Method and apparatus to use remote and local control modes to acquire and visually present data
First Claim
1. A data acquisition (DAQ) device comprising:
- an input element operable to generate input data from input signals received at the input element;
a wireless transceiver;
a display; and
a selector device that is operable to select whether the DAQ device operates in a local-control mode or a remote-control mode;
wherein, when the DAQ device operates in the local-control mode, the display visually presents the input data, andwherein, when the DAQ device operates in the remote-control mode, the wireless transceiver transmits the input data to an air interface for transmission to a display device remote from the DAQ device.
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Abstract
A system comprising multiple devices that are operable when servicing a device-under service is described. A data acquisition (DAQ) device and a vehicle scanner device of the system are operable to acquire data from the device-under-service and to transmit the acquired data to a display device of the system. The DAQ device can operate in a local-control mode in which selection of DAQ mode for the DAQ device is carried out at the DAQ device. The DAQ device can operate in a remote-control mode in which selection of a DAQ mode for the DAQ device is carried out at the display device. The multiple devices may communicate with each other via one or more wireless network via one or more air interface protocols. Each device of the system may operate as a stand-alone device or in combination with multiple devices of the system.
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22 Claims
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1. A data acquisition (DAQ) device comprising:
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an input element operable to generate input data from input signals received at the input element; a wireless transceiver; a display; and a selector device that is operable to select whether the DAQ device operates in a local-control mode or a remote-control mode; wherein, when the DAQ device operates in the local-control mode, the display visually presents the input data, and wherein, when the DAQ device operates in the remote-control mode, the wireless transceiver transmits the input data to an air interface for transmission to a display device remote from the DAQ device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a selector device located at a data acquisition (DAQ) device, a selection for the DAQ device to operate in a local-control mode; while the DAQ device is operating in the local-control mode, generating first input data from input signals received at an input element located at the DAQ device, displaying the first input data at a display located at the DAQ device, and then receiving, via the selector device, a selection for the DAQ device to operate in a remote-control mode; and while the DAQ device is operating in the remote-control mode, generating second input data from input signals received at the input element of the DAQ device and transmitting, via a wireless transceiver located at the DAQ device, the second input data to an air interface for transmission to a display device that is remote from the DAQ device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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