Vehicle remote diagnosis system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562010-B2
Application number	US-202218556359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	Apr 22, 2021
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

A vehicle remote diagnosis system includes a local VCI device, a remote VCI device, a vehicle battery simulator and a vehicle diagnosis instrument, wherein the local VCI device is connected to a vehicle; the remote VCI device is in communication connection with the local VCI device; the vehicle battery simulator is connected to the remote VCI device, and the vehicle battery simulator can simulate the voltage of a battery of the vehicle to supply power to the remote VCI device; the vehicle diagnosis instrument is connected to the remote VCI device; and the vehicle diagnosis instrument can send a diagnosis command to the vehicle by means of the remote VCI device and the local VCI device, so as to acquire diagnosis data, which is fed back by the vehicle on the basis of the diagnosis command. The voltage of the battery of the vehicle is simulated to supply power to the remote VCI device, such that the stability and success rate of vehicle remote diagnosis can be improved.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A vehicle remote diagnosis system, comprising:
a local VCI device for connecting with a vehicle; a remote VCI device communicatively connected to the local VCI device; a vehicle battery simulator connected to the remote VCI device, the vehicle battery simulator used for simulating a battery voltage of the vehicle to power the remote VCI device, so that the supply voltage of the remote VCI device follows the battery voltage of the vehicle; a vehicle diagnosis instrument connected to the remote VCI device, the vehicle diagnosis instrument used for sending a diagnostic command to the remote VCI device to acquire diagnostic data fed back by the vehicle based on the diagnosis command.

2 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle battery simulator comprises a control module and a power supply module;
the control module is connected to the remote VCI device and the control module is used for receiving battery voltage information of the vehicle acquired by the local VCI device via the remote VCI device, and outputting a first control signal according to the battery voltage information of the vehicle; the power supply module is respectively connected to the control module and the remote VCI device, and the control module is used for outputting the battery voltage of the vehicle to the remote VCI device according to the first control signal.

3 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 2 , wherein the vehicle battery simulator further comprises an alarm circuit;
the alarm circuit is connected to the control module, and the control module is used for outputting a second control signal to the alarm circuit so that the alarm circuit sends an alarm signal when it is determined that the battery voltage of the vehicle is less than a preset voltage threshold according to the battery voltage information of the vehicle.

4 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 3 , wherein the local VCI device is configured with a first wireless communication module and the remote VCI device is configured with a second wireless communication module;
the remote VCI device establishes a data communication connection with a first wireless communication module of the local VCI device through the second wireless communication module.

5 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 4 , wherein the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module are a WiFi module, a 4G wireless communication module, or a 5G wireless communication module.

6 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 2 , wherein the control module is further used to:
after acquiring the battery voltage information of the vehicle, determining whether the battery voltage of the vehicle is less than a preset voltage threshold according to the battery voltage information of the vehicle; performing a stop remote diagnosis operation if the battery voltage of the vehicle is less than a preset voltage threshold; continuing the remote diagnosis operation if the battery voltage of the vehicle is greater than or equal to the preset voltage threshold.

7 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 6 , wherein performing a stop remote diagnosis operation by the control module comprises:
the control module transmits a stop diagnosis command to the vehicle diagnosis device through the remote VCI so that the vehicle diagnosis device stops the remote diagnosis according to the stop diagnosis command.

8 . The vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 6 , wherein the control module continues to determine whether the battery voltage of the vehicle is less than the preset voltage threshold based on the battery voltage information of the vehicle after performing the stop remote diagnosis operation;
continuing to perform a stop remote diagnosis operation if the battery voltage of the vehicle is less than the preset voltage threshold; continuing the remote diagnosis operation if the battery voltage of the vehicle is greater than or equal to the preset voltage threshold.

9 . A vehicle remote diagnosis method, wherein as applied to the vehicle remote diagnosis system of claim 1 , data is transmitted between a remote VCI device and a local VCI device over a wireless network, the vehicle remote diagnosis method comprising the steps of:
acquiring, by the local VCI device, a battery voltage information of the vehicle and transmitting the battery voltage information of the vehicle to the remote VCI device; receiving, by the remote VCI device, battery voltage information of the vehicle and transmitting the battery voltage information of the vehicle to a vehicle battery simulator; receiving, by the vehicle battery simulator, battery voltage information of the vehicle, and simulating the battery voltage of the vehicle to supply power to the remote VCI device based on the battery voltage information of the vehicle, so that the supply voltage of the remote VCI device follows the battery voltage of the vehicle.

10 . The vehicle remote diagnosis method of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle battery simulator comprises a control module and a power supply module, the step of simulating the battery voltage of the vehicle to power the remote VCI device according to the battery voltage information of the vehicle, further comprising:
outputting, by the control module, a corresponding control signal to the power supply module according to the battery voltage information of the vehicle; obtaining, by the power supply module, a battery voltage of a vehicle according to a control signal output by the control module, and outputting the battery voltage of the vehicle to the remote VCI device.

Assignees

• Autel Intelligent Tech Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yongchao

Classifications

• G07C5/0833

  using audio means · CPC title

• G06F30/20

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• G01R31/3835

  involving only voltage measurements · CPC title

• Y02T90/16

  Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles · CPC title

• G07C5/008 Primary

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