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Method and device for visualizing an automotive repair cycle

US7130726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

24Claims

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Eckhard Steinmeier · Munich, DE
Ralf Rachholz · Munich, DE
Birsen Goek · Munich, DE
Martin Kulessa · Munich, DE
Bernhard Hoess · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2005
Grant date	Oct 31, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T13/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for providing image data for visualizing a defective component and/or a repair cycle and/or a maintenance cycle of a road-bound motor vehicle, especially a passenger case or a motorbike. In order to reduce translation costs occurring for conventional repair instructions, the following steps are provided: digitalized data from at least two components of the vehicle is provided, especially CAD or vector data or another visual data format, digitalized data from the arrangement of the two components of the vehicle relative to each other is also provided. A first selection element for selecting a first repair cycle from a plurality of repair cycles, data or image data of the first step of the first repair cycle is provided, in addition to subsequent data or image data of the second step of the first repair cycle.

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