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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

May. 13, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Akram Bou-Ghannam, Lake Worth, FL (US);

Michael J. Dockter, Wellington, FL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 23/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2013.01); G05B 23/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

An approach is provided to automate predictive vehicle maintenance. In the approach, a vehicle's information handling system receives vehicle data transmissions from a number of other vehicles in geographic proximity to the vehicle. Both the vehicle and the other vehicles correspond to various vehicle types that are used to identify those other vehicles that are similar to the vehicle. The sets of received vehicle data transmissions that are received to similar vehicles are analyzed with respect to a plurality of vehicle maintenance data corresponding to the vehicle. The analysis of the vehicle data transmissions resulting in predictive vehicle maintenance recommendations pertaining to the first vehicle.


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