DAT Device Marketplace for Vehicle Diagnostic Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a lack of a platform that connects owners of data acquisition and transfer (DAT) devices with individuals needing diagnostic data from their vehicles, limiting the frequency of use for DAT device owners and the availability of objective vehicle assessments for potential buyers in the used car market.

Innovation Solution

A system and methodology that coordinates the connection of DAT device owners with vehicle owners, scheduling scans, generating diagnostic reports, and utilizing this data to create listings for selling vehicles on an online marketplace, allowing for enhanced vehicle listings with predictive assessments and additional services like repair parts and warranties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If DAT device owners use their devices only on their own vehicles, then device ownership remains simple and unrestricted, but the frequency of use is very low (2-3 times per year) and additional income cannot be generated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefrequency of DAT device useVSAvoidsystem complexity for sharing DAT devices

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

An online marketplace platform is introduced as an intermediary between DAT device owners and vehicle owners seeking diagnostic services. The marketplace facilitates connections, schedules scans, and manages transactions without requiring direct complex arrangements between individuals, thereby increasing device utilization while maintaining operational simplicity for users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The DAT device system is extended from single-vehicle personal use to multi-vehicle commercial service through the marketplace platform. The same DAT device can now serve multiple vehicle owners for diagnostic scanning, transforming it from a personal tool into a shareable service resource that generates additional income while maintaining the core scanning functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If DAT devices are limited in the number of vehicles that can be scanned, then device security and ownership control are maintained, but the ability to provide diagnostic services to multiple vehicle owners is restricted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of vehicles that can be scannedVSAvoidDAT device ownership control

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements tracking and reporting mechanisms that monitor DAT device usage across multiple vehicles through the marketplace platform. This feedback system ensures that device owners can review scan histories, approve service requests, and maintain control over their device's usage, thereby enabling multi-vehicle scanning while preserving ownership reliability and security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If vehicle owners hire mechanics to evaluate vehicles prior to purchase, then objective vehicle health assessment is obtained, but additional costs are incurred and the process is less convenient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle health assessment accuracyVSAvoidconvenience of vehicle evaluation

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables vehicle owners to perform self-service diagnostic evaluations by connecting their vehicles to DAT devices through the marketplace platform. This allows them to obtain objective vehicle health assessments independently without hiring mechanics, reducing costs and increasing convenience while maintaining measurement precision through automated diagnostic scanning and reporting.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Productivity

If DAT device owners want to generate additional income by scanning third-party vehicles, then utilization and income opportunities increase, but no existing forum or marketplace allows such connections

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadditional income generationVSAvoidmarketplace infrastructure requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple functions into a unified marketplace platform: DAT device owner profiles, vehicle owner service requests, scan scheduling, diagnostic service delivery, and payment processing. This consolidation creates a comprehensive ecosystem that enables income generation for DAT device owners while managing the complexity centrally rather than requiring individuals to build separate infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20240257224A1System and related methodology of using vehicle data in connection with the sale of a vehicle

Publication Date: 2024.08.01 INNOVA ELECTRONICS CORP

AI summary

A system for use with a handheld electronic device for coordinating retrieval of diagnostic information from a vehicle includes computer readable instructions downloadable onto the handheld electronic device for configuring the handheld electronic device to receive a request signal from a scheduling server. The request signal includes vehicle information of a third-party vehicle for which retrieval of diagnostic information has been requested. The computer readable instructions further configure the handheld electronic device to display information related to the received request signal on the handheld electronic device and receive user input representative of the user agreeing to retrieve the diagnostic information from the third-party vehicle. The computer readable instructions additionally configure the handheld electronic device to send an accept signal to the scheduling server in response to receipt of the user input.