METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GUARANTEEING REPAIR OF A DAMAGED WINDSHIELD
First Claim
1. A method for guaranteeing the repair of a damaged windshield through a guarantee program, wherein at least one vehicle dealer participates to the guarantee program and a plurality of windshields are guaranteed by the guarantee program each in exchange of a premium paid by an owner of a vehicle equipped with the windshield, the method inducing the owners of the guaranteed windshields to have repairs made at the at least one participating vehicle dealer, the method comprising:
- providing a processing unit having a data storage device associated therewith;
assigning to each of the at least one vehicle dealer a corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code;
for each of the at least one vehicle dealer, storing the corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code in the data storage device;
assigning to each of the plurality of windshields a corresponding windshield identifying code;
for each of the plurality of windshields, storing the corresponding windshield identifying code in the data storage device; and
relating each of the plurality of windshields to a vehicle dealer by relating the corresponding windshield identifying code to a corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code;
whereby the owners of the guaranteed windshields are induced to have guaranteed windshields repaired for free at the at least one participating vehicle dealer, thereby increasing participating vehicle dealer traffic.
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Abstract
A method and system for guaranteeing a plurality of windshields against damages that can be repaired through a windshield guarantee program is provided, wherein the guarantee program is managed by an administrator. Through a windshield identification code and a vehicle dealer identification code, each guaranteed windshield is associated to a vehicle dealer. In counterpart of a premium paid by the owner of the vehicle, the windshield is fully guaranteed against damages that can be repaired. Upon the occurrence of a damage to a guaranteed windshield, the damaged windshield can be repaired at the related vehicle dealer. The premium can be calculated according to windshield casualty data such as rate of damages, nature of damages, and costs for repairing stored in a database.
8 Citations
37 Claims
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1. A method for guaranteeing the repair of a damaged windshield through a guarantee program, wherein at least one vehicle dealer participates to the guarantee program and a plurality of windshields are guaranteed by the guarantee program each in exchange of a premium paid by an owner of a vehicle equipped with the windshield, the method inducing the owners of the guaranteed windshields to have repairs made at the at least one participating vehicle dealer, the method comprising:
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providing a processing unit having a data storage device associated therewith; assigning to each of the at least one vehicle dealer a corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code; for each of the at least one vehicle dealer, storing the corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code in the data storage device; assigning to each of the plurality of windshields a corresponding windshield identifying code; for each of the plurality of windshields, storing the corresponding windshield identifying code in the data storage device; and relating each of the plurality of windshields to a vehicle dealer by relating the corresponding windshield identifying code to a corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code; whereby the owners of the guaranteed windshields are induced to have guaranteed windshields repaired for free at the at least one participating vehicle dealer, thereby increasing participating vehicle dealer traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for guaranteeing the repair of a damaged windshield through a guarantee program, wherein at least one vehicle dealer participates to the guarantee program and a plurality of windshields are guaranteed by the guarantee program each in exchange of a premium paid by an owner of a vehicle equipped with the windshield, the system inducing the owners of the guaranteed windshields to have repairs made at the at least one participating vehicle dealer, the system comprising:
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a processing unit so configured as to; assign to each of the at least one vehicle dealer a corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code; assign to each of the plurality of windshields a corresponding windshield identifying code; and relate each windshield to a vehicle dealer by relating the corresponding windshield identifying code to the corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code; and a storage device associated with the processing unit, the storage device being so configured as to; store the corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code for each of the at least one vehicle dealer; store the corresponding windshield identifying code for each of the plurality of windshields; and store the relation between the windshield identifying code of each of the plurality of windshields and the corresponding vehicle dealer identifying code of the at least one vehicle dealer; whereby the owners of guaranteed windshields are induced to have the guaranteed windshields repaired for free at the at least one participating vehicle dealer, thereby increasing participating vehicle dealer traffic. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for guaranteeing the repair of a damaged windshield through a guarantee program, wherein a plurality of windshields are guaranteed by the guarantee program each in exchange of a premium paid by an owner of a vehicle equipped with the windshield, the method comprising:
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providing a processing unit having a data storage device associated therewith; assigning to each of the plurality of windshields a corresponding windshield identifying code; for each of the plurality of windshields, storing the corresponding windshield identifying code in the data storage device; storing in the data storage device serial numbers of the vehicles equipped with said plurality of windshields; and relating each of the plurality of windshields to the vehicle equipped with said windshield by relating the windshield identifying code of said windshield to the serial number of the vehicle equipped with said windshield; whereby upon repairing a damaged windshield, the guarantee of the damaged windshield being repaired can be validated through validation of the serial number of the vehicle equipped with said damaged windshield.
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37. A system for guaranteeing the repair of a damaged windshield through a guarantee program, wherein a plurality of windshields are guaranteed by the guarantee program each in exchange of a premium paid by an owner of a vehicle equipped with the windshield, the system comprising:
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a processing unit so configured as to; assign to each of the plurality of windshields a corresponding windshield identifying code; relate each of the plurality of windshields to the vehicle equipped with said windshield by relating the windshield identifying code of said windshield to a serial number of the vehicle equipped with said windshield; and a storage device associated with the processing unit, the storage device being so configured as to; store the windshield identifying codes of the plurality of windshields; store serial numbers of the vehicles equipped with said plurality of windshields; and store the relation between the windshield identifying code of each of the plurality of windshields and the serial number of the vehicle equipped with said windshield; whereby upon repairing a damaged windshield, the guarantee of the damaged windshield being repaired can be validated through validation of the serial number of the vehicle equipped with said damaged windshield.
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