Method and system of managing service reminders using mileage estimates

• US 20040243619A1
• Filed: 06/02/2003
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CDK Global Incorporated
• Original Assignee: The Cobalt Group Incorporated (Automatic Data Processing Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kelly, John, Supra, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,672,984 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for integrating a shop management system with a system for generating and sending service reminders based on the estimated mileage the vehicle. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of the vehicle, or it can be based on the last known mileage of the vehicle and estimating the additional mileage using average vehicle mileage statistics. The mileage of the vehicle may be estimated based on actual vehicle history, and may be adjusted based on the characteristics of the vehicle, the driver, or the geographic location of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method of integrating a shop management system with a system for generating mileage based service reminders, comprising:

retrieving information vehicle information from a shop management system database,

downloading the retrieved information,

updating the service reminder database with the retrieved information, and

screening the retrieved information for mileage based serve reminders.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of updating the estimated vehicle mileage.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of updating includes:

estimating the current mileage of the particular vehicle using the age of the vehicle, wherein the age of the vehicle is multiplied by an average mileage per time period factor to estimate the vehicle'"'"'s current mileage

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of updating includes:

estimating the current mileage of the particular vehicle using the last known mileage of the vehicle, wherein the days elapsed since the recording of the last known mileage of the vehicle is multiplied by an average mileage per time period factor to estimate the vehicle'"'"'s current mileage.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of updating includes:

determining the process of estimating the vehicle'"'"'s mileage, then;

(i) in the event the determination indicates the vehicle age should be used,

estimating the current mileage of the particular vehicle using the age of the vehicle, wherein the age of the vehicle is multiplied by an average mileage per time period factor to estimate the vehicle'"'"'s current mileage,

(ii) in the event the determination indicates the vehicle'"'"'s last known mileage should be used,

estimating the current mileage of the particular vehicle using the last known mileage of the vehicle, wherein the days elapsed since the recording of the last known mileage of the vehicle is multiplied by an average mileage per time period factor to estimate the vehicle'"'"'s current mileage.