Patent ID: 11861954
Assignee: OPUS IVS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
a computer device having a plurality of diagnostic application scan programs with the diagnostic application scan programs configured for selective use with vehicles to perform a scan of electronic systems of the vehicles using a vehicle interface device interfacing with the computer device and the vehicle, wherein each diagnostic application scan program is configured for use with particular vehicles based on the make and model of the vehicles and wherein the diagnostic application scan programs return scan log files and the scan log files are provided in different native file formats depending on the selected diagnostic application scan program used for a given vehicle;
a diagnostic evaluation tool program, the diagnostic evaluation tool program configured for extracting particular predefined selected portions of diagnostic data from each scan log file regardless of the native file format of the scan log files, wherein the particular predefined extracted selected portions of diagnostic data comprises a Diagnostic Trouble Code (“DTC”), a description of the DTC, and a fault state from each scan log file, and wherein the diagnostic evaluation tool program outputs the particular predefined extracted selected portions of diagnostic data in a common format to a scan database, and wherein the particular predefined extracted selected portions of diagnostic data are retained in the scan database.