Collision Repair Estimation System Using Component Identifier Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing systems used for vehicle repair estimation and information submission are often error-prone and time-consuming due to a lack of optimal interface controls and mismatched component identifiers, leading to inefficient generation of repair information packages.
Innovation Solution
A computing system that determines repair procedures based on selected vehicle components using mapping data to display visual indicators and provide output, thereby streamlining the process of generating repair information packages by avoiding manual lookup and identifier mismatches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a computing system provides repair information through a graphical user interface, then information can be submitted and reviewed, but the process becomes error-prone and time-consuming due to lack of optimal interface controls
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically determining repair procedures based on component identifiers before the user needs to review or submit information. The mapping data is pre-configured to automatically associate component identifiers with their corresponding repair procedures, eliminating the need for manual lookup and reducing the time required during the repair estimation process.
2Reliability
If a computing system provides repair information through a graphical user interface, then information can be submitted and reviewed, but the process becomes error-prone due to lack of optimal interface controls
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining repair procedures based on component identifiers without requiring manual intervention. The mapping data automatically associates component identifiers with their corresponding repair procedures, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate through interface controls and reducing errors associated with manual data entry and selection.
3Productivity
If manual lookup of repair procedures is performed, then repair information can be compiled, but the process is time-consuming and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical process of manual lookup and data compilation with an automated computational system. The mapping data structure automatically associates component identifiers with repair procedures, and the computing system processes this mapping data to determine repair procedures without requiring manual intervention, thereby significantly improving productivity and reducing time loss.
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AI summary
A computing system could have access to mapping data that maps each of a plurality of procedures to respective component identifier(s) used in collision-repair estimates, each procedure including information for repair of vehicle component(s) represented by the respective component identifier(s). Given this, the computing system could instruct a display device to display a visual identifier of a particular collision-repair estimate, could receive input indicative of selection of the visual identifier, and could responsively instruct the display device to display visual indicators representative of vehicle component(s) associated with the particular collision-repair estimate. Moreover, the computing system could receive input indicative of selection of one or more of the visual indicators representative of selected vehicle component(s), and could responsively determine, according to the mapping data, particular procedure(s) based on component identifier(s) representative of the selected vehicle component(s). The computing system could then provide an output based on the particular procedure(s).