Patent ID: 8428811
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A voice activated vehicle diagnostic system configured to be used in a vehicle during a test of the vehicle, the system comprising: a vehicle interface configured to receive diagnostic information from the vehicle in the form of a data stream; a vehicle data store configured to store at least a portion of the data stream so as to provide stored information for subsequent analysis; an operator interface configured to receive voice commands from an operator of the vehicle diagnostic system so as to implement a predefined diagnostic operation within the vehicle diagnostic system; a voice activation control module; and a processing system, the processing system being configured to deliver a plurality of different types of test requests to the vehicle, each test request causes a different type of diagnostic information to be sent by the vehicle to the vehicle diagnostic system, a choice of test request being determined in response to an appropriate voice command received by the voice activation control module.