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Adaptive vehicle monitoring system

US10950072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2018
Grant dateMar 16, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C2205/02
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method are provided for adaptively accessing information in a vehicle under test, in a manner to avoid malfunctions associated with accessing the information. A data acquisition device is provided for accessing and retrieving diagnostic data from the vehicle. A memory unit is provided including listing of malfunctioning vehicles, as well as information associated with each of vehicle. At least one service mode request is communicated to the vehicle to identify characteristic information and characteristic features of the vehicle, which information is compared to stored vehicle characteristic information, to determine if the vehicle conforms to any of the listed vehicles, subject to malfunction. If not, additional service requests are communicated to the vehicle. If the vehicle conforms to one or more of the listed vehicles additional service request(s) are modified to remove service requests, or portions thereof, that are associated with the malfunction.

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