Method and apparatus for networked wheel alignment communications and services
First Claim
1. An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated display, and at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, said improvement comprising:
- said wheel alignment computer configured to utilize at least one NET Web Services software component to provide at least one service associated with a vehicle wheel alignment.
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Abstract
A wheel alignment system including at least one sensing device for acquiring automotive data, interface circuitry in communication with the sensing device for transferring data representative of automotive data acquired by the sensing device, and a host computer in communication with the interface circuitry for performing a sequence of operations on the data transferred by the interface circuitry. The host computer provides integrated Internet access to allow for transmission to the vehicle wheel alignment system, from a remote server, via the Internet, updated information and software applications and components necessary to accurately diagnose a vehicle, and the return of diagnostic, statistical, and log information associated with the vehicle wheel alignment system. The host computer provides integrated Internet access to allow for transmission of electronic commerce and statistical information, alignment logs, error messages, status messages, or diagnostic information to a remote system, and for the receipt of information including updated software applications, diagnostic commands, and remote information queries therefrom.
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38 Claims
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1. An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated display, and at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, said improvement comprising:
said wheel alignment computer configured to utilize at least one NET Web Services software component to provide at least one service associated with a vehicle wheel alignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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15. An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated display, and at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, said improvement comprising:
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said wheel alignment computer configured to utilize at least one NET Web Services software component to provide at least one service associated with a vehicle wheel alignment;
said NET Web Services software component configured to communicate with at least one NET personal information storage space.
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25. An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated output device, at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, and at least one networked remote computer in communication with said wheel alignment computer, said improvement comprising:
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said wheel alignment computer configured to communicate with said at least one networked remote computer via a communications network to retrieve one or more selected NET Web Services software components from said networked remote computer; and
said wheel alignment computer further configured to utilize said one or more retrieved NET Web Services software components to provide at least one service associated with a vehicle wheel alignment.
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31. An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated display, at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, and at least one networked remote computer in communication with said wheel alignment computer, said improvement comprising:
said wheel alignment computer configured to utilize a NET Web Services software component to exchange information with said networked remote computer.
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32. An improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated display, at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, and at least one networked remote computer in communication with said wheel alignment computer, said improvement comprising:
said wheel alignment computer configured to utilize a NET Web Services software component to relay information from said wheel alignment computer to at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A improved vehicle wheel alignment system having a wheel alignment computer, an associated display, and at least one vehicle wheel alignment sensor in communication with the wheel alignment computer for communicating wheel alignment data, said improvement comprising:
said wheel alignment computer configured with user-centric software architecture and including a set of NET software components which exchange information through a communications network with at least one of the following;
a user, software running on a user'"'"'s behalf, or devices working for a user.
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