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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Steven W. Rogers, Conway, AR (US);
George M. Gill, Vilonia, AR (US);
Jean DE Bellefeuille, Harpswell, ME (US);
Mike Kling, Little Rock, AR (US);
Michael L. Baird, Morro Bay, CA (US);
Steven W. Rogers, Conway, AR (US);
George M. Gill, Vilonia, AR (US);
Jean De Bellefeuille, Harpswell, ME (US);
Mike Kling, Little Rock, AR (US);
Michael L. Baird, Morro Bay, CA (US);
Snap-On Technologies, Inc., Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.