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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Vijai M. Thoppae, Canton, MI (US);
Matt Toburen, Byron Center, MI (US);
Gordon Sanders, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Vijai M. Thoppae, Canton, MI (US);
Matt Toburen, Byron Center, MI (US);
Gordon Sanders, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and system for providing a secure user interface restricting the access of users to selected functions, files, and communications by implementing a customizable secure graphical user interface. The degree to which the user's access is restricted may depended on levels of authorization granted to the user. The secure user interface may be implemented on a device and employed to aid a user in executing diagnostic, service, maintenance, and data gathering tasks. The secure computing device may be connectable to other computing devices of like of different kind. The secure computing device may provide security against non-authorized users by requiring user identification and disabling the device when proper identification is not given or the device is deemed missing.