Circuit Element Identifier Mapping for Vehicle Diagnostics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing systems used by repair technicians often fail to provide the most optimal repair or service information, particularly when multiple symptoms exhibited by a vehicle are caused by a single circuit element, leading to inefficient repair processes.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that receive a vehicle identifier and symptom identifiers, using a computer-readable memory to map these to a circuit element identifier, allowing for the determination and output of the relevant circuit element that is connected to or part of the vehicle components causing the symptoms, thereby providing more targeted repair information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a computing system provides general repair information based on vehicle symptoms, then repair technicians can access service information, but the system fails to identify the root cause when multiple symptoms are caused by a single circuit element, leading to inefficient repairs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple symptom identifiers and vehicle identifiers into a unified analysis framework that maps to circuit element identifiers. By merging these different types of identifiers and analyzing their intersections, the system can identify when multiple symptoms share a common circuit element root cause, thereby improving repair efficiency without losing critical diagnostic information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces circuit element identifiers as an intermediary layer between vehicle identifiers/symptom identifiers and repair information. This intermediary enables the system to bridge the gap between observed symptoms and underlying causes by mapping symptoms through circuit elements to identify the root cause, preventing information loss in the diagnostic process.
2Ease of operation
If the computing system analyzes multiple symptoms separately, then it can provide individual repair suggestions, but it fails to indicate repairs that could resolve multiple problems simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the analysis of multiple symptoms by intersecting their corresponding circuit element identifiers. This allows the system to identify circuit elements that are common to multiple symptoms, thereby providing repair guidance that can resolve multiple problems simultaneously and reducing the time needed for diagnosis.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal mapping framework where circuit element identifiers serve multiple functions: they represent specific circuit elements, link multiple symptoms to common causes, and enable efficient retrieval of relevant repair information. This multi-functional approach improves both guidance accuracy and diagnostic efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If the system stores detailed mapping data for all vehicle identifiers, symptom identifiers, and circuit element identifiers, then accurate root cause identification is possible, but the data structure becomes complex and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the diagnostic data structure into distinct identifier types (vehicle identifiers, symptom identifiers, circuit element identifiers) with dedicated mapping relationships. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high diagnostic accuracy through precise mappings while managing complexity by organizing data into manageable, purpose-specific segments rather than a monolithic structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A processor may receive a request including a vehicle identifier, a first symptom identifier, and a second symptom identifier. In response to receiving the request, the processor may determine a circuit element identifier to include in a reply to the request. To do so, the processor may make a determination that the received vehicle identifier matches or is mapped to a stored vehicle identifier, that the received first symptom identifier matches or is mapped to a stored first symptom identifier, and that the received second symptom identifier matches or is mapped to a stored second symptom identifier. In response to making the determination, the processor may determine that a particular circuit element identifier is the circuit element identifier to include based on the particular circuit element identifier being mapped to these stored identifiers. Then, the processor may generate and subsequently output the reply including the determined circuit element identifier.