US 6,982,653 B2 | ||
Radio frequency identification automotive service systems | ||
David A. Voeller, St. Louis, Mo. (US); and Joel Clasquin, Edwardsville, Ill. (US) | ||
Assigned to Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, Mo. (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 14, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/965,083. | ||
Application 10/965083 is a continuation of application No. 10/374962, filed on Feb. 25, 2003, granted, now 6,822,582. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0073435 A1, Apr. 07, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. G08G 1/01 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 340—933 | 38 Claims |
1. An improved automotive service system having a computer configured with at least one software application to carry out
one or more vehicle service procedures, one or more input devices operatively coupled to the computer, one or more display
devices operatively coupled to the computer, and one or more vehicle service devices coupled to the computer, the improvement
comprising:
at least one RFID interrogator operatively coupled to the computer, said RFID interrogator including an antenna configured
to receive data over a wireless communications link with one or more RFID transponders;
wherein the computer is further configured to control said RFID interrogator; and
wherein the computer is further configured to utilize said RFID interrogator to retrieve stored data from the one or more
RFID transponders.
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