Patent ID: 11869286
Assignee: INSPECTRON, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. A diagnostic tool having a processor and a memory for determining a condition of a vehicle, the diagnostic tool comprising:
an elongated body sized to be grasped by hand, the elongated body having an outer surface extending between a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
an inspection unit including,
a camera capturing an image or video of the vehicle, the camera or a scanner acquiring a vehicle identification number (VIN) associated with the vehicle;
a laser pointer measuring a size of a damage area of the vehicle; and
a thermometer measuring a thermal data on a part of the vehicle;

a communication unit including,
a transceiver transmitting and receiving messages and data to/from various components of a system environment; and

a user interface unit including,
a microphone recording a voice-inspection or communicating with the components of the system environment in a real time; and
a speaker delivering the received messages and data to a user;

wherein the inspection unit is positioned on an end surface of one of the first and second ends of the elongated body,
wherein the diagnostic tool receives an inspection procedure transmitted from the system environment based on the acquired VIN, and inspects the vehicle according to the inspection procedure of the vehicle associated with the acquired VIN.