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US 5,931,878 AGranted
Computerized prompting systems
AssigneeMinderSoft, Inc.
InventorStephen R. Chapin, Jr.
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Abstract
A computerized prompting system is especially useful for vehicular maintenance and includes a level of maintenance database with task schedules for selected vehicles and prompt frequencies for those tasks. A prompter initiates a display informing the user that a scheduled maintenance is due to be performed on a selected date and an Internet exchange connects the database to a service center. The system has a capability to print coupons and to receive and incorporate updates from manufacturers.
Claims15
A computerized prompting system comprising:
- a profile data base having information specific to the user of the prompting system and being directly accessible by the user;
- a level of maintenance data base including maintenance task schedules for selected vehicles including a vehicle identified with the user and prompt frequencies for those tasks;
- a prompter for initiating a display informing the user that a scheduled maintenance is due to be performed on a selected date;
- an Internet exchange external to the profile data base, level of maintenance data base and prompter, the Internet exchange being connected to a service center and optionally to an update database for notifying the service center that a maintenance appointment is due and for optionally providing the database with updates from the manufacturer.
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