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Method and device for visualizing a vehicle repairing

US7263418B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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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 11, 2005
Grant date	Aug 28, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 11, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

A method is provided for providing image data for visualizing a defective part and/or a repair process and/or a maintenance service of a road-bound vehicle, in particular a car or motorcycle. The aim is to reduce the translation costs for repair manuals. The method is characterized by the following: digital data is provided for at least two vehicle parts, in particular CAD data, vector data or another form of digital data suitable for visualizing is provided; digital data on the location of said two vehicle parts with respect to each other is also provided; a first selection element is provided for selecting a first repair operation from a plurality thereof, data, i.e., image data of the first stage of said first repair operation is provided, afterwards image data of the second stage of the first repair operation is provided.

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