ALLOWING TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND CHARGING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICE
First Claim
1. A system to provide service to a vehicle or to a customer, which system comprises means for providing service to the vehicle, a vehicle recognition system capable of producing characteristic vehicle data, a customer recognition system capable of producing characteristic customer data, a data processing means which is connected to the recognition systems so as to receive the characteristic data, which data processing means includes a storage device including records containing characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer, a system for comparing the produced characteristic data of the vehicle and the customer with the stored characteristic data, and means for allowing the service to be provided when the produced characteristic data agree to one set of characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer.
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Abstract
A system for allowing to provide service and for charging the costs associated with providing the service to a vehicle or to a customer, which system comprises means for providing service to the vehicle, a vehicle recognition system capable of producing characteristic vehicle data, a customer recognition system capable of producing characteristic customer data, a data processing means which is connected to the recognition systems so as to receive the characteristic data, which data processing means includes a storage device including records containing characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer, a system for comparing the produced characteristic data of the vehicle and the customer with the stored characteristic data, means for allowing the service to be provided when the produced characteristic data agree to one set of characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer, and means for charging the costs to an account.
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7 Claims
- 1. A system to provide service to a vehicle or to a customer, which system comprises means for providing service to the vehicle, a vehicle recognition system capable of producing characteristic vehicle data, a customer recognition system capable of producing characteristic customer data, a data processing means which is connected to the recognition systems so as to receive the characteristic data, which data processing means includes a storage device including records containing characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer, a system for comparing the produced characteristic data of the vehicle and the customer with the stored characteristic data, and means for allowing the service to be provided when the produced characteristic data agree to one set of characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer.
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6. A method of allowing to provide service to a vehicle or a customer, wherein a data processing means is provided that includes a storage device including records containing characteristic data of the vehicle and the related customer, which method comprises the steps of
(a) producing characteristic vehicle data of the vehicle to be serviced; -
(b) producing characteristic customer data of the customer pertaining to the vehicle;
(c) comparing the produced characteristic vehicle data with stored characteristic vehicle data so as to retrieve stored characteristic data of the customer related to the vehicle, if the vehicle data agree;
(d) comparing the produced characteristic customer data with the retrieved characteristic customer data; and
(e) allowing the service to be provided if the customer data agree. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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