Wireless communication for diagnostic instrument

• US 7,225,064 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Autologic LLC (Applus Services SA), Snap-On Technologies Incorporated (Snap-On Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Autologic LLC (Applus Services SA), Snap-On Technologies Incorporated (Snap-On Incorporated)
• Inventors: Nicholson, William D., Fudali, Thomas M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby; Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US10/697,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20050096805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29, 701/30, 701/33, 701/34, 701/35, 340/989, 340/3.1, 340/3.3, 340/3.32, 340/825.36
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A wireless interface for a diagnostic instrument is provided. The diagnostic instrument includes a communications interface having an external data port. A wireless adapter coupled to the external data port communicates diagnostic data with one or more computing devices. In a single user mode, a computing device can control several diagnostic instruments wirelessly. In broadcast mode, a diagnostic instrument can send a data stream wirelessly to many listening computing devices. Further features, such as safety warning messages, are provided.

Claims

1. A user interface for a computing device to control a plurality of diagnostic instruments, the user interface comprising:

an instrument selection element configured to list available ones of the plurality of diagnostic instruments; and

an active selection element corresponding to the instrument selection element and configured to select for use, by the computing device, the data from the corresponding diagnostic instrument.

2. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising:

a broadcast mode selection element corresponding to the instrument selection element and configured to invoke broadcast mode on the corresponding diagnostic instrument.

3. The user interface of claim 1, further comprising:

a master mode selection element corresponding to the instrument selection element and configured to invoke master mode on the corresponding diagnostic instrument.