METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTO-GENERATED REPAIR-HINT TO A VEHICLE REPAIR TOOL

摘要

Methods and systems pertaining to auto-generated repair-hints are described. A computer-readable processor can compare terms identified on a repair order (RO) to a taxonomy term database to determine standard terms associated with the terms on the RO, to store the standard terms as meta-data associated with the RO, to select pre-drafted text strings with gaps, and to insert the meta-data into the text string gaps to create a complete text string that forms at least part of an auto-generated repair-hint. The processor can receive a set of standard search terms to search for the auto-generated repair-hint from among multiple repair-hints. The processor can cause the auto-generated repair-hint to be transmitted to a vehicle repair tool for displaying the auto-generated repair-hint. A machine including the processor can receive a set of non-standard search terms (NSST) and identify a set of standard search terms associated with the NSST.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a first set of search terms for selecting, from a non-transitory data storage device storing a plurality of repair-hints, an auto-generated repair-hint for providing to a vehicle repair tool, wherein each auto-generated repair-hint stored in the data storage device includes meta-data that is associated with at least one set of search terms and the meta-data is generated based on computer-readable repair-order data and computer-readable taxonomy terms within a taxonomy term database; selecting, by the processor from among the plurality of repair-hints and based on the first set of search terms, an auto-generated repair-hint associated with the first set of search terms; and providing, by the processor, the selected auto-generated repair-hint to a communication network for transmission of the selected auto-generated repair-hint to the vehicle repair tool.