Patent ID: 8140411

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing labor cost information, the method comprising: receiving, by the computer, input specifying a vehicle and/or a vehicle system; receiving, by the computer, user input to the computer specifying part information, wherein the part information comprises a specific part; receiving, by the computer, user input to view repair jobs associated with the part information; providing, by the computer, a plurality of repair jobs associated with the specific part; receiving, by the computer, user input to view labor cost information associated with at least one of the repair jobs, wherein said receiving the user input to view the labor cost information is received after the user input specifying the part information and the input specifying the vehicle and/or the vehicle system; and automatically providing, by the computer, the labor cost information associated with the at least one of the repair job for display in response to the user input to view the labor cost information, wherein the labor cost information is automatically determined based on the vehicle and/or the vehicle system and the at least one repair job, wherein the labor cost information specifies a cost of labor for installing the specific part, and wherein said automatically providing the labor cost information is performed without further user input specifying the part information.