Vehicle Diagnostic Scanner Jobs With Unified Guided UI
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current diagnostic tools for vehicles require technicians to navigate multiple user interface screens to perform scanner jobs across different vehicle systems, leading to inefficiencies as users need to select scan tool functions for each system separately, which can be time-consuming and error-prone.
Innovation Solution
A diagnostic tool system that includes a processor, display, and computer-readable medium, allowing for the transmission of Vehicle Data Messages (VDMs) to identified vehicle systems and providing user-selectable controls to perform scanner jobs, with guidance displayed on a single user interface screen, enabling efficient execution of scan tool functions across multiple systems without the need for extensive navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If technicians navigate multiple user interface screens to perform scanner jobs across different vehicle systems, then they can access comprehensive diagnostic functions, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple scan tool functions for different vehicle systems into a single integrated user interface screen. Instead of requiring technicians to navigate through separate screens for each system (engine, transmission, brakes, etc.), the invention presents all available scanner jobs and diagnostic functions in one consolidated view, allowing simultaneous access to comprehensive diagnostics while eliminating the need for extensive navigation between screens.
2Adaptability or versatility
If technicians access multiple menus of functional tests for different systems, then they can perform comprehensive diagnostics, but the device complexity and navigation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple menu structures and functional test categories into a unified user interface. Rather than maintaining separate navigation hierarchies for different vehicle systems, the patent creates a single screen that consolidates all diagnostic functions, thereby reducing interface complexity while preserving comprehensive diagnostic capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The user interface is designed as a universal access point that can display and initiate scan tool functions for multiple vehicle systems simultaneously. This multi-functional interface eliminates the need for system-specific navigation paths, allowing technicians to access engine diagnostics, transmission tests, brake system checks, and other diagnostic functions through a single unified screen.
3Ease of operation
If technicians manually select scan tool functions for each system separately, then they can perform targeted diagnostics, but productivity and accuracy decrease due to manual navigation errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the selection interface for multiple scan tool functions into a single screen, allowing technicians to select and initiate diagnostics for multiple vehicle systems simultaneously. This eliminates the sequential selection process required by traditional multi-screen interfaces, thereby improving productivity while maintaining the ability to perform targeted diagnostics on specific systems.
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AI summary
A diagnostic tool includes a processor, display, and memory storing instructions to perform scan tool functions (STF) including transmitting a message to a vehicle. The STF include first STF for a first system of the vehicle. Additional stored instructions are executable to display a first user-interface screen (UIS) including a first user-selectable control (USC) including an indicator of a first scanner job performable on the vehicle, and to display a second UIS instead of the first UIS in response to a selection of the first USC. The second UIS incudes: a second USC including an indicator of the first STF for the first system of the vehicle, and guidance for performing a procedure of the first scanner job. The stored instructions are executable to transmit a first vehicle data message to a component of the first system in response to a selection of the second USC.