OFF-BOARD TOOL WITH PROGRAMMABLE ACTUATOR

• US 20130238105A1
• Filed: 04/29/2013
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Service Solutions US LLC
• Inventors: Bertosa, Thomas J., Sheppard, Robert C.
• Application Number:
  US13/872,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20130238105A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/86
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A programmable actuator having multiple programmable functions is provided. The programmable actuator may be used on an off-board tool. In accordance with an embodiment, an off-board tool, OBT, including a user-defined programmable actuator is provided. In accordance with another embodiment, an OBT includes a processor, an internal memory, a programmable actuator, program logic and perform function logic. In accordance with yet another embodiment, a method of actuating performance of a user-defined series of functions for a OBT is provided. The method includes the step of actuating a programmable actuator of the OBT with a single actuating action.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A method of programming a programmable actuator for an OBT configured to connect to a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:

entering into a programming mode;

selecting a desired function for the programmable actuator to implement;

and storing the selected function so that activation of the programmable actuator causes the desired function.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein entering the programming mode comprises activating the programmable actuator for at least a selected length of time.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the selected length of time is about 3 seconds.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein selecting a desired function comprises scrolling through a predetermined list of functions.