Integrated process and system for cosmetic vehicle repairs
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1. A method for repairing one or more cosmetic defects of a vehicle of a customer, said method comprising the steps of:
- (A) entering vehicle identification data of the vehicle into a computing device to retrieve vehicle data from a vehicle database accessible from the computing device based on the vehicle identification data;
(B) obtaining individual damage data of said cosmetic defects;
(C) entering the individual damage data into the computing device;
(D) obtaining individual repair data from the computing device based on the individual damage data and the vehicle data;
(E) generating individual cost data from the computing device based on the individual damage data and the individual repair data;
(F) generating a repair selection by specifying whether each of said defects is to be repaired;
(G) generating a repair estimate from the computing device based on the individual damage data, the individual cost data and the repair selection; and
(H) repairing said cosmetic defects based on the repair data and the repair selection.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an integrated process and system for cosmetic vehicle repair. The invention provides a process and a system to produce repair formulas, repair estimates, and repair scheduling. The present invention is particularly directed to a process and a system for repairing coating defect of a vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for repairing one or more cosmetic defects of a vehicle of a customer, said method comprising the steps of:
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(A) entering vehicle identification data of the vehicle into a computing device to retrieve vehicle data from a vehicle database accessible from the computing device based on the vehicle identification data; (B) obtaining individual damage data of said cosmetic defects; (C) entering the individual damage data into the computing device; (D) obtaining individual repair data from the computing device based on the individual damage data and the vehicle data; (E) generating individual cost data from the computing device based on the individual damage data and the individual repair data; (F) generating a repair selection by specifying whether each of said defects is to be repaired; (G) generating a repair estimate from the computing device based on the individual damage data, the individual cost data and the repair selection; and (H) repairing said cosmetic defects based on the repair data and the repair selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for repairing one or more cosmetic defects of an article of a customer, said method comprising the steps of:
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(A) entering article identification data of the article into a computing device; (B) obtaining individual damage data of said cosmetic defects; (C) entering the individual damage data into the computing device; (D) obtaining individual repair data from an article database accessible from the computing device based on the individual damage data and the article identification data; (E) generating individual cost data from the computing device based on the individual damage data and the individual repair data; (F) generating a repair selection by specifying whether each of said defects is to be repaired; (G) generating a repair estimate from the computing device based on the individual damage data, the individual cost data and the repair selection; and (H) repairing said cosmetic defects based on the repair data and the repair selection.
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14. A system for repairing one or more cosmetic defects of a vehicle of a customer, said system comprising:
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(A) a computing device comprising a memory member; (B) at least one data input device and at least one data output device, wherein said data input and output devices are functionally coupled to said computing device; (C) at least one display device functionally coupled to said computing device; (D) one or more databases accessible from said computing device; (E) a color measuring device, and optionally, an appearance measuring device; and (F) a computing program product operatively residing in said memory member that causes the computing device to perform a computing process comprising the steps of; (1) receiving vehicle identification data of the vehicle from the data input device; (2) retrieving vehicle data from a vehicle database accessible from the computing device based on the vehicle identification data; (3) receiving individual damage data of said cosmetic defects; (4) generating individual repair data based on the individual damage data and the vehicle data; (5) retrieving individual cost data based on the individual damage data and the individual repair data; (6) generating a repair selection by displaying a repair selection question and receiving repair selection input to said repair selection question specifying whether each of said defects is to be repaired; (7) generating a repair estimate based on the individual damage data, the individual cost data and the repair selection; (8) optionally, generating a repair schedule for repairing at least one defect specified in the repair selection input; and (9) outputting the repair data, the repair estimate, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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