FORMULA SERVER FOR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS

• US 20110167301A1
• Filed: 03/17/2011
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: SPX Corporation
• Inventors: CHINNADURAI, Manokar, Liebl, Troy
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/25
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23414 Pc as detachable program, debug, monitor device for control system
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25064 Update component configuration to optimize program execution

Abstract

An apparatus and method are provided and include a formula server having formulas and conversion modules that are separate from a diagnostic application of a diagnostic tool. The diagnostic tool receives the diagnostic data and transmits it to a remote computer, where the data is converted using a formula. The resulting data is then transmitted back to the diagnostic tool for display.

Claims

1. A computer that converts data, comprising:

a processor to process information and operate the computer;

a memory of the computer storing a software and communicating with the processor; and

a communication interface that allows the computer to communicate with a remote diagnostic device, wherein the software includes a platform abstraction module and a data converter module, the platform abstraction module directs which formula the data converter module uses to convert a data received from the remote diagnostic device based on the platform abstraction module'"'"'s determination of the data'"'"'s platform.

2. The computer of claim 1, wherein the data converter module further comprises a conversion unit module and a conversion format module.

3. The computer of claim 1, wherein the formula is stored in a conversion formula module of the data converter module.

4. The computer of claim 1, wherein the communication interface communicates with the remote diagnostic device via a wired or wireless connection.

5. The computer of claim of claim 1, wherein the remote diagnostic device is a medical diagnostic device.

6. The computer of claim 1, wherein the data converter module further comprises a conversion unit module, a conversion formula module, and a conversion format module.

7. The computer of claim 1, wherein multiple diagnostic applications of various remote diagnostic devices have their respective data converted by one computer.

8. The computer of claim 1, further comprising an input device for inputting information, wherein the remote diagnostic device is a vehicle scan tool.

9. A method of converting data using a computer, comprising the steps of:

receiving platform specific data from a diagnostic device by a processor of the computer;

converting the data with the processor of the computer using a conversion formula from a data converter module, the conversion formula is chosen at the direction of the platform module based on the platform module'"'"'s determination of the data'"'"'s platform; and

transmitting the converted data to the diagnostic device using a communication interface.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the data converter module and the platform'"'"'s module are stored on a memory coupled to the processor.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting is done via a wired or wireless connection.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein converting data further include converting the data'"'"'s unit with a conversion unit module and the data'"'"'s format using a conversion format module.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the diagnostic device is a scan tool for a vehicle.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising converting from one data format to a different data format in order to transmit the converted data to a different formatted diagnostic device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the diagnostic device is medical diagnostic device.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the computer converts the data into a format that is different from the data received from the remote diagnostic device so that the converted data is displayed on a different device.

16. A computer that converts data, comprising:

means for processing information and operating the computer;

means for storing a software, the means for storing communicating with the means for processing; and

means for communicating with a remote diagnostic device, wherein the software includes a platform abstraction module and a data converter module, the platform abstraction module directs which formula the data converter module uses to convert a data received from the remote diagnostic device based on the platform abstraction module'"'"'s determination of the data'"'"'s platform.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the data converter module further comprises a conversion unit module and a conversion format module.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the formula is stored in a conversion formula module of the data converter module.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the means for communicating communicates with the remote diagnostic device via a wired or wireless connection.