METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SERVICES PRICING
First Claim
1. A method of determining services pricing, the method comprising:
- a server receiving vehicle identification information from a user via a network connection, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type;
the server receiving service type information from the user via the network connection, wherein the service type information indicates a service type;
the server determining an estimate range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, and wherein determining the estimate range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate; and
the server providing the estimate range to the user via the network connection.
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Abstract
A method of determining services pricing, the method comprising: a server receiving vehicle identification information from a user via a network connection, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type; the server receiving service type information from the user via the network connection, wherein the service type information indicates a service type; the server determining an estimate range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, and wherein determining the estimate range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate; and the server providing the estimate range to the user via the network connection.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of determining services pricing, the method comprising:
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a server receiving vehicle identification information from a user via a network connection, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type; the server receiving service type information from the user via the network connection, wherein the service type information indicates a service type; the server determining an estimate range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, and wherein determining the estimate range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate; and the server providing the estimate range to the user via the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of determining services pricing for use in a system over a network, the network connected to a server, thereby allowing communication between the server and a user on a client device, the method comprising the steps of:
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the server receiving vehicle identification information from the user, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type; the server receiving service type information from the user, wherein the service type information indicates a service type; the server determining an estimate range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, and wherein determining the estimate range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate; and the server providing the estimate range to the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of managing a services pricing determination system, wherein the method comprises:
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a server providing an administrator with an administrative interface via a network connection to the administrator'"'"'s client device, wherein the administrative interface allows the administrator to save rules for labor information and part information at varying levels of specificity; the server receiving vehicle identification information from a user via a network connection, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type; the server receiving service type information from the user via the network connection, wherein the service type information indicates a service type; the server determining an estimate range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, wherein determining the estimate range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate, and wherein determining the labor estimate comprises applying the saved rules for labor information and determining the part estimate comprises applying the saved rules for part information; and the server providing the estimate range to the user via the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of determining services pricing for use in a system over a network, the network connected to a server, the method comprising the steps of:
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the server providing an administrator with an administrative interface via a network connection to the administrator'"'"'s client device, wherein the administrative interface allows the administrator to save rules for labor information and part information at varying levels of specificity; the server receiving vehicle identification information from a user via a network connection, wherein the vehicle identification information indicates a vehicle type; the server receiving service type information from the user via the network connection, wherein the service type information indicates a service type; the server determining an estimate range based on the vehicle identification information and the service type information, wherein the estimate range comprises a minimum value and maximum value for the indicated vehicle type and service type, wherein determining the estimate range comprises determining a labor estimate and a parts estimate, and wherein determining the labor estimate comprises applying the saved rules for labor information and determining the part estimate comprises applying the saved rules for part information; and the server providing the estimate range to the user via the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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