Systems, methods, and interfaces for tracking defects

A computer system configured to implement a method for tracking defects corresponding to application of a coating to a vehicle, comprising:

• a display, and a processor;
• and
• computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the computer system to perform the following method:
• displaying on the display a graphical user interface having a plurality of user-selectable input variables for application of a coating to a vehicle, wherein the input variables enable user entry of data corresponding to (i) a vehicle identifier that identifies a set of one or more vehicles being coated, and (ii) a type of coating to be applied;
• receiving process variables, wherein the process variables correspond to physical parameters of applying the coating on the set of vehicles being coated;
• displaying, via the graphical user interface, output variables via the graphical user interface, wherein the output variables allow the user to indicate user-observed characteristics of the coating as applied to the set of vehicles over a time interval;
• receiving from the user an identification of at least one defect on any of the vehicles during a coating process, wherein each at least one defect is associated with a color;
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• displaying, via the graphical user interface, a heat map over a modeled vehicle representing the set of vehicles observed by the user over the time interval, wherein the heat map displays the at least one defect in the associated color.

A computer-implemented method for tracking user-observed defects through a computer system, comprising:

• displaying on a digital display of the computer system a graphical user interface showing a model of a vehicle being coated in multiple steps with a coating, wherein the displayed vehicle is a model corresponding to a set of one or more vehicles undergoing a coating process over a time interval;
• receiving, through the graphical user interface, initial user inputs directed to an area of the image of the vehicle where a defect in a paint layer on any one of the set of vehicles in the set is observed by the user after an initial layer of the coating has been applied to any vehicle in the set, and receiving user input that characterizes each observed defect as being of a particular type;
• receiving additional user inputs related to a user-observed defect after application of a further layer of the coating, and receiving subsequent user input that characterizes each observed defect in the next layer as being a defect of a particular type;
• displaying, via the graphical user interface, a modifiable view of the vehicle model showing each user-identified defect overlayed thereon, and with a different color that corresponds to each different type of defect;
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• providing a plurality of image modifiers that enable the user to provide input through the graphical user interface, wherein, in response to the input, the computer system adjusts one or more of an intensity, color, and radius of each identified defect to reflect at least a frequency of the observed defect in the set during the time interval.

A computer system configured to implement a method for tracking defects corresponding to application of a coating to a vehicle, comprising:

• a display, and a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the computer system to perform the following method:
• displaying on the display a graphical user interface having a plurality of user-selectable input variables for application of a coating to a vehicle, wherein the input variables enable user entry of data corresponding to (i) a vehicle identifier that identifies a set of a plurality of vehicles being coated, and (ii) a type of coating to be applied;
• receiving process variables, wherein the process variables correspond to physical parameters of applying the coating on the plurality of vehicles being coated;
• displaying output variables via the graphical user interface, wherein the output variables allow the user to indicate user-observed characteristics of the coating as applied to the set of vehicles over a time interval;
• receiving from the user an identification of a defect status on any of the vehicles in the set during a coating process;
• and
• displaying, via the graphical user interface, a heat map over a modeled vehicle representing the plurality of vehicles observed by the end-user over the time interval, wherein the heat map displays a defect status that is representative of an accumulation of user defect observations for the set of vehicles in the time interval.