Automated Vehicle Health & Maintenance Predictor
AssigneeAutoAP, Inc.
InventorsJoseph J. ERNST, Mark O. PAUL
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Abstract
Status and maintenance data (including real-time fault information) about mechanical devices such as vehicles, as well as recommended maintenance information and manufacturing/safety-defect information are collected from a range of sources and used to help diagnose system problems. Recommended/preventative maintenance may also be scheduled, and the information is aggregated to enhance device value by providing complete problem, repair and maintenance records.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- recording vehicle parameters in a database;
- recording safety recall information in the database;
- receiving a specific vehicle identification from a vehicle and recording the specific vehicle information in the database;
- correlating the specific vehicle information with the vehicle parameters and the safety recall information to produce an action item;
- and
- executing the action item.
A system comprising:
- a special-purpose interface device to receive operational information from a mechanical system;
- a general-purpose computer configured with instructions and data to perform predetermined operations;
- a database containing manufacturer and non-manufacturer information about the mechanical system;
- and
- data communication means for transmitting the operational information from the special-purpose interface device to the general-purpose computer, wherein
- the instructions and data cause the general purpose computer to correlate the operational information with the manufacturer and non-manufacturer information in the database and transmit a message based on the correlation to a receiving party.
A computer-readable medium containing data and instructions to cause a programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving maintenance information about a vehicle model from a plurality of sources and storing the maintenance information in a database;
- registering vehicle owner information in the database, said vehicle owner information comprising a name and a contact address of the vehicle owner and model information of the vehicle owner's vehicle;
- receiving status information from the vehicle owner's vehicle;
- correlating the status information with the maintenance information in the database;
- and
- transmitting a message based on the correlating operation to the vehicle owner at the contact address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.