Dynamic Linking of Part Items to Repair Data
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing repair information, the method comprising:
- receiving input specifying a vehicle and/or a vehicle system;
receiving user input specifying part information;
receiving user input to view repair information associated with the part information; and
automatically providing the repair information associated with the part information for display in response to the user input to view the repair information, wherein said automatically providing the repair information is based on the vehicle and/or the vehicle system and the part information, and wherein said automatically providing the repair information is performed without further user input specifying the part information.
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Abstract
Providing repair information for a part. A first website may be provided which includes part information. The part information may include at least one of a plurality of possible vehicles and/or a plurality of possible parts. First user input may be received to the first website specifying a vehicle from the plurality of possible vehicles. Second user input may be received specifying a part of the plurality of possible parts, and third user input may be received to view labor cost information associated with the part. Correspondingly, labor cost information may be automatically provided which is associated with the part in response to the third user input to the first website to view the labor cost information. Automatically providing the labor cost information may be performed without further user input specifying the part or another website.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing repair information, the method comprising:
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receiving input specifying a vehicle and/or a vehicle system;
receiving user input specifying part information;
receiving user input to view repair information associated with the part information; and
automatically providing the repair information associated with the part information for display in response to the user input to view the repair information, wherein said automatically providing the repair information is based on the vehicle and/or the vehicle system and the part information, and wherein said automatically providing the repair information is performed without further user input specifying the part information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A memory medium comprising program instructions for providing repair information, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to implement:
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providing one or more websites comprising part information for display, wherein the part information comprises at least one of a plurality of possible vehicles and/or a plurality of possible parts;
receiving user input to the one or more websites specifying a vehicle from the plurality of possible vehicles;
receiving user input to the one or more websites specifying a part of the plurality of possible parts;
receiving user input to the one or more websites to view repair information associated with the part; and
automatically providing the repair information associated with the part for display in response to the user input to the one or more websites to view the labor cost information, wherein said automatically providing the labor cost information is based on the vehicle and the part, wherein said automatically providing the labor cost information is performed without further user input specifying the part. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing repair information for a part, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory medium coupled to the processor, wherein the memory medium stores program instructions executable by the processor to implement;
receiving user input specifying a vehicle from a plurality of possible vehicles;
displaying a plurality of parts of the specified vehicle;
receiving user input specifying a part of the plurality of parts, wherein the part has a part name;
accessing a rules engine to determine a normalized part type for the part name;
accessing the rules engine to determine repair information for the normalized part type, wherein the repair information comprises labor information;
providing the repair information to the user for display. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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