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Diagnosis system for a motor vehicle

US4996643A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1989
Grant dateFeb 26, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C5/0808
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic control system mounted on a motor vehicle has an identification code representing the type of the vehicle. A control unit provided in a diagnosis device selects a diagnosis program for diagnosing the control system from a plurality of diagnosis programs in accordance with the identification code. A keyboard is provided for inputting another identification code. The control unit responds to the other identification code input with the keyboard for selecting the diagnosis program.

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