Diagnostic tool graphical display apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An vehicle diagnostic tool, comprising:
- a data link connector that receives data from an onboard vehicle computer;
a processor linked to said data link connector wherein said processor executes a diagnostic application program on said data received at said data link connector; and
a display linked to said processor wherein said output diagnostic data generated by said processor running said diagnostic application program is graphically displayed;
wherein said diagnostic application program can generate a non-zoomed-in region and a zoomed-in region for a selected item of output diagnostic data, said zoomed-in region having graphical coordinates on one axis greater than the graphical coordinates of the non-zoomed-in region on the same axis.
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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. An vehicle diagnostic tool, comprising:
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a data link connector that receives data from an onboard vehicle computer;
a processor linked to said data link connector wherein said processor executes a diagnostic application program on said data received at said data link connector; and
a display linked to said processor wherein said output diagnostic data generated by said processor running said diagnostic application program is graphically displayed;
wherein said diagnostic application program can generate a non-zoomed-in region and a zoomed-in region for a selected item of output diagnostic data, said zoomed-in region having graphical coordinates on one axis greater than the graphical coordinates of the non-zoomed-in region on the same axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of displaying diagnostic data, comprising:
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receiving data from an onboard vehicle computer;
storing said received data;
executing a diagnostic application program on said data received from said onboard vehicle computer to generate output diagnostic data; and
graphically displaying said output diagnostic data in a non-zoomed-in region and a zoomed-in region for a selected item of output diagnostic data, said zoomed-in region having graphical coordinates on one axis greater than the graphical coordinates of the non-zoomed-in region on the same axis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. An vehicle diagnostic tool, comprising:
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a data input means for receiving data from an onboard vehicle computer;
a processor means linked to said data input means for executing a diagnostic application program on said data received at said data input means; and
a display means linked to said processor for graphically displaying output diagnostic data generated by said processor running said diagnostic application program;
wherein said diagnostic application program can generate a non-zoomed-in region and a zoomed-in region for a selected item of output diagnostic data, said zoomed-in region having graphical coordinates on one axis greater than the graphical coordinates of the non-zoomed-in region on the same axis.
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