Patent ID: 8868286

Claim:
A method implemented on a computer system for treating a vehicle damaged in a crash, the method comprising: receiving, at the computer system, crash information about a damaged vehicle; determining, via one or more a processors, a crash velocity of the damaged vehicle based on the received crash information; determining, via the one or more processors, a crash direction of the damaged vehicle based on the received crash information; determining, via the one or more processors, a treatment complexity level based on the crash velocity and the crash direction, the treatment complexity level including a price schedule for treating the damaged vehicle, a time duration for completing treatment of the damaged vehicle, and a damaged vehicle parts list including vehicle parts of the damaged vehicle estimated to be damaged by the crash, wherein treating the damaged vehicle includes repairing, salvaging, and/or scrapping the damaged vehicle; selecting, via the one or more processors, a treatment facility for treating the damaged vehicle based on the treatment complexity level; and transmitting, via the one or more processors, information associated with transporting the damaged vehicle to the selected treatment facility.