Image Search Enhanced Vehicle Telemaintenance
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- an image-capture device;
a processor;
data storage; and
machine language instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to perform functions comprising;
capturing at least one image of one or more mechanical components using the image-capture device,sending a query comprising the at least one image and a repair operation,receiving a response to the query, anddisplaying at least part of the response.
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Abstract
A device and methods are provided for identifying mechanical components in a machine, such as a vehicle. One or more images of the mechanical components are captured, perhaps using a telemaintenance device (TMD). The images are transmitted as part of a query to a telemaintenance database (TDB). The TDB processes the query, including the images, to determine information about the images. Part of the processing may include an image search of the images in the query. The information about the images is then transmitted in a query response. The TMD or other device receives the response and displays part or all of the response. The query may be part of a repair session involving one or more procedures to perform repairs on the machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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an image-capture device; a processor; data storage; and machine language instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to perform functions comprising; capturing at least one image of one or more mechanical components using the image-capture device, sending a query comprising the at least one image and a repair operation, receiving a response to the query, and displaying at least part of the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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capturing at least one image of one or more mechanical components of a vehicle using a telemaintenance device (TMD); transmitting a query comprising the at least one image and a repair operation; receiving a response to the query; and displaying at least part of the response by the TMD. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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at a telemaintenance database, receiving a query including one or more input images of mechanical components; determining a query result based on the one or more input images in the query; and sending a response based on the query result. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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