Scan tool software update using an image
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1. A method of updating a flash memory device used in a vehicle diagnostic device, comprising:
- inserting the flash memory device having a vehicle diagnostic software into a memory card reader of a computing device, the computing device includes an operating system;
communicating with a driver of the memory card reader without interacting with the operating system to determine if the flash memory device is coupled to the computing device;
determining if the flash memory device has enough available memory for an image of an updated vehicle diagnostic software; and
writing the image of the updated vehicle diagnostic software onto the flash memory device without interacting with the operating system of the computing device.
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Abstract
A method and software for updating a vehicle diagnostic device'"'"'s software diagnostic device'"'"'s software stored on a flash memory device when the memory device is located in a memory card reader coupled to a computing device. The method includes communicating with a driver of a flash memory card reader without interacting with the operating system of the computing device. The method also includes reading and writing on the flash memory device without interacting with the operating system of the computing device.
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1. A method of updating a flash memory device used in a vehicle diagnostic device, comprising:
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inserting the flash memory device having a vehicle diagnostic software into a memory card reader of a computing device, the computing device includes an operating system; communicating with a driver of the memory card reader without interacting with the operating system to determine if the flash memory device is coupled to the computing device; determining if the flash memory device has enough available memory for an image of an updated vehicle diagnostic software; and writing the image of the updated vehicle diagnostic software onto the flash memory device without interacting with the operating system of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated data, wherein the data, when accessed, results in a machine performing:
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communicating with a driver of a memory card reader coupled to a computing device without interacting with an operating system of the computing device to determine if a flash memory device is coupled to the memory card reader; determining if the flash memory device has enough available memory for an image of an updated vehicle diagnostic software; and writing the image of the updated vehicle diagnostic software on the flash memory device without interacting with the operating system of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of updating a flash memory device used in a vehicle diagnostic device, comprising:
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inserting the flash memory device having a vehicle diagnostic software into a memory card reader of a computing device, the computing device includes an operating system; communicating with a driver of the memory card reader without interacting with the operating system to determine if the flash memory device is coupled to the computing device; determining if the flash memory device has enough available memory for an image of an updated vehicle diagnostic software; determining if the flash memory device is authorized; and writing the image of the updated vehicle diagnostic software onto the flash memory device without interacting with the operating system of the computing device when the flash memory device is authorized and when there is enough available memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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