Universal serial bus memory device for use in a vehicle diagnostic device
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1. A computer product for use by a vehicle diagnostic scan tool, the product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by the diagnostic scan tool, cause the diagnostic scan tool to perform the steps comprising:
- detecting a USB flash memory device that is formatted for an operating system that is different from an operating system used by the vehicle diagnostic scan tool that is coupled to the vehicle diagnostic scan tool;
collecting diagnostic information from a vehicle that is coupled to the vehicle diagnostic scan tool; and
writing the diagnostic information on the USB flash memory device that is formatted for an operating system that is different from the operating system used by the vehicle diagnostic scan tool at a sector level,wherein writing the diagnostic information on the USB flash memory device comprises writing on a sector by sector level; and
wherein writing the diagnostic information on the USB flash memory device further comprises writing without using a file system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided that allow an off-the-shelf USB flash memory device to used with a scan tool. The USB flash memory device can have a different operating system then the proprietary operating system of the scan tool. The method and apparatus allows the scan tool to read from and write on the USB flash memory device regardless of the formatted operating system on the device.
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1. A computer product for use by a vehicle diagnostic scan tool, the product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by the diagnostic scan tool, cause the diagnostic scan tool to perform the steps comprising:
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detecting a USB flash memory device that is formatted for an operating system that is different from an operating system used by the vehicle diagnostic scan tool that is coupled to the vehicle diagnostic scan tool; collecting diagnostic information from a vehicle that is coupled to the vehicle diagnostic scan tool; and writing the diagnostic information on the USB flash memory device that is formatted for an operating system that is different from the operating system used by the vehicle diagnostic scan tool at a sector level, wherein writing the diagnostic information on the USB flash memory device comprises writing on a sector by sector level; and
wherein writing the diagnostic information on the USB flash memory device further comprises writing without using a file system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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