JPH10253389A - Vehicle repair cost estimation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle repair cost estimation system to perform accurate and quick estimation of a repair cost of a vehicle. SOLUTION: This estimation system has a capturing means 2 to bring in an image data of a troubled vehicle, a memory means 30 to store a vehicle attribute data necessary for estimating the repair cost of the troubled vehicle, an input means 10 to input an estimation data necessary for the repair cost estimation of the troubled vehicle, a display means 5 to display various data containing image data and a data processing part 7 to perform a processing of the repair cost estimation of the troubled vehicle based on the estimation data and the vehicle attribute data. In this case, the memory means 30 stores a group of history image data and repair data involved of troubled vehicles in the past and a data processing section 7 display an image data of the troubled vehicles to be estimated on a display means 5 while the history image data are displayed according to a specified order. Moreover, the repair data of the specified history image data is shown on a display means 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for estimating a repair cost of a vehicle damaged by an accident or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when repairing a vehicle damaged by an accident, estimating the cost requires enormous labor.

That is, it is necessary to predict not only the exterior part of the collision part but also the internal parts which are distorted or damaged by the collision, further investigate the price of the replacement part, estimate the labor cost, and subsequently calculate these costs.

[0004] For this reason, it is easy to estimate if the accident is such that the bumper is dented, but in the case of an accident such as deformation in the engine room or wheel alignment, the number of replacement parts and processes becomes enormous. Of course, it is extremely difficult to pick up all the screws, nuts, wiring and couplers.

In addition, since these estimates differ depending on the type of vehicle, there is a problem that it is impossible to start even without a manual for the type of vehicle. In addition, due to the widespread use of automobile insurance, damages caused by accidents are often covered by insurance, but in this case, there is a more complicated problem.

[0006] That is, the above-mentioned estimation work is originally to be performed by a repair shop. However, if the cost is paid by insurance, the insurance company will determine the degree of repair and the amount of the repair to minimize the expenditure. You need to know the cost accurately. However, the relationship between the degree of damage and the repair cost can be accurately evaluated by a repair shop with extensive repair experience or a research organization with a specialized expert, and requires considerable knowledge and experience.

[0007] In the case of performing repairs by insurance, it is necessary to examine the relationship between the degree of damage and the repair cost between the repair shop and the insurance company, and to make them both objective and satisfactory.

[0008]

However, the calculation based on the manual book described above requires a great deal of time and labor, and the evaluation of damage lacks absolute objectivity. Work will also increase.

[0009] Conventionally, the recording of the accident situation was performed by a film camera. However, this requires time for development, and at least, a photograph and documents are distributed to a repair shop, a research organization, and an insurance company. Because of the need, it took a considerable number of days for the actual estimate to be determined.

[0010] For these reasons, there is a possibility that the repair will not progress and the profit of the owner of the accident vehicle will be impaired. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its technical object to provide an accident vehicle repair cost estimation system that can accurately and quickly estimate a vehicle repair cost.

[0011] It is another technical object of the present invention to provide an accident vehicle repair cost estimating system that enables even a person with little estimation experience to easily estimate a repair cost.

[0012]

The present invention has the following arrangement in order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. That is, capture means 2 for taking in image data of an accident vehicle, storage means 30 for storing vehicle attribute data required for an accident vehicle repair cost estimate, and input means for inputting estimate data required for an accident vehicle repair cost estimate 10, an estimation system comprising: a display unit 5 for displaying various data including image data; and a data processing unit 7 for performing an accident vehicle repair cost estimation process based on the estimation data and the vehicle attribute data. The storage unit 30 stores a history image data group of past accident vehicles and respective repair data thereof, and the data processing unit 7 displays the image data of the estimation target accident vehicle on the display unit 5 and also stores the history image data. The vehicle repair cost estimating system displays the data in accordance with a predetermined order and further displays the repair data of the designated history image data on the display means 5.

The storage unit 30 stores the history image data in the order of the degree of vehicle damage, and the data processing unit 7 displays the history image data corresponding to the degree of damage specified by the input unit 10 on the display unit 5. can do.

The storage means 30 stores the history image data for each vehicle type, and the data processing section 7 displays the history image data of the vehicle type specified by the input means 10 on the display means 5. It may be.

The storage means 30 stores the history image data for each damaged part of the vehicle,
May display the history image data of the damaged part specified by the input means 10 on the display means 5.

Further, the data processing section 7 uses the historical image data corresponding to the degree of damage designated by the input means 10 as reference data, and displays the history image data of a predetermined range of damage based on the reference data. A plurality of means 5 may be displayed simultaneously.

The data processing section 7 displays a plurality of pieces of history image data on the display means 5 as a first process, and uses the input means 10 from the displayed plurality of pieces of history image data as a second process. Displaying a plurality of other pieces of historical image data similar to the selected historical image data on the display unit 5 and repeating this second process to search for historical image data that is most similar to the image data of the accident vehicle to be estimated. Can also.

Next, important components of the present invention will be further described. [Capturing Means 2] The capturing means 2 is an I / O for transferring image data of the accident vehicle taken by the digital camera 1 or the like to the data processing unit 7. This I / O
Examples of (input means) include an infrared receiving device, a modem, a flexible disk device, and the like.

Here, the digital camera 1 includes a charge-coupled device (CCD: CHAGED COUPLED DEVICE) and this CC
D is provided with a lens for forming an image, and a means for storing the formed image in a digital memory and outputting this data to the outside. This output means, for example,
Examples include an infrared transmission device, a modem, and a flexible disk device. [Storage unit 30] The storage unit 30 is basically a data file, and may be of any type as long as it is a storage medium. However, it is preferable that the storage unit 30 be a medium in which new data can be easily updated. ROM (compactdisk-r
ead only memory) and MO (magneto optical disk) are preferable. In addition, a floppy disk or the like can be used for a flash report of new car information or the like.

The storage means 30 is composed of a first storage means 3, a second storage means 4, a third storage means 6, and a storage unit 11, and the first storage means 3 stores vehicle component prices, Stores a data group of labor costs required for replacement or repair of
The second storage means 4 can store data corresponding to a damaged part of the vehicle and parts that need to be replaced or repaired in accordance with the damaged part. The third storage means 6 can store a history image data group of past accident vehicles and its repair data. As the repair data, data on parts and labor required for repair can be exemplified.

More specifically, the third storage means 6 stores a name, a number, and the like for specifying a vehicle type, a damaged part, and a degree of damage in each data file of a database for storing past accident vehicle image data. It is preferable that a data file created for each vehicle type, each site, and each degree of damage store a number specifying the corresponding image data.

The storage unit 11 is, for example, a hard disk memory, and can store standard vehicle graphic data of a developed view and a partial view of the vehicle. [Display Means 5] The display means 5 is a CRT (cathode ray tub).
e), an image such as a liquid crystal panel, or a liquid crystal panel, and a touch sensor may be provided on the surface. [Data Processing Unit 7] The data processing unit 7 is an arithmetic unit that actually performs a repair cost estimation process based on each data.
entral processing unit), RAM (random access memo)
ry) and ROM (read only memory).

The data processing section 7 is provided with a communication means 17.
And the same data can be displayed on a terminal connected via a line. The communication means 17 is an interface connecting the data processing unit 7 and a communication line, and the line is an ISDN (integrated ss).
ervices digital network), a terminal adapter can be used. This line may be a public line or a private line such as a local area network. When connecting to a line other than ISDN, a modem that modulates and demodulates digital signals may be used.

In the vehicle repair cost estimating system configured as described above, when the repair cost of the accident vehicle is actually estimated, the following processing is performed, for example. That is, first,
The image data of the estimation target vehicle taken by the digital still camera or the like is read out via the capture means 2, and a plurality of image data of past accident vehicles are read out from the storage means 30 (third storage means 6) and displayed on the display means 5. Display. At this time, as the image data of the past accident vehicle,
It is desirable that the vehicle type is the same as the estimation target vehicle.

Then, the operator selects, on the display screen, an accident example that seems to be most similar to the damaged state of the estimation target vehicle. Then, a plurality of accident data (accident data closer to the estimation-target accident vehicle) in which the range of damage is narrowed around the accident example are read out and displayed on the display means 5. This is repeated several times to select an accident example that is the closest to the estimated accident vehicle.

Subsequently, repair data corresponding to the image data of the accident example is displayed on the display means 5. Here, the repair data may be estimated data of a past accident vehicle or data of a repair result input after the repair.

Then, the operator inputs data necessary for the estimation process based on past repair data similar to the accident vehicle to be estimated. Based on the data of the input result, the data processing unit 7 prepares a list of replacement / repair parts and parts prices, work items and work wages, or painting wages, calculates a fee, and calculates a fee. indicate. When the operator inputs data necessary for the estimation process based on the past repair data, the past repair data read from the storage unit 30 may be corrected to create the estimation data of the estimated accident vehicle. Alternatively, new estimate data may be created with reference to past repair data.

The labor cost is not limited to the labor cost for parts replacement.
For example, it is needless to say that the concept includes a technical fee such as a correction such as a fender knock-out or welding. The display data is printed out by the printing means 9 as needed. Further, the display data can be stored in a server or an external memory.

The term "part" refers to a group of parts having a certain degree of association related to one part of a vehicle. A certain unit may be a group of parts close to one part, or a group of parts related to repairing one part (for example, a group of parts that are detached when one part is repaired). (A group including necessary parts). In addition, one part may be used as one part.

[0030]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle repair cost estimation system according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle repair cost estimation system according to the present invention. It has the same appearance as a personal computer so that it can be used in an office of an automobile repair shop or the like.

A first storage means 3 (30) for storing a data group of vehicle parts prices and labor costs required for the replacement or repair of the parts is provided inside the apparatus main body. Second storage means 4 (30) storing data corresponding to parts requiring replacement or repair, and third storage means 6 (30) storing image data of past accident vehicles and detailed data of repair thereof. 30) is provided.

The first storage means 3, the second storage means 4,
As shown in FIG. 4, the third storage means 6 stores the CD-ROM 40
The first storage means 3, the second storage means 4, and the third storage means 6 are stored for each of the types A, B, C, and so on.

The data in the first storage means 3 is specifically a data group of a part price of a vehicle and a labor required for replacement or repair of the part, and shows the appearance, price, and labor of the part.

This wage is indicated by the lever rate,
For example, when replacing a bumper, the lever rate is set to 10,0.
The difficulty of the operation is relatively low A.
And the actual wage is 10,000 of this lever rate
Is multiplied by the index 0.5 corresponding to the difficulty level A, resulting in 5000 yen (see FIG. 7).

Similarly, the work difficulty of door replacement is medium difficulty B. The actual wage is 7,500 yen obtained by multiplying 10,000 of the lever rate by the index 0.75 corresponding to difficulty B. Lever rate 10,000
Is a standard value in the industry and slides up and down in price. That is, the work wage is determined based on the difficulty of the work, the work time, the frequency of use of the special tool, and the like.

The CD-ROM 40 is a CD-RO of the apparatus main body.
It is mounted on an M drive (not shown) and can be easily replaced. This is because it is necessary to always use the latest data when a new car is released.

The main body of the apparatus is provided with display means (display) 5 for displaying graphic and character data. The display means 5 is driven by the data processing unit 7,
Various figures and characters are displayed. A hard disk drive 11, a RAM 12 storing an execution program, and a ROM 13 are connected to the data processing unit 7, and a necessary OS
(Operating system) is stored in advance.

The hard disk drive 11 stores a vehicle figure 5k in advance. As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle figure 5k is a figure in which the vehicle is developed, and is displayed on the display means 5 as shown.

The display means 5 displays image data 5d taken by the digital still camera 1 in addition to the vehicle figure 5k. The digital still camera 1 captures an image of an accident vehicle. Image data is captured from the digital memory of the digital still camera 1 via the capture unit 2 connected to the data processing unit 7 and output to the display unit 5. Is temporarily stored in the hard disk memory.

The display means 5 displays the icons 5e to 5e.
h is displayed, the degree of damage is displayed in 5e, the year and the model in 5f, the vehicle number in 5g, the insurance company in 5h, and the insurance company from the keyboard (input means) 10 are input. The data processing unit 7
Includes a CPU, an I / O, and the like, and is also connected to the printing unit 9 and the communication unit 17.

Next, the operation of the estimating system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the image data of the accident vehicle to be estimated this time is input from the digital still camera 1 to the data processing unit 7 via the capture unit 2, and the image data 5d is displayed on the display unit 5 (step 101). Then, by the input means 10,
As the estimation initial data, the approximate damage degree and damaged portion of the estimation target vehicle are input together with data such as the model, model, year, and vehicle number of the estimation target vehicle (step 10).
2).

Next, based on the initial data input in step 102, a plurality of vehicle history image data 6 (with a degree of damage within a predetermined range) similar to the damage state of the estimation target vehicle.
a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f and a summary 6 of repair data corresponding to the vehicle history image data 6a to 6f.
m are simultaneously displayed on the display means 5 (step 103,
(See FIG. 2). The extraction of a plurality of pieces of history image data in step 103 is performed by using the same vehicle type, model,
It is desirable to perform this from data such as year data, but if the number of data stored in the database is small, it may be extracted from vehicle type data of the same system.

From the historical image data of the past accident vehicle displayed on the display means 5, the historical image data and the summary repair data indicate that the operator has determined that the historical image data (approximately the damaged state of the vehicle to be estimated is approximated). For example, the history image data 6e) is designated by the input means 10 (step 104). Then, the display unit 5 displays the history image data 6g, 6 that is closer to the designated history image data 6e than the history image data 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6f.
h, 6i, 6j and 6k are displayed simultaneously. The summary repair data 61 corresponding to the history image data 6e, 6g to 6k is also displayed on the display means 5 (step 105, FIG. 3).
reference).

Next, in step 106, step 10
It is determined whether or not another piece of history image data is searched for than the history image data displayed in step 5;
The affirmative branch of step 6 forms a loop to step 104, and further searches for historical image data that approximates the vehicle to be estimated.
If the negative branch of step 106 proceeds to step 107, the input means 10 determines the history image data closest to the estimation target vehicle from the displayed history image data.

In step 108, step 107
The details of the repair data corresponding to the history image data determined in the above are displayed on the display means 5. Then, in step 109, estimation data on the estimation target vehicle is created based on the detailed repair data. This step 1
In step 09, as shown in FIG. 6, estimate data is created with reference to the obtained past repair data. At this time, circles 5a, 5b, and 5c are displayed on the broken portion of the developed view 5k of the vehicle. The extent of the damage can be determined by the area of the circle.

Further, as the past repair data, the damaged part and the degree of damage may be automatically displayed on the vehicle development view 5k. In this way, the inexperienced operator compares the history image data with the display of the vehicle development view 5k, and determines how much damage is found in the image data and how to replace it as a numerical value of the damage degree. It can be checked and it becomes a training for operating the system.

After the estimation data creation operation, the data processing unit 7 stores the damaged part and the degree of the damage in the first and second storage units 3 and 4.
Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a list (15) of parts requiring replacement or repair and a list (16) of wages are enumerated and displayed on the display means 5 (step 110).

At this time, various operations accompanying the replacement of a specific part are also automatically integrated. For example, when replacing this because the side of the fender is concave,
It is indispensable to attach / detach bumpers and to attach / detach lights around lights. Therefore, the total of these works becomes labor. In addition, such relationships among components are complicatedly involved in the chassis and undercarriage, and it is extremely difficult to grasp without leakage by the conventional method, but in the present invention, the relationships between components are also considered. In addition, it is possible to calculate wages appropriately.

The estimation result obtained in this manner is stored in the hard disk memory, and can be printed out on a sheet of a predetermined format by the printing means 9, and this can be sent to a necessary organization such as an insurance company. It will be used as a study material for sending. Further, the obtained data can be sent directly to a communication line such as a telephone line through the communication means 17, so that the calculation result and the like can be quickly examined.

In this embodiment, a plurality of pieces of historical image data having different degrees of damage are simultaneously displayed on the display means 5, but a single piece of historical image data may be displayed. In this case, by operating the cursor, the next history image data may be displayed in the order of the degree of damage (the order may be larger or smaller).

Further, the estimation result obtained by newly making an estimate or the repair data input after the actual repair may be stored in the third storage means 6, and the accumulated data may be accumulated. In addition, the third storage unit 6 can take in data created by another terminal device via a storage medium or a communication line to increase stored data.

[0053]

According to the vehicle repair cost estimating system of the present invention, the past image data and the repair data approximate to the estimated accident vehicle by comparing the image data of the estimated accident vehicle with the past accident examples. Can be searched.

As a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the number of steps for estimating the repair cost by utilizing the past repair data, and to quickly and appropriately estimate the repair cost. Further, it is possible to provide a system capable of easily estimating a repair cost even for a person who has little experience in estimating an accident vehicle repair cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a vehicle repair cost estimation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a vehicle repair cost estimation system according to an embodiment of the present invention on a work screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a vehicle repair cost estimation system according to an embodiment of the present invention on another work screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data contents of a vehicle repair cost estimation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the vehicle repair cost estimation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing another work screen of the vehicle repair cost estimation system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the vehicle repair cost estimation system according to one embodiment of the present invention on another work screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 digital still camera 2 capture means 3 first storage means (storage means 30) 4 second storage means (storage means 30) 5 display means 6 third storage means (storage means 30) 7 data processing section 9 printing means 10 input means 11 hard disk drive 17 communication means 40 CD-ROM

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Capture means for capturing image data of an accident vehicle, storage means for storing vehicle attribute data required for an accident vehicle repair cost estimate, and input for inputting estimate data required for an accident vehicle repair cost estimate Means for displaying various data including image data; and a data processing unit for performing an accident vehicle repair cost estimation process based on the estimation data and the vehicle attribute data. Stores a history image data group of past accident vehicles and respective repair data thereof, and the data processing unit displays the image data of the accident vehicle to be estimated on the display means and displays the history image data in a predetermined order. And a repair data estimating system for displaying the repair data of the designated history image data on the display means. 2. The storage means stores the history image data in the order of the degree of vehicle damage, and the data processing unit displays the history image data corresponding to the degree of damage specified by the input means on the display means. The vehicle repair cost estimation system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The storage unit stores history image data for each vehicle type, and the data processing unit displays the history image data of a vehicle type specified by an input unit on the display unit. The vehicle repair cost estimation system according to claim 1. 4. The storage means stores history image data for each damaged part of the vehicle, and the data processing unit displays the history image data of the damaged part specified by the input means on the display means. The vehicle repair cost estimation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. The data processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the historical image data corresponding to the degree of damage specified by the input means is used as reference data, and the historical image data of a predetermined range of damage is displayed on the display means based on the reference data. The vehicle repair cost estimation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of vehicles are displayed simultaneously. 6. The data processing section displays a plurality of pieces of history image data on the display means as the first processing, and a history selected by the input means from the plurality of pieces of history image data displayed as the second processing. A plurality of other pieces of history image data similar to the image data are displayed on the display means, and the second processing is repeated to search for history image data most similar to the image data of the accident vehicle to be estimated. A vehicle repair cost estimation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.