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PC-based automobile owner's manual, diagnostics, and auto care

  • US 7,292,918 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2002
  • Issued: 11/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automobile, comprising:

  • a part in the automobile;

    a sensor operative to generate real-time data about the part in the automobile;

    an owner'"'"'s manual including information about the automobile, the information describing at least the part in the automobile;

    a storage in the computer to store the owner'"'"'s manual;

    a switch to toggle between storing the real-time data and not storing the real-time data in the storage; and

    a computer built in to the automobile, the computer connected to the sensor, operative to provide the information from the owner'"'"'s manual, operative to store the real-time generated by the senor in the storage responsive to the switch, and operative to retrieve the stored real-time data generated by the sensor responsive to a user request.

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