Michael D Nguyen

US Patent:

20140052328, Feb 20, 2014

Filed:

Aug 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/589532

Inventors:

Michael Nguyen - Norwalk CA, US
Robert Madison - Eastvale CA, US
Keith Andreasen - Garden Grove CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

701 296, 701 319

Abstract:

There is provided a method of predicting defects likely to occur in a vehicle over a predetermined period. The method includes receiving vehicle characteristic data regarding a vehicle under consideration, and comparing the received vehicle characteristic data with a defect database. The defect database includes information related to defects that have occurred in different vehicles and the mileage at which such defects occurred. The method additionally includes identifying defects that occurred in vehicles corresponding to use vehicle under consideration, and the mileage at which such defects occurred. Detects which fail to satisfy minimum count requirements are then filtered out, and the defects are then sorted in order of the highest defect count.

US Patent:

20160027223, Jan 28, 2016

Filed:

Sep 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/871594

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Keith Andreasen - Garden Grove CA, US
Michael Nguyen - Norwalk CA, US

International Classification:

G07C 5/00
G07C 5/08

Abstract:

There is provided a method of predicting defects likely to occur in a vehicle over a predetermined period. The method includes receiving vehicle characteristic data regarding a vehicle under consideration, and comparing the received vehicle characteristic data with a defect database. The defect database includes information related to defects that have occurred in different vehicles and the mileage at which such defects occurred. The method additionally includes identifying defects that occurred in vehicles corresponding to the vehicle under consideration, and the mileage at which such defects occurred. Defects which fail to satisfy minimum count requirements are then filtered out, and the defects are then sorted in order of the highest defect count.

US Patent:

20150206357, Jul 23, 2015

Filed:

Apr 1, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/676652

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Robert Madison - Lakewood CA, US
Michael Nguyen - Norwalk CA, US

International Classification:

G07C 5/00
G07C 5/08

Abstract:

A multi-stage diagnostic system and related method which seeks diagnostic information from a secondary information source when a first information source does not yield sufficient data for producing a diagnostic result. In particular, diagnostic process includes a first stage of communicating with an onboard vehicle computer to retrieve diagnostic trouble codes therefrom. If no diagnostic trouble codes are retrieved from the onboard computer, the diagnostic process proceeds to a second stage wherein symptomatic diagnostic information is solicited from the user. A series of symptomatic questions may be presented to the user on a smartphone. The answers from the symptomatic questions may be used to identify a most likely solution, which may be associated with a repair part(s). The corresponding repair part(s) may be identified by an associated universal part number(s) based on vehicle identification information associated with the vehicle needing repair.

US Patent:

20140195101, Jul 10, 2014

Filed:

Jan 24, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/163691

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Robert Madison - Eastvale CA, US
Michael Nguyen - Norwalk CA, US

Assignee:

Innova Electronics, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G07C 5/00

US Classification:

701 296, 701 314

Abstract:

A multi-stage diagnostic system and related method which seeks diagnostic information from a secondary information source when a first information source does not yield sufficient data for producing a diagnostic result. In particular, diagnostic process includes a first stage of communicating with an onboard vehicle computer to retrieve diagnostic trouble codes therefrom. If diagnostic trouble codes are received from the onboard computer, the diagnostic trouble codes are used to produce a diagnostic result. On the other hand, if no diagnostic trouble codes are retrieved from the onboard computer, the diagnostic process proceeds to a second stage wherein symptomatic diagnostic information is solicited from the user. A series of symptomatic questions may be presented to the user on a smartphone.

US Patent:

20140188329, Jul 3, 2014

Filed:

Mar 7, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/200459

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael Nguyen - Norwalk CA, US
Robert Madison - Eastvale CA, US
Keith Andreasen - Garden Grove CA, US

Assignee:

Innova Electronics, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

G07C 5/00

US Classification:

701 296, 701 319

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for determining the cost of operating a vehicle over a defined period of time. The method proceeds by establishing, on a database, a schedule of anticipated future repairs for a plurality of vehicle types, the repair schedule including the cost of the repairs and the approximate mileage at which the anticipated future repair(s) are expected to become necessary. A processor, in communication with the database, receives information identifying a particular of vehicle, and the present mileage associated with that particular vehicle. Using the vehicle type information, the vehicle's present mileage information and the repair schedule, the processor then computes the approximate total future repair costs for maintaining the vehicle over a defined period of time.