Interactive schematic generating method and apparatus for a vehicle diagnostic procedure
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of dynamically generating an interactive diagnostic schematic to illustrate a diagnostic test procedure for a vehicle, comprising:
- illustrating a diagnostic test sequence. comprising;
reading a unit of schematic data associated with the diagnostic test procedure from a memory;
preparing an interactive graphical representation of the schematic for display on a display device; and
indicating a first test subject in the schematic upon which a first action is required, wherein the first test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic.
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Abstract
An interactive diagnostic schematic generator illustrates diagnostic test procedures for diagnosing failure modes of a vehicle. The schematic generator reads a schematic data file such as a wiring diagram from a computer memory, indicates a test subject in the schematic or illustrates a location where test equipment is to be connected, and formats the schematic for display on a display device. The schematic generator also receives feedback from a vehicle onboard computer, test equipment or user input indicating that the action has been performed, and removes the indication of the test subject in the schematic. The schematic generator further marks the test subject to indicate that the action has been performed with a marking style that is visually distinct from the indicating style, optionally indicating that the result has validated or invalidated the test subject.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of dynamically generating an interactive diagnostic schematic to illustrate a diagnostic test procedure for a vehicle, comprising:
illustrating a diagnostic test sequence. comprising; reading a unit of schematic data associated with the diagnostic test procedure from a memory; preparing an interactive graphical representation of the schematic for display on a display device; and indicating a first test subject in the schematic upon which a first action is required, wherein the first test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for dynamically generating an interactive diagnostic schematic to illustrate a diagnostic test procedure for a vehicle, stored on a computer-readable medium encoded with instructions configured to be executed by a processor in order to perform predetermined operations comprising:
illustrating a diagnostic test sequence, comprising; reading a unit of schematic data associated with the diagnostic test procedure from a memory; indicating a first test subject in the schematic upon which a first action is required; and preparing the interactive schematic for display on a display device with the first test subject indicated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A diagnostic tool for dynamically generating an interactive diagnostic schematic to illustrate a diagnostic test procedure for a vehicle, comprising:
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a schematic reader configured to read a unit of schematic data associated with the diagnostic test procedure from a memory; a test subject indicator configured to indicate a first test subject in the schematic upon which a first action is required wherein the first test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic; and a diagnostic schematic formatter configured to illustrate a diagnostic test sequence and to prepare an interactive graphical representation of the schematic for display on a display device with the first test subject indicated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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