System for dynamic diagnosis of apparatus operating conditions
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor from a user interface, one or more user selections, wherein the one or more user selections includes at least one symptom applicable to a vehicle-under-test;
accessing a local database, by the processor, to build a ranked list of one or more causes and related test procedures based on the one or more user selections;
providing, by the processor to the user interface for displaying by the user interface, the ranked list of one or more causes and related test procedures based on the one or more user selections; and
receiving, by the processor from the user interface, a user selection of a test to be performed that is selected from the ranked list.
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Abstract
A diagnostic platform includes a processor, storage media and user interfaces, including a display screen, the processor being coupled to engine analyzer hardware and adapted to be coupled to a scanner for downloading data from vehicle on-board computers. The system stores libraries of information regarding vehicle identifications, drivability symptoms exhibited by vehicles, vehicle system and component tests and service codes which can be registered by the vehicle on-board computer. System software permits the user to input an identification of the vehicle under test and, in one mode of operation, displays a library of faults, such as symptoms or service codes, from which the user can select those exhibited by the vehicle, whereupon the system selects from the test library those tests pertinent to diagnosis of the causes of the selected faults and displays them in a hierarchically ranked order based on likelihood of successful diagnosis of the faults. The user can then select and initiate any displayed test. In other modes, the system initially displays one of the libraries of system or component tests, from which the user selects those deemed appropriate, whereupon the system highlights icons which can be selected for initiating pertinent test procedures. Selected test procedures may include links to the engine analyzer or scanner hardware or other appropriate test modules.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor from a user interface, one or more user selections, wherein the one or more user selections includes at least one symptom applicable to a vehicle-under-test; accessing a local database, by the processor, to build a ranked list of one or more causes and related test procedures based on the one or more user selections; providing, by the processor to the user interface for displaying by the user interface, the ranked list of one or more causes and related test procedures based on the one or more user selections; and receiving, by the processor from the user interface, a user selection of a test to be performed that is selected from the ranked list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
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a processor; a user interface comprising a display device, wherein the user interface is configured to communicate with the processor; a local database configured to communicate with the processor; and a computer routine capable of being executed by the processor for controlling the operation of the user interface, wherein the computer routine includes program instructions for; (i) receiving, by the processor from the user interface, one or more user selections, wherein the one or more user selections includes at least one symptom applicable to a vehicle-under-test; (ii) accessing the local database, by the processor, to build a ranked list of one or more causes and related test procedures based on the one or more user selections; (iii) providing, by the processor to the user interface for displaying by the user interface, the ranked list of one or more causes and related test procedures based on the one or more user selections; and (iv) receiving, by the processor from the user interface, a user selection of a test to be performed that is selected from the ranked list.
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