ENHANCED DISPLAY UNIT
First Claim
1. A diagnostic display device that facilitates generating machine readable data describing one or more vehicle status information for a vehicle, comprising:
- an interface configured to couple the diagnostic display device to a vehicle data bus and via which vehicle status information is received;
a barcode generator that generates a barcode that represents the vehicle status information; and
a display on which the barcode is presented for reading;
wherein the diagnostic display device is further configured to receive ranking information associated with multiple diagnostic trouble codes included in the vehicle status information, wherein the ranking information indicates a manufacturer-recommended order in which the diagnostic trouble codes are to be addressed as a function of severity of a vehicle fault condition represented by the respective diagnostic trouble codes.
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Abstract
A diagnostic display device (DDD) receives vehicle information including diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) over a vehicle data bus and comprises a barcode generator that generates a barcode concurrently representing a plurality of diagnostic trouble codes detected in the vehicle in which is employed. The DDD includes a display or screen on which the barcode image is presented. A technician or user can scan the barcode with a user device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like), and the user device is then automatically directed to or retrieves an appropriate troubleshooting webpage or webpages on a manufacturer'"'"'s website. Retrieved troubleshooting instructions, webpages, links thereto and the like are displayed to the user by the smart device and/or the display on the DDD.
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30 Claims
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1. A diagnostic display device that facilitates generating machine readable data describing one or more vehicle status information for a vehicle, comprising:
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an interface configured to couple the diagnostic display device to a vehicle data bus and via which vehicle status information is received; a barcode generator that generates a barcode that represents the vehicle status information; and a display on which the barcode is presented for reading; wherein the diagnostic display device is further configured to receive ranking information associated with multiple diagnostic trouble codes included in the vehicle status information, wherein the ranking information indicates a manufacturer-recommended order in which the diagnostic trouble codes are to be addressed as a function of severity of a vehicle fault condition represented by the respective diagnostic trouble codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of generating machine readable data describing vehicle status information for a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving vehicle status information; generating a barcode that represents the vehicle status information; and displaying the barcode on a display for scanning; receiving troubleshooting information responsive to the vehicle status information; and presenting the troubleshooting information to a user; wherein the troubleshooting information is presented as a list of website links comprising the troubleshooting information and ranked according to a manufacturer-recommended order as a function of severity of the vehicle status to be corrected via the troubleshooting information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system that facilitates wireless delivery of troubleshooting information in response to received diagnostic trouble codes, comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive from a mobile application a request for troubleshooting information for one or more diagnostic trouble codes detected in a vehicle; access troubleshooting information that correlates to diagnostic trouble codes; retrieve troubleshooting information corresponding to the one or more diagnostic trouble shooting codes; generate a troubleshooting package comprising the retrieved troubleshooting information; and transmit the troubleshooting package to the mobile application for presentation to a user wherein the troubleshooting package comprises ranking information associated with multiple diagnostic trouble codes, wherein the ranking information indicates a manufacturer-recommended order in which the diagnostic trouble codes are to be addressed as a function of severity of a vehicle fault condition represented by the respective diagnostic trouble codes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for wireless delivery of troubleshooting information in response to received diagnostic trouble codes, comprising:
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receiving from a mobile application a request for troubleshooting information for one or more diagnostic trouble codes detected in a vehicle; accessing troubleshooting information that correlates to diagnostic trouble codes; retrieving troubleshooting information corresponding to the one or more diagnostic trouble shooting codes; generating a troubleshooting package comprising the retrieved troubleshooting information; and transmitting the trouble shooting package to the mobile application for presentation to a user; wherein the troubleshooting package comprises ranking information associated with multiple diagnostic trouble codes, wherein the rankinq information indicates a manufacturer-recommended order in which the diagnostic trouble codes are to be addressed as a function of severity of a vehicle fault condition represented by the respective diagnostic trouble codes; and wherein the troubleshooting information comprises a list of links to webpages for addressing the diagnostic trouble codes, wherein the list of links is ranked according to the manufacturer-recommended order in which the diagnostic trouble codes are to be addressed. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus that facilitates generating machine readable data describing one or more diagnostic trouble codes for a vehicle, comprising:
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means for coupling a diagnostic display device to a vehicle and receiving one or more diagnostic trouble code; means for generating a barcode that represents the one or more diagnostic trouble code, wherein the one or more diagnostic trouble codes are ranked according to a manufacturer-recommended order based on the severity of the vehicle status indicated by the one or more diagnostic trouble codes; and means for displaying the barcode for reading.
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