HVAC service tool with internet capability
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Abstract
A system for servicing a computer controlled machine comprising: a computer controlled machine including a device operable to perform a function, a controller controlling the operation of that device, and a data access port for transferring data and commands from the controller; and a service tool operably connected to the data access port, the service tool including a remote communications capability, a computer, and diagnostics and graphing software; and an expert observer system operably linked to the remote communications capability of the service tool and including historical machine data, machine sales information, software revisions for the controller, additional diagnostics software, and an expert observer capable of providing a mentor capability to the operator of a service tool.
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10. A portable service tool comprising:
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a body;
first, second and third communication systems within the body, each communication system having a respective first, second and third external port;
diagnostics function, operably connected to the first, second, and third communications systems, located within the body operable to receive data from the first system, to analyze said data, and to forward the analyzed results to the second and third communications systems;
wherein the third communication system includes a remote communications facility, the second communication system is connected by the second port to a service technician, and the first communication system receives analog and/or digital data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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59. A method of using a portable service tool comprising the steps of:
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providing first, second and third communication systems within a body, each communication system having a respective first, second and third external port wherein the third communication system includes a remote communications facility;
operably connecting a diagnostics function to the first, second, and third communications systems;
locating the diagnostic function within the body;
receiving data in the diagnostics function from the first system;
analyzing said data;
forwarding the analyzed results to the second and third communications systems;
connecting the second communication system by the second port to a service technician; and
receiving analog and/or digital data in the first communication system. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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