Display for vehicle diagnostic system

• US 20050234615A1
• Filed: 04/06/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
• Inventors: Gill, George M., Rigsby, Stephen K.
• Application Number:
  US11/099,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20050234615A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 17/00 Testing of vehicles testing fluid tightness G01M3/00; testing elastic properties of bodies or chassis, e.g. torsion-testing, G01M5/00; testing alignment of vehicle headlight devices G01M11/06; testing of engines G01M15/00

Abstract

A vehicle diagnostic system includes a computing device configured to perform a diagnostic function and to generate a result for the diagnostic function and a display coupled to the computing device configured to display the result is provided. The display uses a non-CRT-based display technology, such as a plasma display panel (PDP).

Claims

1. A vehicle diagnostic system comprising:

a computing device configured to perform a diagnostic function and to generate a result for the diagnostic function; and

a display coupled to the computing device configured to display the result, wherein the display implements non-cathode ray tube (CRT) technology.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display includes a viewable area measuring greater than 19 inches diagonally.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a plasma display panel (PDP).

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a digital light processing (DLP) device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a light emitting diode (LED) device

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the display interfaces with the computing devices using a component video interface.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the display interfaces with the comprising devices using a broadband component interface.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the display interfaces with the comprising device using a high definition multimedia interface.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the display interfaces with the computing device using a digital video interface.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the display interfaces with the computing devices using an RGB interface.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the display interfaces with the computing devices using a VGA interface.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein, the display interfaces with the computing device using a wireless interface.