Snap-on Incorporated
Supplementing vehicle service content with scan tool initialization links

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Abstract:

In an embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, textual vehicle service content. The method further includes identifying, by the computing device, a vehicle scan tool function relevant to associated text at a location within the textual vehicle service content. The method additionally includes modifying, by the computing device, the textual vehicle service content to include a selectable link at the location of the associated text, wherein the selectable link is selectable to initialize a vehicle scan tool to perform the identified vehicle scan tool function on a vehicle. The method also includes providing, by the computing device, the modified textual vehicle service content including the selectable link.

Status:
Grant
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

11 Dec 2018

Issue date:

7 Jun 2022