System and method for facilitating transportation of a vehicle involved in a crash
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1. A method implemented on a computer system including one or more processors for treating a vehicle damaged in a crash, the method comprising:
- generating, by one or more processors, a plurality of treatment complexity levels, each of the plurality of treatment complexity levels representing a different degree of difficulty associated with treating damaged vehicles;
receiving, at the one or more processors, a plurality of indications of treatment facilities for treating damaged vehicles;
assigning, by the one or more processors, each of the plurality of indications of treatment facilities to one of the plurality of treatment complexity levels;
storing, by the one or more processors, the plurality of treatment facilities and respective assigned indications;
receiving crash information about a damaged vehicle;
evaluating, by the one or more processors, the received crash information with collision data of a vehicle type that includes the damaged vehicle;
determining, by the one or more processors, the treatment complexity level associated with treating the damaged vehicle based on the evaluation of the received crash information, the treatment complexity level including a price schedule for treating the damaged vehicle or a time duration for completing treatment of the damaged vehicle, wherein treating the damaged vehicle includes repairing, salvaging, or scrapping the damaged vehicle;
selecting, by the one or more processors, the treatment facility for treating the damaged vehicle based on the stored indications of treatment facilities corresponding to the determined treatment complexity level of the damaged vehicle; and
transmitting, by the one or more processors, information associated with treating the damaged vehicle to the selected treatment facility.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable medium to facilitate treatment of a damaged vehicle by gathering crash information, estimating an extent of vehicle damage, and requesting transport of the damaged vehicle from the crash site to a treatment facility.
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1. A method implemented on a computer system including one or more processors for treating a vehicle damaged in a crash, the method comprising:
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generating, by one or more processors, a plurality of treatment complexity levels, each of the plurality of treatment complexity levels representing a different degree of difficulty associated with treating damaged vehicles; receiving, at the one or more processors, a plurality of indications of treatment facilities for treating damaged vehicles; assigning, by the one or more processors, each of the plurality of indications of treatment facilities to one of the plurality of treatment complexity levels; storing, by the one or more processors, the plurality of treatment facilities and respective assigned indications; receiving crash information about a damaged vehicle; evaluating, by the one or more processors, the received crash information with collision data of a vehicle type that includes the damaged vehicle; determining, by the one or more processors, the treatment complexity level associated with treating the damaged vehicle based on the evaluation of the received crash information, the treatment complexity level including a price schedule for treating the damaged vehicle or a time duration for completing treatment of the damaged vehicle, wherein treating the damaged vehicle includes repairing, salvaging, or scrapping the damaged vehicle; selecting, by the one or more processors, the treatment facility for treating the damaged vehicle based on the stored indications of treatment facilities corresponding to the determined treatment complexity level of the damaged vehicle; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, information associated with treating the damaged vehicle to the selected treatment facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system for treating a vehicle damaged in a crash, the computer system comprising:
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a computing device including one or more processors; one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors of the computing device, the one or more memory devices storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors of the computing device cause the computer system to generate a plurality of treatment complexity levels representing different degrees of difficulty associated with treating damaged vehicles, receive a plurality of indications of treatment facilities for treating damaged vehicles, assign each of the plurality of indications of treatment facilities to one of the plurality of treatment complexity levels, store the plurality of treatment facilities and respective assigned indications, receive crash information about a damaged vehicle, evaluate crash information of the damaged vehicle with collision data of a vehicle type that includes the damaged vehicle and determine the treatment complexity level associated with treating the damaged vehicle based on the evaluation of the crash information, the treatment complexity level including a price schedule for treating the damaged vehicle or a time duration for completing treatment of the damaged vehicle, wherein treating the damaged vehicle includes repairing, salvaging, or scrapping the damaged vehicle, select the treatment facility for treating the damaged vehicle based on the stored indications of treatment facilities corresponding to the determined treatment complexity level of the damage vehicle; and a communication module coupled to the computing device and transmitting information associated with treating the damaged vehicle to the selected treatment facility. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a computer system cause the computer system to:
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generate a plurality of treatment complexity levels, each of the plurality of treatment complexity levels representing a different degree of difficulty associated with treating damaged vehicles; receive a plurality of indications of treatment facilities for treating damaged vehicles; assign each of the plurality of indications of treatment facilities to one of the plurality of treatment complexity levels; store the plurality of treatment facilities and respective assigned indications; receive crash information about a damaged vehicle; evaluate the received crash information with collision data of a vehicle type that includes the damaged vehicle; determine a treatment complexity level associated with treating the damaged vehicle based on the evaluation of the received crash information, the treatment complexity level including a price schedule for treating the damaged vehicle or a time duration for completing treatment of the damaged vehicle, wherein treating the damaged vehicle includes repairing, salvaging, or scrapping the damaged vehicle; select the treatment facility for treating the damaged vehicle based on the stored indications of treatment facilities corresponding to the determined treatment complexity level of the damaged vehicle; and transmit information associated with treating the damaged vehicle to the selected treatment facility. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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