METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS FOR VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a geographic location of a vehicle and a route for the vehicle based on receipt of a request for a repair to perform on the vehicle;
identifying at least one repair facility capable of performing the repair on the vehicle based at least on one or more respective distances of the at least one repair facility to the vehicle; and
indicating at least one of;
the route to the vehicle, wherein the route is a route to a selected repair facility of the at least one identified repair facility;
oran identification of the vehicle and the repair to be performed to the selected repair facility.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the invention relate to identifying a repair facility for a vehicle and scheduling a repair for the vehicle while minimizing a downtime of the vehicle. Embodiments of the invention include receiving a route of a vehicle and a repair via a request for a repair. Based on the request for a repair, an evaluation component can identify a repair facility that can handle or perform the repair defined as well as be within proximity of the vehicle. A repair component can assign a repair facility to the vehicle based on a capability of performing or handling the repair, a geographic distance from the vehicle, or an inventory of parts for the repair.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a geographic location of a vehicle and a route for the vehicle based on receipt of a request for a repair to perform on the vehicle; identifying at least one repair facility capable of performing the repair on the vehicle based at least on one or more respective distances of the at least one repair facility to the vehicle; and indicating at least one of; the route to the vehicle, wherein the route is a route to a selected repair facility of the at least one identified repair facility;
oran identification of the vehicle and the repair to be performed to the selected repair facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a first component configured to identify a geographic location of a vehicle and one or more waypoint locations on a route for the vehicle based on receipt of a repair request; and a second component configured to select a repair facility to perform a repair identified in the repair request, wherein the selection is based on a geographic proximity of the repair facility to the one or more waypoint locations on the route for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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means for identifying a geographic location of a vehicle and a route for the vehicle based on receipt of a request for a repair to perform on the vehicle; means for identifying at least one repair facility capable of performing the repair on the vehicle based one or more respective distances of the at least one repair facility to the vehicle; and means for indicating at least one of; the route to the vehicle, wherein the route is a route to a selected repair facility of the at least one identified repair facility;
oran identification of the vehicle and the repair to be performed to the selected repair facility.
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