Motor vehicle diagnostic system using hand-held remote control
US6169943A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle has a memory which stores operational data regarding the vehicle's performance. When the vehicle malfunctions the operational data can be transmitted from a control circuit in the vehicle by a radio frequency signal using the Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications protocol. That radio frequency signal is received at a telephone and the operational recovered. The telephone transfers the operational data via a telephone network to diagnostic computer system which analyzes the operational data to diagnose the cause of the malfunction. The results of the diagnose can be transmitted back to the vehicle.
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