Dynamic Part Item Linking to Repair Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of matching SKUs required for vehicle repairs to various operations, tasks, and specifications is hindered by the large volume of data from original vehicle manufacturers and the lack of industry standards, leading to inconsistent data across different sources in the automotive industry.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising server computer systems connected through a network, providing a website that allows users to input vehicle and part information, utilizing a rules engine to normalize part types and retrieve repair information, including labor costs, technical bulletins, and recall data, without requiring additional user input for previously specified information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If repair data is collected from multiple industry sources, then the comprehensiveness of repair information is improved, but the complexity of matching SKUs to operations and tasks increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising a server computer and database that mediates between multiple industry data sources and the user. This intermediary normalizes and integrates data from various sources using a common vocabulary and data structure, thereby providing comprehensive repair information while eliminating the complexity of direct SKU matching across multiple sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal data structure and common vocabulary that can handle multiple data sources and repair information types through a single interface. This multi-functional approach allows the system to process diverse repair data from different industry sources while maintaining consistent data representation, thus improving comprehensiveness without increasing matching complexity.
2Quantity of substance
If data from multiple industry sources is integrated, then the completeness of repair data is improved, but the consistency of data representation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing source-specific data normalization rules that preserve the unique characteristics of each data source while translating them into a consistent universal format. Each data source is handled with tailored normalization procedures that maintain its specific qualities while ensuring overall data consistency across the integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms data from multiple sources by changing their representation parameters to a common vocabulary and data structure. This parameter transformation process converts diverse data formats, naming conventions, and structures into a unified representation, thereby maintaining data completeness while achieving consistency across all integrated sources.
3Measurement precision
If a detailed catalog list of SKUs is generated, then the precision of part identification is improved, but the difficulty of matching SKUs to repair operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential matching logic from the complex SKU-to-operation matching process and separates it into automated database queries and rule-based matching algorithms. By extracting and automating the matching function, the system maintains precise part identification through detailed SKU catalogs while eliminating the manual matching difficulty through automated processing.
Data Source
AI summary
Providing repair information for a part. A first website may be provided which includes part information. The part information may include at least one of a plurality of possible vehicles and/or a plurality of possible parts. First user input may be received to the first website specifying a vehicle from the plurality of possible vehicles. Second user input may be received specifying a part of the plurality of possible parts, and third user input may be received to view labor cost information associated with the part. Correspondingly, labor cost information may be automatically provided which is associated with the part in response to the third user input to the first website to view the labor cost information. Automatically providing the labor cost information may be performed without further user input specifying the part or another website.