IDENTIFYING VEHICLE SYSTEMS USING VEHICLE COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A system for identifying repair recommendations for vehicle systems, the system comprising:
- one or more computer processors configured to execute software modules including;
a repair correlation module configured to;
identify key parts of a first vehicle system of a first vehicle;
identify one or more related vehicle systems from one or more vehicles different from the first vehicle by matching the key parts of the first vehicle system with corresponding parts in the one or more related vehicle systems; and
associate the one or more related vehicle systems with the first vehicle system;
a repair recommendation module that responds to repair recommendation requests, the repair recommendation module configured to;
receive a request for repair recommendations for the first vehicle system of the first vehicle;
obtain repair data for the first vehicle system;
obtain repair data for the one or more related vehicle systems associated with the first vehicle system; and
generate one or more repair recommendations based at least partly on the repair data for the one or more related vehicle systems and the repair data for the first vehicle system.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a repair correlation system are described, wherein the repair correlation system identifies related vehicle repairs based on key parts (or the most important parts) of an automotive sub-system. The repair correlation system can use a database or other data repository of matching parts to identify related automotive sub-systems (e.g., engine, transmission, etc.) by matching key parts for sub-systems across different brands and models. For example, the repair correlation system can determine that repairs for a first engine with key parts A, B, and C are applicable to a second engine with the same key parts. Thus, an engine in a Honda car and an engine in a Ford car could be identified by the system as having co-applicable repair data based at least partly on the key parts matching, even though the engines are used by different brands and models.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for identifying repair recommendations for vehicle systems, the system comprising:
one or more computer processors configured to execute software modules including; a repair correlation module configured to; identify key parts of a first vehicle system of a first vehicle; identify one or more related vehicle systems from one or more vehicles different from the first vehicle by matching the key parts of the first vehicle system with corresponding parts in the one or more related vehicle systems; and associate the one or more related vehicle systems with the first vehicle system; a repair recommendation module that responds to repair recommendation requests, the repair recommendation module configured to; receive a request for repair recommendations for the first vehicle system of the first vehicle; obtain repair data for the first vehicle system; obtain repair data for the one or more related vehicle systems associated with the first vehicle system; and generate one or more repair recommendations based at least partly on the repair data for the one or more related vehicle systems and the repair data for the first vehicle system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying repair recommendations, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for information regarding a first vehicle; determining a first vehicle system associated with the request; accessing a data structure storing associations between vehicle systems of various vehicles, the associations determined based on matching key parts of respective vehicle systems; selecting, from the data structure, one or more related vehicle systems that are associated with the first vehicle system, the one or more related vehicle systems from one or more vehicles different from the first vehicle; obtaining repair data for the one or more related vehicle systems from a repair data repository; and providing the obtained repair data to an entity that requested the information regarding the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Non-transitory computer storage having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:
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receive a request for information regarding a first vehicle; determine a first vehicle system associated with a request; access a data structure storing associations between vehicle systems of various vehicles, the associations determined based on matching key parts of respective vehicle systems; select, from the data structure, one or more related vehicle systems that are associated with the first vehicle system, the one or more related vehicle systems from one or more vehicles different from the first vehicle; obtain repair data for the one or more related vehicle systems from a repair data repository; and provide the obtained repair data to an entity that requested the information regarding the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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