Patent ID: 7970711

Claim:
A computer-implemented warranty management data processing method for determining relationships of data associated with warranty claims, the computer including a processor and memory, and the method comprising steps performed by the computer of: receiving, by the processor, warranty data for a plurality of products, wherein each of the plurality of products is associated with a serial number; storing, by the processor, warranty data for a plurality of products; processing, by the processor, warranty claims filed against warranties for the plurality of products by a plurality of warranty service providers; generating, by the processor, claims data based on the warranty claims; analyzing, by the processor, the stored warranty data and the claims data; and generating, by the processor, a first graphical representation of a distribution of the claims data for one of the plurality of the warranty service providers, wherein the distribution of the claims data includes a distribution curve of a differential of the serial numbers associated with the respective claims data, the differential based upon the warranty claims filed by the one of the plurality of the warranty service providers; and generating, by the processor, a second graphical representation of a distribution of the claims data for the plurality of the warranty service providers, wherein the distribution of the claims data includes a distribution curve of a differential of the serial numbers associated with the respective claims data, the differential calculated based upon the warranty claims filed by the plurality of the warranty service providers.