METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE COMPONENT FAULT SCORING
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1. A method for providing a vehicle component fault score, the method comprising the steps of:
- tracking faults that occur on vehicle components in a plurality of vehicles;
compiling one or more sets of attribute values for the tracked faults, wherein a set of attribute values is collected for each item within one or more preset vehicle categories;
calculating a fault score for each set of the compiled attribute values; and
displaying a set of one or more items with respective fault scores based on a preset vehicle category selected by a user.
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A method and an apparatus are provided for providing a vehicle component fault score. Faults that occur on vehicle components in a plurality of vehicles are tracked. One or more sets of attribute values are compiled for the tracked faults. A set of attribute values is collected for each item within one or more preset vehicle categories. A fault score is calculated for each set of the compiled attribute values. A set of one or more items with respective fault scores is displayed based on a preset vehicle category selected by a user.
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1. A method for providing a vehicle component fault score, the method comprising the steps of:
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tracking faults that occur on vehicle components in a plurality of vehicles; compiling one or more sets of attribute values for the tracked faults, wherein a set of attribute values is collected for each item within one or more preset vehicle categories; calculating a fault score for each set of the compiled attribute values; and displaying a set of one or more items with respective fault scores based on a preset vehicle category selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for providing a vehicle component fault score, comprising:
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a transceiver tracking faults that occur on vehicle components in a plurality of vehicles; a memory storing the tracked faults; at least one processor coupled to the memory, the transceiver, and a display, and operative to;
(i) compile one or more sets of attribute values for the tracked faults, and (ii) calculate a fault score for each set of the compiled attribute values, wherein the a set of attribute values is collected for each item within one or more preset vehicle categories; andthe display displaying a set of one or more items with respective fault scores based on a preset vehicle category selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article of manufacture for providing a vehicle component fault score, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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tracking faults that occur on vehicle components in a plurality of vehicles; compiling one or more sets of attribute values for the tracked faults, wherein a set of attribute values is collected for each item within one or more preset vehicle categories; calculating a fault score for each set of the compiled attribute values; and displaying a set of one or more items with respective fault scores based on a preset vehicle category selected by a user.
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