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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Hti Ip, Llc, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Bryant Elliott, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Eric Berkobin, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Telematics Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vehicle diagnostic tests may be performed by an owner of a vehicle on a self-serve basis. In one implementation, a method may include communicating, by a vehicle diagnostic device, with a vehicle through an OBD connector of the vehicle, to obtain diagnostic information relating to operation of the vehicle. The method may further include receiving instructions relating to the obtaining of the diagnostic information and playing, via a speaker associated with the vehicle diagnostic device, the instructions as audible instructions.