Method for display of diagnostic procedures based on a repair technician's experience level

A method for displaying vehicle diagnostic procedures, the method comprising:

• retrieving a diagnostic procedure for a vehicle, wherein the diagnostic procedure comprises a series of diagnostic steps, and wherein at least one diagnostic step in the series of diagnostic steps has associated with it one of a plurality of levels;
• determining a selection of one of the plurality of levels;
• and
• omitting from the display on the device those diagnostic steps in the series of diagnostic steps that do not have an associated level that is at least as great as the selected one of the plurality of levels.

A device for displaying a diagnostic procedure, the device comprising:

• a memory for storing at least one diagnostic procedure, wherein the diagnostic procedure comprises a series of diagnostic steps, and wherein at least one diagnostic step in the series of diagnostic steps has associated with it one of a plurality of difficulty levels;
• a input mechanism for receiving an indication of one of the plurality of difficulty levels;
• and
• a display mechanism for displaying the at least one diagnostic procedure.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing a processor to:

• retrieve a diagnostic procedure for a vehicle, wherein the diagnostic procedure comprises a series of diagnostic steps, and wherein at least one diagnostic step in the series of diagnostic steps has associated with it one of a plurality of levels;
• determine a selection of one of the plurality of levels;
• and
• omit from a diagnostic procedure displayed on the device those diagnostic steps in the series of diagnostic steps that do not have an associated level that is at least as great as the selected one of the plurality of levels.

The computer readable medium of claim 23, further comprising instructions for causing a processor to:

• display on the device an indication that at least one diagnostic step in the series of diagnostic steps has been omitted from those diagnostic steps displayed on the device;
• receive an indication to display the omitted diagnostic step;
• and
• displaying the omitted diagnostic step.

A method for displaying a diagnostic procedure on a device, the method comprising:

• determining an first difficulty level;
• displaying on the device a first subset of steps in a diagnostic procedure, wherein steps in the diagnostic procedure as an associated difficulty level, and wherein the first subset of steps does not includes steps that have an associated difficulty level that is less than the first difficulty level;
• monitoring actions of a user in traversing the first subset of steps displayed on the diagnostic device;
• based on the actions of a user in traversing the first subset of steps displayed on the diagnostic device, creating a second subset of steps in the diagnostic procedure, wherein the second subset of steps does not include steps that have an associated difficulty level that is less than a second difficulty level, and wherein the second difficulty level is different than the first difficulty level;
• and
• displaying the second subset of steps on the diagnostic device.