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Vehicle diagnostic device

US7805228B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

60References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SPX Corporation · US

Inventors

Troy Liebl · Owatonna, US
Manokar Chinnadurai · Owatonna, US
Matthew Jordison · Blooming Prairie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2004
Grant date	Sep 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 2, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07C5/085
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method is provided that allows a user to record events in a vehicle via a vehicle data recorder in the latest communication protocols, such as Controller Area Network. The vehicle data recorder can record data from the event when a trigger button is actuated by the user and the CAN communication can be controlled by the CAN controller. After the data is recorded, it can transferred to a host workstation, where the user can analyze the data from the event and diagnose the problem causing the event.

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