Method for remotely diagnosing devices
First Claim
1. Method for diagnosing devices (31 to 34) via a remote testing device (1) which is connectable to devices (31 to 34) to be diagnosed via a communication network (2), wherein said diagnosing is performed by exchanging diagnostics information between said remote testing device (1) and said devices to be tested (31 to 34) via said communication network, characterized in that said process of exchanging diagnostics information is at least partially done by using a communication protocol being based on XML-scripts which include said diagnostics information.
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Abstract
A method for diagnosing devices via a remote testing device (1) which is connectable to devices (31 to 34) to be diagnosed via a communication network (2) is proposed, wherein said diagnosing is performed by exchanging diagnostics information between said remote-testing device (1) and said devices (31 to 34) to be tested via said communication network (2). Said process of exchanging diagnostics information is at least partially done by using a communication protocol being based on XML-scripts which include said diagnostics information. The advantage of this method is a lean and platform-independent way of diagnosing devices, which enables to avoid unnecessary efforts and costs.
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18 Claims
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1. Method for diagnosing devices (31 to 34) via a remote testing device (1) which is connectable to devices (31 to 34) to be diagnosed via a communication network (2), wherein said diagnosing is performed by exchanging diagnostics information between said remote testing device (1) and said devices to be tested (31 to 34) via said communication network,
characterized in that said process of exchanging diagnostics information is at least partially done by using a communication protocol being based on XML-scripts which include said diagnostics information.
- 8. Remote testing device (1) being connectable to devices (31 to 34) to be diagnosed via a communication network (2), said remote-testing device (1) comprising communication means (4) for sending/receiving diagnostics information to/from said devices (31 to 34) to be diagnosed, characterized in that said communication means (4) comprises an XML-client-module (44) having functionality to use XML-scripts as a communication protocol for sending/receiving said diagnostics information.
- 11. Device (31 to 34) being connectable to a remote testing device via a communication network, said device (31 to 34) comprising communication means (5) for sending/receiving diagnostics information to/from said remote testing device (1), characterized in that said communication means (5) comprises an XML-server-module (54) having functionality to use XML-scripts as a communication protocol for sending/receiving said diagnostics information.
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