Method and system for annotating graphs of vehicle data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11328538-B2
Application number	US-201816171927-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2018
Priority date	Oct 26, 2018
Publication date	May 10, 2022
Grant date	May 10, 2022

Abstract

An example method includes receiving, at a computing system, a first user input from a user interface during operation of a vehicle and responsive to receiving the first user input, determining a time of reception for the first user input. The method further includes receiving a first set of parameters from the vehicle that correspond to a first parameter identifier (PID). The method also includes determining a time of reception for each parameter, and based on the time of reception for the first user input and the time of reception for each parameter of the first set of parameters, determining a first temporal position for an indicator configured to represent the first user input on a graph of the parameters corresponding to the first PID. The method further includes displaying, on a display interface, the graph of the parameters corresponding to the first PID with the indicator in the first temporal position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a computing system from a temperature sensor operatively connected to the computing system, a first input output by the temperature sensor during operation of a vehicle, wherein the first input represents temperature data for a particular system of the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the first input, determining a first time range for the first input, wherein the first time range represents when the temperature sensor output the first input;
receiving, at the computing system from a thermal camera operatively connected to the computing system, a second input captured by the thermal camera during operation of the vehicle, wherein the second input represents one or more thermal images of the particular system of the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the second input, determining a second time range for the second input;
receiving, at the computing system, a first set of parameters from the vehicle, wherein the first set of parameters correspond to a first parameter identifier (PID) associated with operation of the particular system of the vehicle during a third time range, and wherein the third time range comprises the first time range and the second time range;
generating a graph representing the first set of parameters corresponding to the first PID associated with operation of the particular system of the vehicle during the third time range and a set of indicators, wherein the set of indicators includes a first indicator positioned on the graph at a first position that represents at least a portion of the first time range of the first input and a second indicator positioned on the graph at a second position that represents at least a portion of the second time range of the second input; and
displaying, by the computing system on a display interface, the graph representing the first set of parameters corresponding to the first PID with the set of indicators, wherein selection of the first indicator causes the temperature data for the particular system of the vehicle to be displayed on the display interface and selection of the second indicator causes the one or more thermal images of the particular system of the vehicle to be displayed on the display interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first input output by the temperature sensor during operation of the vehicle includes receiving an indication of the particular system of the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving the first input, transmitting, by the computing system, a signal to the thermal camera to trigger capture of the second input, wherein the signal includes the indication of the particular system of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein receiving the second input captured by the thermal camera includes receiving the indication of the particular system of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first set of parameters from the vehicle comprises:
receiving the first set of parameters from the vehicle during operation of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the thermal camera captures the second input in response to the temperature sensor outputting the first input.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
coupling the computing system to the vehicle, wherein the computing system is configured to operate as a vehicle diagnostic tool.

8. A system comprising:
a display interface;
a computing device configured to:
receive, from a temperature sensor operatively connected to the computing device, a first input output by the temperature sensor during operation of a vehicle, wherein the first input represents temperature data for a particular system of the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the first input, determine a first time range for the first input, wherein the first range represents when the temperature sensor output the first input;
receive, from a thermal camera operatively connected to the computing device, a second input captured by the thermal camera during operation of the vehicle, wherein the second input represents one or more thermal images of the particular system of the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the second input, determine a second time range for the second input;
receive a first set of parameters from the vehicle, wherein the first set of parameters correspond to a first parameter identifier (PID) associated with operation of the particular system of the vehicle during a third time range, and wherein the third time range comprises the first time range and the second time range;
generate a graph representing the first set of parameters corresponding to the first PID associated with operation of the particular system of the vehicle during the third time range and a set of indicators, wherein the set of indicators includes a first indicator positioned on the graph at a first position that represents at least a portion of the first time range of the first input and a second indicator positioned on the graph that represents at least a portion of the second time range of the second input; and
display, on the display interface, the graph representing the first set of parameters corresponding to the first PID with the first indicator and the second indicator, wherein selection of the first indicator causes the temperature data for the particular system of the vehicle to be displayed on the display interface and selection of the second indicator causes the one or more thermal images of the particular system of the vehicle to be displayed on the display interface.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein receiving the first input output by the temperature sensor during operation of the vehicle includes receiving an indication of the particular system of the vehicle.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
transmit a signal to the thermal camera to trigger capture of the second input based on receiving the first input, wherein the signal includes the indication of the particular system of the vehicle.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein receiving the second input captured by the thermal camera includes receiving the indication of the particular system of the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the thermal camera captures the second input in response to the temperature sensor outputting the first input.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a computing system to perform functions comprising:
receiving, from a temperature sensor, a first input output by the temperature sensor during operation of a vehicle, wherein the first input represents temperature data for a particular system of the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the first input, determining a first time range for the first input, wherein the first time range represents when the temperature sensor output the first input;
receiving, from a thermal camera, a second input captured by the thermal camera during operation of the vehicle, wherein the second input represents one or more thermal images of the particular system of the vehicle;
responsive to receiving the second input, determining a second time range for the second input;
receiving a first set of parameters from the vehicle, wherein the first set of parameters correspond to a first parameter identifier (PID) associated with operation of the particular system of the vehicle during a third time range, and wherein the third time range comprises the first time range and the second time range;
generating a graph representing the first set of parameters correspond

Assignees

• Snap On Tools Corp

Inventors

• Covington Joshua C
• Merg Patrick S
• Foreman Jacob G

Classifications

• G06Q10/20 Primary

  Administration of product repair or maintenance · CPC title

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G07C5/0825

  using optical means · CPC title

• G07C5/0816

  Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction · CPC title

• G07C2205/02

  using a vehicle scan tool · CPC title