Graphical user interface with on board and off-board resources

摘要

A graphical user interface is provided that can be used on a diagnostic tool. The graphical user interface allows a technician to operate various functions of the diagnostic tool including searching for additional information on the Internet, receiving weather information that is relevant to certain diagnostic tests, and displaying in certain formats the retrieved vehicle data and when certain vehicles were last scanned or diagnosed.

主权项

1. A diagnostic tool, comprising:
a processor that performs a function of the diagnostic tool; a display in communication with the processor; a wireless communication interface in communication with the processor and configured to communicate with a remote device having at least a remote diagnostic database; a vehicle communication protocol interface operatively coupled to the processor and configured to allow the processor to communicate with a vehicle under test to retrieve diagnostic information including diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs); a memory in communication with the processor, the memory containing instructions, that when executed by the processor causes the processor to: generate, on the display, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising: a message banner that includes retrieved diagnostic trouble code (DTC) information; a first plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of first diagnostic functions performable by the diagnostic tool and corresponding to a local diagnostic database stored on the memory; and a second plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of remote databases stored on the remote device and indicates which of the plurality of remote databases that relates to that DTC information is available.