Patent ID: 9530255
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B60R,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A system for sending and receiving messages from an electronic control unit of a vehicle to determine if the vehicle is safe, the system comprising: a processor; a display device in communication with the processor; a port in communication with the processor, wherein the port is configured to communicate with the electronic control unit of the vehicle, the electronic control unit of the vehicle being connected to a data bus; wherein the processor is configured to receive information from the electronic control unit of the vehicle, the information includes at least one trouble code from at least one subsystem of the vehicle; wherein the processor is configured to determine and display on the display device a safety state of the vehicle based on the receipt of at least one trouble code from at least one subsystem of the vehicle or receipt of data from at least one subsystem whereby the processor infers the presence of an unsafe condition with or without the presence of a trouble code; and wherein the processor is configured to assign a point value to the at least one trouble code or the data from at least one subsystem whereby the processor infers the presence of an unsafe condition with or without the presence of a trouble code; wherein the processor is configured to determine the safety state of the vehicle based on point values assigned to either the at least one trouble code or the data from at least one subsystem whereby the processor infers the presence of an unsafe condition with or without the presence of a trouble code.