SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO UTILIZE AN ELECTRONIC GARAGE SHELF

摘要

Systems and methods to utilize an electronic garage shelf are described. The system includes an electronic garage shelf which may be a metaphor for a shelf in a garage that is used to store parts for a vehicle. For example, the electronic garage shelf may store a token part that signifies a part or smart component such as an oil filter on a garage shelf in the user's garage. Further, the metaphor for a shelf in the garage may be expanded to include a virtual part to signify a part or smart component the user wants to acquire. Accordingly, the system may include garage shelf information comprised of virtual part information and token part information where the virtual part information may store virtual parts signifying parts that are desirable for acquisition and the token part information may store token parts signifying parts that are in the possession of the user.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a receiving module, implemented by one or more processors, that is configured to receive a maintenance message, over a network, from a mobile device, the maintenance message being received by a network-based marketplace, the maintenance message being associated with a first user and including part log information including a timestamp and characterization information, the characterization information is received by the mobile device from a component in a vehicle, the component including a sensor that senses a first part that is assembled into the vehicle, the component to generate the characterization information based on a sense of the first part, as sensed by the sensor, and to communicate the characterization information to the mobile device; and a processing module, implemented by the one or more processors, that is configured to identify a first user profile information, at the network-based marketplace, based on the maintenance message, the first user profile information being associated with the first user on the network-based marketplace and the mobile device, the processing module further configured to store the part log information in the first user profile information at the network-based marketplace, the processing module further configured to identify service level information in the part log information associated with the first user, the service level information indicating the first part requires replacement, the service level information being identified based on the part log information, the processing module further configured to communicate an alert to the first user to create a first virtual part for the first part in garage shelf information included in the first user profile information for the first user, the receiving module further configured to receive a command from the first user to create the first virtual part for the first part in the garage shelf information included in the first user profile information for the first user, the first virtual part being utilized to initiate a communication of at least one alert to the first user to facilitate a replacement of the first part.