US 10,121,037 B1Granted

System controlled by data bearing records

AssigneeOEConnection LLC

InventorsIgor Bondarenko, Scott Morman, Mike Folk, Guillermo Lopez, Sarah Truman, Katherine Golden

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Abstract

A system controlled responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records is operative to cause vehicle repair parts to be determined and furnished. Data read by a reader from a tag associated with a damaged vehicle is used to determine vehicle identifying data. A repair estimate calculation circuit (RECC) operates responsive to the read data to produce a needed parts record (NPR). The records produced by the RECC are operative to cause a vehicle repair entity (VRE) to be furnished the vehicle repair parts.

Claims28

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

a) receiving through at least one input device, vehicle identifying indicia associated with a damaged vehicle,
b) operating a repair estimate calculation circuit (RECC) to
i) determine responsive at least in part to the read vehicle identifying indicia, a plurality of needed repair parts usable to repair the damaged vehicle, and
ii) generate a needed parts record (NPR), wherein the NPR includes parts identifying data usable to identify at least one OE repair part of the plurality of needed repair parts to be acquired from an authorized dealer of a manufacturer associated with the damaged vehicle,
c) operating a parts pricing circuit (PPC) to
i) receive the NPR,
ii) responsive at least in part to the NPR, to produce
a parts pricing record (PPR), wherein the PPR includes
repair parts identifying data and respective price data for the at least one OE repair part corresponding to the parts identifying data included in the NPR, and
a supplemental parts record (SPR) including repair parts identifying data for at least one other OE repair part not included in the NPR that is likely to be usable in repair of the damaged vehicle,
iii) associate a unique identifier (ID) with the PPR and the SPR,
iv) store the ID and the PPR and the SPR in associated relation in at least one data store associated with the PPC,
v) make accessible to the RECC the PPR and the ID,
d) operating the RECC to
i) generate a repair order record responsive at least in part to the PPR, wherein the repair order record corresponds to repair of the vehicle and includes the ID,
ii) make the repair order record accessible to a vehicle repair entity (VRE) that is authorized to make repairs to the damaged vehicle,
e) operating a parts order circuit (POC) associated with an authorized dealer of a manufacturer associated with the damaged vehicle, to
i) receive at least one input including the ID included in the repair order record,
ii) send the ID from the POC to the PPC,
f) operating the PPC responsive to receipt of the ID from the POC to make the PPR and the SPR accessible to the POC,
g) operating the POC responsive at least in part to at least one of the PPR and the SPR to cause at least one repair part corresponding to the repair parts identifying data included in at least one of the PPR or the SPR, to be furnished to the VRE to install the at least one OE repair part or the at least one other OE repair part on the damaged vehicle.

18 more elements

A method comprising:

a) operating a parts pricing circuit (PPC) to receive a needed parts record (NPR), wherein the NPR includes parts identifying data usable to identify at least one OE repair part available from an authorized dealer of a vehicle manufacturer, usable to repair a damaged vehicle that was produced by the vehicle manufacturer,
b) operating the PPC responsive at least in part to the NPR,
to produce a parts pricing record (PPR), wherein the PPR includes repair parts identifying data and respective price data for the at least one OE repair part corresponding to the parts identifying data included in the NPR, and
to produce a supplemental parts record (SPR) including repair parts identifying data for at least one other OE repair part not included in the NPR that is likely to be usable in repair of the damaged vehicle,
c) operating the PPC to cause a unique identifier (ID) to be associated with the PPR and the SPR,
d) operating the PPC to store the PPR and the SPR in association with the ID in a data store associated with the PPC,
e) operating the PPC to receive the ID from a parts order circuit (POC) associated with an authorized dealer of the vehicle manufacturer,
f) operating the PPC responsive at least in part to receipt of the ID from the POC, to cause the PPR and the SPR to be accessible to the POC,
wherein the POC is operative responsive at least in part to at least one of the accessed PPR and SPR to cause at least one of
the at least one OE repair part corresponding to the repair parts identifying data included in the PPR, and
the at least one other OE repair part corresponding to the repair parts identifying data in the SPR,
to be furnished to a vehicle repair entity (VRE) for repair of the damaged vehicle by installation of the at least one OE repair part or the at least one other OE repair part thereon.

9 more elements

At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein circuit executable instructions, which instructions are operative to cause at least one circuit executing such instructions to perform operations comprising:

a) operating a parts pricing circuit (PPC) to receive a needed parts record (NPR), wherein the NPR includes parts identifying data usable to identify at least one OE repair part available from an authorized dealer of a vehicle manufacturer, usable to repair a damaged vehicle that was produced by the vehicle manufacturer,
b) operating the PPC responsive at least in part to the NPR,
to produce a parts pricing record (PPR), wherein the PPR includes repair parts identifying data and respective price data for the at least one OE repair part corresponding to the parts identifying data included in the NPR, and
to produce a supplemental parts record (SPR) including repair parts identifying data for at least one other OE repair part not included in the NPR that is likely to be usable in repair of the damaged vehicle,
c) operating the PPC to cause a unique identifier (ID) to be associated with the PPR and the SPR,
d) operating the PPC to store the PPR and the SPR in association with the ID in a data store associated with the PPC,
e) operating the PPC to receive the ID from a parts order circuit (POC) associated with an authorized dealer of the vehicle manufacturer,
f) operating the PPC responsive at least in part to receipt of the ID from the POC, to cause the PPR and the SPR to be accessible to the POC,
wherein the POC is operative responsive at least in part to at least one of the accessed PPR and SPR to cause at least one of
the at least one OE repair part corresponding to the repair parts identifying data included in the PPR, and
the at least one other OE repair part corresponding to the repair parts identifying data in the SPR,
to be furnished to a vehicle repair entity (VRE) for repair of the damaged vehicle by installation of the at least one OE repair part or the at least one other OE repair part thereon.

9 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/877,550Filed 23 Jan 2018 · continuation
Priority: 16 Jul 2015
Granted: 6 Nov 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06K 7/10722
Fixed beam scanning: photodetector array or CCD scanning
G06K 7/1413
The method being specifically adapted for the type of code: 1D bar codes
G06K 7/1417
The method being specifically adapted for the type of code: 2D bar codes
G06Q 10/20
Administration; Management: administration of product repair or maintenance

Family

Application62/193,178Us provisional application · filed 16 Jul 2015
Application15/093,057Parent of this continuation · filed 7 Apr 2016
Application15/646,834Parent of this continuation · filed 11 Jul 2017
US 9,747,481 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Aug 2017
US 9,904,829 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Feb 2018
US 10,121,037 B1This patent

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