CA2440050A1 - Code reading apparatus and method - Google Patents

Code reading apparatus and method Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CA2440050A1
CA2440050A1 CA002440050A CA2440050A CA2440050A1 CA 2440050 A1 CA2440050 A1 CA 2440050A1 CA 002440050 A CA002440050 A CA 002440050A CA 2440050 A CA2440050 A CA 2440050A CA 2440050 A1 CA2440050 A1 CA 2440050A1
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
tester
information
code
transferring
product
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
CA002440050A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2440050C (en
Inventor
Scott Krampitz
Kurt Raichle
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
SPX Technologies Inc
Original Assignee
SPX Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US10/235,800 external-priority patent/US7364078B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/303,888 external-priority patent/US7472820B2/en
Application filed by SPX Corp filed Critical SPX Corp
Publication of CA2440050A1 publication Critical patent/CA2440050A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2440050C publication Critical patent/CA2440050C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • Y02T90/168—
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y04—INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
    • Y04S—SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
    • Y04S30/00—Systems supporting specific end-user applications in the sector of transportation
    • Y04S30/10—Systems supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles
    • Y04S30/12—Remote or cooperative charging

Abstract

An apparatus and method that allows information about the product to be transferred to the testing device so that the pertinent tests can be run. After the product is tested and repaired, updated information can be encoded onto the medium and the medium can be stored with the product for later retrieval.

Claims (21)

1. An apparatus for transferring information to a testing device comprising:
a code reader that reads information from a code on a medium;
a controller configured to receive information from the reader, to control the testing device, and to be in communication with the reader; and a code encoding device operatively connected to the controller for encoding information.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein information can be coded on the medium and the medium can be coupled to the product.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reader can read code that is stored on the medium that is selected from a group consisting of a bar code, a magnetic strip, a floppy disc, a tape drive cartridge, an optical media, a flash memory, a magnetic based media, a magneto optical, a USB drives, other storage media that the operator can store or retrieve information from it and a combination thereof.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the code reader reads information that results in the controller obtaining information regarding at least one of model, make, maintenance information, serial number, lot number, previous tests, analysis, and repairs, current and previous owners, manufacture date, manufacture location, person who originally tested the product before it shipped to the distributors, rating information, service dates, service procedures, warranty information, other information and a combination thereof.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller runs the diagnosis as a result of the information obtained by the reader.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the testing device is selected from a group consisting of an alternator tester, a starter tester, a regulator tester, a battery tester, an air bag tester, an air conditioner tester, an anti-lock braking system tester, a transmission tester, a fuel injection tester, a suspension tester, an ignition tester, a cooling system and pressure tester, a glow plug/spark plug tester, a water pump tester, an emission tester, an electronics tester, other testers, and a combination thereof.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a communication port that communicates the code to a remote device.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the communication port communicates via a wire or wirelessly.
9. A method for transferring information into a device, comprising:
reading coded information of a product to be tested;
controlling the testing of the product by the device based on the coded information;
and encoding the code onto a medium.
10. The method of transferring of claim 9, wherein the reading coded information is done by a code reader.
11. The method of transferring of claim 9, wherein the information can be one of model, make, maintenance information, serial number, lot number, previous tests, analysis, and repairs, current and previous owners, manufacture date, manufacture location, person who originally tested the product before it shipped to the distributors, rating information, service dates, service procedures, warranty information, other information and a combination thereof.
12. The method of transferring of claim 9 further comprising printing the encoded information and placing the encoded information on the product.
13. The method of transferring of claim 9 further comprising of transmitting the information to a remote location.
14. The method of transferring of claim 9, wherein the device can be selected from a group consisting of an alternator tester, a starter tester, a regulator tester, a battery tester, an air bag tester, an air conditioner tester, an anti-lock braking system tester, a transmission tester, a fuel injection tester, a suspension tester, an ignition tester, a cooling system and pressure tester, a glow plug/spark plug tester, a water pump tester, an emission tester, an electronics tester, other testers and a combination thereof.
15. A system for transferring information to a device comprising:
means for reading a code located on a medium;
means for controlling the testing of a product by the device based on the coded information; and means for encoding information on the medium.
16. The system of claim 15 further comprising a means for printing operatively connected to the means for controlling for printing the encoded information.
17. The system of claim 15 further comprising a means for communicating that can communicate with the means for reading and a remote device.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for controlling can access a database so that device can run the proper tests on the product as a result of the information obtained by the means for controlling.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for reading is a reader that can read encoded information.
20. The system of claim 15, wherein the device is selected from a group consisting of an alternator tester, a starter tester, a regulator tester, a battery tester, an air bag tester, an air conditioner tester, an anti-lock braking system tester, a transmission tester, a fuel injection tester, a suspension tester, an ignition tester, a cooling system and pressure tester, a glow plug/spark plug tester, a water pump tester, an emission tester, an electronics tester, other testers and a combination thereof.
21. The system of claim 15, wherein the information can be one of model, make, maintenance information, serial number, lot number, previous tests, analysis, and repairs, current and previous owners, manufacture dates manufacture location, person who originally tested the product before it shipped to the distributors, rating information, service dates, service procedures, warranty information, other information and a combination thereof.
CA2440050A 2002-09-06 2003-09-08 Code reading apparatus and method Expired - Fee Related CA2440050C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/235,800 2002-09-06
US10/235,800 US7364078B2 (en) 2002-06-27 2002-09-06 Bar code reading method and apparatus for a battery tester charger
US10/303,888 US7472820B2 (en) 2002-09-06 2002-11-26 Code reading apparatus and method
US10/303,888 2002-11-26

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA2440050A1 true CA2440050A1 (en) 2004-03-06
CA2440050C CA2440050C (en) 2012-11-13

Family

ID=32072818

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA2440050A Expired - Fee Related CA2440050C (en) 2002-09-06 2003-09-08 Code reading apparatus and method

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CA (1) CA2440050C (en)

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2440050C (en) 2012-11-13

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN107795364B (en) Operating method for a filter system and filter system
CN1661349B (en) Data recording apparatus and data recording method
US8311698B2 (en) Tracking vehicle maintenance using sensor detection
US6836710B2 (en) Vehicle management system
EP3570240A1 (en) Vehicle assessment method and device and apparatus
US7136743B2 (en) Method and apparatus for identifying parameters of an engine component for assembly and programming
US7962258B2 (en) Operator-side system and mode file identifying method
US7598700B2 (en) Tamper resistant battery and battery warranty and performance tracking system
AU757277B2 (en) Compressor intercooler unloader arrangement
US20110125365A1 (en) Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting
US20120041637A1 (en) Engine diagnostic system and method for capturing diagnostic data in real-time
US20210048374A1 (en) Tire tread gauge using visual indicator
CN101132960A (en) Air supply system control
CN108284714A (en) Method and apparatus for reprogram TPMS tire sensor data in vehicle control system
US9476792B2 (en) Evaporative emissions leak tester and leak test method
EP1505279A3 (en) Fuel control for gas turbine engines
US7472820B2 (en) Code reading apparatus and method
CA2440050A1 (en) Code reading apparatus and method
EP0671631A2 (en) Vehicle diagnostic apparatus
KR100995737B1 (en) Fuel injection valve and internal combustion engine
WO2006017100A2 (en) Event-driven portable data bus message logger
MXPA02004195A (en) A method and system for predictably assessing performance of a fuel pump in a locomotive.
CN111775698B (en) Vehicle mileage information processing method and device and automobile
CN110143155B (en) Battery management and control system of new energy automobile
KR100512487B1 (en) Enhanced method and system for managing drive information of a car through bluetooth-based remote monitoring

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
EEER Examination request
MKLA Lapsed

Effective date: 20220308

MKLA Lapsed

Effective date: 20200908