Patent ID: 7945358

Claim:
An integrity testing system for testing the integrity of a vehicle testing/diagnostic system that is capable of communicating with an on-board diagnostic system of a vehicle, the integrity testing system comprising: an integrity testing connector that is configured to interface with a vehicle testing/diagnostic system by connecting with a connector of the vehicle testing/diagnostic system that is configured to connect with an on-board diagnostic system of a vehicle; a receiving module that receives, via the integrity testing connector, signals from the vehicle testing/diagnostic system that are configured to establish a communication link between the vehicle testing/diagnostic system and an on-board diagnostic system; a determination module that determines, based on the signals received by the receiving module, whether the vehicle testing/diagnostic system is capable of establishing a communication link with an on-board diagnostic system of a vehicle via one or more predetermined communications protocols; and a results module that provides an output conveying the determinations of the determination module.