Patent Document ID: 8706316
Application ID: 11374466
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for presenting vehicle information, comprising steps of: coupling a scanning device to a vehicle; receiving, at the scanning device, a selection of a functional part of the vehicle; receiving, in response to the selection and at the scanning device, information associated with the functional part of the vehicle; retrieving a model for the vehicle, the model being a three-dimensional (3D) model; determining a particular viewing angle for presenting the 3D model on a display screen so as to increase visibility of the functional part on the display screen; rotating the 3D model for the vehicle to present the 3D model at the particular viewing angle; and presenting the functional part and the information associated with the functional part such that the functional part and the information associated with the functional part are visible on the display screen when the 3D model for the vehicle is presented at the particular viewing angle.