METHOD AND PROCESS FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF SYMPTOM CODES FROM TEXTUAL PROBLEM DESCRIPTIONS TO ENABLE PROBLEM CLASSIFICATION, EARLY WARNING TREND PREDICTION, AND FAST RECALL OF PROGNOSTIC/DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS
First Claim
1. A method for documenting vehicle service procedures, said method comprising:
- entering text into a report that describes a particular problem with a vehicle;
transferring the report to a database facility;
converting the text in the report to one or more symptom codes in the database facility; and
analyzing the symptom codes to determine whether a problem exists over a population of vehicles.
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Abstract
A system and method for converting text related to vehicle service to symptom codes. The method includes typing into work orders and service reports statements that describe the various symptoms and problems of a vehicle that is being serviced. The work orders and service reports are then transmitted to a database facility where they are analyzed. Prior to the reports being analyzed, the text in the work order and service reports is read by a machine reader that converts the text to symptom codes that describe particular vehicle conditions and symptoms. A processor analyzes the codes for patterns and other relationships, and can provide a display of such patterns. Further, the codes and reports are stored in a memory.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for documenting vehicle service procedures, said method comprising:
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entering text into a report that describes a particular problem with a vehicle; transferring the report to a database facility; converting the text in the report to one or more symptom codes in the database facility; and analyzing the symptom codes to determine whether a problem exists over a population of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for documenting vehicle service procedures, said method comprising:
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entering text into reports that describe problems with a vehicle that includes reports for information described by a user of a vehicle and by a technician who services the vehicle; transferring the reports to a database facility; converting the text in the report to one or more symptom codes in the database facility using a machine reader; and analyzing the codes to look for relationships and patterns. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for documenting vehicle service procedures, said method comprising:
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assigning predetermined symptom codes to predetermined textual descriptions of the vehicle; entering text into a report that describes a particular problem with a vehicle, wherein entering text into a report includes entering text into a report described by a user of a vehicle and by a technician who services the vehicle; entering diagnostic trouble codes into the report; transferring the report to a database facility; converting the text in the report to one or more symptom codes in the database facility, wherein converting the text includes using a machine reader; and analyzing the symptom codes to determine whether a problem exists over a population of vehicles, wherein analyzing the symptom codes includes analyzing the combination of the trouble codes and the symptom codes, and wherein analyzing the codes includes looking for patterns and relationships in the codes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. The method according to claim 19 further comprising storing the symptom codes at the database facility.
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