Patent ID: 11948410
Assignee: OPUS IVS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method of automatically scanning an electronic system of a vehicle with a diagnostic scanning program, said method comprising:
connecting a diagnostic computer to an electronic system of a vehicle, wherein the diagnostic computer includes at least one diagnostic scanning program;
detecting with the diagnostic computer a battery voltage from the vehicle;
automatically transmitting a vehicle power inquiry signal from the diagnostic computer via a vehicle communication protocol to the electronic system of the vehicle responsive to said detecting with the diagnostic computer the battery voltage from the vehicle;
determining that the vehicle power is turned on via the vehicle power inquiry signal from the diagnostic computer to the electronic system by receiving with the diagnostic computer a responsive signal from the electronic system indicating that the vehicle power is turned on; and
automatically running the diagnostic scanning program responsive to said determining that the vehicle power is turned on to perform a diagnostic scan of the electronic system of the vehicle.