Automation of auditing claims

An apparatus comprising:

• an auditing system configured to receive data containing text fields indicative of a vehicle make and model, the text fields comprising one or more make fields and one or more model fields, wherein the one or more make fields and the one or more model fields are provided together in the data received by the processor, are provided as independent fields and are not limited to a list of models received by the processor based on the one or more make fields;
• and
• a make model translator in communication with the auditing system configured to:
• prepare the one or more model fields for translation by:
• applying one or more rules from a plurality of rules;
• and
• associating each field of the one or more model fields with a class from a list of classes;
• prepare the one or more make fields for translation by applying one or more rules from the plurality of rules;
• associate each field of the one or more make fields with one or more make model entries from a plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• associate each field of the one or more model fields with one or more make model entries from the plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• and
• automatically translate the text fields into one or more vehicle identifiers based on the associated make model entries.

A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:

• receive data indicative of a vehicle make and model, the data containing text fields including one or more make fields and one or more model fields, wherein the one or more make fields and the one or more model fields are provided together in the data received by the processor as independent fields and are not limited to a list of models received by the processor based on the one or more make fields;
• prepare the one or more model fields for translation by:
• applying one or more rules from a plurality of rules;
• and
• associating each field of the one or more model fields with a class from a list of classes;
• prepare the one or more make fields for translation by applying one or more rules from the plurality of rules;
• associate each field of the one or more make fields with one or more make model entries from a plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• associate each field of the one or more model fields with one or more make model entries from the plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• and
• automatically translate the text fields into one or more vehicle identifiers based on the associated make model entries.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor adapted to perform a translation of auditable items;
• a data receiver coupled to the processor, the data receiver adapted to receive data containing text fields indicative of a vehicle make and model, wherein the text fields include one or more make fields and one or more model fields, wherein the one or more make fields and the one or more model fields are provided together in the data received by the processor, wherein the one or more model fields are provided as independent fields and wherein the one or more model fields are not limited to a list of models received by the processor based on the one or more make fields;
• and
• wherein the processor is programmed to perform operations including:
• preparing the one or more model fields for translation by:
• applying one or more rules from a plurality of rules;
• and associating each field of the one or more model fields with a class from a list of classes;
• preparing the one or more make fields for translation by applying one or more rules from the plurality of rules;
• associating each field of the one or more make fields with one or more make model entries from a plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• associating each field of the one or more model fields with one or more make model entries from the plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• and
• automatically translating the text fields into one or more vehicle identifiers based on the associated make model entries.

A computerized method comprising:

• receiving, at a processor, data having text fields indicative of a vehicle make and model, the text fields comprising one or more make fields and one or more model fields, wherein the one or more make fields and the one or more model fields are provided together in the data received by the processor, wherein the one or more model fields are provided independently, and wherein the one or more model fields are not selected from a list of models received by the processor based on the one or more make fields;
• associating, using the processor, each field of the one or more make fields with one or more make model entries from a plurality of predetermined make model entries, the associating including generating a temporary translation table, wherein each row of the temporary translation table comprises a manufacturer field, a make field, a model superset field, and a model subset field;
• identifying a match of a make field of the one or more make fields with a predetermined make model entry;
• and populating a row of the temporary translation table with match information;
• associating, using the processor, each field of the one or more model fields with one or more make model entries from the plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• and
• automatically translating, using the processor, the text fields into one or more vehicle identifiers based on the associated make model entries.

A computerized method comprising:

• receiving, at a processor, data having text fields indicative of a vehicle make and model, the text fields comprising one or more make fields and one or more model fields, wherein the one or more make fields and the one or more model fields are provided together in the data received by the processor, wherein the one or more model fields are provided independently, and wherein the one or more model fields are not limited to a list of models received by the processor based on the one or more make fields;
• preparing, using the processor, the one or more model fields for translation by:
• applying one or more rules from a plurality of rules;
• and
• associating each field of the one or more model fields with a class from a list of classes;
• preparing, using the processor, the one or more make fields for translation by applying one or more rules from the plurality of rules;
• associating, using the processor, each field of the one or more make fields with one or more make model entries from a plurality of predetermined make model entries, the associating including generating a temporary translation table, identifying a match of a make field of the one or more make fields with a predetermined make model entry, and populating a row of the temporary translation table with match information;
• associating, using the processor, each field of the one or more model fields with one or more make model entries from the plurality of predetermined make model entries;
• and
• automatically translating, using the processor, the text fields into one or more vehicle identifiers based on the associated make model entries.