Method and System for Diagnosing and Programming Industrial Vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for diagnosing and programming an industrial vehicle comprising the following steps:
- a) providing a computer which is operatively connected to a network, the network comprising at least one server operatively connected thereto;
b) providing an electronic interface, through which the computer is operatively connected to the industrial vehicle'"'"'s data bus;
c) loading and executing a browser application in a browser program, the browser program running on the computer;
d) selectively loading program modules, data, or both, from the server into the browser program, wherein the program modules and data are selected depending on the diagnostic routing to be executed or configuration to be programmed into the industrial vehicle;
e) diagnosing the industrial vehicle or programming vehicle configuration data, wherein the diagnosing or programming is performed by the selectively loaded program modules.
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Abstract
A method and system for diagnosing and programming industrial vehicles, especially lift trucks, is provided. The method and system utilizes a computer that is connected to an area network having at least one server, e.g. the internet. The computer is also connected through an electronic interface to a lift truck'"'"'s data bus.
In a first step a browser application is loaded and runs in a browser program on the computer. Thereafter, program modules and/or data are downloaded from the network server by the browser application depending on the desired vehicle diagnosis to be performed, the desired customization to be programmed, and the type and model of lift truck to be interfaced to. Downloaded program modules may comprise data that can be displayed by the browser program and applications that can be run in the browser program. The vehicle diagnosis and/or customization of control processes are performed via the data bus for the lift truck by the downloaded program module or modules.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for diagnosing and programming an industrial vehicle comprising the following steps:
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a) providing a computer which is operatively connected to a network, the network comprising at least one server operatively connected thereto; b) providing an electronic interface, through which the computer is operatively connected to the industrial vehicle'"'"'s data bus; c) loading and executing a browser application in a browser program, the browser program running on the computer; d) selectively loading program modules, data, or both, from the server into the browser program, wherein the program modules and data are selected depending on the diagnostic routing to be executed or configuration to be programmed into the industrial vehicle; e) diagnosing the industrial vehicle or programming vehicle configuration data, wherein the diagnosing or programming is performed by the selectively loaded program modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for diagnosing and programming an industrial vehicle comprising:
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a) a computer which is operatively connected to a network, the network comprising at least one server operatively connected thereto; b) an electronic interface, through which the computer is operatively connected to a data bus within the industrial vehicle; c) a browser application in a browser program, the browser program running on the computer; wherein program modules, data, or both, are selectively loaded from the server into the browser program, and wherein the program modules and data are selected depending on the diagnostic routing to be executed or configuration to be programmed into the industrial vehicle, and wherein the industrial vehicles is diagnosed or industrial vehicle configuration data is programmed by the selectively loaded program modules.
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16. A system for diagnosing and programming an industrial vehicle comprising:
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a) a computer which is operatively connected to a network, the network comprising at least one server operatively connected thereto; b) an electronic interface, through which the computer is operatively connected to a data bus within the industrial vehicle; c) a launch module that is executed on the computer, the launch module comprising at least one driver which provides hardware access to the electronic interface for program modules running in a web browser program on the computer; d) at least one program module which is selectively loaded from the server, and which is communicating with the industrial vehicle'"'"'s data bus through the driver provided by the launch module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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