METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTO-GENERATED REPAIR-HINT TO A VEHICLE REPAIR TOOL
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a first set of search terms for selecting, from a non-transitory data storage device storing a plurality of repair-hints, an auto-generated repair-hint for providing to a vehicle repair tool, wherein each auto-generated repair-hint stored in the data storage device includes meta-data that is associated with at least one set of search terms and the meta-data is generated based on computer-readable repair-order data and computer-readable taxonomy terms within a taxonomy term database;
selecting, by the processor from among the plurality of repair-hints and based on the first set of search terms, an auto-generated repair-hint associated with the first set of search terms; and
providing, by the processor, the selected auto-generated repair-hint to a communication network for transmission of the selected auto-generated repair-hint to the vehicle repair tool.
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Abstract
Methods and systems pertaining to auto-generated repair-hints are described. A computer-readable processor can compare terms identified on a repair order (RO) to a taxonomy term database to determine standard terms associated with the terms on the RO, to store the standard terms as meta-data associated with the RO, to select pre-drafted text strings with gaps, and to insert the meta-data into the text string gaps to create a complete text string that forms at least part of an auto-generated repair-hint. The processor can receive a set of standard search terms to search for the auto-generated repair-hint from among multiple repair-hints. The processor can cause the auto-generated repair-hint to be transmitted to a vehicle repair tool for displaying the auto-generated repair-hint. A machine including the processor can receive a set of non-standard search terms (NSST) and identify a set of standard search terms associated with the NSST.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a first set of search terms for selecting, from a non-transitory data storage device storing a plurality of repair-hints, an auto-generated repair-hint for providing to a vehicle repair tool, wherein each auto-generated repair-hint stored in the data storage device includes meta-data that is associated with at least one set of search terms and the meta-data is generated based on computer-readable repair-order data and computer-readable taxonomy terms within a taxonomy term database; selecting, by the processor from among the plurality of repair-hints and based on the first set of search terms, an auto-generated repair-hint associated with the first set of search terms; and providing, by the processor, the selected auto-generated repair-hint to a communication network for transmission of the selected auto-generated repair-hint to the vehicle repair tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine comprising:
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a non-transitory data storage device storing a plurality of auto-generated repair-hints, wherein each auto-generated repair-hint stored in the data storage device includes meta-data that is associated with at least one set of search terms and the meta-data is generated based on computer-readable repair-order data and computer-readable taxonomy terms within a taxonomy term database; a processor configured to receive a first set of search terms for selecting, from the data storage device, an auto-generated repair-hint for providing to a vehicle repair tool; and a network interface configured to transmit the auto-generated repair-hint selected by the processor to a communication network for transmission of the selected auto-generated repair-hint to the vehicle repair tool. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A machine comprising:
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a non-transitory data storage device storing computer-readable program instructions; a processor configured to execute the program instructions stored in the data storage device to generate a repair-hint request including a set of search terms; a network interface configured to transmit over a communication network the repair-hint request including the set of search terms and to receive an auto-generated repair-hint that includes meta-data that is associated with at the set of search terms and the meta-data is generated based on computer-readable repair-order data and computer-readable taxonomy terms within a taxonomy term database; and a display device to display the auto-generated repair-hint received by the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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