# US 2018/0027205 A1 · Methods and Systems for Thermal Image Display > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027205 A1 - Document ID: US20180027205A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/233,634 - Filed: 2016-08-10 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19 - Assignees: Snap-on Incorporated - Applicants: Snap-on Incorporated - Inventors: Timothy Ruther; Gary Stefanik; Joshua Covington; Steven Miskovic; Oswaldo Neri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027205A1 ## CPC - H04N 5/44504: {Circuit details of the additional information generator, e.g. details of the character or graphics signal generator, overlay mixing circuits} - G01J 5/025: {Interfacing a pyrometer to an external device or network; User interface} - G06F 3/048: Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] - G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance - G06T 7/0004: {Industrial image inspection} - G06T 11/10: Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) - H04N 23/23: from thermal infrared radiation - H04N 23/635: {Region indicators; Field of view indicators} - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop - G06T 2207/10048: Infrared image - G06T 2207/30248: Vehicle exterior or interior - H04N 23/841: {to modify gamut} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G01J: MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY (light sources F21, H01J, H01K, H05B; investigating properties of materials by optical means G01N) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract An example method is performed by a thermal imaging device. The method includes capturing a thermal image of a vehicle and displaying the thermal image within a first region of a display of the thermal imaging device. The method further includes displaying information related to servicing the vehicle within a second region of the display that is distinct from the first region. Other example methods performed by a thermal imaging device are also disclosed herein. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a thermal imaging device, the method comprising: capturing a thermal image of a vehicle; displaying the thermal image within a first region of a display of the thermal imaging device; and displaying information related to servicing the vehicle within a second region of the display that is distinct from the first region. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information comprises a thermal image of a normally functioning example of the vehicle component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information comprises a thermal image of a malfunctioning example of the vehicle component. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the captured thermal image of the vehicle to a server computing system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the displayed information from a server computing system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information comprises a thermal image of another vehicle that was received by the server from a second thermal imaging device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the displayed information from a computer readable medium of the thermal imaging device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, via a user interface, input representing a selection of a vehicle component; and identifying information that is associated with the selected vehicle component, wherein the displayed information comprises the identified information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the received input further indicates a symptom of the vehicle component, and wherein the identified information is related to the symptom. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the received input further indicates a make, a model, or a year of the vehicle, and wherein the identified information is related to the make, the model, or the year of the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information comprises textual suggestions for repairing the vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the thermal image is captured in response to detecting that a trigger of the thermal imaging device has been squeezed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein capturing the thermal image comprises capturing a thermal video stream in response to detecting that the trigger has been squeezed, the method further comprising: ceasing capturing the thermal video stream in response to detecting that the trigger has been released. ### Claim 14 A method performed by a thermal imaging device, the method comprising: capturing a thermal image; displaying the captured thermal image within a first region of a display of the thermal imaging device, wherein the displayed thermal image conforms to a first color palette that maps temperatures to a color or a brightness level; displaying one or more color palette icons within a second region of the display that is distinct from the first region, wherein the one or more color palette icons respectively represent additional color palettes that map temperatures to a color or a brightness level; receiving input representing a selection of a color palette icon of the one or more color palette icons; and displaying, within the first region, a thermal image that conforms to a second color palette that corresponds to the selected color palette icon. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the input comprises a drag-and-drop input. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising modifying the captured thermal image to conform to the second color palette, wherein the displayed thermal image that conforms to the second color palette is the captured thermal image that is modified to conform to the second color palette. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising replacing, within the display, the selected color palette icon with a color palette icon that corresponds to the first color palette. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the selected color palette icon comprises a compressed version of the captured thermal image that conforms to the second color palette, the method further comprising: modifying the compressed version of the thermal image to conform with the first color palette. ### Claim 19 A method performed by a thermal imaging device, the method comprising: capturing a first thermal image; displaying the first thermal image within a first region of a display of the thermal imaging device; displaying, within a second region of the display that is distinct from the first region, one or more second thermal images captured by the thermal imaging device, wherein the one or more second thermal images are compressed to be smaller than the first thermal image; receiving input representing a selection of a thermal image of the one or more second thermal images; and in response to receiving the input, replacing, within the first region of the display, the first thermal image with an enlarged version of the selected thermal image, wherein the enlarged version of the selected thermal image is equal in size to the displayed first thermal image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising replacing, within the second region of the display, the selected thermal image with a compressed version of the first thermal image.