Method and system for vehicle initiated delivery of advanced diagnostics based on the determined need by vehicle
US6181994A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/38
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention allows advanced diagnostics to be loaded into a vehicle on demand with results being sent back to the diagnostic center, possibly requiring a more refined selection of diagnostics based on the results of the previous tests. Thus, a new generation of network vehicle communications with diagnostic centers, via cellular telephone, wireless communications and Internet access via wireless communication link, provide a rich networking topology that allows onboard computers or microprocessors to obtain problem diagnosis information and data while on the road.
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