Michael L Baird

US Patent:

6405111, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Oct 31, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/962023

Inventors:

Steven W Rogers - Conway AR
George M. Gill - Vilonia AR
Jean de Belleuille - Brunswick ME
Michael L. Baird - Los Altos CA

Assignee:

Snap-On Technologies, Inc. - Lincolnshire IL

International Classification:

G06F 1900

US Classification:

701 33, 701 29, 709200

Abstract:

A computerized automotive service equipment system is adapted to access remotely located computer systems to retrieve or exchange data and/or software applications, or to undergo live or real-time and two-way interaction. The system and its components are dynamic with respect to both function and data, and can be easily updated or otherwise altered. The system of the present invention utilizes World Wide Web technology, which enables the use of universal and widely compatible programming tools and techniques for efficient and fast system development.

US Patent:

7917259, Mar 29, 2011

Filed:

Sep 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/937883

Inventors:

Steven W. Rogers - Conway AR, US
George M. Gill - Vilonia AR, US
Jean De Bellefeuille - Harpswell ME, US
Mike Kling - Little Rock AR, US
Michael L. Baird - Morro Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Snap-On Technologies, Inc. - Pleasant Prairie WI

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

701 29, 701 32, 701 33, 701 35

Abstract:

A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.

US Patent:

20110153151, Jun 23, 2011

Filed:

Mar 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/039931

Inventors:

Steven W. ROGERS - Conway AR, US
George M. Gill - Vilonia AR, US
Jean De Bellefeuille - Harpswell ME, US
Mike Kling - Little Rock AR, US
Michael L. Baird - Morro Bay CA, US

Assignee:

SNAP-ON INCORPORATED - Pleasant Prairie WI

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

701 33

Abstract:

A method and system for conducting a vehicle service comprises the steps of receiving signals representative of vehicle parameters, accessing data and/or software necessary for performing the vehicle service from at least one remote computer over a data transmission network, and performing signal processing related to the vehicle service based on the signals representative of the vehicle parameters and the accessed data and/or software. Since the data and/or software necessary for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis is distributed in different systems that are connected via a data communication network, an automotive service system can minimize the size of software stored locally and can access most of the information and/or algorithm required for conducting the vehicle diagnostic analysis from a remote system.

US Patent:

55747825, Nov 12, 1996

Filed:

Apr 14, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/422281

Inventors:

Michael H. Baird - Pickerington OH
Dennis W. Jackson - Reynoldsburg OH

Assignee:

Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

379220

Abstract:

A service control point (SCP) node operates under the control of computer program instructions which interpret message instructions generated by a service administrator. The message instructions provide a hierarchical command structure which permits the SCP node to generate network messages having formats not previously defined as well as changing user specified data. Such network messages are transmitted by the SCP node to identified switches in a telecommunication network in order to determine how a call request, such as an incoming "800" call, will be handled and/or routed by the telecommunication network.