Method and system for determining a parameter-identifier condition of a parameter-identifier topic to service a vehicle

A method according to 10, wherein:

• the one or more sub-containers include multiple sub-containers;
• the multiple sub-containers are initially arranged in a first order of sub-containers within the container,
• the method further comprises displaying the multiple sub-containers in a second order of sub-containers different than the first order of sub-containers, and
• the second order is based on a PID condition for at least one of the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic changing.

A computing system comprising:

• a processor;
• a display, and
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable memory contains executable instructions, and wherein execution of the executable instructions by the processor causes the computing system to perform functions comprising:
• determining, by a processor while a computing system operates in a first state, a vehicle identifier corresponding to a vehicle operatively connected to the computing system, wherein:
• the computing system includes the processor and a display,
• the display is powered on, but does not display any parameter-identifier (PID) condition indicator while the computing system operates in the first state,
• a component identifier corresponds to a component of the vehicle,
• a system identifier corresponds to a system of the vehicle, and
• a symptom identifier corresponds to a symptom the vehicle can exhibit;
• determining, by the processor while the computing system operates in the first state, the component identifier, the system identifier, and/or the symptom identifier;
• determining, by the processor, a first PID topic corresponding to the component identifier, the system identifier, and/or the symptom identifier, wherein multiple parameter-identifiers (PIDs) correspond to the first PID topic;
• switching, by the processor, operation of the computing system from the first state to a second state, the computing system is operable to display a PID condition indicator on the display while operating in the second state;
• receiving, by the processor while the computing system operates in the second state, parameter values automatically requested from the vehicle for the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic;
• determining, by the processor while the computing system operates in the second state, a PID condition associated with each respective PID corresponding to the first PID topic, the PID condition associated with each respective PID corresponding to the first PID topic indicates whether at least one of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached a respective PID threshold or whether none of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached any respective PID threshold;
• and
• displaying, on the display while the computing system operates in the second state, a descriptor of the first PID topic and a first particular PID condition indicator corresponding to the first PID topic, the first particular PID condition indicator corresponding to the first PID topic indicates a first quantity of PIDs, the first quantity of PIDs indicates how many PIDs of the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic are associated with the PID condition in which at least one of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached a respective PID threshold or how many PIDs of the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic are associated with the PID condition in which none of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached any respective PID threshold.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored therein instructions executable by a processor to cause a computing system having a display and the processor to perform functions comprising:

• determining, by a processor while a computing system operates in a first state, a vehicle identifier corresponding to a vehicle operatively connected to the computing system, wherein:
• the display is powered on, but does not display any parameter-identifier (PID) condition indicator while the computing system operates in the first state,
• a component identifier corresponds to a component of the vehicle,
• a system identifier corresponds to a system of the vehicle, and
• a symptom identifier corresponds to a symptom the vehicle can exhibit;
• determining, by the processor while the computing system operates in the first state, the component identifier, the system identifier, and/or the symptom identifier;
• determining, by the processor, a first PID topic corresponding to the component identifier, the system identifier, and/or the symptom identifier, wherein multiple parameter-identifiers (PIDs) correspond to the first PID topic;
• switching, by the processor, operation of the computing system from the first state to a second state, the computing system is operable to display a PID condition indicator on the display while operating in the second state;
• receiving, by the processor while the computing system operates in the second state, parameter values automatically requested from the vehicle for the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic;
• determining, by the processor while the computing system operates in the second state, a PID condition associated with each respective PID corresponding to the first PID topic, the PID condition associated with each respective PID corresponding to the first PID topic indicates whether at least one of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached a respective PID threshold or whether none of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached any respective PID threshold;
• and
• displaying, on the display while the computing system operates in the second state, a descriptor of the first PID topic and a first particular PID condition indicator corresponding to the first PID topic, the first particular PID condition indicator corresponding to the first PID topic indicates a first quantity of PIDs, the first quantity of PIDs indicates how many PIDs of the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic are associated with the PID condition in which at least one of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached a respective PID threshold or how many PIDs of the multiple PIDs corresponding to the first PID topic are associated with the PID condition in which none of the received parameter values corresponding to the respective PID has breached any respective PID threshold.