Method and system for using matrix code to display content

A method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a first computing device, a web-resource link and a matrix code, wherein the web-resource link includes a link to one or more web resources, and the matrix code is encoded with the web-resource link;
• determining, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the web-resource link, a condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link;
• outputting, by the one or more processors in response to determining the condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, the matrix code to a first display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• displaying, on the first display, the matrix code,
• wherein the first computing device is configured as a diagnostic computing device including the one or more processors, and determining the condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link includes determining a web browser is needed to traverse the web-resource link and/or the diagnostic computing device does not include a web browser.

A method comprising:

• performing, by one or more processors of a first computing device, a diagnostic function with respect to a vehicle or an electronic control unit within the vehicle, wherein performing the diagnostic function includes requesting performance of a web-service by a server configured to provide a web-resource link and a matrix code to the first computing device;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, the web-resource link and the matrix code, wherein the web-resource link includes a link to one or more web resources, the matrix code is encoded with the web-resource link;
• determining, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the web-resource link, a condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link;
• outputting, by the one or more processors in response to determining the condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, the matrix code to a first display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• displaying, on the first display, the matrix code.

A method comprising:

• identifying, by one or more processors of a first computing device, a vehicle;
• determining, by the one or more processors, a symptom applicable to the vehicle;
• transmitting, from the first computing device to a server, a search request based on the vehicle and the symptom;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, a response to the search request, the response comprising a web-resource link and a matrix code, wherein the web-resource link includes a link to one or more web resources, and the matrix code is encoded with the web-resource link;
• determining, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the web-resource link, a condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link;
• outputting, by the one or more processors in response to determining the condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, the matrix code to a first display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• displaying, on the first display, the matrix code.

A method comprising:

• executing, by one or more processors of a first computing device, a web browser application;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, a web-resource link and a matrix code, wherein receiving the web-resource link and the matrix code includes receiving a web page displayable by the web browser application, the web page includes the web-resource link and/or the matrix code, the web-resource link includes a link to one or more web resources, and the matrix code is encoded with the web-resource link;
• determining, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the web-resource link, a condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link;
• outputting, by the one or more processors in response to determining the condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, the matrix code to a first display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• displaying, on the first display, the matrix code.

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable memory containing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors, a web-resource link and a matrix code, wherein the web-resource link includes a link to one or more web resources, the matrix code is encoded with the web-resource link, the computing device is configured as a diagnostic computing device, and the diagnostic computing device is registered to access web-services performed by a first server without use of a browser;
• determining, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the web-resource link, a condition indicative of the computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, wherein determining the condition includes determining that the web-resource link is a link to a generic web resource available from a second server other than the first server to which the diagnostic computing device is registered;
• outputting, by the one or more processors in response to determining the condition indicative of the computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, the matrix code to a first display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• displaying, on the first display, the matrix code.

A non-transitory computer readable memory containing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, a web-resource link and a matrix code, wherein the web-resource link includes a link to one or more web resources, the matrix code is encoded with the web-resource link, the computing device is configured as a diagnostic computing device, and the diagnostic computing device is registered to access web-services performed by a first server without use of a browser;
• determining, by the one or more processors based at least in part on the web-resource link, a condition indicative of the computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, wherein determining the condition includes determining that the web-resource link is a link to a generic web resource available from a second server other than the first server to which the diagnostic computing device is registered;
• outputting, by the one or more processors in response to determining the condition indicative of the computing device being unable to traverse the web-resource link, the matrix code to a first display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• displaying, on the first display, the matrix code.