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EP 2166514 B1 20150520 - Motor vehicle diagnosis system

Title (en)

Motor vehicle diagnosis system

Title (de)

Kraftfahrzeugdiagnosesystem

Title (fr)

Système de diagnostic de véhicule automobile

Publication

EP 2166514 B1 20150520 (DE)

Application

EP 09011980 A 20090921

Priority

DE 102008048347 A 20080922

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2166514A2] The vehicle diagnostic system has a central computerized diagnostics unit, multiple diagnosis units with diagnosis network vehicle diagnostic tools for measuring properties of motor vehicle, and an output interface for output of a vehicle-diagnostic result. A correlation unit is connected to diagnostic unit for correlating measured characteristics of the vehicle.

IPC 8 full level

G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07C 5/006 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0841 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2166514 A2 20100324; EP 2166514 A3 20110803; EP 2166514 B1 20150520; DE 102008048347 A1 20100408

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09011980 A 20090921; DE 102008048347 A 20080922