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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Charles Lee Murphy, Forsythe, GA (US);
David Stein, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignees:
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); G01R 19/25 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G01R 19/2503 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01); G07C 2205/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for efficiently determining a diagnostic protocol used by a vehicle under service and instantiating service appropriately. The diagnostic protocol is checked for expected electrical behaviors exhibited at the pins of a diagnostic port of a vehicle. If the expected behaviors are observed, a first protocol is designated for use. If the expected behaviors are not observed, other protocols are test for appropriate designation.