Patent ID: 8401675

Claim:
A method for providing computer-based, machine-related information through a computing device, said method comprising: storm an event-specific schematic of a machine for each of a plurality of events that the machine can perform, the machine including a plurality of components, each event-specific schematic including representations of the components, the representations being customized based on the state of the components while the machine is performing the corresponding event; displaying, to a user on a display device, a representation of each of the plurality of events; receiving, from the user, a selection of are representation corresponding to a first event of the plurality of events; identifying, from among the plurality of event-specific schematics, a first event-specific schematic that represents the state of the machine when the machine is performing the first event; displaying the first event-specific schematic, wherein the representations of the components displayed in the first event-specific schematic are selectable thereby allowing the user to select to view additional information regarding a selected component, the additional information representing the state of the selected component during the first event; receiving, from the user, a selection of a representation of a first component; and displaying the additional information regarding the state of the first component during the first event.