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Service providing method and system

  • US 6,754,570 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Issued: 06/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A service providing method using a service control system;

  • said service control system comprising;

    a determination apparatus which is mounted on a vehicle and determines a condition of repair parts;

    an information center which controls determination information output from the determination apparatus;

    outlets which manage stock of the repair parts and a repair work of the vehicle; and

    a communication network which connects the vehicle, the outlets and the information center, the service providing method comprising the steps of;

    transmission processing in which the determination information is transmitted from the determination apparatus to the information center;

    service condition selection processing in which service conditions related to the outlets transmitted from the information center are offered to an administrator of the vehicle in response to the transmission of the determination information so as to allow the administrator to select a desired service condition from the service conditions;

    service condition notification processing in which the desired service condition selected by the administrator is transmitted to the information center; and

    service confirmation processing in which the outlet corresponding to the desired service condition or the information center transmits confirmation information with respect to the desired service condition to the administrator.

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