VEHICLE DAMAGE PROCESSING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
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1. A system that determines an estimate of damage to a surface area of a vehicle, comprising:
- a scanner that generates scanning data representative of a surface area of the vehicle; and
,a computing device that processes said scanning data to detect damage items and generates an estimate of damage using said processed scanning data.
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Abstract
A system that determines an estimate of damage to a surface area of a vehicle. The system may include a scanner that generates scanning data representative of a surface area of the vehicle. The system may also include a computing device that processes the scanning data to detect damage items and generates an estimate of damage using the processed scanning data.
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18 Claims
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1. A system that determines an estimate of damage to a surface area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a scanner that generates scanning data representative of a surface area of the vehicle; and
,a computing device that processes said scanning data to detect damage items and generates an estimate of damage using said processed scanning data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for determining an estimate of damage to a surface area of a vehicle, comprising:
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scanning the surface area of the vehicle with a scanner and generating scanning data; transmitting the scanning data to a computing device; processing in the computing device the scanning data to detect damage items; and generating in the computing device an estimate of damage using the damage items detected.
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6. A non-transitory computer program storage medium, comprising:
a non-transitory computer program storage medium that contains a computer program that causes a computing device to receive from a scanner scanning data representative of a surface area of the vehicle, process the scanning data to detect damage items, and generate an estimate of damage using the damage items detected.
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7. A system for assisting a user in a repair of car damage comprising a user head set with a microphone that can capture user instruction defining a car model and a repair method and a display that displays repair instruction for repairing the vehicle;
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a computing device coupled to said user head set that receive the user instructions and provides the repair instructions. receive from a video sensor installed on a user headset video data of car parts observed by the user; and transmit to a display of the headset instructions for performing the repair.
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8. A computer-implemented method of assisting a user in a repair of car damage, the method comprising receiving in the computer from the user instructions defining a car model and a repair method.
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9. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer program code configured to direct a computing system to:
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receive from the user instructions defining a car model and a repair method; receive from a video sensor installed on a user headset video data of car parts observed by the user; and transmit to a display of the headset instructions for performing the repair.
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10. A computing device for assisting a user in estimating damage to a vehicle, the computing device comprising one or more processors configured to:
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receive via a headset of the user voice commands from the user; process the voice commands of the user for identifying car parts and repair operations; and generate the estimate of damage using the car parts and repair operations identified.
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11. A computer-implemented method of assisting in estimating damage to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving in the computer via a headset of the user voice commands from the user; processing in the computer the voice commands of the user for identifying car parts and repair operations; and generating by the computer the estimate of damage using the car parts and repair operations identified.
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12. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer program code configured to direct a computing device to:
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receive via a headset of the user voice commands from the user; process the voice commands of the user for identifying car parts and repair operations; and generate the estimate of damage using the car parts and repair operations identified.
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13. A computing device for determining vehicle information associated with a specific vehicle, the computing device comprising one or more processors configured to:
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read from the vehicle a unique vehicle identifier; query a vehicle database for the vehicle information using the vehicle identifier; and show on a display the vehicle information queried from the vehicle database.
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14. A computer-implemented method of determining vehicle information associated with a specific vehicle, the method comprising:
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reading by a computing device from the vehicle a unique vehicle identifier; query by the computing device a vehicle database for the vehicle information using the vehicle identifier; and showing by the computing device on a display the vehicle information queried from the vehicle database.
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15. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer program code configured to direct a computing device to:
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read from the vehicle a unique vehicle identifier; query a vehicle database for the vehicle information using the vehicle identifier; and show on a display the vehicle information queried from the vehicle database.
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16. A computing device for presenting to a user information about vehicle components, the computing device comprising one or more processors configured to:
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receive from the user a selection of textual information related to the vehicle components; query a vehicle component database for graphical vehicle component information linked to the textual information; and show on a display the graphical vehicle component information linked to the textual information.
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17. A computer-implemented method of presenting to a user information about vehicle components, the method comprising:
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receiving in the computer from the user a selection of textual information related to the vehicle components; querying by the computer a vehicle component database for graphical vehicle component information linked to the textual information; and showing by the computer on a display the graphical vehicle component information linked to the textual information.
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18. A computer program product comprising a tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer program code configured to direct a computing device to:
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receive from the user a selection of textual information related to the vehicle components; query a vehicle component database for graphical vehicle component information linked to the textual information; and show on a display the graphical vehicle component information linked to the textual information.
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