Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090216401 | FEEDBACK LOOP ON DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE - A diagnostic system for a vehicle, includes a diagnostic tool including a first memory, receiving vehicle specific information and performing a diagnostic test on the vehicle, storing the test result in the first memory, and a second memory in communication with the diagnostic tool, storing the test result in the database, the second memory providing a feedback of the test result to the diagnostic tool by transferring the information on the database to the diagnostic tool, correlating the feedback information into the diagnostic test procedure of the diagnostic tool. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216493 | HIERARCHY OF DIAGNOSIS FOR ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS EQUIPMENT - A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, includes a signal translator that communicates with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input device that inputs information, a processor that controls a software according to the input information from the input device and communicates with the vehicle with the signal translator, the processor controls a reception of diagnostic data of the vehicle through the signal translator, the processor receives a selected instruction of the diagnostic tool through the input device and correlates the desired instruction information with the information stored in a memory, the processor processes the received diagnostic data according to the selected instructions information according to a hierarchy stored on the memory, the memory stores the software controlled by the processor, the memory stores a database of information for use by a hierarchical grouping of criteria and tests for diagnostics, the hierarchy including a first grouping and a second grouping, with each of the first and second grouping being further subdivided into additional sub-groupings, the selection of the diagnostic test being made according to the hierarchy from the most specific grouping to the most general grouping, executing through the processor the selected diagnostic test according to the hierarchy, and a display unit that receives and displays diagnostic information according to the selected stored and processed hierarchical information. | 08-27-2009 |
20090271066 | DIAGNOSTIC DATA MINING - A diagnostic system for a vehicle, including a memory receiving and storing vehicle specific information, and storing diagnostic test sequences, a processor connected to the memory, executing instructions for the diagnostic test sequences and outputting the results of the execution, and a centralized database, remote from the memory, storing the results of the execution of the diagnostic test sequences and results of the execution of diagnostic tests from additional vehicles, configurable for extraction and linking of the data stored in the centralized database. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271067 | CUSTOMIZABLE INITIATION OF DATA RECORDINGS - A diagnostic system for a vehicle, includes a computer storing software on a computer readable media, configurable for setting up recording of vehicle operations, selecting from a plurality of customizable triggering operations according to Boolean logic, and a vehicle communication interface detachably connected to the computer, being setup by the computer for recording of vehicle operation while the vehicle is operating and recorded information stored in a computer readable media of the vehicle communication interface being reviewed by the computer, and detachably connected to the vehicle for recording of the vehicle operations. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271239 | TEST REQUIREMENT LIST FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS - A diagnostic system for a vehicle, including a memory receiving and storing vehicle specific information, and storing diagnostic test requirements of a plurality of diagnostic sequences, and a processor identifying the test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the vehicle specific information in advance of executing the diagnostic sequence. | 10-29-2009 |
20100106359 | Vehicle State Tracking Method and Apparatus for Diagnostic Testing - A vehicle state tracker tracks the state of a vehicle during a diagnostic test sequence to eliminate redundant steps between diagnostic procedures. The vehicle state tracker maintains a list of preconditions required for each diagnostic procedure, reads a current vehicle state from a memory register and verifies the current setting of the vehicle state corresponding to a specific precondition. If the precondition is required and the current setting is not valid, the state tracker further formats a test preparation step corresponding to the precondition for display to instruct a vehicle technician to satisfy the precondition. Otherwise, if the precondition is not required and the corresponding setting is valid, the state tracker formats an instruction to reverse the corresponding vehicle condition. The state tracker additionally receives feedback indicating when a precondition has been satisfied or the corresponding vehicle condition has been reversed, and updates the vehicle state in memory. | 04-29-2010 |
20100293078 | Reverse Failure Analysis Method and Apparatus for Diagnostic Testing - A reverse failure analyzer determines a group of diagnostic test procedures related to a particular vehicle component from a pool of diagnostic procedures, and then identifies the specific failure modes of each of the diagnostic test procedures. The reverse failure analyzer further associates the specific failure modes with the respective vehicle component associated with each of the diagnostic test procedures, and the symptoms associated with each of the diagnostic test procedures to the correlated vehicle components and failure modes. In addition, the reverse failure analyzer can cross-reference various vehicle components that can be the root cause of a particular symptom or a vehicle operational problem. Furthermore, the reverse failure analyzer can receive observed symptoms regarding a particular test subject vehicle and correlate the observed symptoms to the vehicle components that can cause the symptoms based on the results of reverse failure analyses. | 11-18-2010 |
20110190977 | VEHICLE STATE TRACKING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING - A vehicle state tracker tracks the state of a vehicle during a diagnostic test sequence to eliminate redundant steps between diagnostic procedures. The vehicle state tracker maintains a list of preconditions required for each diagnostic procedure, reads a current vehicle state from a memory register and verifies the current setting of the vehicle state corresponding to a specific precondition. If the precondition is required and the current setting is not valid, the state tracker further formats a test preparation step corresponding to the precondition for display to instruct a vehicle technician to satisfy the precondition. Otherwise, if the precondition is not required and the corresponding setting is valid, the state tracker formats an instruction to reverse the corresponding vehicle condition. The state tracker additionally receives feedback indicating when a precondition has been satisfied or the corresponding vehicle condition has been reversed, and updates the vehicle state in memory. | 08-04-2011 |
20130185093 | DYNAMIC DECISION SEQUENCING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PLAN - A dynamic diagnostic plan generator arranges diagnostic test procedures related to a vehicle/power tool/patient symptom or operational problem in a sequence based on a probabilistic Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). The diagnostic plan generator also tracks a vehicle/power tool/patient state, and provides instructions for test preparation steps and instructions for performing the diagnostic test procedures. The plan generator further generates schematic illustrations of the diagnostic test procedures, and creates a diagnostic data structure containing information related to the diagnostic test procedures. In addition, the diagnostic plan generator sends and receives information regarding actual failure mode occurrences, for example, to and from a central database. Furthermore, the diagnostic plan generator facilitates the creation of failure mode tests by an expert diagnostics author. | 07-18-2013 |
20130204640 | Test Requirement List for Diagnostic Tests - A diagnostic system for a patient includes a memory receiving and storing patient specific information, and storing diagnostic test requirements of a plurality of diagnostic sequences, and a processor identifying the test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the patient specific information in advance of executing the diagnostic sequence. | 08-08-2013 |