Patent ID: 8423419

Claim:
A computer-readable medium device having stored thereon computer-readable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of identifying related parts, the method comprising: receiving a selection of a product; receiving a selection of at least one part of the product; identifying, based on at least one of repair logic or stored expert knowledge, a repair that involves the selected at least one part; determining a repair level of the repair that involves the selected at least one part, wherein the repair level includes a first repair level indicating parts required to replace a group of structurally-related parts including the selected at least one part or a second repair level indicating parts required to recondition a group of structurally-related parts including the selected at least one part, and the first repair level is greater than the second repair level; identifying at least one additional related part, different from the selected at least one part, that is also involved in the identified repair and that has an associated repair level equal to or below the repair level of the selected at least one part; generating a parts list, wherein the parts list includes the selected at least one part and a recommendation of the identified at least one additional related part; and presenting the parts list.