Apparatus for remote diagnosis of motor vehicles

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EP 1 530 168 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/10

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	11.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/19

(21)	Application number: 04105493.3

(22)	Date of filing: 03.11.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G07C 5/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK YU

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Priority:

07.11.2003 IT MI20032146

(71)	Applicant: Ravo, Fulvio
	43100 Parma (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Ravo, Fulvio 43100 Parma (IT)

(74)	Representative: Ponzellini, Gianmarco et al
	Bugnion S.p.A. Viale Lancetti 17 20158 Milano 20158 Milano (IT)

(54)	Apparatus for remote diagnosis of motor vehicles

(57) An apparatus for remote diagnosis of motor vehicles comprising a connecting interface (10) for a connection to a control box (20) of a motor vehicle (21) and a local computer (30) connected to the interface (10) to receive from the control box (20), at least one main signal incorporating a main parameter (301) representative of an operating condition of the motor vehicle (21) and to generate a corresponding auxiliary signal (310) incorporating the main parameter (301); the apparatus (1) further comprises a remote computer (40) provided with receiving means (41) to receive the auxiliary signal (310) from the local computer (30) and a memory (50) for storage of a plurality of reference parameters (51), each associated with a corresponding response parameter (52) representative of an intervention to be carried out on the motor vehicle (21). The remote computer is also provided with a comparing block (60) to compare the main parameter (310) with the reference parameters (51), and with transmitting means (70) to send, depending on said comparison, a response signal (320) incorporating the response parameter (52) to the local computer (30).

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