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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2004
Jeff Grier, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jim J. Cancilla, San Jose, CA (US);
Sunil Reddy, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Dale Trsar, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Vaclav Hoffmeister, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeff Grier, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jim J. Cancilla, San Jose, CA (US);
Sunil Reddy, Corpus Christi, TX (US);
Dale Trsar, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Vaclav Hoffmeister, San Jose, CA (US);
Snap-On Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Abstract
A system for test procedures using pictures for a vehicle diagnostic system that includes a processor, a storage device in communication with the processor, a diagnostic routine that is executed by the processor, and a display device also coupled to the processor. The storage device may house a database that includes a library of vehicle information items. These vehicle information items include text items that may relate to several items, for example: 1) a fault that may be experienced by a vehicle under diagnosis; 2) a test that may be performed on the vehicle for the purpose of diagnosing the causes of the faults; or 3) a solution that may be used to correct the faults. Further, the vehicle information items may also include a library of picture items that correspond to the text items.