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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Gary Herbert Heine, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
David Tsai, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Bruce Andrew Mutter, Fullerton, CA (US);
Thomas Fallow Trisdale, Corona, CA (US);
Gary Herbert Heine, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
David Tsai, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Bruce Andrew Mutter, Fullerton, CA (US);
Thomas Fallow Trisdale, Corona, CA (US);
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for diagnosing vehicle problems that may include a client device and central device. The client device may include a connector to connect to a vehicle and a vehicle interface to send and receive information from the vehicle. The client may also include an input/output system, a processor, and a communication system to communicate with the central device. The client device may capture a vehicle identification number (VIN) and may transmit the captured VIN along with geographic information to the central device. In response to received instructions from the central device, the client device may passively capture diagnostic information from the vehicle and transmit the diagnostic information to the central device. In response to the diagnostic information, the central device may transmit further instructions to the client device.