David M Costantino

US Patent:

8315760, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Dec 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/327170

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Mitchell Repair Information Company LLC - Poway CA

International Classification:

G01M 17/00

US Classification:

701 321, 701 291, 701 293, 701 314, 701 342

Abstract:

A system, method, and apparatus for retrieving trouble codes from an equipment under diagnosis and retrieving only relevant diagnostic information relative to the returned codes from one or more remote diagnostic libraries. An electronic diagnostic library contains diagnostic vehicle information tagged with trouble code identification ID's at a first location, and a diagnostic tool at a second location requests only relevant diagnostic information from the electronic library that is tagged with trouble code identification ID's corresponding to the retrieved trouble codes and information identifying the equipment under diagnosis. The diagnostic tool receives the specific diagnostic vehicle information at the first location and may store the specific vehicle information locally prior to displaying an index to the information to a repair technician.

US Patent:

20020174112, Nov 21, 2002

Filed:

Sep 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/951101

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/003000

Abstract:

A hand-held electronic device for use in accessing and displaying textual information. The device may include: a display for displaying information; a processor; a memory; and a word dictionary table stored in the memory, the word dictionary table may include a word list of unique words that are contained in the textual information. The word dictionary table may also include a set of word identification tokens, where each word identification token represents one of the unique words in the word list. The memory may also include a phrase dictionary table, which may include a phrase list of word identification token groups, each word identification token group representing a phrase that is contained in the textual information. The phrase dictionary table may further include a set of phrase identification tokens, each phrase identification token representing one of the phrases in the textual information. The memory may include a removable module.

US Patent:

20020194153, Dec 19, 2002

Filed:

Apr 3, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/115322

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US
Richard Donohue - Winthrop Harbor IL, US

Assignee:

Snap-on Technologies, Inc.

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/001000

Abstract:

A system and method for use in accessing and displaying information is disclosed. The system and method may include a hand-held device for displaying information; the device may include a processor; a memory; and a word dictionary table stored in the memory. The word dictionary table may include a word list of unique words within the information. The word dictionary table may also include a set of word identification tokens that each represent a word in the list. The memory may also include a phrase dictionary table, which may include a phrase list of word identification token groups, each word identification token group representing a phrase that is contained in the information. The phrase dictionary table may further include a set of phrase identification tokens, each representing one of the phrases in the textual information. The memory may be updated or synchronized via a network that includes a satellite link.

US Patent:

20030217025, Nov 20, 2003

Filed:

Sep 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/951100

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

707/001000

Abstract:

A hand-held electronic device for use in accessing and displaying textual information. The device may include: a display for displaying information; a processor; a memory; and a word dictionary table stored in the memory, the word dictionary table may include a word list of unique words that are contained in the textual information. The word dictionary table may also include a set of word identification tokens, where each word identification token represents one of the unique words in the word list. The memory may also include a phrase dictionary table, which may include a phrase list of word identification token groups, each word identification token group representing a phrase that is contained in the textual information. The phrase dictionary table may further include a set of phrase identification tokens, each phrase identification token representing one of the phrases in the textual information. The memory may include a removable module.

US Patent:

20040250206, Dec 9, 2004

Filed:

Jun 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/479821

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

715/532000

Abstract:

A hand-held electronic device for use in accessing and displaying textual information. The device may include: a display for displaying information; a processor, a memory; and a word dictionary table stored in the memory, the word dictionary table may include a word list of unique words that are contained in the textual information. The word dictionary table may also include a set of word identification tokens, where each word identification token represents one of the unique words in the word list. The memory may also include a phrase dictionary table, which may include a phrase list of word identification token groups, each word identification token group representing a phrase that is contained in the textual information. The phrase dictionary table may further include a set of phrase identification tokens, each phrase identification token representing one of the phrases in the textual information. The memory may include a removable module.

US Patent:

20050022123, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

Apr 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/479840

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/24

US Classification:

715532000

Abstract:

A hand-held electronic device for use in accessing and displaying textual information. The device may include: a display for displaying information; a processor; a memory; and a word dictionary table stored in the memory, the word dictionary table may include a word list of unique words that are contained in the textual information. The word dictionary table may also include a set of word identification tokens, where each word identification token represents one of the unique words in the word list. The memory may also include a phrase dictionary table, which may include a phrase list of word identification token groups, each word identification token group representing a phrase that is contained in the textual information. The phrase dictionary table may further include a set of phrase identification tokens, each phrase identification token representing one of the phrases in the textual information. The memory may include removable module.

US Patent:

20130054082, Feb 28, 2013

Filed:

Oct 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/656699

Inventors:

David Costantino - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701 296, 701 314, 701 315

Abstract:

A system, method, and apparatus for retrieving trouble codes from a motor vehicle and retrieving only relevant diagnostic information relative to the returned codes from one or more remote diagnostic libraries. An electronic diagnostic library contains generalized diagnostic vehicle information tagged with trouble code identification ID's at a first location, and a diagnostic tool at a second location requests only relevant diagnostic information from the electronic library that is tagged with trouble code identification ID's corresponding to the retrieved trouble codes. The diagnostic tool receives the specific diagnostic vehicle information at the first location and may store the specific vehicle information locally prior to displaying an index to the information to a repair technician.

US Patent:

20190333290, Oct 31, 2019

Filed:

Jul 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/508272

Inventors:

- Kenosha WI, US
David Costantino - San Diego CA, US
Lester B. Johnson - Escondido CA, US

International Classification:

G07C 5/00
B60T 17/22
G07C 5/08
G06F 16/25
H04L 29/06
G06Q 10/00

Abstract:

A client computing system (CCS) receives a tool measurement from a measurement tool other than by determining the tool measurement from a vehicle data (VD) message. The CCS generates a VD report including a vehicle identifier of a vehicle associated with the tool measurement and the VD report. The VD report can include temporal and/or spatial identifiers pertaining to the tool measurement. The VD report can be provided to a server computing system (SCS) for storage as part of a VD record associated with the vehicle. The CCS that generated the VD report or another CCS can request the VD report from the SCS. The SCS can determine if the requesting CCS is authorized to receive the VD report to maintain the vehicle owner's privacy. The tool measurement can be selected from a service procedure provided to the CCS from SCS and displayed at the CCS.