Patent ID: 9472028
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,G06T,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A diagnostic communication method for a vehicle comprising an onboard diagnostics subsystem, the method comprising: obtaining, with a mobile user device comprising a camera and a display element, self diagnostic information generated by the onboard diagnostics subsystem of the vehicle; sending a query to a solution database system, the query comprising the obtained self diagnostic information and vehicle configuration data descriptive of the vehicle; receiving solution data at the mobile user device, the solution data provided by the solution database system in response to the query, and the solution data addressing at least one topic associated with the obtained self diagnostic information; and operating the camera and the display element of the mobile user device in response to the received solution data to perform an augmented reality procedure associated with the at least one topic, wherein, during the augmented reality procedure, the camera captures real time image data of an object of interest on the vehicle, the display element renders the captured real time image data, and the mobile user device concurrently renders supplemental audio, visual, or haptic feedback information corresponding to the received solution data.