Patent ID: 11900334
Assignee: EBAY INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network-based marketplace, a maintenance message that specifies at least one entry of characterization information for a part of a vehicle and a vehicle identifier for the vehicle, the at least one entry of characterization information including data generated by a sensor monitoring the part of the vehicle that describes an aspect of the part of the vehicle;
identifying, by the network-based marketplace, a current service level for the part of the vehicle based on the at least one entry of characterization information;
identifying, by the network-based marketplace in response to identifying that the current service level for the part of the vehicle indicates a warning to replace or repair the part of the vehicle, a user profile and a client device associated with the vehicle identifier;
communicating, by the network-based marketplace in response to identifying that the current service level for the part of the vehicle indicates a warning to replace or repair the part of the vehicle, a message to the client device recommending repair or replacement of the part of the vehicle;
initiating, by the network-based marketplace in response to identifying that the current service level for the part of the vehicle indicates a warning to replace or repair the part of the vehicle, a search for listings describing the part of the vehicle;
adding, by the network-based marketplace in response to identifying that the current service level for the part of the vehicle indicates a warning to replace or repair the part of the vehicle, at least one item identified in results of the search for listings to a virtual garage of the user profile and causing the virtual garage to display a visual alert indicating that the at least one item requires repair or replacement; and
determining, from the user profile in response to identifying that the current service level for the part of the vehicle indicates a warning to replace or repair the part of the vehicle, that a user associated with the client device possesses the at least one item identified in the results of the search and presenting a visual indication in the virtual garage that the user possesses the at least one item identified in the results of the search.