Automatic Connection Between Diagnostic Device and VCI
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing connection methods between automobile diagnostic devices and VCI devices require manual setup and selection of communication modes, leading to low efficiency, poor user experience, and high maintenance costs due to repeated operations.
Innovation Solution
An automatic connection method and device that periodically attempts connections in pre-stored modes, prioritizing wired then wireless options like USB, Bluetooth, infrared, NFC, and WIFI, and records the successful mode for future use, ensuring reconnection upon restart or failure within a predefined period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual connection setup is used between diagnostic device and VCI device, then connection can be established, but operation efficiency is low and user experience is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-stores multiple connection modes (USB, Bluetooth, wired network, wireless network) in connection records before actual connection is needed. When the diagnostic device starts, it automatically retrieves and attempts these pre-configured connection modes without requiring user input, thereby improving operation efficiency while maintaining ease of operation through automated preliminary setup
Solution Approach 2:
The diagnostic device performs self-connection by automatically selecting and attempting connection modes from stored records without human intervention. The system monitors connection status and switches modes autonomously, enabling the device to serve itself in the connection establishment process, thus eliminating manual setup requirements while maintaining operational efficiency
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple connection modes are supported, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into distinct connection modes (USB, Bluetooth, wired network, wireless network), each handled as a separate entity in the connection records. The device attempts connections in a segmented manner by switching between these discrete modes, allowing high adaptability while managing complexity through modular organization of connection protocols
Solution Approach 2:
The diagnostic device is designed with multi-functionality to support multiple connection modes through a unified connection management system. A single device can perform USB connection, Bluetooth pairing, wired network communication, and wireless network communication, reducing the need for separate devices for each connection type while maintaining adaptability across different scenarios
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AI summary
The present invention provides an apparatus for automatic connection between an automobile diagnostic device and a VCI device and a method for the automatic connection. The method includes the steps of: periodically connecting the VCI device with at least one of a plurality of connection modes in pre-stored connection records when the automobile diagnostic device is started; and, when successfully connecting the VCI device with a successful connection mode, communicating with the VCI device with the successful connection mode. The method and apparatus according to this invention significantly improve the operation efficiency and user experience of the automobile diagnostic device.