37 results about "Servicing Facility" patented technology

A customer driven process of diagnosing and repairing a vehicle. The process involves temporarily providing a customer with a diagnostic tool that can receive vehicle diagnostic signals from a vehicle on-board computer. The customer then uses the tool to upload diagnostic signals from the car, and returns the tool to the automotive parts / service facility. The vehicle diagnostic signals are communicated to a console, which then accesses a database(s). The database(s) includes information relating to the vehicle malfunction, the repairs needed, and the parts required to complete those repairs. The process also allows automatic scheduling of repairs and purchasing of parts from the automotive parts / service facility. Upon payment of any prescribed fees, the process outputs report information to the customer.

This invention is a method and system for reserving a facility or service after the cancellation of an initial reservation for the facility of service. The system for this invention comprises a reservation center that contains reservation information about multiple facilities and services that available for use. This information includes times, quantity and quality of the facilities and services that are available. Also included in this reservation center is information about the users that are interested in reserving and using the currently reserved facility or service. The system of the present invention also includes remote devices that the potential users possess. The reservation center will use a particular remote device for a corresponding use to alert the user there has been a cancellation and that the facility or services is available for use by the alerted user. The primary user and all backup users can use the Internet capabilities to communicate with the reservation center.

The present invention enables the collection by credit / debit card payment of customer co-pay and self-pay charges via an integrated point-of-service transaction management system and method. The system and method of the present invention may assist health care facilities in the collection of co-pay and self-pay charges at the time service is rendered. The present invention can be implemented anywhere cash, checks, credit cards or debit cards are accepted for payment.

A method and apparatus for servicing a vehicle component that includes contacting a remote service center through a telematic module. The method and apparatus also includes diagnosing remotely a vehicle issue and servicing remotely said vehicle issue. Remotely servicing the vehicle saves cost and time when compared to bringing the vehicle to a vehicle service facility.

A method and apparatus for servicing a vehicle component that includes contacting a remote service center through a telematic module. The method and apparatus also includes diagnosing remotely a vehicle issue and servicing remotely said vehicle issue. Remotely servicing the vehicle saves cost and time when compared to bringing the vehicle to a vehicle service facility.

Radio transponder encoded with serial number linked to a vehicle's VIN is installed in a vehicle prior to retail sale. When vehicle is brought in for service, the presence of vehicle at the service facility is detected, and checked against a database of recalls, recall repairs completed, state consumer protection Lemon Laws, and service history. This information is stored within a database that can be viewed via the Internet. Electronic alerts can be automatically generated indicating when vehicle is in service and which recall repairs are to be performed, and if Lemon Law limits being approached or exceeded. The system helps ensure that recall repairs are completed and the manufacturer can get involved before consumer remedies are triggered. The system allows lenders to conduct collateral floorchecks remotely and detect irregular business practices, and allows dealers to locate and manage inventory, conduct warranty repairs, and seek warranty reimbursements.

The invention relates to a service facility for providing remote diagnostic and maintenance services to a process plant. A system for providing remote diagnostic and maintenance services to a process plant includes a database and a server, both of which are located remotely from the process plant. The database includes a plurality of applications. The server includes a data collection unit, an analysis unit, and a control unit. The data collection unit collects data associated with the process plant via a communication link, such as the Internet. The analysis unit analyzes the collected data to detect a condition associated with the process plant. In response to the detected condition, the control unit automatically implements one or more of the applications by automatically executing oneor more of the applications remotely and determining parameters to be communicated to the process plant, automatically downloading one or more applications to the process plant via the Internet, and / or activating a web page that provides information for guiding an operator located at the plant in correcting the detected condition.

Modular service unit (10A) comprising a pair of elongate light fittings EACH comprising a reflector housing (14) having one or more light tubes (24). Either a bridging plate, or an intermediate housing (26), is releasably attached to or supported by adjacent longitudinal side edges (34) of each reflector housing (14), and forms a structural part of an auxiliary service facility. The auxiliary service facility can include, for example, air conditioning ducts or diffusers (17A), fire alarm detectors, fire sprinklers with flexible pipe connections, speakers, security sensors, and secondary light fittings. A plurality of modular service units may be incorporated in a suspended ceiling.

The invention provides a multifunctional automatic service facility, which comprises a moving room, an article storage bin, a manipulator, a positioning system, a conveying system and a control system, wherein the conveying system can be used for making the moving room move or be still under the control of the control system, and moreover, can be used for making the moving room be communicated with an entrance of the multifunctional automatic service facility; the positioning system can be used for positioning the directions and the positions of the moving room and the manipulator and transmitting positioning information to the control system; the moving room is provided with a manipulator passage; the control system can be used for controlling the manipulator to move an article from the article storage bin, and placing the article in the moving room through the manipulator passage. According to the multifunctional automatic service facility, the conveying system is controlled to move the moving room through the control system; the positioning system is used for positioning and feeding back a positioning signal to the control system; moreover, the manipulator is used for taking the article from the article storage bin to decorate the moving room, so that the moving room has different types of service contents; the problems that a facility is vacant and is inconvenient to redecorate are solved.

The invention discloses a resource provision method for the problem of service composition in a cloud-integrated wireless-fiber hybrid access network, which includes three stages. The first stage: Decompose the comprehensive service request into a variety of basic services, collect the user's comprehensive service request, the price issued by each service facility, the total amount of resources, and the basic consumption of basic services per unit, and aim at the minimum cost for users according to the market mechanism Construct an auction model; the second stage: design an algorithm based on the auction model, find out the resource provision plan and the corresponding unit basic service pricing strategy that achieves the minimum user cost; the third stage: verify that the designed algorithm has incentive compatibility and time complexity low-level features. The present invention plans the interaction between service facilities and users into an auction model, enabling users to obtain services at a minimum cost, and at the same time allowing service facilities to actively participate in cloud services after receiving certain rewards, thereby providing users with various cloud services more efficiently.

An MSP platform provides contingent healthcare worker recruiting and shift assignation in a multilayered process of job order broadcasting, competency matching, proposals from healthcare agencies aka vendors, screening, compliance management, and onboard of each candidate. Each staff profile submitted has to go through multilayered review, approval, and orientation process. Additionally, each healthcare worker's calendar, credential, and compliance have to be managed across multiple employers to prevent scheduling conflict and compliance violations, and guaranteeing full visibility of all healthcare workers across the entire supply chain. MSPs (Managed Service Providers) have the ability to service a large number of facilities on whose behalf the MSPs generate job orders for contingent workforce, and manage fulfillment using suppliers (aka vendors) mapped to the facility being serviced. The supplier ecosystem is a cohesive block that may be shared across all MSPs, and several such MSP ecosystems should be allowed to coexist in the system. Suppliers can be tiered by geography allowing a large vendor network to track demand from one or more healthcare facilities across a single location or a group of vendor locations. Additionally, a facility that is part of an MSP should also be able to work directly with all suppliers either in conjunction with or independent of an MSP. Both long term assignments referred to as ‘Travel’ position, and on-demand shift assignments referred to as ‘Day-to-day’ position are serviceable under this centrally available software commonly referred to as ‘Software as a Service’.

The invention discloses a temporary storage vehicle for a vehicle assembly yard, Including bottom plate, A reinforcement plate is fixedly connected on both sides of the lower surface of the bottom plate, A roller connecting device is fixedly connected to the lower side of the reinforcement plate away from the bottom plate, A rotating shaft fixing plate is fixedly connected to a side of the rollerconnecting device away from the reinforcement plate, A rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the center of the outer surface of the rotating shaft fixing plate, The outer surface of the rotatingshaft is fixedly connected with a roller connecting plate, a traveling wheel is fixedly connected with a side of the roller connecting plate away from the rotating shaft, a storage cabinet is fixedlyarranged on one side of the upper surface of the bottom plate, a right tray is slidably connected between the inner walls of the left and right sides of the storage cabinet, and a finite sliding groove is fixedly arranged at the joint of the storage cabinet and the tray. The temporary storage vehicle relates to the technical field of modern vehicle assembly service facilities. The utility model relates to a temporary storage vehicle for a vehicle assembly yard, which has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in storing and sorting related articles, stable movement, and convenience in overcoming obstacles.

The invention discloses a transport vehicle capable of climbing cylinders. The transport vehicle comprises a support mechanism, a plurality of supporting wheel mechanisms and a control mechanism. The support mechanism is of a regular hollow structure with the even number of sides not smaller than six, and a hanging support is fixed to the outer wall of the support mechanism. Every two adjacent inner corners of the support mechanism are provided with one supporting wheel mechanism. Each supporting wheel mechanism is provided with two tires, and the moving direction of the tires is perpendicular to the plane where the support mechanism is located. The control mechanism is located in the support mechanism. The transport vehicle has the functions of climbing upwards and moving downwards along the cylinders and cylinder-like articles, and has certain bearing capacity. The transport vehicle can be used for workshop logistics transportation and can help wire maintenance workers to transport servicing facility rods and the like along a telegraph pole.