Computerized automotive service system
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1. A vehicle service system comprising:
- a console computer system; and
one or more service systems each including one or more sensors for measuring vehicle characteristics and each adapted to communicate with said console computer system;
wherein said console computer system includes a web server configured for transferring a page containing said vehicle characteristics to a remote computer for display at said remote computer;
wherein said console computer system is configured for providing a navigational framework having a first mode for an operator to select a service process for one of the one or more service systems and a second mode to guide the operator through a vehicle service operation step-by-step;
wherein said console computer system is further configured for allowing the operator to repeat or skip at least one step of the vehicle service operation during the second mode without changing the steps of future vehicle service operations under the second mode.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to computerized vehicle servicing and diagnostic systems that communicate with or access remotely located computers via the Internet that have pre-stored data or utilize pre-store data and parameters. The present system provides a navigational framework with two modules, the Menu Mode (random) and the Wizard Mode (sequential). The Menu Mode provides direct access to any required process and Wizard Mode provides a flexible control of process sequences and allows for user modification.
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1. A vehicle service system comprising:
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a console computer system; and
one or more service systems each including one or more sensors for measuring vehicle characteristics and each adapted to communicate with said console computer system;
wherein said console computer system includes a web server configured for transferring a page containing said vehicle characteristics to a remote computer for display at said remote computer;
wherein said console computer system is configured for providing a navigational framework having a first mode for an operator to select a service process for one of the one or more service systems and a second mode to guide the operator through a vehicle service operation step-by-step;
wherein said console computer system is further configured for allowing the operator to repeat or skip at least one step of the vehicle service operation during the second mode without changing the steps of future vehicle service operations under the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
wherein the one or more service systems comprise a plurality of the service systems each including one or more sensors for measuring vehicle characteristics and each adapted to communicate with said console computer system; - and
wherein said console computer system is further configured to operate on a 32-bit operating system for providing concurrent handing of multiple inputs of the vehicle characteristics from the plurality of service systems and display of data relating to the vehicle characteristics.
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5. A vehicle service system, comprising:
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a console computer system; and
a plurality of service systems each including one or more sensors for measuring vehicle characteristics and each adapted to communicate with said console computer system;
wherein said console computer system is configured for providing a navigational framework having a first mode for an operator to select a service process for one of the service systems and a second mode to guide the operator through a vehicle service operation step-by-steps wherein said console computer system is further configured for allowing the operator to repeat or skip at least one step of the vehicle service operation during the second mode without changing the steps of future vehicle service operations under the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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