Patent ID: 8271972

Claim:
A method for exchanging data in memory means of at least one hardware device of an automotive shop service machine, the method comprising steps of: connecting a first data storage device to the automotive shop service machine; checking whether the data stored in the memory means of the at least one hardware device is an older version than the version of data on the first data storage device; and downloading the data from the first data storage device into the memory means of the at least one hardware device, thereby replacing the data stored in the memory means with the data stored in the first data storage device, dependent on the result of the checking; the method further comprising: before connecting the first data storage device, disconnecting a second data storage device connected to the automotive shop service machine such that the disconnecting and the connecting form an exchanging operation, in which the second data storage device is replaced by the first data storage device, wherein operational data of the automotive shop service machine during operation of the automotive shop service machine is collected and stored in the second storage device before the exchanging.