Patent ID: 8112318
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method in a distributed data processing system for managing each of a plurality of tires from procurement through disposal, the method comprising: creating a plurality of individual tire records, wherein one each of the plurality of individual tire records is associated with one each of the plurality of tires; storing a procurement notification for each of the tires in the associated individual tire record upon the tire being procured, the procurement notification comprising a tire size, a tire make, a tire series, a tire procurement cost and a unique tire identifier, wherein the unique tire identifier provides a unit of identification for the tire; storing a mount notification for each of the tires in the associated individual tire record upon the tire being mounted on a vehicle, the mount notification comprising the unique tire identifier, a unique vehicle identifier that provides a unit identification for the vehicle, a mounting position on the vehicle and a vehicle service indicator, wherein the vehicle service indicator is based upon a reading from at least one of an odometer or an hour meter; storing a dismount notification for each of the tires in the associated individual tire record upon the tire being dismounted from the vehicle, the dismount notification comprising the unique tire identifier, the unique vehicle identifier and the vehicle service indicator; storing a repair notification for each of the tires in the associated individual tire record upon the tire being repaired, the repair notification comprising the unique tire identifier, a description of a tire repair and a cost of the tire repair; storing a retread notification for each of the tires in the associated individual tire record upon the tire being retreaded, the retread notification comprising the unique tire identifier, a description of a tire retread and a cost of the retread operation; storing a tire disposal notification for each of the tires in the associated individual tire record upon the tire being scrapped, the tire disposal notification comprising the unique tire identifier; and determining by the data processing system a total service cost for the tire, wherein the total service cost comprises a sum of the procurement cost, the repair cost, and the retread cost stored in the associated individual tire record of the tire.