Router for communicating vehicle data to a vehicle resource

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11967189-B2
Application number	US-202318196370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2023
Priority date	Apr 20, 2020
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle diagnostic system includes a first diagnostic server including a diagnostic database having historical data matched with possible vehicle fixes, and configured to receive retrieved vehicle data and identify a most likely vehicle fix associated therewith. The first diagnostic server is associated with a first processing capability. The system additionally includes a second diagnostic server including a diagnostic algorithm operatively associated therewith and configured to identify a possible vehicle fix based on an assessment of the retrieved diagnostic data according to predefined criteria associated with the diagnostic algorithm. The second diagnostic server is associated with a second processing capability. A diagnostic router is disposable in communication with the first and second diagnostic servers and is configured to determine which one of the first and second diagnostic servers to send retrieved diagnostic data based on an assessment of the retrieved data and the first and second processing capabilities.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle diagnostic method comprising:
receiving, at a router, vehicle data associated with a first vehicle;
receiving, at the router, information related to processing capabilities of a plurality of diagnostic resources;
identifying, at the router, an identified diagnostic resource from among the plurality of diagnostic resources for processing the vehicle data to identify a possible vehicle fix, the identification being based on a combined assessment of the vehicle data and the processing capabilities of the plurality of diagnostic resources, the identified diagnostic resource being located in a second vehicle;
sending the vehicle data to the identified diagnostic resource to determine the possible vehicle fix;
receiving the determined possible vehicle fix from the identified diagnostic resource; and
sending the possible vehicle fix to an electronic device associated with the first vehicle.

2. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
determining an urgency associated with the possible vehicle fix as being one of a high urgency or a low urgency; and
generating an alert signal for communication to a remote electronic device when the urgency is determined to be the high urgency.

3. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 1 , wherein the identified diagnostic resource is located on a scan tool operatively connected to the second vehicle.

4. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 1 , wherein the identifying step proceeds autonomously in response to receiving the vehicle data at the router.

5. A vehicle diagnostic method comprising:
receiving, at a router, vehicle data associated with a first vehicle;
receiving, at the router, information related to processing capabilities of a plurality of diagnostic resources;
identifying, at the router, an identified diagnostic resource from among the plurality of diagnostic resources for processing the vehicle data to identify a possible vehicle fix, based on a combined assessment of the vehicle data and the processing capabilities of the plurality of diagnostic resources;
sending the vehicle data to the identified diagnostic resource to determine the possible vehicle fix;
receiving the determined possible vehicle fix from the identified diagnostic resource; and
sending the possible vehicle fix to an electronic device associated with the first vehicle.

6. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 5 , wherein the identifying step includes identifying the diagnostic resource from among a plurality of available diagnostic resources.

7. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 6 , wherein the identifying step proceeds autonomously in response to receiving the vehicle data at the router.

8. A vehicle diagnostic method comprising:
receiving, at a router, a data packet associated with a vehicle;
receiving, at the router, information related to functional capabilities of a plurality of diagnostic resources;
identifying, at the router, a functionality associated with the data packet;
identifying, at the router, an available resource from among the plurality of diagnostic resources to facilitate the identified functionality, based on a combined assessment of the identified functionality associated with the data packet and the functional capabilities of the plurality of diagnostic resources; and
sending a signal associated with the data packet to the identified available resource to facilitate execution of the identified functionality.

9. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 , wherein the sending step includes sending the data packet to the identified available resource.

10. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 , wherein the functionality includes ordering a part associated with the data packet.

11. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 , wherein the functionality associated with the data packet includes sending an alert to a V2X infrastructure.

12. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 11 , wherein the alert is based on a diagnostic condition identified based on an assessment of the data packet.

13. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 , further comprising the step of analyzing the data packet to identify a condition associated with the data packet, wherein the step of identifying the functionality includes identifying a functionality based on the condition.

14. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is an abnormal diagnostic condition, and the functionality includes identifying a repair part or a repair service based on the abnormal diagnostic condition.

15. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 14 , wherein the functionality additionally includes identifying a source for the repair part or repair service.

16. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is an abnormal operational condition, and the functionality includes identifying an optimized navigational route.

17. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the abnormal operational condition is a detected operational speed below a speed limit associated with a geographic location of the vehicle.

18. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is a vehicle performance parameter, and the functionality includes optimizing a fleet of vehicles.

19. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 18 , wherein the vehicle performance parameter includes real-time progress of a vehicle along a preprogrammed route.

20. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is an abnormal diagnostic condition, and the functionality includes initializing a symptomatic diagnostic module.

21. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is an abnormal diagnostic condition, and the functionality includes initializing a user guidance module.

22. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is an abnormal operational condition, and the functionality includes communicating the abnormal operating condition to a preprogrammed electronic address.

23. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 13 , wherein the condition is related to a determined urgency level associated with the vehicle data, and the functionality includes sending an alert in response to the determined urgency level.

24. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 , further comprising the step of monitoring available resources and determining their associated capabilities.

25. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 24 , wherein the step of identifying the available resource is based on the determined capabilities of the monitored available resources.

26. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 24 , where the step of monitoring the available resources occurs before the data packet is received.

27. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 24 , where the step of monitoring the available resources occurs in response to receipt of the data packet.

28. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 , further comprising the steps of identifying a condition associated with the received data packet and executing a preprogrammed function associated with the identified condition.

29. The vehicle diagnostic method recited in claim 8 ,

Assignees

• Innova Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Brunda Bruce
• Rich David

Classifications

• G07C5/0816 Primary

  Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction · CPC title

• G07C5/008 Primary

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G07C5/0808

  Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005) · CPC title

• G07C2205/02

  using a vehicle scan tool · CPC title