Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for determining costs of vehicle repairs and times to major repairs
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Application No.: US14137228Application Date: 2013-12-20
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Publication No.: US09836714B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Joel Martin Lander , Mikhail Semeniuk , Michael D. Swinson
- Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: TrueCar, Inc.
- Current Assignee: TrueCar, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Sprinkle IP Law Group
- Main IPC: G06K7/00
- IPC: G06K7/00 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q40/00 ; G06Q50/10

Abstract:
Systems, methods and computer program products for determining costs of vehicle repairs and times to major repairs. In one embodiment, a system includes a computer processor, a data storage device, and an output device. The processor receives information from a user identifying a vehicle of interest. The processor retrieves repair data items that have characteristics common to the vehicle of interest from a database stored in the data storage device. The processor determines repairs that are expected to be necessary for the vehicle of interest based on the retrieved repair data items, and determines the costs associated with the identified expected repairs. The processor provides output to the user indicating the repair costs and/or the times at which the repairs are likely to be necessary. The output may be in graphical and/or numerical form.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140279709A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COSTS OF VEHICLE REPAIRS AND TIMES TO MAJOR REPAIRS Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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