Patent ID: 9200907
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for determining whether a vehicle was washed at a carwash, comprising: recording with a computer navigation data for a vehicle obtained via a GPS unit associated with the vehicle; identifying a location of each carwash in the navigation data; identifying with the computer that the vehicle was located at a carwash based on the recorded navigation data and the location of each carwash in the navigation data; identifying at least one indication that the vehicle was washed while located at the carwash; determining that the vehicle was washed at the carwash if the vehicle was located at the carwash and at least one indication is identified that the vehicle was washed while located at the carwash; recording a number of times in a term that the vehicle was washed; and using the number of times in a reassessment of vehicle resale value.