Mark J Werner

US Patent:

7925399, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Sep 26, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/535464

Inventors:

David Arthur Comeau - Sussex WI, US
Timothy E. Schwantes - Sussex WI, US
Timothy J. Raml - Pewaukee WI, US
Gregory A. Werner - Hartford WI, US
Mark J. Werner - Sussex WI, US
Victor E. McCartney - Brown Deer WI, US
William D. Nicholson - Waukesha WI, US

Assignee:

Applus Technologies, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G01M 17/00

US Classification:

701 33, 701 29

Abstract:

In a method and apparatus for testing vehicle emissions and engine control components using a self-service on-board diagnostics (OBD) kiosk, a stand-alone kiosk includes a computing device capable of gathering VIN information and OBD information from a vehicle using a VIN reader and OBD reader. The kiosk generates a readable display or printed report for the kiosk operator indicating any detected diagnostic trouble codes found during the OBD test. By networking a plurality of kiosks together in a secure network and accessible to the Internet, an OBD kiosk network maintains a centrally located vehicle interface database for storing and retrieving pertinent vehicle-related information during OBD testing.

US Patent:

20100204876, Aug 12, 2010

Filed:

Jun 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/476995

Inventors:

David Arthur Comeau - Sussex WI, US
Timothy E. Schwantes - Sussex WI, US
Timothy J. Raml - Pewaukee WI, US
Gregory A. Werner - Hartford WI, US
Mark J. Werner - Sussex WI, US
Victor E. McCartney - Brown Deer WI, US
William D. Nicholson - Waukesha WI, US

International Classification:

G01M 17/00
G06F 17/00
G05B 19/00

US Classification:

701 32, 235380, 340 583

Abstract:

A system and method for testing vehicle emissions and engine control components using a standalone self-service kiosk. The self-service kiosk includes a computer capable of gathering Vehicle Information (VIN) and OBD information from a vehicle being tested using a barcode reader and an OBD reader, respectively. The self-service kiosk generates a readable display or printed report to the user indicating any detected diagnostic trouble codes found during the vehicle emissions testing. By networking a plurality of self-service kiosks together in a secure network and accessible through the Internet, the self-service kiosk network maintains a centrally located vehicle information database for storing and retrieving pertinent vehicle-related information during vehicle emissions testing. If the vehicle being tested passes the vehicle emissions testing, then the self-service kiosk prints out a registration renewal sticker, registration renewal document and/or receipt for the user.