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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2004
Douglas Jay Dietsch, Portage, MI (US);
Matthew Wayne Starks, Burlington, MI (US);
Steven Louis Melvin, Scotts, MI (US);
Michael A. Bumgarner, Lawton, MI (US);
Douglas Jay Dietsch, Portage, MI (US);
Matthew Wayne Starks, Burlington, MI (US);
Steven Louis Melvin, Scotts, MI (US);
Michael A. Bumgarner, Lawton, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A computer, connected to a communications bus, includes a display that selectively displays a user interface. A plurality of diagnostic applications installed on the computer are capable of receiving data from the communications bus via the connection. Instructions executable on the computer provide a list of the diagnostic applications in the user interface, accept input indicating one of the diagnostic applications to be launched, and launch the indicated diagnostic application. In one embodiment, the communications bus is in a vehicle.