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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2003
Timothy Alan Dietz, Austin, TX (US);
Lane Thomas Holloway, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Marques Benjamin Quiller, Pflugerville, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An on-board control system in an automotive vehicle for tracking vehicle maintenance and operational data to determine further necessary maintenance and repair comprising standard apparatus for tracking and storing operational data for each of a selected set of vehicle operational parameters and the combination of visible digital code reading apparatus for reading a set of visible digital codes, such as bar-codes, each representative of a maintenance or repair function performed on the vehicle; storage apparatus for storing said visible digital code readings representative of maintenance and repair functions performed on said vehicle; and apparatus for analyzing and coordinating said stored operational data with said stored maintenance and repair visible code readings to provide recommendations for further maintenance and repair.