SMART INSPECTIONS
First Claim
1. A computerized method of generating a customized inspection checklist for a particular vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining one or more of a year, make, and model, of a particular vehicle presented at an inspection facility for inspection;
locating inspection data for a plurality of similar vehicles each having one or more of a year, make, and model the same as the determined year, make, and model of the particular vehicle, wherein the inspection data comprises a plurality of inspection tasks and corresponding inspection results for the similar vehicles;
locating one or more inspection tasks of the inspection data for which a predetermined portion of the inspection results associated with the similar vehicles indicate that one or more repairs or further inspection should be performed on the respective similar vehicles; and
generating a customized inspection checklist including the located inspection tasks.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for customized vehicle inspections are provided. An inspection module is configured to receive data regarding vehicle repairs and repair recommendations from a variety of data sources. From the received data, the inspection module analyzes the repair recommendation and/or repair data indicated in the data received from the data sources in light of factors such as the vehicle repair history and/or driver'"'"'s driving habits to generate customized inspection checklists for use by repair facilities. These inspection checklists may be further customized, depending on the recipient, for example, consumers, service managers, and technicians, etc), as needed. In this manner, the inspection reports provide improved information which results in better inspections, maintenance decisions, and reporting to consumers.
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18 Claims
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1. A computerized method of generating a customized inspection checklist for a particular vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining one or more of a year, make, and model, of a particular vehicle presented at an inspection facility for inspection; locating inspection data for a plurality of similar vehicles each having one or more of a year, make, and model the same as the determined year, make, and model of the particular vehicle, wherein the inspection data comprises a plurality of inspection tasks and corresponding inspection results for the similar vehicles; locating one or more inspection tasks of the inspection data for which a predetermined portion of the inspection results associated with the similar vehicles indicate that one or more repairs or further inspection should be performed on the respective similar vehicles; and generating a customized inspection checklist including the located inspection tasks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining inspection tasks for inclusion in an inspection checklist for a particular vehicle, the method comprising:
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accessing a data structure comprising indications of a plurality of inspection tasks and associations between respective inspection tasks and respective combinations of one or more of a year, make, and a model of a vehicle; and selecting a first plurality of inspection tasks that are associated with a particular vehicle in the data structure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for generating an inspection form for use by an automotive technician, the system comprising:
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a computing device configured to receive attributes associated with a particular vehicle; a server in data communication with the computing device, the server storing information regarding repairs that have previously been made to vehicles similar to the particular vehicle, wherein the server provides an indication of those repairs that have been made on similar vehicles at least a threshold number of times and the computing device generates the inspection form comprising inspection recommendations that correspond with the repairs indicated by the server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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