Service area determination method for vehicle diagnostic device and related device

Abstract

The application provides a service area determination method of a vehicle diagnosis device and related equipment, applied to the technical field of vehicles, and includes the following steps: obtaining a joint serial number from configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnosis device when a vehicle diagnosis instruction is received; obtaining a region definition value from the joint serial number; obtaining vehicle information of a vehicle to be diagnosed, and obtaining vehicle application information from the vehicle information; and determining a service area of the vehicle diagnosis device by using the region definition value and the vehicle application information. The vehicle diagnosis device automatically determines the service area of the vehicle diagnosis device by using the joint serial number and the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be detected, so that manual selection of the service area of the vehicle diagnosis device by the staff is not required, the situation of wrong selection and misselection caused by manual selection of the service area of the vehicle diagnosis device by the staff is avoided, the efficiency and accuracy of vehicle detection are improved, the vehicle diagnosis device with a higher degree of automation is provided for the staff, and the work pressure and workload of the staff are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular to a method for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device and related equipment. Background Technology

[0002] With economic development, the number of cars in my country is constantly increasing, which in turn leads to a surge in demand for vehicle inspections.

[0003] Currently, vehicle inspections are conducted using vehicle inspection equipment to acquire relevant vehicle data. Different regions have different inspection standards and protocols. Therefore, before using the equipment to acquire data, staff must manually select the service area for the inspection equipment to ensure the appropriate data is obtained. This traditional method of manually selecting the service area is prone to errors, affecting the accuracy of the vehicle inspection. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, embodiments of this application provide a method and related equipment for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device. By applying the solution provided in this application, the vehicle diagnostic device can determine the service area using the connector serial number and vehicle application information, eliminating the need for manual selection by staff, avoiding errors due to manual selection, and improving the accuracy and speed of vehicle diagnosis.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the embodiments of this application provide the following technical solutions:

[0006] The first aspect of this application discloses a method for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device, including:

[0007] When a vehicle diagnostic command is received, the connector serial number is obtained from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0008] Obtain the region definition value from the connector serial number;

[0009] Vehicle information is obtained through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be diagnosed is determined based on the vehicle information.

[0010] Based on the defined region value and the vehicle application information, the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device is determined.

[0011] Optionally, in the above method, obtaining the region definition value from the connector serial number includes:

[0012] Obtain the region definition value from the region definition field of the connector serial number.

[0013] Optionally, in the above method, determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device based on the region definition value and the vehicle application information includes:

[0014] The geographical application area of ​​the vehicle to be detected is determined using the vehicle application information.

[0015] Determine whether the defined region value represents a value of an undefined region;

[0016] When the defined region value represents a value of an undefined region, the geographic application region is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0017] When the defined region value represents a value of a defined region, a pre-set region verification strategy is applied to verify the region represented by the defined region value to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device.

[0018] Optionally, in the above method, the application of a pre-set regional verification strategy to verify the region represented by the regional definition value and determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device includes:

[0019] Based on the aforementioned region verification strategy, it is determined whether the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected.

[0020] When the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographical application region of the vehicle to be tested, the region represented by the region definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0021] When the region represented by the defined region value is different from the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0022] The above methods may also include:

[0023] Based on the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, various vehicle inspection standards for the service area are determined, and vehicle data for each of the vehicle inspection standards is obtained from the vehicle to be inspected.

[0024] Optionally, the process of configuring connector serial numbers for vehicle diagnostic equipment, as described above, includes:

[0025] Obtain the sales order for the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0026] Using the sales region information from the aforementioned sales orders, generate region definition values;

[0027] Using the order information of the sales order, the device information of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and the region definition value, a connector serial number for the vehicle diagnostic equipment is generated and saved.

[0028] The above methods may also include:

[0029] When a region configuration instruction is received from the vehicle detection equipment, the region configuration information is obtained;

[0030] A region configuration value is generated based on the region configuration information, and the region configuration value is used as a new region definition value to overwrite the region definition value in the connector serial number of the vehicle detection equipment.

[0031] A second aspect of this application discloses a service area determination device for a vehicle diagnostic equipment, comprising:

[0032] The first acquisition unit is used to acquire the connector serial number from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic equipment when a vehicle diagnostic command is received.

[0033] The second acquisition unit is used to acquire the region definition value from the connector serial number;

[0034] The first determining unit is used to obtain vehicle information through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and to determine the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be tested based on the vehicle information.

[0035] The second determining unit is used to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device based on the area definition value and the vehicle application information.

[0036] Optionally, in the aforementioned apparatus, the second acquisition unit performs the process of acquiring a region definition value from the connector serial number, including:

[0037] Obtain the region definition value from the region definition field of the connector serial number.

[0038] Optionally, in the aforementioned apparatus, the second determining unit performs a process of determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device based on the region definition value and the vehicle application information, including:

[0039] The geographical application area of ​​the vehicle to be detected is determined using the vehicle application information.

[0040] Determine whether the defined region value represents a value of an undefined region;

[0041] When the defined region value represents a value of an undefined region, the geographic application region is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0042] When the defined region value represents a value of a defined region, a pre-set region verification strategy is applied to verify the region represented by the defined region value to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device.

[0043] Optionally, in the aforementioned apparatus, the process by which the second determining unit executes a pre-set regional verification strategy to verify the region represented by the regional definition value and determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device includes:

[0044] Based on the aforementioned region verification strategy, it is determined whether the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected.

[0045] When the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographical application region of the vehicle to be tested, the region represented by the region definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0046] When the region represented by the defined region value is different from the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0047] Optionally, the aforementioned apparatus may further include: a third acquisition unit;

[0048] The third acquisition unit is used to determine various vehicle inspection standards for the service area based on the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and to acquire vehicle data for each of the vehicle inspection standards from the vehicle to be inspected.

[0049] The aforementioned apparatus may optionally further include: a configuration unit;

[0050] The configuration unit is used to configure connector serial numbers for vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0051] The process by which the configuration unit configures the connector serial number for the vehicle diagnostic equipment includes:

[0052] Obtain the sales order for the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0053] Using the sales region information from the aforementioned sales orders, generate region definition values;

[0054] Using the order information of the sales order, the device information of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and the region definition value, a connector serial number for the vehicle diagnostic equipment is generated and saved.

[0055] Optionally, the above-described apparatus may further include: a generation unit;

[0056] The generation unit is configured to obtain regional configuration information when it receives a regional configuration instruction from the vehicle detection device; generate a regional configuration value based on the regional configuration information; and use the regional configuration value as a new regional definition value to overwrite the regional definition value in the connector serial number of the vehicle detection device.

[0057] A third aspect of this application discloses a storage medium comprising stored instructions, wherein, when the instructions are executed, the device in which the storage medium is located executes the service area determination method for a vehicle diagnostic device as described above.

[0058] The fourth aspect of this application discloses an electronic device including a memory and one or more instructions, wherein one or more instructions are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by one or more processors to implement the service area determination method of the vehicle diagnostic device as described above.

[0059] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following advantages:

[0060] This application provides a method and related equipment for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device, comprising: upon receiving a vehicle diagnostic command, obtaining a connector serial number from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic device; obtaining a region definition value from the connector serial number; obtaining vehicle information of the vehicle to be diagnosed; obtaining vehicle application information from the vehicle information; and using the region definition value and the vehicle application information to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device. The vehicle diagnostic device automatically determines its service area by using the connector serial number and the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be tested, eliminating the need for manual selection by staff. This avoids errors and misselections that can occur when staff manually select the service area, thereby improving the efficiency and accuracy of vehicle testing and providing staff with a more automated vehicle diagnostic device, effectively reducing their workload and stress. Attached Figure Description

[0061] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0062] Figure 1 A flowchart illustrating a method for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device provided in this application embodiment;

[0063] Figure 2A flowchart for configuring connector serial numbers for vehicle diagnostic equipment provided in this application embodiment;

[0064] Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating how to determine the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device based on region definition values ​​and vehicle application information, as provided in this application embodiment;

[0065] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the service area determination device for a vehicle diagnostic equipment provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0066] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0067] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0068] In this application, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0069] This application can be used in vehicle diagnostic equipment, which includes a computing device or configuration and carries software for diagnosing vehicles.

[0070] Reference Figure 1 The flowchart below shows a method for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device according to an embodiment of this application. The relevant description is as follows:

[0071] S101. When a vehicle diagnostic command is received, obtain the connector serial number from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0072] When staff need to inspect a vehicle, they can activate the vehicle diagnostic software on the vehicle diagnostic equipment. At this time, the vehicle diagnostic equipment receives a vehicle diagnostic command. The vehicle diagnostic command can be a start signal for the software used to inspect the vehicle; the vehicle diagnostic command can also be a signal generated when the staff clicks on a component of the vehicle to be inspected in the software's operation interface after the software is opened.

[0073] After receiving a vehicle diagnostic command, the vehicle diagnostic equipment retrieves the connector serial number from the configuration parameters in the local storage space.

[0074] Configuration parameters include, but are not limited to, the communication protocol parameters, interface information, processor parameters, connector serial number, etc. of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0075] S102. Obtain the region definition value from the connector serial number.

[0076] The connector serial number may include multiple fields, each used to store different content. For example, the region definition field stores the region definition value, which can be obtained from the region definition field of the connector serial number. For instance, the connector serial number may also include a field for storing the device identifier of the vehicle diagnostic equipment and a field for storing the identifier of the connector serial number.

[0077] The connector serial number contains multiple fields, each storing different content. The length of each field varies and can be set according to actual needs. To ensure reading speed, the total length of the connector serial number will not be too long; for example, it can be 25, 12, or 32 bits. Different fields in the connector serial number isolate different content, preventing content mixing and errors that could occur when extracting content from the connector serial number later, thus improving the accuracy of data extraction from the connector serial number.

[0078] S103. Obtain vehicle information through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and determine the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be tested based on the vehicle information.

[0079] The communication interface module can be the vehicle's Bluetooth module, or it can be a pluggable communication interface module.

[0080] When using the communication interface module of the vehicle under test to obtain vehicle information, you can use a communication protocol that is supported by both the vehicle under test and the vehicle diagnostic equipment, or a communication protocol that is common to both. For example, the vehicle diagnostic equipment can obtain the vehicle information of the vehicle under test by connecting to the vehicle's Bluetooth.

[0081] Vehicle information includes, but is not limited to, vehicle application information, vehicle brand, year of manufacture, vehicle powertrain type, and supported protocols of the vehicle. Vehicle application information includes, but is not limited to, the vehicle's current geographical location, such as the country the vehicle is currently in.

[0082] S104. Based on the region definition value and vehicle application information, determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0083] The service area of ​​vehicle diagnostic equipment is automatically determined by using region definition values ​​and vehicle application information.

[0084] In the embodiments provided in this application, upon receiving a vehicle diagnostic command, the connector serial number is obtained from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic device; the region definition value is obtained from the connector serial number; vehicle information of the vehicle to be diagnosed is obtained; vehicle application information is obtained from the vehicle information; and the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device is determined using the region definition value and the vehicle application information. The entire process is handled by the vehicle diagnostic device determining its service area using the connector serial number and the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be tested. This eliminates the need for manual selection of the service area by staff, avoiding misselection and errors in vehicle diagnosis. It also reduces the workload and labor costs for staff, making the vehicle diagnostic device more automated and providing staff with a more automated vehicle diagnostic tool.

[0085] In another embodiment provided in this application, after determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, various vehicle testing standards in the service area can be determined based on the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and vehicle data for each vehicle testing standard can be obtained from the vehicle to be tested, thereby testing the vehicle to be tested based on the vehicle data for each vehicle testing standard.

[0086] It should be noted that vehicle inspection standards differ across service areas. For example, in Europe, vehicle inspection standards include, but are not limited to, CE certification, GDPR data privacy regulations, and EOBD emissions monitoring requirements; in North America, standards include, but are not limited to, FCC certification, CARB fault code display format, and SAE J1939-84 high-voltage system testing standards; and in China, standards include, but are not limited to, CCC certification and GB / T 32960 vehicle network data upload specifications. Furthermore, the vehicle inspection standards mentioned in this application can also refer to vehicle inspection protocols, which are the standards that a vehicle must meet when used in a specific region.

[0087] The vehicle inspection equipment obtains vehicle data for each vehicle inspection standard from the vehicle under inspection by calling the pluggable communication interface module of the vehicle under inspection; the pluggable communication interface module includes, but is not limited to, different interface modules such as CAN bus module, DoIP Ethernet module and K-Line adapter.

[0088] Furthermore, after determining each vehicle testing standard, the vehicle testing equipment calls the interface module corresponding to that vehicle testing standard to obtain vehicle data from the vehicle to be tested. For example, when the vehicle testing standard is vehicle emission testing, the interface module corresponding to that vehicle testing standard is the CAN bus. In this case, the vehicle data of the vehicle to be tested is obtained by calling the CAN bus.

[0089] The vehicle inspection equipment acquires vehicle data for each inspection standard within its service area, thereby assessing the vehicle's compliance with these standards and determining whether it meets the usage requirements for that service area. The entire inspection process eliminates the need for staff to select the service area, reducing inspection time and avoiding errors that can occur with manual selection, thus improving efficiency.

[0090] In another embodiment provided in this application, reference is made to Figure 2 The flowchart for configuring connector serial numbers for vehicle diagnostic equipment provided in this application embodiment is described in detail below:

[0091] S201. Obtain a sales order for vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0092] Sales orders include, but are not limited to, the purchaser of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, the purchase date, the order number, and the sales region information.

[0093] S202. Apply the sales region information of the sales order to generate region definition values.

[0094] Sales region information includes, but is not limited to, the buyer's country information, the buyer's identity information, and the seller's information; when the buyer is a company, the buyer's country information can be the company's registered address information, and when the buyer is an individual, the buyer's country information can be the buyer's nationality information.

[0095] When generating the region definition value, the usage region is determined based on the buyer's country information in the sales region information. It should be noted that different usage regions contain different countries, and a usage region includes at least one country. For example, usage regions include, but are not limited to, North America, Japan, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia.

[0096] After determining the usage area, the region identifier of that usage area is used as the region definition value. For example, the region identifier for North America is 1, the region identifier for Japan is 2, the region identifier for Europe is 3, the region identifier for China is 4, and the region identifier for Southeast Asia is 5. When the determined usage area is China, the generated region definition value is 4.

[0097] In another embodiment provided in this application, when it is not necessary to define the service area of ​​the vehicle to be detected, the area definition value is 0, which means that the service area of ​​the vehicle to be detected has not yet been defined.

[0098] S203. Using the order information from the sales order, the equipment information of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and the region definition value, generate the connector serial number of the vehicle diagnostic equipment and save the connector serial number.

[0099] The generated connector serial number contains multiple fields, each containing different content. For example, the connector serial number may include, but is not limited to, a field for storing order identifiers, a field for storing device identifiers, a field for storing region definition values, and a field for storing verification characters.

[0100] The field for storing the order identifier stores the order identifier of the sales order for the vehicle diagnostic equipment, which can be obtained from the order information of the sales order; the field for storing the device identifier stores the device identifier of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, which can be obtained from the device information of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0101] Connector serial numbers are generated using order information from sales orders, device information from vehicle diagnostic equipment, and region definition values. These serial numbers are then stored in different content segments, ensuring the independence of different content. This allows for quick filtering and extraction of content from the connector serial numbers later, and also facilitates subsequent data archiving or deletion of different fields. The connector serial number is designed with multiple fields, allowing for dynamic expansion, such as adding new fields, without requiring a complete restructuring of the overall structure, thus facilitating future expansion.

[0102] In another embodiment provided in this application, the connector serial number may further include a field for storing a check code. This check code is used to verify whether the connector serial number has been tampered with and the integrity of the data in the connector serial number. For example, after determining the connector serial number, the integrity of the data in the connector serial number can be determined through the check code. When the data of the connector serial number is determined to be complete, subsequent steps can be performed. When it indicates that the data of the connector serial number is incomplete, the staff can be alerted that the data of the connector serial number is incomplete and the vehicle inspection equipment may have a security problem. Thus, the check code can be used to verify whether the connector serial number is complete or has been tampered with. When it indicates that the connector serial number is complete or has not been tampered with, it can further indicate that the vehicle inspection equipment is secure. When the connector serial number is incomplete or has been tampered with, it indicates that the vehicle inspection equipment has a security problem, thereby improving the data security of vehicle inspection.

[0103] In another embodiment provided in this application, reference is made to Figure 3 The flowchart for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device based on region definition values ​​and vehicle application information, as provided in this application embodiment, is described in detail below:

[0104] S301. Use vehicle application information to determine the geographical application area of ​​the vehicle to be tested.

[0105] The geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected is obtained from the geographic information of the vehicle application information. The geographic information of the vehicle application information includes the country where the vehicle to be detected is located. At this time, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected is determined based on the country. For example, when the country where the vehicle to be detected is located is China, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected can be determined as the China region; when the country where the vehicle to be detected is located is France, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected can be determined as the Europe region.

[0106] S302. Determine whether the region definition value represents a value of an undefined region; if the region definition value represents a value of an undefined region, execute S303; if the region definition value represents a value of a defined region, execute S304.

[0107] When the region definition value does not represent a value of an undefined region, it means that the region definition value represents a value of a defined region, and S304 can be executed at this time.

[0108] S303. Define the geographic application area as the service area for vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0109] S304. Apply the pre-set area verification strategy to verify the area represented by the area definition value and determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0110] When the region definition value represents a defined region, a region verification strategy needs to be used for verification to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. The verification process is shown in S401-S402.

[0111] S401. Based on the region verification strategy, determine whether the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected; if the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected, execute S402; if the region represented by the region definition value is different from the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected, execute S403.

[0112] The region represented by the region definition value is compared with the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected to determine whether the two are the same.

[0113] S402. The area represented by the area definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0114] S403. The geographical application area of ​​the vehicle to be tested shall be determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0115] The purpose of verifying the region represented by the region definition value is to verify whether the vehicle detection equipment is serving a different region.

[0116] When the area represented by the area definition value is the same as the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be tested, it means that the area defined by the vehicle testing equipment is the same as the area where the vehicle to be tested is located. In this case, it can be determined that the area where the vehicle testing equipment is currently located is consistent with its defined service area, and the defined area can be used as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. When the area represented by the area definition value is inconsistent with the service area of ​​the vehicle to be tested, it means that the area where the vehicle testing equipment is currently located is inconsistent with its defined service area. In order to ensure that the vehicle to be tested can be accurately tested in the future, it is necessary to determine the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be tested as the service area of ​​the vehicle testing equipment.

[0117] In the embodiments provided in this application, when the area definition value in the connector serial number represents a value of a defined area, it is necessary to verify whether the vehicle detection equipment is used across areas by comparing the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be detected with the area represented by the area definition value. When the vehicle detection equipment is used across areas, the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be detected needs to be used as the service area of ​​the vehicle detection equipment. This ensures that the service area of ​​the vehicle detection equipment and the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be detected are consistent. This ensures that when the vehicle detection equipment detects the vehicle to be detected, it will detect the vehicle to be detected according to the standard of the geographic application area, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the detection.

[0118] In another embodiment provided in this application, to improve the mobility of the vehicle inspection equipment, the region definition value in the connector serial number of the vehicle inspection equipment can be changed as needed. For example, when a region configuration instruction for the vehicle inspection equipment is received, region configuration information is obtained; a region configuration value is generated based on the region configuration information, and this new region configuration value overwrites the region definition value in the connector serial number of the vehicle inspection equipment. The region configuration information can be information entered by the operator on the operating interface of the vehicle inspection equipment, including information about the region the operator wants to define, such as the China region, the European region, or the Japanese region.

[0119] The region configuration value is equivalent to the regional identifier of the region to be defined. Specifically, as mentioned above, the regional identifier for North America is 1, the regional identifier for Japan is 2, the regional identifier for Europe is 3, the regional identifier for China is 4, and the regional identifier for Southeast Asia is 5.

[0120] After obtaining the region configuration value, this region configuration value can be overwritten with the region definition value in the connector region number of the vehicle detection equipment, thereby completing the update of the region definition value in the connector serial number.

[0121] In another embodiment provided in this application, when the connector serial number contains a field for storing a check code, after the area definition value in the connector serial number is updated, the check code in the connector serial number needs to be updated in a timely manner so as to ensure that when the connector serial number is applied, the data integrity of the connector serial number and whether it has been tampered with can be determined by the check code.

[0122] In another embodiment provided in this application, after obtaining the connector serial number, a region definition value can be obtained from the connector serial number. Then, the region represented by this region definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. The entire process only requires the connector serial number to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, shortening the data processing flow and increasing the speed of determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. When the region definition value represents an undefined region, the operator can be prompted to manually select the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. Alternatively, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested can be obtained, and then this geographic application region can be determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. Determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment by obtaining the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested eliminates the need for operators to manually select the service area, avoiding software errors caused by incorrect manual selection. This provides operators with a more automated vehicle diagnostic equipment, thereby improving the user experience of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0123] Although the present invention describes the operations in a specific order, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order shown or in a sequential order. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0124] It should be understood that the steps described in the method embodiments of this disclosure may be performed in different orders and / or in parallel. Furthermore, the method embodiments may include additional steps and / or omit the steps shown. The scope of this disclosure is not limited in this respect.

[0125] and Figure 1 Corresponding to the method shown, embodiments of this application also provide a service area determination device for vehicle diagnostic equipment, which is used to support... Figure 1 The specific implementation of the method shown is illustrated in the following diagram of the device. Figure 4 As shown, the relevant explanations are as follows:

[0126] The first acquisition unit 501 is used to acquire the connector serial number from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic device when a vehicle diagnostic command is received.

[0127] The second acquisition unit 502 is used to acquire a region definition value from the connector serial number;

[0128] The first determining unit 503 is used to obtain vehicle information through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and determine the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be tested based on the vehicle information.

[0129] The second determining unit 504 is used to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device based on the area definition value and the vehicle application information.

[0130] In the embodiments provided in this application, upon receiving a vehicle diagnostic command, the connector serial number is obtained from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic device; the region definition value is obtained from the connector serial number; vehicle information of the vehicle to be diagnosed is obtained; vehicle application information is obtained from the vehicle information; and the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device is determined using the region definition value and the vehicle application information. The entire process is handled by the vehicle diagnostic device determining its service area using the connector serial number and the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be tested. This eliminates the need for manual selection of the service area by staff, avoiding misselection and errors in vehicle diagnosis. It also reduces the workload and labor costs for staff, making the vehicle diagnostic device more automated and providing staff with a more automated vehicle diagnostic tool.

[0131] In another embodiment provided in this application, the second acquisition unit 502 of the device performs a process of acquiring a region definition value from the connector serial number, including:

[0132] Obtain the region definition value from the region definition field of the connector serial number.

[0133] In another embodiment provided in this application, the second determining unit 502 of the device performs a process of determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device based on the region definition value and the vehicle application information, including:

[0134] The geographical application area of ​​the vehicle to be detected is determined using the vehicle application information.

[0135] Determine whether the defined region value represents a value of an undefined region;

[0136] When the defined region value represents a value of an undefined region, the geographic application region is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0137] When the defined region value represents a value of a defined region, a pre-set region verification strategy is applied to verify the region represented by the defined region value to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device.

[0138] In another embodiment provided in this application, the second determining unit 502 of the device executes a process of applying a pre-set regional verification strategy to verify the region represented by the regional definition value and determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device, including:

[0139] Based on the aforementioned region verification strategy, it is determined whether the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be detected.

[0140] When the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographical application region of the vehicle to be tested, the region represented by the region definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0141] When the region represented by the defined region value is different from the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be tested is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

[0142] In another embodiment provided in this application, the device further includes: a third acquisition unit;

[0143] The third acquisition unit is used to determine various vehicle inspection standards for the service area based on the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and to acquire vehicle data for each of the vehicle inspection standards from the vehicle to be inspected.

[0144] In another embodiment provided in this application, the device further includes: a configuration unit;

[0145] The configuration unit is used to configure connector serial numbers for vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0146] The configuration unit performs the process of configuring a connector serial number for the vehicle diagnostic equipment, including:

[0147] Obtain the sales order for the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0148] Using the sales region information from the aforementioned sales orders, generate region definition values;

[0149] Using the order information of the sales order, the device information of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and the region definition value, a connector serial number for the vehicle diagnostic equipment is generated and saved.

[0150] In another embodiment provided in this application, the apparatus further includes: a generation unit;

[0151] The generation unit is configured to obtain regional configuration information when it receives a regional configuration instruction from the vehicle detection device; generate a regional configuration value based on the regional configuration information; and use the regional configuration value as a new regional definition value to overwrite the regional definition value in the connector serial number of the vehicle detection device.

[0152] This invention also provides a storage medium that includes stored instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed, the device containing the storage medium is controlled to perform the service area determination method of the vehicle diagnostic device described above.

[0153] This invention also provides an electronic device, the structural schematic of which is shown below. Figure 5 As shown, it specifically includes a memory 601 and one or more instructions 602, wherein one or more instructions 602 are stored in the memory 601 and configured to be executed by one or more processors 603 to perform the following operations:

[0154] When a vehicle diagnostic command is received, the connector serial number is obtained from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic equipment;

[0155] Obtain the region definition value from the connector serial number;

[0156] Vehicle information is obtained through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be diagnosed is determined based on the vehicle information.

[0157] Based on the defined region value and the vehicle application information, the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device is determined.

[0158] It should be noted that the information (including but not limited to user device information, user personal information, etc.) and data (including but not limited to data used for analysis, data stored, data displayed, etc.) involved in this application are all information and data authorized by the user or fully authorized by all parties, and the collection, use and processing of related data shall comply with the relevant laws, regulations and standards of the relevant regions.

[0159] The specific implementation processes and derivative methods of the above embodiments are all within the protection scope of this invention.

[0160] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to mutually. Each embodiment focuses on describing the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for system or system embodiments, since they are basically similar to method embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and relevant parts can be referred to the descriptions in the method embodiments. The systems and system embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without creative effort.

[0161] Those skilled in the art will further recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the components and steps of the various examples have been generally described in terms of functionality in the foregoing description. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of this invention.

[0162] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method for determining the service area of ​​a vehicle diagnostic device, characterized in that, include: When a vehicle diagnostic command is received, the connector serial number is obtained from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic equipment; Obtain the region definition value from the connector serial number; Vehicle information is obtained through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and vehicle application information of the vehicle to be diagnosed is determined based on the vehicle information. Based on the defined region value and the vehicle application information, the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device is determined, including: using the vehicle application information to determine the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be diagnosed; determining whether the defined region value represents an undefined region; when the defined region value represents an undefined region, determining the geographic application area as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device; when the defined region value represents a defined region, applying a pre-set region verification strategy to verify the region represented by the defined region value to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device. The application uses a pre-set regional verification strategy to verify the region represented by the regional definition value and determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device, including: Based on the aforementioned region verification strategy, it is determined whether the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed. When the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographical application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed, the region represented by the region definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. When the region represented by the defined region value is different from the geographic application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of obtaining the region definition value from the connector serial number includes: Obtain the region definition value from the region definition field of the connector serial number.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Based on the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment, various vehicle inspection standards for the service area are determined, and vehicle data for each of the vehicle inspection standards is obtained from the vehicle to be diagnosed.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The process of configuring connector serial numbers for vehicle diagnostic equipment includes: Obtain the sales order for the vehicle diagnostic equipment; Using the sales region information from the aforementioned sales orders, generate region definition values; Using the order information of the sales order, the device information of the vehicle diagnostic equipment, and the region definition value, a connector serial number for the vehicle diagnostic equipment is generated and saved.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: When a region configuration instruction is received from the vehicle diagnostic device, the region configuration information is obtained; A region configuration value is generated based on the region configuration information, and the region configuration value is used as a new region definition value to overwrite the region definition value in the connector serial number of the vehicle diagnostic device.

6. A service area determination device for a vehicle diagnostic equipment, characterized in that, include: The first acquisition unit is used to acquire the connector serial number from the configuration parameters of the vehicle diagnostic equipment when a vehicle diagnostic command is received. The second acquisition unit is used to acquire the region definition value from the connector serial number; The first determining unit is used to obtain vehicle information through the communication interface module of the vehicle to be diagnosed, and to determine the vehicle application information of the vehicle to be diagnosed based on the vehicle information. The second determining unit is configured to determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device based on the region definition value and the vehicle application information, including: applying the vehicle application information to determine the geographic application area of ​​the vehicle to be diagnosed; determining whether the region definition value represents a value of an undefined area; when the region definition value represents a value of an undefined area, determining the geographic application area as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device; when the region definition value represents a value of a defined area, applying a pre-set region verification strategy to verify the area represented by the region definition value, and determining the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device. The process by which the second determining unit executes a pre-set regional verification strategy to verify the region represented by the regional definition value and determine the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic device includes: Based on the aforementioned region verification strategy, it is determined whether the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographic application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed. When the region represented by the region definition value is the same as the geographical application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed, the region represented by the region definition value is determined as the service area of ​​the vehicle diagnostic equipment. When the region represented by the defined region value is different from the geographic application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed, the geographic application region of the vehicle to be diagnosed is determined as the service region of the vehicle diagnostic equipment.

7. A storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium includes stored instructions, wherein, when the instructions are executed, the device containing the storage medium is controlled to perform the service area determination method for a vehicle diagnostic device as described in any one of claims 1-5.

8. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes a memory and one or more instructions, wherein one or more instructions are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by one or more processors to implement the service area determination method of the vehicle diagnostic device as described in any one of claims 1-5.

Images