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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Matthias Knirsch, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Alexander Hinz, Markgroeningen, DE;
Inventors:
Matthias Knirsch, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Alexander Hinz, Markgroeningen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M015/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating an internal combustion engine such as an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: checking the operability of at least one component by a diagnostic function (D); causing the diagnostic function (D) to transmit data (CB) that the diagnostic function (D) could have found a fault to a central function (CF) in a format uniform for all diagnostic functions (D); and, causing the central function (CF) to process the data (CB).