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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas Bertosa, Chardon, OH (US);
Michael Gessner, Akron, OH (US);
Hamid Namaky, South Russell, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Bertosa, Chardon, OH (US);
Michael Gessner, Akron, OH (US);
Hamid Namaky, South Russell, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G01S 2205/002 (2013.01); G07C 2205/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diagnostic tool and method are provided wherein the diagnostic tool includes a global positioning system. The diagnostic tool can provide diagnostic data, global position and altitude to the user. The diagnostic tool can alert the user or the owner if the tool determines that it has been removed from a predefined area. The tool retrieves data from the determined altitude so that the vehicle can be serviced for optimal operations at that altitude.