METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING A FUNCTION TO AN AUTOMOTIVE MEASURING INSTRUMENT

摘要

A method for providing a function to an automotive measuring instrument comprises the steps of a) establishing a connection between a programmable memory of the measuring instrument and a programming device b) generating a request message, the request message comprising an function identifier for identifying the function, c) sending the request message via a communication means to a server, d) receiving from the server an access message, enabling the programming device to access a software module having the function, and e) loading the software module, by the programming device, into the programmable memory.