Method and system of remote delivery of engine analysis data
AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Bird, Martin P. Franz
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Abstract
A vehicle analysis system includes a system analyzer, such as an engine analyzer, having probes that gather data from vehicle parameters such as engine components. The data is converted into digital signals, which are processed into display data and stored in a computer memory. A controller converts the display data into packets that may be transmitted across a communications network to a remote computer using transmission control protocol/Internet protocol.
Claims18
A vehicle component analysis system comprising:
- at least one probe capable of retrieving analog signals representative of the operation of a vehicle system or systems;
- an analog-to-digital converter system capable of receiving the analog signals and converting the analog signals to digital format signals;
- a processor system for converting the digital format signals into display data;
- a memory for storing the digital format signals, the memory having a direct memory access for directing the digital format signals into the memory;
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- a controller for assembling the display data into packets for transmission through a communications network.
A method of gathering, displaying, or analyzing data representative of vehicle operation, comprising:
- collecting, using at least one probe, analog signals indicative of at least one vehicle component parameter;
- converting, using analog-to-digital conversion circuitry, the analog signals into digital signals;
- storing, using a direct memory access, the digital signals in a computer memory;
- processing, using a computer processor, the digital signals into display data;
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- converting, using a controller, the display data into packets for transmission through a communications network.
A system for vehicle component analysis, comprising:
- means for retrieving data signals corresponding to at least one vehicle component parameter;
- means for storing the data signals in a computer memory;
- means for processing the digital signals into display data;
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- means for converting the display data into packets for communication through a communications network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.