Patent ID: 9116964
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding a vehicle identification number (VIN), comprising: determining, by a computer having a processor and a memory, shortened VIN (sVIN) values for the VIN; the computer determining trim identification code (TIC) values for the VIN based at least on the sVIN values; the computer determining a set of candidate trims for the VIN based at least on the TIC values; the computer determining an optimized list of candidate trims from the set of candidate trims for the VIN; the computer determining a confidence score and a match probability relative to the VIN for each candidate trim in the optimized list of candidate trims; and based on determined confidence scores and match probabilities for corresponding candidate trims in the optimized list of candidate trims, the computer selecting one or more candidate trims from the optimized list of candidate trims for output.