Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A fault diagnosing apparatus comprising: - a fault tree in which a plurality of choices are set with respect to one question associated with a cause of a fault of a fault diagnosis target, answers and choices branch off from each of the choices, and final choices reach causes of the fault; - storage means (3a) for storing fault repair items with respect to the causes of the fault; - read control means (3) for, in response to an input operation to select one of the choices, reading out the selected choice, a corresponding question, choices branching off therefrom, and fault repair items; - display means (4) for displaying the question, the choices, and the fault repair items which are read out by the read control means; - designating means (6) for designating to update the fault repair items; and - rewrite means (6) for rewriting some of the fault repair items stored in said storage means by using update data externally provided on the basis of the designation from said designating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A fault diagnosing apparatus comprising: - a fault tree in which a plurality of choices are set with respect to one question associated with a cause of a fault of a fault diagnosis target, answers and choices branch off from each of the choices, and final choices reach causes of the fault; - storage means (3a) for storing fault repair items with respect to the causes of the fault; - read control means (3) for, in response to an input operation to select one of the choices, reading out the selected choice, a corresponding question, choices branching off therefrom, and fault repair items; - display means (4) for displaying the question, the choices, and the fault repair items which are read out by the read control means; - designating means (6) for designating to update the fault repair items; and - rewrite means (6) for rewriting some of the fault repair items stored in said storage means by using update data externally provided on the basis of the designation from said designating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
141 words
A fault diagnosing method comprising the steps: - providing a fault tree in which a plurality of choices are set with respect to one question associated with a cause of a fault of a fault diagnosis target, answers and choices branch off from each of the choices, and final choices reach causes of the fault; storing fault repair items with respect to the causes of the fault; - reading out in response to an input operation to select one of the choices, the selected choice, a corresponding question, choices branching off therefrom, and fault repair items; displaying the question, the choices, and the fault repair items which are read out; - designating to update the fault repair items; and - rewriting some of the stored fault repair items stored by using update data externally provided on the basis of the designation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
141 words
A fault diagnosing method comprising the steps: - providing a fault tree in which a plurality of choices are set with respect to one question associated with a cause of a fault of a fault diagnosis target, answers and choices branch off from each of the choices, and final choices reach causes of the fault; storing fault repair items with respect to the causes of the fault; - reading out in response to an input operation to select one of the choices, the selected choice, a corresponding question, choices branching off therefrom, and fault repair items; displaying the question, the choices, and the fault repair items which are read out; - designating to update the fault repair items; and - rewriting some of the stored fault repair items stored by using update data externally provided on the basis of the designation.