Watercraft management system
First Claim
1. A warranty management system for watercraft having a propulsion device and a plurality of sensors configured to detect operational states of the propulsion device, the system comprising, a controller configured to collect operational data from the sensors, the controller comprising a memory for storing the operational data as well as maintenance data entered from an owner of the watercraft and maintenance data entered by a professional maintenance service provider, a server, a communication device configured to transmit all of the stored data to the server, the server being configured to store the data from the controller and to adjust a warranty covering the watercraft based on the data from the controller.
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Abstract
A management system for watercrafts includes a network. A server is connected to the network. A plurality of terminal computers which belong to customers, dealers and watercraft builders join the network. The server manages warranty condition data of each watercraft. The server collects usage status data regarding each watercraft. The server also determines whether the data are different from the data previously collected. The server further establishes the warranty condition data of each watercrafts based upon the determination.
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1. A warranty management system for watercraft having a propulsion device and a plurality of sensors configured to detect operational states of the propulsion device, the system comprising, a controller configured to collect operational data from the sensors, the controller comprising a memory for storing the operational data as well as maintenance data entered from an owner of the watercraft and maintenance data entered by a professional maintenance service provider, a server, a communication device configured to transmit all of the stored data to the server, the server being configured to store the data from the controller and to adjust a warranty covering the watercraft based on the data from the controller.
- 2. A management system for a watercraft comprising a network, a plurality of terminal computers joining the network, a data collecting apparatus configured to collect usage status data regarding the watercraft and to provide the network with the data, the data being available at at least one of the terminal computers.
- 19. A management system for a plurality of watercraft comprising a network, a host computer connected to the network, a plurality of terminal computers connected to the network, the host computer being configured to manage service condition data of each one of the watercraft, the host computer being configured to collect fundamental data regarding each one of the watercraft, the host computer also being configured to determine whether the fundamental data are different from fundamental data previously collected, the host computer also being configured to establish service condition data of each one of the watercraft based upon the determination.
- 23. A method for managing data regarding a watercraft comprising collecting data regarding the watercraft, providing a network with the data, accumulating the data at a host computer connected to the network, and selectively authorizing access to a user at a terminal computer connected to the network.
- 27. A method for managing data regarding a plurality of watercraft comprising collecting fundamental data regarding each one of the watercraft at a host computer connected to a network, determining whether the fundamental data are different from fundamental data previously collected, and establishing service condition data of each one of the watercraft based upon the determination.
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