Vehicle Maintenance Record Access for Ownership Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing ledger management system for vehicle maintenance information is limited in its availability for wide use, particularly in calculating vehicle prices during sales transactions, and does not allow for easy access by third parties or new vehicle owners.
Innovation Solution
A maintenance information management device and method that registers, updates, and provides vehicle maintenance information, including identification and replacement history, through a network-connected system with registration, update, and provision units, enabling wide access and transfer of maintenance records.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If maintenance information is restricted to calculation of vehicle price during sales transactions, then the information can be protected for specific business purposes, but the availability and accessibility of the information is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The maintenance information management device enables the same information system to serve multiple functions: it continues to support price calculation during sales transactions while simultaneously making information accessible to third parties and new owners. The device achieves this by providing information through different access channels and authorization levels, allowing the system to be universally applicable to various user groups and purposes without compromising the integrity needed for price calculation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If maintenance information is made widely accessible to third parties and new owners, then the versatility and usefulness of the information increases, but the complexity of information management and access control increases
Solution Approach 1:
The maintenance information management device acts as an intermediary between the maintenance information database and various users (third parties, new owners, dealers). It manages access control, authorization, and information distribution centrally, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture. Instead of implementing complex access control in multiple distributed systems, the patent consolidates information management functions in a single device that handles all access requests, reducing overall system complexity while enabling wide information availability.
3Ease of manufacture
If maintenance information is stored and managed in a centralized system, then the information can be efficiently updated and maintained, but the accessibility and transferability of information between different parties becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The maintenance information management device is pre-configured with standardized information structures, access protocols, and communication interfaces that enable seamless information transfer to third parties and new owners. By establishing the information management framework in advance with built-in accessibility features, the system eliminates the need for complex ad-hoc information transfer arrangements. The device maintains centralized control for easy updates while having preliminary arrangements in place for broad accessibility, resolving the contradiction between centralized maintenance and distributed access.
Data Source
AI summary
A maintenance information management device includes an information registration unit configured to register vehicle identification information and maintenance information in a memory for each vehicle, an information update unit configured to update the maintenance information after the maintenance of the vehicle by adding maintenance contents to the maintenance information registered in the memory, and an information providing unit configured to provide the maintenance information when a provision request for the maintenance information is accepted.