connection for streaming data between the vehicle data bus and a remote server providing an automotive scan tool. Also preferably, the SP may use either cellular or IEEE 802.11 control signals to trialaterate its geographic position with greater accuracy than GPS, and to hand off the geo-position fixes to the OBU. Accumulated geo-location information may be reported to a remote server, providing a centralized geographic trend analysis of plural SPs operating with OBUs. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA ACQUISITION, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND REPORT GENERATION FOR TRACTOR TRAILER SUBSYSTEM TESTING AND MAINTENANCE - Techniques for operating, testing, and generating a testing report for the electrical and air subsystems of a vehicular trailer, without the use of an associated truck tractor are disclosed. The system includes a portable testing unit with self-powered electrical and air subsystems which are interconnected to the corresponding subsystems of the vehicular trailer under test. The portable testing unit can be rolled about on a stand and functions as a mini-truck tractor, in the sense that it selectively provides electrical power and air to the VUT. The testing unit is controlled by a small, portable hand held radio frequency remote control that communicates test and data signals to a radio receiver in the portable testing unit. The system acquires testing data from both automatic and manual means from disparate sources. The system stores the testing data and automatically generates testing reports. The system manages the testing data and generated reports. | 07-24-2014 |
20140222281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-BOARD/OFF-BOARD FAULT DETECTION - A method for monitoring a subsystem of a subject vehicle includes, in an off-board environment, executing a controller-based scheme. The scheme includes determining a plurality of residuals based upon expected and observed states of parameters associated with operation of the subsystem, determining a subsystem operating signature based upon the residuals, employing the subsystem operating signature to isolate a subsystem fault, and communicating the subsystem fault to an on-board controller of the subject vehicle. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244099 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND EXTERNAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - In a vehicle diagnostic method and an external diagnostic device, sensor detection values acquired by communicating with an ECU are measured to determine whether the values are in a normal range while a vehicle is idling. After an engine is started, an operation to measure soundness is prohibited at least until the sensor detection values including the engine rotational frequency reach a threshold value region indicating the completion of the warm-up operation. The fluctuation state of the sensor detection values is displayed on an operation screen until the sensor detection values reach the threshold value region. | 08-28-2014 |
20140257624 | ELECTRICAL POWER HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - An electrical power generation and distribution health monitoring system includes a network of a plurality of nodes included in an electrical system of a vehicle. Each node of the plurality of nodes is synchronized with other nodes of the plurality of nodes. The network is configured to communicate electrical system health data associated with the electrical system to at least one vehicle health reporting system. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257625 | REMOTE MONITORING TERMINAL DEVICE FOR MOBILE WORK VEHICLE OR VESSEL - Disclosed is a remote monitoring terminal device including: connection terminals (T, . . . ); a data storage control section for storing, in a data storage section at predetermined interval (TA), only a predetermined number of latest data sets in data fed via the connection terminals (T, . . . ); and a communications section, wherein in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event in the mobile work vehicle or vessel, the data storage control section stores in the data storage section the predetermined number of data sets including a data set obtained upon the occurrence of the predetermined event and transmits the predetermined number of data sets stored in the data storage section, together with information indicating the predetermined event, to a remote monitoring device via the communications section. | 09-11-2014 |
20140277910 | PREDICTIVE PEER-BASED TIRE HEALTH MONITORING - A method, apparatus and program product determine a health condition for the tires on one or more vehicles by performing an individual self-comparison and a peer-based comparison for each tire, where the individual self-comparison reduces variances between the plurality of tires on the vehicle, and the peer-based comparison reduces variances within each tire. Anomalies, such as severe leakage and tire inflations may be detected, and slow leakages may be predicted based upon historical data associated with the health condition. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277911 | Vibration Analyzer for Vehicle Diagnostics - A vibration analyzer with an integrated sensor and method are provided to sense a vibration in a component of a vehicle. The vibration analyzer includes a three-axis accelerometer, a controller, a connector, a wireless interface and a battery. The vibration analyzer receives vibration data and vehicle data and packages them together and transmits the packaged data to a remove device such as a scan tool. The vibration analyzer can be networked with the remote device or with another vibration analyzer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277912 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH ON BOARD AND OFF-BOARD RESOURCES - A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277913 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE CAPABLE OF CHANGING UNITS OF MEASUREMENT - A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277914 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH ENLARGED DATA WINDOW FUNCTION - A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277915 | Smart Power Management System and Method Thereof - A diagnostic tool that can communicate with a computing device such as smart phone is provided. The diagnostic tool can include a power management system that allows the dynastic tool to enter lower power state in order to prevent the power drain of vehicle battery. The diagnostic tool can also AutoID a vehicle or use a “fingerprinting” process to identify the vehicle. A crediting system is provided that can be used to credit a 3 | 09-18-2014 |
20140277916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TRANSPORTATION OF A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRASH - A system, method, and computer-readable medium to facilitate treatment of a damaged vehicle by gathering crash information, estimating an extent of vehicle damage, and requesting transport of the damaged vehicle from the crash site to a treatment facility. | 09-18-2014 |
20140297097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ALERTS - A system comprising a portable, OBD connectable dongle is in communication with a cellular telephone. The dongle and the cellular telephone are communicatively coupled, allowing the cellular telephone to receive signals from the OBD dongle. The OBD dongle monitors the output signals from the built-in OBD system for a vehicle and relays the signals to the cellular telephone. The cellular telephone is programmatically configured to interpret the signals provided by the OBD system to determine the status of the vehicle and, in certain pre-determined situations, send one or more messages to request assistance or support. The most preferred embodiments of the system are also GSM and GPS enabled, thereby providing GSM and GPS positioning information that can be used in conjunction with the accelerometer data to monitor and detect predetermined events and, based upon the specific nature of the event, generate one or more alerts. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297098 | TEST SYSTEM - A test system includes an actual machine including a test piece that is a mechanical element of a vehicle, the actual machine being installed in a first location; a control device that is installed in the first location, and controls the actual machine; a model installed in a second location away from the first location; and a data processor that is installed in the second location, and is connected to the actual machine or the control device via a communication line so that data communication is performed, the data processor acquiring data from the actual machine via the communication line so that an operation test is performed. The data processor calculates a target value for controlling the actual machine based on an output acquired by inputting the acquired data to the model, and the control device controls the actual machine based on the target value. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE AND AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A device for sending and receiving messages between an electronic control unit of a vehicle and an external device includes a processor, a memory, a first port, and a second port. The memory, first port, and second port are each in communication with the processor. The first port is configures to communicate with the electronic control unit of a vehicle, while the second port is configured to communicate with the external device. The processor is configured to receive a request message from the external device via the second port, transmit the request message to the electronic control unit of the vehicle; receive requested information from the electronic control unit of the vehicle based on the request message, and determine an information subset in the requested information that should be transmitted to the external device; and transmitting the information subset to the external device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140324275 | ONLINE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - A system includes a vehicle controller having a processor and in communication with a communications device and vehicle display, the controller configured to receive a sensor input containing at least one of a fault trigger and a contextual data captured during the fault trigger. The controller may analyze, via the processor, the fault trigger to determine a fault event. The controller may determine an appropriate service center and transmit, via the communications device, the fault event and contextual data to the service center. The controller may be configured to receive an analysis report and an appointment request and output the analysis report and appointment request to a vehicle display device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324276 | ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR HIGH VOLUME FEEDBACK PROCESSING - An engine diagnostic system in accordance with an embodiment not only captures the written feedback from each technician, but also tracks every step/click that the technician took during the diagnostic process and classifies those clicks into desirable or undesirable behavior patterns that indicate missing or miss-tagged content, inefficiently presented materials, or training issues such as not following troubleshooting guidance. The system provides daily updates of troubleshooting status's of diagnoses being conducted on millions of engine systems that represent a great amount of different engine models and types from around the globe, and provides data reduction techniques and metrics that guides the analyst/service engineers to high priority emerging issues reduced to specific actionable events that can be corrected and immediately monitored for their impacts on the troubleshooting system efficiency measures. Therefore, the technician not only provides direct information through purposeful feedback, he is also providing very valuable but less direct information through tracking his interactions with the system. | 10-30-2014 |
20140336867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ECONOMIC USAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT - The present application relates to a system and method for providing real-time indications of economic impact of aircraft operations to an aircraft operator. The system and method allow the aircraft operator to reduce economic impact during flight of the aircraft. Such an analysis and cue to the aircraft operator allows the operator to make real-time changes during flight to reduce damage of life-limited aircraft components, thereby reducing the economic impact of aircraft operation that is directly associated with maintenance and component replacement. The system and method can also include pre-flight and post-flight analysis methods for reduction of economic impact of flight operations. | 11-13-2014 |
20140350775 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND EXTERNAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - In a vehicle diagnostic system and a vehicle diagnostic method, malfunction codes recorded in each ECU in a vehicle include idle stop malfunction codes that disallow idle stop, and a non-idle stop malfunction code that does not disallow idle stop. The idle stop malfunction codes include: a first idle stop malfunction code that operates a warning light provided corresponding to a specific ECU; and a second idle stop malfunction code that does not operate the relevant warning light. An external diagnostic device extracts, from the plurality of ECUs, only the second idle stop malfunction codes, among the first idle stop malfunction codes and the second idle stop malfunction codes, when performing malfunction diagnosis for non-execution of idle stop. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350776 | Data Projection Device - Provided is a data projection device including a device body and a first projector connected to the device body. The first projector is configured to project a display image onto an adjacent surface separate from the device body. An input detection sensor is connected to the device body and is configured to detect motions of a user within a field of view proximate the device body, and to generate an input signal responsive to the detected motions. A diagnostic processing unit is disposed within the device body and is connected to the first projector and the input detection sensor for receiving the input signal therefrom. The diagnostic processing unit is configured to be operatively connectable with a data source to receive vehicle data therefrom and to process the data and modify the display image according to the received data and the input signal. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358356 | EVENT DRIVEN SNAPSHOTS - Embodiments of techniques or systems for customization of, diagnostic assistance, and driving analytics related to snapshot data of a vehicle are provided herein. For example, a snapshot can be taken. The snapshot can be based on a snapshot package customized according to symptoms experienced by a driver of a vehicle, and analyzed individually or in conjunction with other snapshots to determine a trend. Additionally, the snapshot can be based on a configuration of a vehicle. In this scenario, the snapshot and the configuration of the vehicle can be used to provide an enhanced troubleshooting guide by removing non-suspect areas from consideration, thereby mitigating troubleshooting time. The snapshot can be setup to record parameters related to wear and tear on components of the vehicle. Suggestions can be made to a driver of the vehicle to reduce or mitigate actions that negatively impact wear and tear. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358357 | DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE - Embodiments of techniques or systems for customization of, diagnostic assistance, and driving analytics related to snapshot data of a vehicle are provided herein. For example, a snapshot can be taken. The snapshot can be based on a snapshot package customized according to symptoms experienced by a driver of a vehicle, and analyzed individually or in conjunction with other snapshots to determine a trend. Additionally, the snapshot can be based on a configuration of a vehicle. In this scenario, the snapshot and the configuration of the vehicle can be used to provide an enhanced troubleshooting guide by removing non-suspect areas from consideration, thereby mitigating troubleshooting time. The snapshot can be setup to record parameters related to wear and tear on components of the vehicle. Suggestions can be made to a driver of the vehicle to reduce or mitigate actions that negatively impact wear and tear. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358358 | DRIVING ANALYTICS - Embodiments of techniques or systems for customization of, diagnostic assistance, and driving analytics related to snapshot data of a vehicle are provided herein. For example, a snapshot can be taken. The snapshot can be based on a snapshot package customized according to symptoms experienced by a driver of a vehicle, and analyzed individually or in conjunction with other snapshots to determine a trend. Additionally, the snapshot can be based on a configuration of a vehicle. In this scenario, the snapshot and the configuration of the vehicle can be used to provide an enhanced troubleshooting guide by removing non-suspect areas from consideration, thereby mitigating troubleshooting time. The snapshot can be setup to record parameters related to wear and tear on components of the vehicle. Suggestions can be made to a driver of the vehicle to reduce or mitigate actions that negatively impact wear and tear. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358359 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND EXTERNAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - Provided are a vehicle diagnostic system, a vehicle diagnostic method, and an external diagnostic device that are capable of readily or promptly confirming or diagnosing whether or not a malfunction related to non-execution of idle stop in a vehicle having an idle stop control system has occurred. The external diagnostic device has recorded therein a plurality of idle stop conditions for executing idle stop of an engine in a vehicle. Idle stop conditions that are not fulfilled when idle stop has not executed are displayed in a prescribed display unit, when stopping the vehicle when the external diagnostic device has been connected to the vehicle and the vehicle has been driven. | 12-04-2014 |
20150046021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING VEHICLE USING LEARNING VALUE - A method and system for diagnosing a vehicle using a learning value includes performing user authentication in response to an authentication request of a telematics terminal. The learning value is received from the telematics terminal and stored in a database. A set reference range is compared with the learning value stored in the database. It is determined whether the control system operates normally according to the comparison result, and a vehicle diagnosis result is stored in the database. | 02-12-2015 |
20150057874 | MULTIPURPOSE IN-VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC II ADAPTER - The present invention is directed to an extension connector. The extension connector may include a first connector communicatively coupled to an in-vehicle connector associated with an automobile. The extension connector may further include a second connector that may be communicatively coupled to the first connector. The extension connector may further include a third connector that may be communicatively coupled to the first connector and the second connector. | 02-26-2015 |
20150073649 | MANAGING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN A VEHICLE - A method of managing diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) in a vehicle includes generating at a vehicle a plurality of DTCs output from one or more diagnostic subtasks; assigning an ordinal number to each DTC independent of time based on the order in which the DTC occurred at the vehicle; and wirelessly transmitting to a central facility the plurality of DTCs along with the ordinal numbers assigned to each DTC. | 03-12-2015 |
20150088365 | Driver utilization of real-time continuous diagnostic data for an operational vehicle - A device that performs real-time continuous data extraction from an Engine Control Module to process the data on a portable, full-function, small-size computer in a driver's compartment of a motor vehicle. The device that formats and displays data, calculates results and distributes reports to a variety of visual display devices for viewing in the driver's compartment by an operator of a vehicle while driving. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088366 | FAULTY CART WHEEL DETECTION - A system and method of identifying carts exhibiting tendencies that are indicative of damaged or defective wheels. A shopping cart may be identified and tracked visually through one or more surveillance cameras. By comparing the cart's tracked movement to known symptomatic movement patterns, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. Alternatively, by analyzing movement and positioning of a cart's swiveling wheels, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. Alternatively, by identifying if a customer has abandoned a cart, the system may identify defective or damaged carts. A notification message may be transmitted to an associate to repair or replace the identified problematic cart. The notification may be displayed on a mobile computing device, a workstation, or other like systems. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088367 | Vehicle Information Collection System and Module Therefor - A method for managing vehicle check in at an automotive service center comprising the steps of connecting a device to the diagnostic port of an unknown vehicle and, without user input to the device, automatically downloading vehicle identification data and odometer data from the vehicle, transferring the vehicle identification data and odometer data from the device to work station at the service center, wherein the work station include a database, programmatically populating the vehicle identification data and odometer data into the database, the work station retrieving information based on one or both of the vehicle identification data and the odometer; and displaying the retrieved data on one or both of a computer and a paper printout. | 03-26-2015 |
20150094903 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A diagnostic device having a computer processor in communication with a wireless transceiver, the wireless transceiver capable of communication with a remote computer located remotely from the processor. The computer processor may be configured to enable the diagnostic device to select one or more variables from a database in communication with the remote computer. The computer processor may generate a diagnostic instruction for a vehicle based on the one or more variables, the diagnostic instruction including data from memory of one or more modules that is not available on a vehicle network. The diagnostic device may transmit the custom diagnostic instruction to a vehicle in communication with the remote computer. The diagnostic device may receive at least a portion of the data in response to the diagnostic instruction from the vehicle. | 04-02-2015 |
20150105967 | PLUG-IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for transferring data from a motor vehicle to a remote data processing system includes a first plug-in device for insertable into an on-board diagnostic (OBD) port of the vehicle and a second plug-in device insertable into a power socket of the vehicle. The first plug-in device receives power from and collects diagnostic data from the OBD port and transmits the data via a short-range communications link. The second plug-in device receives power from the power socket, receives the diagnostic data transmitted by the first plug-in device, and re-transmits the diagnostic data along with a geographic location of the vehicle to a remote data processing system. The apparatus provides a simple and cost-effective device that can be fitted to the current vehicle stock in order to enable the rapid introduction of intelligent vehicle monitoring systems. | 04-16-2015 |
20150120132 | System And Method To Instrument And Gather Three-Dimensional (3-D) Vehicle Tracking And Operating Information - A vehicle monitoring system and method of monitoring a vehicle has, in part, a monitoring device which couples to a vehicle by way of a cigarette adapter, universal serial bus port, or the like. Once coupled to the vehicle, the device draws and in some cases stored power from the vehicle's battery. The monitoring device contains a variety of sensing components including an accelerometer, transceivers, gyroscopes, thermometers, light sensors, and carbon dioxide sensors. These components take measurements based on the vehicle's movements and interoperability between working parts. This information is collected and sent via wireless connection to a compatible wireless device such as a smart phone. The information can then be sent to a remote web server and/or uploaded into different interpretive software including mapping software. The vehicle can then be maintained or serviced in a manner consistent with the needs identified from the data collected by the monitoring device. | 04-30-2015 |
20150134192 | EXTERNAL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS METHOD - An external diagnosis device, vehicle diagnosis system and vehicle diagnosis method assess the degree of degradation of a vehicle for diagnosis in relation to items for diagnosis, by comparing: multiple threshold values that, for items for diagnosis that are mutually identical, have been set in accordance with the degree of aging of the vehicle for diagnosis, and have been set in relation to the degree of degradation of said vehicle for diagnosis; and a sensor detection value acquired from the vehicle for diagnosis. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142255 | VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION AND PERSONALIZATION ACTIVITIES - A service request is received by a remote trouble analysis server from a vehicle control and interconnection system installed in a vehicle, indicating that the vehicle is in need of assistance. An analysis is performed by the trouble analysis server based upon the service request, a remote service center is selected, and a communication is initiated from the trouble analysis server to a computer of the selected remote service center to effect repair of the vehicle. The vehicle is relocated to a service bay for necessary repair, and a service complete communication is received from a service bay computer of the service bay that performed the repair. Then, a verification communication is initiated to the control and interconnection system of the vehicle, whereby the control and interconnection system polls at least one vehicle subsystem to confirm that the diagnosed problem is properly resolved. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142256 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SERVICE AT SERVICE CENTERS - Methods and systems for improving the efficiency of vehicle servicing at a vehicle service center are described. A customer identifies a vehicle on a smart device. A service history for the vehicle is retrieved and transmitted to the smart device. The customer, using the smart device, identifies a concern with the vehicle. Diagnostic solutions are determined for the vehicle using the customer identified concern. A service report is generated that includes the diagnostic solutions along with prices for each diagnostic solution presented. A repair order is generated by a system having manufacturer information about the vehicle being accessed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150302667 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF VEHICLE TELEMATICS ENABLED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE - An automobile including a self-diagnostic monitoring server and healing can be implemented. The vehicle monitoring system can include an automobile system comprising a self-powered motor vehicle used for transportation. The vehicle system can include a sensor system arranged on a set of components of the automobile system and coupled to an energy providing system in the automobile system to be provided with energy by said energy providing system, said sensor system obtaining data about at least one property for each component of the set of components of the automobile system and converting the data into signals. The vehicle system can include a communication system in the automobile system. The vehicle system can include an analytics system to receive the data and determine a state of each component of the automobile system based on the at least one property of each component. | 10-22-2015 |
20150367963 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING HEALTH OF VIBRATION DAMPING COMPONENTS - A method for health monitoring of a damper associated with a landing gear is described which includes receiving sensor data from a pressure transducer and an accelerometer and optionally a thermal sensor operably mounted on or near the damper, a computer system, and applying, using the computer system, a diagnostic algorithm to the sensor data to induce and predict the health of the damper. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371459 | PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND A USER DEVICE VIA A HEAD UNIT - A vehicle head unit may receive a request, from a user device and by the head unit, to establish communication with a control device of a vehicle. The control device may be in communication with the head unit via a vehicle communication network associated with the vehicle. The head unit may establish communication between the user device and the control device based on the received request. The head unit may forward a message between the user device and the control device based on the established communication. The message may be forwarded between the user device and the control device via the head unit. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371461 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A motor vehicle diagnostics apparatus ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160003621 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE INTERACTIVE TELEMETRY, MAPPING, AND TRIP PLANNING SYSTEM - An interactive system for use in connection with recreational vehicle usage includes a server system, including an off-road trail database containing trail data, trail condition information, and points-of-interest information, as well as a trip mapping system accessible by any of a plurality of riders, allowing a rider to create a route based on the data in the off-road trip database. The server system further includes a trail maintenance interface accessible by users affiliated with an authorized group to edit the trail data, trail condition information, and points-of-interest information associated with the authorized group. The server system includes a location data management system configured to receive location data, allowing a rider to publish location information to one or more other riders, and a user feedback interface configured to receive trip data from riders for publication, including information describing an actual route and user data associated with that route. | 01-07-2016 |
20160017574 | MANAGEMENT SERVER FOR WORKING MACHINE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR WORKING MACHINE - A management server for a working machine, including: a reception unit that receives a sensor output from a working machine; a regular report creation unit that creates, for each predetermined period of time, a regular report indicating an operation state of the working machine within the predetermined period of time based on the sensor output; an emergency report creation unit that creates at least one emergency report upon detecting abnormality data representing abnormality of the working machine based on the sensor output; an important report creation unit that creates an important report upon detecting predictive data indicating a sign of the abnormality based on the sensor output; and a delivery unit that delivers the regular report, the at least one emergency report, and the important report, respectively, to a regular report delivery target, an emergency report delivery target, and an important report delivery target. | 01-21-2016 |
20160033297 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SERVER, AND FACILITY INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An in-vehicle device | 02-04-2016 |
20160035147 | ESTABLISHING SECURE COMMUNICATION FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DATA - A vehicle diagnostic communication system and a method of establishing a secure diagnostic session at a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a seed value from an electronic control unit (ECU) to a vehicle diagnostics tool; determining a first challenge response at the diagnostics tool, a remote server coupled to the diagnostics tool, or both, wherein the first challenge response is calculated using the seed value and one or more iterations of a key derivation function; providing the first challenge response to the ECU; and if the first challenge response is validated at the ECU, conducting a diagnostic session between the diagnostics tool and the ECU. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035148 | SECURELY PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC DATA FROM A VEHICLE TO A REMOTE SERVER USING A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - A communication system in a vehicle is described and various methods for securely providing diagnostic data between a vehicle and a remote server using a vehicle diagnostic tool. The method may include the steps of: receiving at the remote from the diagnostic tool both a challenge question and encrypted data acquired by the diagnostic tool from a vehicle electronic control unit; using the challenge question to determine how to decrypt the encrypted data; and decrypting the encrypted data at the remote server. | 02-04-2016 |
20160052416 | METHOD FOR ENSURING FUNCTIONAL RELIABILITY IN ELECTROMOBILITY BY MEANS OF DIGITAL CERTIFICATES - The present invention relates to a method for ensuring functional reliability of components ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160063640 | Systems And Methods For Verification Of Vehicle Mileage Readings - Systems and methods for verifying an odometer reading of a vehicle are described. Images of an odometer can be obtained and analyzed to verify authenticity of the images or assign a confidence value to each image representing a likelihood of authenticity of the odometer value. An insurance quotation can be provided based on the odometer reading and optionally the confidence value, such that a user can received discounted insurance for lower than average driving habits. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071336 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS APPARATUS, DIAGNOSTICS UNIT AND METHODS - A diagnostics unit ( | 03-10-2016 |
20160086398 | INTERACTIVE AUGMENTED REALITY FUNCTION - An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service. | 03-24-2016 |
20160093123 | DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND METHOD OF COLLECTING VEHICLES - A diagnostic method for vehicles from a group of vehicles wherein data relating to at least one vehicle from the group of vehicles are acquired from a social medium. Complaints relating to a criticized characteristic of the at least one vehicle are determined depending on the acquired data. Diagnostic information is generated for at least one vehicle depending on the complaints. | 03-31-2016 |
20160101785 | DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS DIAGNOSIS METHOD, INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD - A driving characteristics diagnosis device, includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires information relating to the operational state of a vehicle; a dangerous driving detection processing unit that detects dangerous driving by a user of the vehicle on the basis of information acquired by the information acquisition unit; a cause estimation processing unit that estimates a cause of the dangerous driving; a driving characteristics diagnosis processing unit that performs diagnosis of driving characteristics for the user on the basis of a result of detection of the dangerous driving by the dangerous driving detection processing unit and the cause of the dangerous driving estimated by the cause estimation processing unit; and a diagnosis result output unit that outputs the result of the diagnosis of driving characteristics diagnosed by the driving characteristics diagnosis processing unit. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101876 | Aircraft Troubleshooting Network - A global network is described for accessing aircraft remotely via a wide area network. Aircraft flight and operational data stored on the aircraft may be directly accessed via remote workstation or downloaded by centralized automatic processes for later analysis and diagnosis. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110929 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE SECURITY SERVICE - A vehicle security service provision method in a vehicle gateway to provide communication in a vehicle includes determining whether or not an external device has been connected, transmitting an external device connection-informing message to a vehicle telematics unit through the in-vehicle communication when it is determined that the external device has been connected, receiving an external device connection acceptance message from the vehicle telematics unit, and processing a diagnosis request message received from the external device in response to the received external device connection acceptance message. In accordance with the disclosed method, connection of an external device to the vehicle is sensed in real time. Sensed results are informed to a user terminal, for execution of a user approval procedure. Accordingly, an effective vehicle security service can be provided. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING HEALTH OF VIBRATION DAMPING COMPONENTS - A method for health monitoring of a damper associated with a landing gear is described which includes receiving sensor data from a pressure transducer and an accelerometer and optionally a thermal sensor operably mounted on or near the damper, a computer system, and applying, using the computer system, a diagnostic algorithm to the sensor data to induce and predict the health of the damper. | 04-28-2016 |
20160133066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE - Described herein is a system and method for predicting when repair and maintenance needs to be performed on a vehicle. The estimates can be based on one or more of in-vehicle sensor measurements during vehicle usage, external observations such as weather and traffic and road conditions and manually or digitally input maintenance and service reports. The gathered information is compared to information in a database from historical maintenance and service and the resulting damage and costs for those. The information is classified by the type of vehicle and the age and usage of the vehicle. Maintaining and refreshing the information and predictive models in the system is also part of the invention. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133070 | VEHICLE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A vehicle preventive maintenance system supports operations related to preventive maintenance of a vehicle by appropriately figuring out a deterioration state of a consumable of the vehicle by utilizing telematics, evaluating a maintenance plan from maintenance results based on the appropriate making of the maintenance plan, and feeding back the evaluation to a next maintenance plan. According to a typical embodiment, the system has: a vehicle-information collecting unit | 05-12-2016 |
20160140776 | COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS AND INDICATIONS - Methods and systems for communicating vehicle conditions based on vehicle component diagnostics and indications are provided. Specifically, various components of a vehicle may provide diagnostic information that can be collected and interpreted by a diagnostics module. The diagnostics module may determine to present the diagnostic information to a third party and/or vehicle occupant according to predetermined settings. Such diagnostic information may be presented in a conversational manner. Moreover, diagnostic information may be automatically evaluated in determining to provide course of action advice and other communications via the diagnostic module. | 05-19-2016 |
20160148441 | VEHICLE DETECTING METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND VEHICULAR TERMINAL - The present invention provides a vehicle detecting method, a mobile terminal, and vehicular terminal, wherein, the vehicle detecting method comprises: establishing a wireless connection between the mobile terminal and the vehicular terminal of a vehicle, wherein, the vehicular terminal is connected to an OBD of the vehicle; via the mobile terminal, transmitting a vehicle diagnostic command to the vehicular terminal; via the mobile terminal, receiving a vehicle operating status data from the vehicular terminal, wherein, the vehicle operating status data includes a vehicle operating status result obtained by performing a diagnosis for the vehicle through the OBD and by the vehicular terminal instructed by the vehicle diagnostic command; via the mobile terminal, generating a vehicle operating status report according to the vehicle operating status data. The technical solution of the present invention can provide convenience for vehicle owners to perform diagnosis for their vehicles. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148442 | module and system for vehicle diagnosis - A diagnostic module for vehicle diagnosis includes: a communication unit that is embodied for data transfer with a control unit of a motor vehicle; a diagnostic unit that is embodied to perform a diagnosis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the diagnostic data transferred by the communication unit; and a transmitting unit that is embodied to transfer diagnostic data from the diagnostic module to a server. The transmitting unit is embodied to transfer the diagnostic data from the diagnostic module to the server via a mobile radio network and/or the internet. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148443 | WORKSHOP DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A method for supporting the troubleshooting on a technical object, in particular on a motor vehicle, includes receiving first diagnostic data from at least one object control device and transmitting the data to a diagnostic server; forming, from particular transmitted first diagnostic data, at least one set of first diagnostic data and assigning at least one first diagnostic result to the set of first diagnostic data; storing the first diagnostic data sets generated in the course of successive diagnoses in a first database; comparing the diagnostic data and/or the diagnostic result of each diagnostic data set of the first diagnostic data sets with the diagnostic data and/or the diagnostic result of predefined second diagnostic data sets, which are stored in a second database and each of which contains a set of second diagnostic data and a second diagnostic result assigned to the set of second diagnostic data. | 05-26-2016 |
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20160163125 | ERROR VARIANCE DETECTION METHOD OF CAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND THE CAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An error variance detection method of CAN communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include storing an error information that corresponds to the communication error in a network management start message, if an communication error is occurred in the CAN communication system, by at least one of a plurality of slave ECU, transferring the network management start message to a master ECU, by at least one of a plurality of slave ECU, determining whether there is or is not the error information in response to the network management start message, by the master ECU, detecting the error information from the network management start message, if there is the error information, by the master ECU, and transmitting the error information detected by a demand of a diagnosis device to the diagnosis device, by the master ECU. | 06-09-2016 |
20160163136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA OF VEHICLE - A system for collecting vehicle data includes: at least one vehicle controller in a vehicle network configured to control driving of a vehicle; a server configured to monitor a load state of the vehicle network and request a data collection by adjusting a control parameter corresponding to a selected vehicle controller according to an available capacity in the vehicle network when any one of the at least one vehicle controller is selected; and a data collection device configured to request data corresponding to the control parameter according to a request of the server by determining an error range based on the load state of the vehicle network. The at least one vehicle controller detects the data corresponding to the control parameter and arranges and transmits the data corresponding to the control parameter based on the load state of the vehicle network and the error range. | 06-09-2016 |
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