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SUPPORT FOR PREEMPTIVE SYMPTOMS

  • US 20100262332A1
  • Filed: 04/10/2009
  • Published: 10/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining work procedures for a vehicle through correlated symptoms, comprising the steps of:

  • storing a diagnostic database including symptoms for a particular vehicle type, the database communicatively connected to a diagnostic apparatus;

    correlating a symptom, a problem, a vehicle type, a work sequence, and a preemptive symptom flag in the diagnostic database to create a grouping;

    flagging the grouping in the diagnostic database with the preemptive symptom flag to indicate the symptom in the grouping is a preemptive symptom and distinguishing the preemptive symptom from other symptoms;

    entering vehicle information for a vehicle into the diagnostic apparatus;

    matching the vehicle information entered in the diagnostic apparatus with the vehicle type in the diagnostic database;

    identifying a preemptive symptom correlated with the matched vehicle type in the diagnostic database; and

    presenting a user with at least the preemptive symptom and the work sequence indicated for the identified preemptive symptom on a display of the diagnostic apparatus.

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