| CPC G07C 5/0825 (2013.01) [G07C 5/04 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); B60S 5/00 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
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1. A method of determining a vehicle health score for a vehicle for providing a vehicle-specific and location-specific assessment of vehicle health, the method comprising:
receiving location information associated with a location of the vehicle;
identifying at least one location-specific health factor based on the received location information;
receiving vehicle identification information for the vehicle;
configuring a multi-factor vehicle health test to include prescribed health factors including Permanent Diagnostic Trouble Code (PDTC) and associated conditions based on the received vehicle identification information and location information;
receiving diagnostic data in a format transmissible via a diagnostic port on the vehicle, the diagnostic data including data points associated with several different heath factors including the prescribed health factors;
running the configured multi-factor vehicle health test by comparing the received diagnostic data with the associated conditions for each health factor and assigning a preliminary score for each health factor based on the comparison;
assigning a weight to each of the preliminary scores;
calculating a comprehensive vehicle health score based on each of the weighted preliminary scores;
displaying the comprehensive vehicle health score on a display;
evaluating the diagnostic data subsequent to an earlier diagnostic event to determine whether the PDTC is triggered; and
when a PDTC is triggered, displaying a trend in overall vehicle health on the display.
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