Method and system for providing diagnostic filter lists

• US 9,934,624 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
• Inventors: Lewis, Bradley R., Merg, Patrick S., Brozovich, Roy S., Foreman, Jacob G., Covington, Joshua C., Kelley, Brett A., Miskovic, Steven E.
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Tuan C.
• Application Number:
  US15/236,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20180047223A1
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

An example method for outputting a PID filter list (PFL) includes: receiving RO data from one or more ROs that indicate particular vehicle identifying information (PVII), at least one symptom identifier, and a particular vehicle component; determining, symptom-to-parameter-identifier (PID) mapping data (MD) based on the received RO data and component-to-PID MD; determining, based on the set of available PIDs for the SOV and the symptom-to-PID MD, a PFL, wherein the PFL is associated with the PVII and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the PFL indicates a symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the SOV; receiving, a request sent over a communication network from a display device, wherein the request comprises the PVII and the at least one symptom identifier; and transmitting, over the communication network to the display device, a response to the request, the response comprising the PFL.

Claims

1. A method at a server for outputting a parameter identifier (PID) filter list, comprising:

receiving, at a server, repair order (RO) data, wherein the RO data comprises data from one or more ROs that indicate particular vehicle identifying information, at least one symptom identifier, and a particular vehicle component;

determining, at the server, symptom-to-parameter-identifier (PID) mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-PID mapping data, wherein the component-to-PID mapping data maps one or more PIDs from a set of available PIDs for a set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the particular vehicle component, and wherein the symptom-to-PID mapping data maps the one or more PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determining, at the server based on the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-PID mapping data, a PID filter list, wherein the PID filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the PID filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles;

receiving, at the server, a request sent over a communication network from a display device, wherein the request comprises the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier; and

transmitting, by the server over the communication network to the display device, a response to the request, the response comprising the PID filter list.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active, and

wherein the symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular vehicle identifying information comprises a vehicle manufacturer identifier, and (i) at least one vehicle model year identifier and at least one vehicle model identifier, or (ii) at least one vehicle model year identifier, at least one vehicle model identifier, and at least one engine identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, at the server, symptom-to-component-test mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-component-test mapping data, wherein the symptom-to-component-test mapping data maps one or more component tests from a set of available component tests for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determining, at the server based on the set of available component tests for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-component-test mapping data, a component test filter list, wherein the component test filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the component test filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of component tests from the set of available component tests for the set of vehicles; and

retrieving, by the server based on the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier received in the request, the component test filter list;

wherein the response to the request comprises the component test filter list.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active,

wherein the symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles, and

wherein the symptom-based subset of component tests from the set of available component tests for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of component tests from the set of available component tests for the set of vehicles.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the component test filter list comprises a component test performable by an oscilloscope of the display device or a multimeter of the display device.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the PID filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of PIDs for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information, and/or the component test filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of component tests for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, at the server, symptom-to-functional-test mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-functional-test mapping data, wherein the symptom-to-functional-test mapping data maps one or more functional tests from a set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determining, at the server based on the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-functional-test mapping data, a functional test filter list, wherein the functional test filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the functional test filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of functional tests from the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles; and

retrieving, by the server based on the particular vehicle identifying information and the symptom received in the request, the functional test filter list,

wherein the response to the request comprises the functional test filter list.

9. The method of claim 8,

wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active,

wherein the symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles,

wherein the symptom-based subset of component tests from the set of available component tests for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of component tests from the set of available component tests for the set of vehicles, and

wherein the symptom-based subset of functional tests from the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of functional tests from the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the functional test filter list indicates a functional test that comprises transmission of a vehicle data message from the display device to the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the PID filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of PIDs, component tests, and functional tests for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, at the server, symptom-to-functional-test mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-functional-test mapping data, wherein the symptom-to-functional-test mapping data maps one or more functional tests from a set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determining, at the server based on the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-functional-test mapping data, a functional test filter list, wherein the functional test filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the functional test filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of functional tests from the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles; and

retrieving, by the server based on the particular vehicle identifying information and the symptom received in the request, the functional test filter list,

wherein the response to the request comprises the functional test filter list.

13. The method of claim 12,

wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active,

wherein the symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles, and

wherein the symptom-based subset of functional tests from the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of functional tests from the set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the functional test filter list indicates a functional test that comprises transmission of a vehicle data message from the display device to the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the PID filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of PIDs and functional tests for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

16. The method of claim 1,

determining, at the server, symptom-to-reset-procedure mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-reset-procedure mapping data, wherein the symptom-to-reset-procedure mapping data maps one or more reset procedures from a set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determining, at the server based on the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-reset-procedure mapping data, a reset procedure filter list, wherein the reset procedure filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the reset procedure filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles; and

retrieving, by the server based on the particular vehicle identifying information and the symptom received in the request, the reset procedure filter list;

wherein the response to the request comprises the reset procedure filter list.

17. The method of claim 16,

wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic trouble code (DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active,

wherein the symptom-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles, and

wherein the symptom-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the reset procedure filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of reset procedures for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

19. The method of claim 16,

wherein the response comprises a first response and a second response,

wherein the first response comprises the PID filter list and the second response comprises the reset procedure filter list, and

wherein transmitting the response comprising the PID filter list comprises transmitting the first response,

the method further comprising:

establishing, at the server, a diagnostic session for the display device with respect to the first response and the second response;

determining, at the server, a vehicle repair has occurred with respect to the diagnostic session; and

transmitting, by the server over the communication network to the display device, the second response in response to determining the vehicle repair has occurred with respect to the diagnostic session.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein determining the vehicle repair has occurred comprises determining a threshold amount of time has elapsed since the first response was transmitted to the display device.

21. The method of claim 1,

wherein determining the PID filter list comprises modifying an existing PID filter list,

wherein the existing PID filter list comprises a different subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles,

wherein the existing PID filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and

wherein modifying the existing PID filter list includes adding at least one PID from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles to the existing PID filter list and/or removing at least one PID from the existing PID filter list.

22. The method of claim 1,

wherein the RO data comprises a subset of a set of RO data,

wherein the set of RO data comprises data from multiple ROs that indicate (i) the particular vehicle identifying information or different vehicle identifying information, (ii) the at least one symptom identifier or a different symptom, and (iii) the particular vehicle component or a different vehicle component, and

wherein receiving the RO data comprises receiving the set of RO data,

the method further comprising:

determining, at the processor based on the set of RO data, the subset of RO data by determining the set of RO data indicates the particular vehicle component is a most-replaced component and the at least one symptom identifier is a most-reported symptom for vehicles of the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the PID filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of PIDs for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

24. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, at the server, a vehicle component related to the particular vehicle component;

determining, at the server, at least one PID to add to the PID filter list based on component-to-PID mapping data that maps one or more PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the vehicle component related to the particular vehicle component; and

adding, by the server, the at least one PID to the PID filter list.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the server determines the vehicle component related to the particular vehicle component by searching data within a memory that identifies vehicle components of the vehicles of the set of vehicles in a hierarchical format based on systems and/or subsystems of the vehicles of the set of vehicles.

26. A server comprising:

a network communication interface for communicating with a display device over a communication network; and

at least one processor coupled to network communication interface and programmed to;

receive, at the server, repair order (RO) data, wherein the RO data comprises data from one or more ROs that indicate particular vehicle identifying information, at least one symptom identifier, and a particular vehicle component;

determine, at the server, symptom-to-parameter-identifier (PID) mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-PID mapping data, wherein the component-to-PID mapping data maps one or more PIDs from a set of available PIDs for a set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the particular vehicle component, and wherein the symptom-to-PID mapping data maps the one or more PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determine, at the server based on the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-PID mapping data, a PID filter list, wherein the PID filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the PID filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles;

receive, at the server, a request sent over a communication network from a display device, wherein the request comprises the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier; and

transmit, by the server over the communication network to the display device, a response to the request, the response comprising the PID filter list.

27. The server of claim 26, further comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is programmed according to claim 26 by program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable memory.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a server to perform functions comprising:

receiving, at the server, repair order (RO) data, wherein the RO data comprises data from one or more ROs that indicate particular vehicle identifying information, at least one symptom identifier, and a particular vehicle component;

determining, at the server, symptom-to-parameter-identifier (PID) mapping data based on the received RO data and component-to-PID mapping data, wherein the component-to-PID mapping data maps one or more PIDs from a set of available PIDs for a set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the particular vehicle component, and wherein the symptom-to-PID mapping data maps the one or more PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the at least one symptom identifier;

determining, at the server based on the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-PID mapping data, a PID filter list, wherein the PID filter list is associated with the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier, and wherein the PID filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles;

receiving, at the server, a request sent over a communication network from a display device, wherein the request comprises the particular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier; and

transmitting, by the server over the communication network to the display device, a response to the request, the response comprising the PID filter list.