Method and apparatus for monitoring the status of automotive service equipment and signaling the status by a wireless technology to the operator
First Claim
1. Automotive service equipment comprising:
- an automotive service machine having at least one automatic mode of operation for servicing a vehicle during which an operator is not required to be present;
a first, stationary communication module connected to the automotive service machine, the machine generating and sending to the first communication module first signals indicating the status of an automatic mode of operation of the machine and the first communication module interpreting said first signals and wirelessly transmitting second signals communicating when an operator'"'"'s attention to the machine is required;
a second, portable communication module which remotely receives the second signals and in response activates a signaling device in the second communication module for signaling an operator that attention to the machine is required.
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Abstract
Automotive service equipment and method of servicing an automotive vehicle use an automotive service machine having at least one automatic mode of operation during which an operator is not required to be present. A first, stationary communication module connected to the service machine receives first signals from the machine indicating the status of an automatic mode of operation of the machine and wirelessly transmits second signals communicating when an operator'"'"'s attention to the machine is required. A second, portable communication module remotely receives the second signals and in response activates a signaling device in the second module for signaling an operator that attention to the machine is required. Thereby, during vehicle servicing the operator can perform other tasks within the workshop, thus being more productive and efficient.
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21 Claims
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1. Automotive service equipment comprising:
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an automotive service machine having at least one automatic mode of operation for servicing a vehicle during which an operator is not required to be present; a first, stationary communication module connected to the automotive service machine, the machine generating and sending to the first communication module first signals indicating the status of an automatic mode of operation of the machine and the first communication module interpreting said first signals and wirelessly transmitting second signals communicating when an operator'"'"'s attention to the machine is required; a second, portable communication module which remotely receives the second signals and in response activates a signaling device in the second communication module for signaling an operator that attention to the machine is required. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of servicing an automotive vehicle using an automotive service machine having at least one automatic mode of operation during which an operator is not required to be present, the method comprising:
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initiating an automatic mode of operation of the automatic service machine for servicing a vehicle; indicating by first signals from the machine to a first, stationary communication module connected to the machine, the status of the automatic mode of operation of the machine; interpreting the first signals from the machine to the first communication module and wirelessly transmitting second signals from the first communication module when an operator'"'"'s attention to the machine is required; remotely receiving the second signals at a second, portable communication module; signaling by a signaling device in the second communication module that an operator'"'"'s attention to the machine is required in response to the receipt of the second signals by the second communication module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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