Vehicle diagnostic tool
US7085680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0739
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular diagnostic tool is provided for receiving vehicular diagnostic codes from a vehicle on-board computer, and translating the diagnostic codes into diagnostic descriptive data. An input port is provided for receiving vehicular diagnostic codes output from a vehicle under test. A code parser parses the received diagnostic codes into diagnostic code segments. A code translator translates diagnostic code segments into corresponding diagnostic descriptor segments. And, a combiner is provided for combining the code descriptor segments to derive composite diagnostic code descriptors, wherein the composite code descriptors being collectively representative of the received diagnostic code.
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