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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Service Solutions U.s. Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Edward Lipscomb, Lakeville, MN (US);
Manokar Chinnadurai, Owatonna, MN (US);
Corneliu Boac, Farmington, MN (US);
Assignee:
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G07C 2205/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided that allow an off-the-shelf USB flash memory device to be used with a scan tool. The USB flash memory device can have a different operating system then the proprietary operating system of the scan tool. The method and apparatus allows the scan tool to read from and write on the USB flash memory device regardless of the formatted operating system on the device.