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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
Opus Ivs, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J. Herron, Dexter, MI (US);
Alexander P. Walsh, Conception Bay South, CA;
James T. Fish, Birmingham, MI (US);
Opus IVS, Inc., Dexter, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of diagnosing a vehicle electronic system and searching for relevant vehicle information pertaining thereto includes a vehicle diagnostic computer tool configured to operate in a mode to scan a vehicle to obtain diagnostic scan data, obtaining a plurality of diagnostic scan data results from the electronic system of the vehicle with the vehicle diagnostic computer tool using a diagnostic scanning program, designating particular ones of the diagnostic scan data results using the vehicle diagnostic computer tool, and performing a search for vehicle information related to the designated particular ones of the diagnostic scan data results. The diagnostic scan data results for searching can be designated by an operator via a listing on the computer tool, or can be automatically designated by the computer tool by way of input criteria entered into the vehicle diagnostic computer tool.