IP Library Granted Patent US 12,165,111
Granted Patent B2
US 12,165,111 · App. 17/650,772 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Repair/replace and labour hours determination

Inventors: Razvan Ranca (London, GB); Marcel Horstmann (London, GB); Bjorn Mattsson (London, GB); Janto Oellrich (London, GB); Yih Kai Teh (London, GB); Ken Chatfield (London, GB); Franziska Kirschner (London, GB); Rusen Aktas (London, GB); Laurent Decamp (London, GB); Mathieu Ayel (London, GB); Julia Peyre (London, GB); Shaun Trill (London, GB); Crystal Van Oosterom (London, GB)
Assignee: TRACTABLE LIMITED
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Patent No.
US 12,165,111
App. No.
17/650,772
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to the determination of repair operations for a damaged vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining repair operations, for example whether to repair or replace parts of a damaged vehicle and associated labour time required, for a damaged vehicle using images of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining repair operations that are required to repair a damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the damaged vehicle.

Claims (46)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving one or more images of a damaged vehicle;

determining one or more classifications for one or more parts of the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more images;

generating one or more damage vectors based on the one or more classifications, wherein the damage vector comprises the one or more classifications and a confidence value; and

determining one or more repair operations for the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors and a threshold associated with the confidence value of the damage vector.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more repair operations comprise replacing or repairing a damaged part of the damaged vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a severity of damage to one or more parts of the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting a repair cost corresponding to the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or damage vectors.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining one or more painting operations for the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a labor time parameter corresponding to the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more repair operations, wherein the one or more repair operations comprise repairing at least one part of the damaged vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a damage vector for the damaged vehicle based on the one or more damage vectors, wherein each of the one or more damaged vectors correspond to a different normalized part of the damaged vehicle.

8. One or more processors configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving one or more images of a damaged vehicle;

determining one or more classifications for one or more parts of the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more images;

generating one or more damage vectors based on the one or more classifications, wherein the damage vector comprises the one or more classifications and a confidence value; and

determining one or more repair operations for the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors and a threshold associated with the confidence value of the damage vector.

9. The one or more processors of claim 8 , wherein the one or more repair operations comprise replacing a damaged part of the damaged vehicle.

10. The one or more processors of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a severity of damage to one or more parts of the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors.

11. The one or more processors of claim 8 , further comprising:

predicting a repair cost corresponding to the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or damage vectors.

12. The one or more processors of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining one or more painting operations for the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors.

13. The one or more processors of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a labor time parameter corresponding to the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damaged vectors.

14. The one or more processors of claim 8 , further comprising:

generating a damage vector for the damaged vehicle based on the one or more damage vectors, wherein each of the one or more damaged vectors correspond to a different normalized part of the damaged vehicle.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that is executable by one or more processors, the set of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:

receiving one or more images of a damaged vehicle;

determining one or more classifications for one or more parts of the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more images;

generating one or more damage vectors based on the one or more classifications, wherein the damage vector comprises the one or more classifications and a confidence value; and

determining one or more repair operations for the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors and a threshold associated with the confidence value of the damage vector.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more repair operations comprise replacing or repairing a damaged part of the damaged vehicle.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

predicting a repair cost corresponding to the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or damage vectors.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

determining one or more painting operations for the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more damage vectors.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

determining a labor time parameter corresponding to the damaged vehicle based on at least the one or more repair operations, wherein the one or more repair operations comprise repairing at least one part of the damaged vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

generating a damage vector for the damaged vehicle based on the one or more damage vectors, wherein each of the one or more damaged vectors correspond to a different normalized part of the damaged vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: RANCA, RAZVAN; MATTSSON, BJORN; VAN OOSTEROM, CRYSTAL; KIRSCHNER, FRANZISKA; OELLRICH, JANTO; PEYRE, JULIA; CHATFIELD, KEN; DECAMP, LAURENT; HORSTMANN, MARCEL; AYEL, MATHIEU; AKTAS, RUSEN; TRILL, SHAUN; TEH, YIH KAI
To: TRACTABLE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062014/0314 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2022
From: TRACTABLE LTD.; TRACTABLE INC.
To: CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Reel/Frame 061764/0796 →
Priority Claims (5)
GB 2000076 · Jan 3, 2020 · national
GB 2000077 · Jan 3, 2020 · national
GB 2007465 · May 19, 2020 · national
GB 2016723 · Oct 21, 2020 · national
GB 2017464 · Nov 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17303105 · May 20, 2021
Continuation PCTGB2021050008 · Jan 4, 2021
Provisional Application 63198628 · Oct 30, 2020
Related Publication 20220164945A1 · May 26, 2022