Patent ID: 8825276
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G05B,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for use in analyzing data related to maintenance of at least one vehicle, said method being implemented by a computing device, said method comprising: receiving at least one fault message transmitted from the at least one vehicle; receiving a maintenance event log for a vehicle, the maintenance event log including at least one maintenance event; automatically identifying, by the computing device, a most recent corrective action for the at least one maintenance event including inferring, in response to the at least one vehicle ceasing transmission of the at least one fault message, that the most recent corrective action caused cessation of the fault message; and storing, within the computing device, a diagnostic entry including the at least one fault message and the identified corrective action, such that the diagnostic entry is retrievable from the computing device to evaluate a subsequent like fault message.