US 12,293,616 B2
Supplementing vehicle service content with scan tool initialization links
Patrick S. Merg, Hollister, CA (US); Roy S. Brozovich, Campbell, CA (US); Jacob G. Foreman, San Jose, CA (US); and Brett A. Kelley, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed by Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,740.
Application 17/748,740 is a continuation of application No. 16/216,354, filed on Dec. 11, 2018, granted, now 11,354,944.
Prior Publication US 2022/0277599 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0808 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0234 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 2205/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a computing device comprising one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors, vehicle service content;
identifying, by the computing device, a vehicle scan tool function relevant to associated content at a location within the vehicle service content, wherein identifying the vehicle scan tool function comprises:
determining a temporal vehicle service phase described by the vehicle service content; and
identifying the vehicle scan tool function based on the temporal vehicle service phase;
modifying, by the computing device, the vehicle service content to include a selectable option at the location of the associated content, wherein the selectable option is selectable to initialize a vehicle scan tool to perform the identified vehicle scan tool function on a vehicle; and
providing, by the computing device for display on the vehicle scan tool, the modified vehicle service content including the selectable option.