Appeal No. 1997-2049
Application 08/431,130
communication port for interfacing the hand held tool with the
vehicle’s on-board controller, and (c) a second communication
port for interfacing the hand held tool with the off-board
master controller. Independent claims 16 and 19 contain
similar language.
Abe, the examiner’s primary reference, pertains to a
diagnosis system for a motor vehicle comprising a hand held
computerized tool 25, a cable 27 for interfacing the tool with
the on-board controller of the vehicle, and a plurality of
memory cartridges 34 that may be individually plugged into a
connector port 33 of the tool. The memory cartridges include
ROM 41 which stores a plurality of programs for diagnosing the
on-board controller of the vehicle (column 3, lines 6-8).
Although not expressly stated, it appears that selection of a
particular memory cartridge is based on the type of diagnostic
test desired and/or the particular automobile model being
diagnosed (see column 2, lines 18-20; column 3, lines 49-51).
Boscove relates to a computer assisted vehicle servicing
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