Patent ID: 6405111
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60R,G01B,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
An automotive service equipment system for use in conducting a diagnostic analysis of vehicle components, comprising:at least one measurement device; a data input controller having access to a first software; at least one networked controller coupled to the data input controller over a data transmission network; and an output device coupled to the data input controller; wherein the measurement device is operatively coupled to the data input controller and configured to provide signals to the data input controller representative of a vehicle diagnostic state; wherein the at least one networked controller has a memory for storing a software object representative of a second software necessary for conducting the diagnostic analysis of vehicle components; the second software comprising a vehicle diagnostic specification; wherein the data input controller is configured for: executing the first software; accessing, in response to a request generated by executing the first software, over the data transmission network the software object; and converting the signals representative of a vehicle diagnostic state, based on the vehicle diagnostic specification, to an output signal at the output device indicative of the vehicle diagnostic state.