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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason Michael Miller, Woodhaven, MI (US);
William Robert Waldeck, Plymouth, MI (US);
Eric Ramsay Paton, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60R 16/0234 (2013.01); G01R 31/006 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); G07C 5/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for coordinating multiple vehicle diagnostic testers. An example vehicle includes an off-board diagnostic tester port, an in-vehicle diagnostic (IVD) tester, and a gateway module. The gateway module is configured to enable communication with the IVD tester, determine that a diagnostic tool is coupled to the off-board diagnostic tester port for greater than a threshold number of ignition cycles, and responsively prevent communication with the off-board diagnostic tester port.