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 within the diagnostic schematic, comprising;
reading a unit of schematic data associated with the diagnostic test procedure from a memory;
preparing an interactive graphical representation of the diagnostic schematic for display on a display device, wherein within the diagnostic schematic are included a plurality of test subjects;
indicating a test subject among the plurality of test subjects in the diagnostic schematic upon which an action is required, wherein the test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic;
locating a location on the diagnostic schematic for a test equipment connection if a test equipment connection is required and illustrating that location;
receiving a feedback indicating that the action has been performed;
removing the indication of the test subject from the diagnostic schematic in response to the feedback;
marking a test status of the plurality of test subjects on the plurality of test subjects within the diagnostic schematic, such that there is a visually distinct difference between which of said plurality of test subjects have been tested and which of said plurality of test subjects have not been tested; and
guiding to a next test subject upon which a next action is required within the same diagnostic 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 within the diagnostic schematic, comprising; reading a unit of schematic data associated with the diagnostic test procedure from a memory; preparing an interactive graphical representation of the diagnostic schematic for display on a display device, wherein within the diagnostic schematic are included a plurality of test subjects; indicating a test subject among the plurality of test subjects in the diagnostic schematic upon which an action is required, wherein the test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic; locating a location on the diagnostic schematic for a test equipment connection if a test equipment connection is required and illustrating that location; receiving a feedback indicating that the action has been performed; removing the indication of the test subject from the diagnostic schematic in response to the feedback; marking a test status of the plurality of test subjects on the plurality of test subjects within the diagnostic schematic, such that there is a visually distinct difference between which of said plurality of test subjects have been tested and which of said plurality of test subjects have not been tested; and guiding to a next test subject upon which a next action is required within the same diagnostic schematic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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8. A computer program product for dynamically generating an interactive diagnostic schematic to illustrate a diagnostic test procedure for a vehicle stored on 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; preparing an interactive graphical representation of the diagnostic schematic for display on a display device, wherein within the diagnostic schematic are included a plurality of test subjects; indicating a test subject among the plurality of test subjects in the diagnostic schematic upon which an action is required, wherein the test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic; locating a location on the diagnostic schematic for a test equipment connection if the test equipment connection is required and illustrating that location; receiving a feedback indicating that a first action has been performed; removing the indication of the test subject from the diagnostic schematic in response to the feedback; marking a test status of the plurality of test subjects on the plurality of test subjects within the diagnostic schematic, such that there is a visually distinct difference between which of said plurality of test subjects have been tested and which of said plurality of test subjects have not been tested; and guiding to a next test subject upon which a next action is required within the same diagnostic schematic. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 test subject in the diagnostic schematic upon which an action is required, wherein the test subject is configured to be user selectable from directly within the schematic and configured to mark a test status of a plurality of test subjects within the diagnostic schematic, such that there is a visually distinct difference between which of said plurality of test subjects have been tested and which have not been tested, and further configured to guide to a next test subject upon which a next action is required within the same diagnostic schematic; a feedback receiver configured to receive a feedback indicating that a first action has been performed, wherein the test subject indicator is further configured to remove the indication of a first test subject from the diagnostic schematic in response to the feedback; 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 test subject to be tested indicated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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