Apparatus, program product and method of processing diagnostic data transferred from a host computer to a portable computer
US6459969B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/085
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A diagnostic mechanism for processing diagnostic data transferred from a host computer (e.g., a motor vehicle computer) to a portable computer (e.g., a personal digital assistant (PDA), cellular phone, etc.) An alert is provided based on a comparison in the portable computer of a threshold variable (e.g., generated from a desired threshold value input into the portable computer by the user) and a diagnostic variable (e.g., fuel remaining, service interval, etc.) generated from the diagnostic data. Preferably, the alert includes a calendar entry displayed on a PDA. The alert may further include an alarm at a time-of-day preceding an alarm clock setting of the PDA. Consequently, the user does not have to rely on his/her memory to arise earlier in the morning to fill up with gasoline, for example. Preferably, the PDA receives the diagnostic data in response to being placed in a cradle mounted in a vehicle passenger compartment.
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