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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Jeremy Themm, Schoolcraft, MI (US);
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A hand-held electric circuit tester includes a probe. The probe includes a hollow body, a control circuit, a probe member, and a speaker. The probe member is operatively mounted in the hollow body, and is configured to contact a probe location of an electric circuit to be measured and electrically connect the probe location with the control circuit to produce a measurement. The control circuit is configured to generate a voice signal with reference to the measurement of the probe and output the voice signal to the speaker, which is configured to generate a voice output with reference to the voice signal indicative of the measurement. The probe can include a first switch for operating the probe member, a microphone for voice activation, or a second switch for selecting between different voices for the voice output, with the different voices stored in computer-readable memory.