PC-based automobile owner's manual, diagnostics, and auto care
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor operative to generate real-time data about an automobile part;
a computer operative to receive the real-time data from the sensor and send a message to a device if the real-time data indicates that the automobile part is operating improperly,a storage operative to store the real-time data; and
a switch to selectively store the real-time data in the storage based on an enablement state or a disablement state of the switch.
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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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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a sensor operative to generate real-time data about an automobile part; a computer operative to receive the real-time data from the sensor and send a message to a device if the real-time data indicates that the automobile part is operating improperly, a storage operative to store the real-time data; and a switch to selectively store the real-time data in the storage based on an enablement state or a disablement state of the switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for monitoring diagnostics of an automobile part capable of use in an automobile, the method comprising:
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sensing, by a sensor, a value for the automobile part; receiving the sensed value at an interface of a computer; selectively storing the sensed value in a storage based on an enablement state or a disablement state of a switch; comparing, by the computer, the value to a valid range for the automobile part; and issuing, by the computer, a message to a device if the value is outside the valid range. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computer, result in:
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sensing, by a sensor, a value for an automobile part capable of use in an automobile; receiving the value by a computer; selectively storing the sensed value in a storage based on an enablement state or a disablement state of a switch; comparing, by the computer, the value to a valid range for the automobile part; and issuing, by the computer, a message to a device if the value is outside the valid range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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