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An electronic automotive vehicle service equipment system includes a computer interface board adapted for installation into a non-dedicated, general purpose computer to serve as the central processor for the automotive service system, or as a component of multiple systems, while enabling the compute

An electronic automotive vehicle service equipment system includes a computer interface board adapted for installation into a non-dedicated, general purpose computer to serve as the central processor for the automotive service system, or as a component of multiple systems, while enabling the computer to also be available for other applications. The interface board provides microprocessors for controlling various data receiving and transmitting functions through multiple ports between the computer instruments integral to the vehicle service system.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A computer system, comprising:a general purpose computer having a system bus, a central processing unit connected to the system bus and at least one expansion slot connected to the system bus;at least one sensor for generating data relating to the angular orientation of one or more

[ We claim:] [1.] A computer system, comprising:a general purpose computer having a system bus, a central processing unit connected to the system bus and at least one expansion slot connected to the system bus;at least one sensor for generating data relating to the angular orientation of one or more wheels of a vehicle;an interface card comprising an interface bus having synchronous parallel data paths, the interface card being adapted to be inserted into the expansion slot to thereby connect the interface bus to the system bus;the interface card further comprising an input port coupled to the sensor for receiving the data from the sensor and a processor coupled to the input port and the interface bus for controlling the reception of the data from the sensor and making the data available on the interface bus; andwherein the the central processing unit is configured to receive the data over the interface bus and the system bus and compute alignment values for the vehicle from the data.