Modular automotive diagnostic, test and information system
First Claim
1. A vehicle test diagnostic system to provide information to maintain and repair equipment or provide services, comprising:
- an integrated control means for providing access to a technical database comprised of stored information records, with migration capacity between related records, and further to provide selective access to particular portions of information within the database, the integrated control means including a user interface responsive to operation by a user to provide commands, and a processing means responsive to commands entered through the user interface to access information;
at least one instrumentation module electrically coupled to the integrated control means and a system of the vehicle under test, the instrumentation module being responsive to commands entered through the user interface;
a vehicle communication link module electrically coupled to the integrated control means and an on-board computer of the system of the vehicle under test, wherein the vehicle communication link module is further coupled in parallel to the at least one instrumentation module.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an inexpensive, automobile test diagnostic system which is capable of processing data from multiple high speed data channels. The vehicle test diagnostic system include an integrated computer for providing access to a technical database comprised of stored information records, with migration capacity between related records, and further to provide selective access to particular portions of information within the database, the integrated computer including a user interface responsive to operation by a user to provide commands, and a microprocessor responsive to commands entered through the user interface to access the information; and at least one instrumentation module electrically coupled to the integrated computer, the instrumentation module being responsive to commands entered through the user interface.
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1. A vehicle test diagnostic system to provide information to maintain and repair equipment or provide services, comprising:
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an integrated control means for providing access to a technical database comprised of stored information records, with migration capacity between related records, and further to provide selective access to particular portions of information within the database, the integrated control means including a user interface responsive to operation by a user to provide commands, and a processing means responsive to commands entered through the user interface to access information; at least one instrumentation module electrically coupled to the integrated control means and a system of the vehicle under test, the instrumentation module being responsive to commands entered through the user interface; a vehicle communication link module electrically coupled to the integrated control means and an on-board computer of the system of the vehicle under test, wherein the vehicle communication link module is further coupled in parallel to the at least one instrumentation module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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