Apparatus and method for displaying diagnostic values
First Claim
1. A diagnostic tool, comprising:
- a data input port;
a microprocessor linked to said data input port;
a data storage device linked to said microprocessor wherein a diagnostic application program can be stored in said data storage device;
a graphical user interface linked to said microprocessor wherein said microprocessor receives diagnostic data from said data input port, stores said data to said data storage device, and provides output data to be displayed on said graphical user interface; and
wherein said output data is displayed on said graphical user interface as a list having an identification of each diagnostic value and the diagnostic value.
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Abstract
In a computerized analyzer linked to an onboard computer for complex machinery, a computer-readable binary pattern storage apparatus which has a plurality of binary patterns constituting an application program executable by the computerized analyzer. Sets of instructions in the application program are executable, in response to user input from a graphical user interface, to provide a variety of functions which include: monitoring and processing data received to provide groups of vertical and horizontal graphical coordinates suitable for graphing; displaying graphs on a visual display device from the graphical coordinates; rearranging and highlighting selected graph designations; providing a second horizontal scale to a selected portion of the horizontal graphical coordinates to give a selected graph a zoomed-in appearance; recording and displaying graphical time frames of the groups of graphical coordinates; and permitting the real-time and diagnostic-code-triggered collection, processing, and graphical display of data.
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20 Claims
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1. A diagnostic tool, comprising:
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a data input port;
a microprocessor linked to said data input port;
a data storage device linked to said microprocessor wherein a diagnostic application program can be stored in said data storage device;
a graphical user interface linked to said microprocessor wherein said microprocessor receives diagnostic data from said data input port, stores said data to said data storage device, and provides output data to be displayed on said graphical user interface; and
wherein said output data is displayed on said graphical user interface as a list having an identification of each diagnostic value and the diagnostic value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method of displaying diagnostic data, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a list of diagnostic values on a graphical user interface of a handheld diagnostic tool wherein said list includes an identification of each diagnostic value;
selecting a first diagnostic value from the list of displayed values; and
changing the location of the first selected diagnostic value in the list.
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17. A diagnostic tool, comprising:
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a data input means for receiving data from sensors in a vehicle;
a data storage means for storing data received from said vehicle sensors and for storing a diagnostic application program;
a user interface means for providing user readable output;
a processor means for receiving data from said data input means, storing said data to said data storage means, and outputting data to be displayed on said user interface means; and
wherein said output data is displayed on said user interface means as a list having an identification of each diagnostic value and the diagnostic value.
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