METHOD FOR FILTERING AND ASSOCIATING TECHNICAL BULLETINS

• US 20110119244A1
• Filed: 11/12/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glenn J. Millard, Thomas H. Millard
• Original Assignee: Glenn J. Millard, Thomas H. Millard
• Inventors: MILLARD, THOMAS H., Millard, Glenn J.
• Application Number:
  US12/944,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20110119244A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method for diagnosing transmission problems in an automobile is disclosed herein, having the steps of performing a road test on the automobile, wherein the automobile is test driven to determine any potential transmission problems, noting any potential transmission problems, discovered during the road test, on a road test matrix form, wherein the potential transmission problem is noted using a pre-established code, wherein the problems can be further delineated into sub-problems, providing an electronic database containing technical bulletins related to transmission problems, wherein each technical bulletin is associated with at least one of the pre-established codes, entering automobile information into at least one data field, wherein the automobile information is chosen from the group comprising: make, model, year, transmission type, entering at least one code into a database search engine in the electronic database, and providing access to at least one technical bulletin related to at least one potential transmission problem.

Claims

1. A method for diagnosing transmission problems in an automobile, the method comprising the steps of:

performing a road test on the automobile, wherein the automobile is test driven to determine any potential transmission problems;

noting any potential transmission problems, discovered during the road test, on a road test matrix form, wherein the potential transmission problem is noted using a pre-established code, wherein the problems can be further delineated into sub-problems;

providing an electronic database containing technical bulletins related to transmission problems, wherein each technical bulletin is associated with at least one of the pre-established codes;

entering automobile information into at least one data field, wherein the automobile information is chosen from the group comprising;

make, model, year, transmission type;

entering at least one code into a database search engine in the electronic database; and

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providing access to at least one technical bulletin related to at least one potential transmission problem.

2. A searchable electronic system for use with mechanical problems of an associated vehicle, the system comprising:

a processing unit;

system memory;

an electronic database;

at least a first search query field for entering at least one pre-established code related to a potential mechanical problem;

multiple technical bulletins related to mechanical problems, the technical bulletins each being associated with the at least one pre-established code; and

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a search engine for correlating the entered code with the one or more technical bulletin associated with the at least one code.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further comprises:

an electronic portal, the portal allowing access to a global computer network, wherein the global computer network contains the technical bulletins.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further comprises:

a road test matrix form, wherein the road test matrix form pre-established codes associated with a particular mechanical problem.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the road test matrix form allows electronic data input.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the portal is available via a global computer network.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the vehicle is an automobile, and the mechanical problem is related to transmissions.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further comprises and electronic road test matrix form.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the data fields consist of drop-down menus, wherein each code is listed as an option and each transmission type is listed as an option.

10. A method for diagnosing mechanical problems in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an electronic database containing technical bulletins related to mechanical problems, wherein each technical bulletin is associated with at least one pre-established codes;

entering vehicle information into at least one data field;

entering at least one code into a database search engine in the electronic database;

querying the database to match the technical bulletin with the at least one code; and

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providing access to at least one technical bulletin related to at least one potential mechanical problem.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

providing at least a second data field for entering at least one code for a sub-problem; and

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providing at least a third data field for entering a category for the problem.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the category is chosen from the group comprising:

minor external, minor internal, and major.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the vehicle is an automobile, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

performing a road test on the automobile, wherein the automobile is test driven to determine any potential mechanical problems; and

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noting any potential problems, discovered during the road test, on a road test matrix form, wherein the problems can be further delineated into sub-problems.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mechanical problems are related to transmissions.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein entering vehicle information into at least one data field further comprises the step of:

entering automobile information into at least one data field, wherein the automobile information is chosen from the group comprising;

make, model, year, transmission type.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises the step of:

providing drop-down menus, wherein each code is listed as an option and each transmission type is listed as an option.