PC-based automobile owner's manual, diagnostics, and auto care
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1. An automobile, comprising:
- a part in the automobile;
a sensor operative to generate real-time data about the part in the automobile;
an owner'"'"'s manual including information about the automobile, the information describing at least the part in the automobile;
a storage in the computer to store the owner'"'"'s manual;
a switch to toggle between storing the real-time data and not storing the real-time data in the storage; and
a computer built in to the automobile, the computer connected to the sensor, operative to provide the information from the owner'"'"'s manual, operative to store the real-time generated by the senor in the storage responsive to the switch, and operative to retrieve the stored real-time data generated by the sensor responsive to a user request.
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Abstract
A computer built into an automobile displays the owner'"'"'s manual for the car. The user requests more information about the automobile through the computer, and the additional information is displayed to the user. Information may include a description of a specific function or device of the car, service history, and/or real time status of a component of the car.
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32 Claims
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1. An automobile, comprising:
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a part in the automobile; a sensor operative to generate real-time data about the part in the automobile; an owner'"'"'s manual including information about the automobile, the information describing at least the part in the automobile; a storage in the computer to store the owner'"'"'s manual; a switch to toggle between storing the real-time data and not storing the real-time data in the storage; and a computer built in to the automobile, the computer connected to the sensor, operative to provide the information from the owner'"'"'s manual, operative to store the real-time generated by the senor in the storage responsive to the switch, and operative to retrieve the stored real-time data generated by the sensor responsive to a user request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for using a computer built into an automobile, comprising:
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presenting an owner'"'"'s manual for the automobile to a user; receiving a request from the user for information about a part in the automobile; presenting the information about the part to the user; receiving real-time data about the part from a sensor; storing real-time data generateed by the sensor about the part in a storage of the computer when a switch is in an enabled setting; retrieving the real-time data from the storage; and presenting the retrieved real-time data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An article comprising:
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a storage medium, said storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computer built into an automobile, result in; presenting an owner'"'"'s manual for the automobile to a user; receiving a request from a user for information about a part in the automobile; presenting the information about the part to the user; receiving real-time data about the part from a sensor; storing real-time data generated by the sensor about the part in a storage of the computer when a switch is in an enabled setting; retrieving the real-time data from the storage; and presenting the retrieved real-time data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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