Systems and Methods for Recommending Repair Facilities to a User Based on Repair Validation/Coaching Data

• US 20160063774A1
• Filed: 08/26/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VeriFacts Automotive, LLC
• Original Assignee: VeriFacts Automotive, LLC
• Inventors: Afshar, Farzam
• Granted Patent: US 9,953,469 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/3046 Brushes for cleaning cars or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/06 Hand implements with built-in electric motors A47L1/05
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/15 Cloths, sponges, pads, or the like, e.g. containing cleaning agents
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/11 Squeegees
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/12 Implements with several different treating devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 3/045 Other hand-held cleaning arrangements, e.g. with sponges, brushes, scrapers or the like brushes per se A46B
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

Systems and methods for recommending repair facilities to a user based on repair validation/coaching data are disclosed. In one implementation, a repair facility recommendation system receives repair information from a user regarding damage to an automobile, the repair information received via a graphical user interface rendered on a webpage. The repair facility recommendation system identifies a repair facility verified to repair the damage to the automobile based on the repair information and verification information from a verification module, the verification information comprising evaluation information based on evaluation of technicians performing repairs of automobiles at repair facilities. The repair facility recommendation system then provides information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing recommended repair facilities, the method comprising:

receiving, with one or more processors, repair information from a user regarding damage to an automobile, the repair information received via a graphical user interface rendered on a webpage;

identifying, with the one or more processors, a repair facility verified to repair the damage to the automobile based on the repair information and verification information from a verification module, the verification information comprising evaluation information based on evaluation of technicians performing repairs of automobiles at repair facilities; and

providing, with the one or more processors, information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information received from the user via the graphical user interface comprises a make, model and year of the automobile.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information received from the user via the graphical user interface further comprises a vehicle identification number (“

VIN”

) of the automobile.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the information received from the user via the graphical user interface further comprises a location of the damage on the automobile.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user indicates the location of the damage on the automobile by clicking on a graphical representation of the automobile rendered on the webpage.

6. The method of claim 2, where the information received from the user via the graphical user interface comprises an indication of whether the vehicle is driveable.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface comprises:

providing an indication to the user regarding whether the identified repair facility is a top match for the repair information provided by the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface comprises:

providing an indication to the user regarding a proficiency of the identified repair facility in at least one of cosmetics steel, structural steel, cosmetics aluminum, structural aluminum, cosmetics composite and structural composite.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

evaluating a repair of the automobile at the identified repair facility that is associated with the repair information; and

updating verification information associated with the identified repair facility based on the evaluation of the repair of the automobile at the repair facility.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the identified repair facility from the user via the graphical user interface rendered on the webpage; and

sending at least a portion of the repair information to the identified repair facility.

11. A system for providing recommended repair facilities, the system comprising:

a server comprising one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for providing recommended repair facilities;

wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the set of instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium and to;

receive repair information from a user regarding damage to an automobile, the repair information received via a graphical user interface rendered on a webpage;

identify a repair facility verified to repair the damage to the automobile based on the repair information and verification information from a verification module, the verification information comprising evaluation information based on evaluation of technicians performing repairs of automobiles at repair facilities; and

provide information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the information received from the user via the graphical user interface comprises a make, model and year of the automobile.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information received from the user via the graphical user interface further comprises a vehicle identification number (“

VIN”

) of the automobile.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the information received from the user via the graphical user interface further comprises a location of the damage on the automobile.

15. The system of claim 12, where the information received from the user via the graphical user interface comprises an indication of whether the vehicle is driveable.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein to provide information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface, the one or more processors is further configured to:

provide an indication to the user regarding whether the identified repair facility is a top match for the repair information provided by the user.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein to provide information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface, the one or more processors is further configured to:

provide an indication to the user regarding a proficiency of the identified repair facility in at least one of cosmetics steel, structural steel, cosmetic aluminum, structural aluminum, cosmetic composite and structural composite.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

evaluate a repair of the automobile at the identified repair facility that is associated with the repair information; and

update verification information associated with the identified repair facility based on the evaluation of the repair of the automobile at the repair facility.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:

receive a selection of the identified repair facility from the user via the graphical user interface rendered on the webpage; and

send at least a portion of the repair information to the identified repair facility.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions configured to direct one or more processors to perform acts of:

receiving, with one or more processors, repair information from a user regarding damage to an automobile, the repair information received via a graphical user interface rendered on a webpage;

identifying a repair facility verified to repair the damage to the automobile based on the repair information and verification information from a verification module, the verification information comprising evaluation information based on evaluation of technicians performing repairs of automobiles at repair facilities; and

providing information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface.