KR101829903B1 - Method and Device for managing the vehicle parts using vehicle identification number - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention suggests a method of managing parts manufactured by various vehicle manufacturers using the regularity of a vehicle identification number inputted by a user. A device for managing vehicle parts includes: a database; a regularity searching part; a vehicle information searching part; and an update part.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002]

The present invention relates to a method of managing a vehicle part using a vehicle number and providing a dealer where a vehicle part can be purchased.

Vehicles are equipped with various types of components such as oil filters, air filters, air conditioning filters, fuel filters, mission oil filters, Xenon bulbs, front wiper sets, brake discs, brake pad sensors and more.

Also, the parts to be used are different for each vehicle, and it is not easy to manage the vehicle parts because different parts are available depending on the year of the vehicle. It is not easy for car owners to easily find out who sells their parts if they want to change their parts.

KR 10-1677360

A preferred embodiment of the present invention discloses a method of managing vehicle parts using a vehicle identification number.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle part management device and a vehicle part management method using a database for managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number are disclosed.

In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for enabling a user to search for a necessary part of a vehicle used by a user only by inputting a vehicle number, and to confirm a list of vendors who sell necessary parts.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle part management device using the vehicle number can classify and group the vehicle numbers having the values of the vehicle description section (VDS) digits and the value of the year digits, A database for grouping vehicle chassis numbers having the same vehicle information and assigning different GPID (German Parts Identification) identification numbers to each group and storing the same; A regularity retrieval unit for detecting the number of VDS digits and the number of digits of the number of the newly inputted VIN number and searching for a group having the same number of VDS digits and the same number of digits in the database; If the VDS digits and the number of digits in the VDS number are not detected in the newly inputted vehicle number, the vehicle information is confirmed through the vehicle search in the electronic parts catalog, and the vehicle information previously stored in the database is confirmed A vehicle information search unit for searching for the same group as the vehicle information; An update unit for mapping the GPID identification number assigned to the group to the newly inputted vehicle number when the same group is searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit and storing the same; Wherein the update unit assigns a new GPID identification number to the newly inputted vehicle number when the same group is not searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit and stores the new GPID identification number.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number, comprising: detecting regularity based on vehicle numbers; Grouping the list of the chassis numbers in which the regularity is detected, grouping the GPID numbers into groups, and assigning different GPID identification numbers to each group, and then storing them in the database; The vehicle information is searched for in the electronic catalog for each of the chassis numbers for which the regularity is not detected and stored in the database, the same GPID identification number is assigned to the chassis number having the same vehicle information as the inquiry result, Assigning different GPID identification numbers to the numbers and storing them in the database; Retrieving a GPID identification number corresponding to a new vehicle number entered in the database based on the regularity; Searching for a GPID identification number based on the vehicle information when a GPID identification number corresponding to a new vehicle number entered in the database is not found based on the regularity, And assigning a new GPID identification number to the newly entered vehicle identification number.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number, comprising the steps of: analyzing patterns of 17 digits constituting a vehicle identification number to identify vehicle manufacturers by vehicle identification number; Distinguishing between the above-mentioned 17-digit number of VDS digits and the number of digits of regular digits and irregular digits among distinguished vehicle manufacturers; The VDS digits and the number of digits of the same year number are further classified and grouped, and a different GPID identification number is assigned to each group, and a different GPID identification number is assigned to each of the other van numbers ; And the vehicle number of each of the irregular companies is inquired in the electronic catalog, the same vehicle numbers of the inquired vehicle information are grouped to give the same GPID identification number, and the vehicle number of the vehicle number is different from the GPID And a step of assigning an identification number.

According to the present invention, even if several hundred thousand vehicle numbers are managed, the vehicle information can be efficiently managed only by the vehicle number, and the parts necessary for the vehicle can be managed.

The user can easily find a company that sells the parts used in the vehicle used by himself or herself by simply inputting the vehicle number, and can compare and present the prices of the various vendors.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an internal configuration of a vehicle part management apparatus using a vehicle number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows an example of a 17-digit number constituting a vehicle identification number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example in which a regularity of a vehicle number is detected and a vehicle manufacturer, a vehicle model, a vehicle model, and the like are distinguished and recorded in a database and stored.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of managing an OE (Original Equipment) part number using a vehicle number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 8 show a flow chart of a method of managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 illustrates an example of receiving a new vehicle number from a terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows an example of a parts list board of a vehicle after inputting a vehicle number as shown in FIG. 9 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 shows an example of a shopping mall list for selling a part when a user selects a part to purchase from the parts list board shown in Fig. 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a vehicle part management device and a vehicle part management method using a vehicle number. Hereinafter, reference will be made to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an internal configuration of a vehicle part management apparatus using a vehicle number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicle part managing apparatus 100 using the vehicle number includes an input unit 110, a database 120, and an output unit 170. [ The database includes a regularity searching unit 130, a vehicle information searching unit 140, an updating unit 150, and a storage unit 160. Although not shown in the figure, the regularity search unit 130 may further include a business classification unit, a VDS (vehicle description section) detection unit, and a yearly detection unit. For the function of each configuration, see below.

 The vehicle part managing apparatus 100 using the vehicle number can communicate with an electronic catalog (EPC) providing server through wire / wireless. The vehicle part managing apparatus 100 using the vehicle number can also communicate with the shopping mall (S172, S174, S176) that sells at least one vehicle part via wire / wireless.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle part managing apparatus 100 using the vehicle number can be implemented in various terminals such as a computer, a notebook, a tablet, a smart phone, a smart watch, a wearable device, Do.

The input unit 110 receives a vehicle number from a user in the same manner as in the embodiment shown in FIG. The user can input the vehicle number by keyboard, touch, speech, or the like. The input unit 110 may also receive user input from the parts list board as in the embodiment shown in FIG.

The output unit 170 may display the parts list board to the user as in the embodiment of FIG. 10, or may display the selling place list for parts selected by the user, such as the embodiment of FIG.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database 120 detects the regularity based on the vehicle number, and when the regularity can not be detected, the vehicle information is confirmed with reference to the electronic catalog S142. It is checked whether or not the same vehicle information as the confirmed vehicle information is stored in advance. If it is not stored, it is newly added.

The regularity searching unit 130 may include a vendor classification unit (not shown), a VDS detection unit (not shown), and a yearly detection unit (not shown).

The business classification unit assigns a regularity to an identification standard WMI (World Manufacturer Identifier) 210 for classifying a vehicle into three digits 210, 211, 212, and 213 in front of a vehicle number as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , And classifies vehicle manufacturers according to their regularity. If WMI (210) is WBA, it is BMW, WAU is AUDI, WVW is Volkswagen, WDD is Benz car manufacturer.

The business classification department classifies vehicle manufacturers with regularity and vehicle manufacturers with non-regularity, referring to three digits (210) in front of the vehicle identification number. This criterion may be preset and stored in the database.

Examples of vehicle manufacturers with regularity include BMW, CHRYSLER, FORD, HONDA, JAGUAR, JEEP, LANDROVER, TOYOTA, LEXUS, MB, MINI, NISSAN, INFINITI, PEUGEOT and VOLVO.

Examples of vehicle manufacturers that lack regularity include AUDI, VW, and PORSCHE.

See FIG. 3 for an example of managing the OE co-ordinator of the regular car manufacturer in the database 120 and an example of managing the OE co-op of the non-regular car manufacturer.

The VDS detection unit and the year detection unit further detect the regularity from the vehicle number of the companies classified as the vehicle manufacturer having regularity in the business classification unit.

Referring to FIG. 2, the VDS detection unit detects the regularity by detecting a value 220 of the fourth to seventh or fourth to eighth digits of the vehicle identification number. The fourth to seventh or fourth to eighth digits 220 of the vehicle identification number can be detected through the VDS detection unit to obtain information on the vehicle series, the vehicle body type, the engine, the transmission, and the like. If the values of the fourth to seventh or fourth to eighth digits 220 of the vehicle number are the same, the information such as the vehicle series, the bodywork type, the engine, the transmission, and the like coincides.

Referring to FIG. 2, the new-year detection unit detects a regularity by detecting a value 230 of a tenth digit of a vehicle number.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the values detected by the VDS detecting unit and the year detection unit match the regularities, the database 120 groups the corresponding van numbers into one group, And an identification number GPID that can identify the user.

In one embodiment, if it is determined that the manufacturer of the vehicle is a BMW manufacturer after detecting the three digits before the vehicle number, and the VDS detector and the year-old detector detect the corresponding number of digits, Give the list a GPID identification number.

Referring to FIG. 3, it is confirmed that the GPID identification number 30 (311) is assigned to the BMW 312 of the 2008 model (313) 525i and 2204 (351) vehicles of the same specification. In addition, in the case of this vehicle, the registered OE coins are identified as 102 (341). As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the OE co-ordinates for each item registered in the identification number of GPID_30 (311) all have the same value.

The vehicle information searching unit 140 receives from the electronic catalog server S142 a VID number or a VDS detecting unit classified as a vehicle manufacturer having no regularity in the business classification unit and a VID number in which the regularity is not detected in the value detected by the VDI detecting unit And detects the vehicle information.

The vehicle information searching unit 140 checks the vehicle information through the vehicle inquiry in the electronic parts catalog and checks whether the vehicle information previously stored in the database 120 has the same GPID identification number Is found.

The updating unit 150 determines whether the GPID identification number to be assigned to the newly entered vehicle identification number matches the GPID identification number stored in the database and gives the corresponding GPID identification number if they match.

The updating unit 150 may assign a new GPID identification number to the newly inputted vehicle number when the regularity searching unit 130 or the vehicle information searching unit 140 does not find the group to which the same GPID identification number is assigned, And stores it in the storage unit 160.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a 17-digit number constituting a vehicle identification number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicle number represents the vehicle's unique number, such as a resident registration number, and can provide information on the manufacturer, the manufacturer, the engine, the year, and the series. It is made up of 17 alphanumeric characters worldwide.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which a regularity of a vehicle number is detected and a vehicle manufacturer, a vehicle model, a vehicle model, and the like are distinguished and recorded in a database and stored.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database includes a GPID identification number 310, a maker 320, a model 330, a model name, a series or a displacement amount, a body form, an engine code, (MDS), an axle drive, an automobile code, a manual mission code, an engine oil capacity, VDS (Vehicle Description Section) information, a registered OE part number 340 and a registered VIN number 350 do.

Here, the series represent the platform of the vehicle with a detailed series code of the vehicle, and the body form represents the structural characteristics of the vehicle such as sedan, coupe, wagon, convertible, and the axle drive is a drive shaft of the vehicle, Four wheels.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database assigns the same GPID identification number 310 to the vanities numbers having the same VDS and year, or the van numbers having the same vehicle information in the electronic catalog. In addition, the items OE of the data sheet to which the same GPID identification number 310 is assigned all have the same regularity.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database can automatically check whether there is an OE coin number or quantity for each GPID identification number 310.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the case of the AUDI 322 vehicle dispenser having the GPID 310 identification number 570, it can be confirmed that there is no regularity from the first three digits of the vehicle number.

In this case, as described in FIG. 1, the vehicle information searching unit (FIG. 1, 140) inquires the vehicle information in the electronic catalog. Vehicle information includes chassis number, maker, model name, year, series, chassis, engine, SALES number, mission, VDS and other information.

As a result of querying the vehicle information, if a group having the same vehicle information exists in the database, the database is updated using the GPID identification number of the corresponding vehicle information.

If the group having the same vehicle information is not found in the database, a new GPID identification number is assigned and stored in the database together with the vehicle information.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of managing an OE (Original Equipment) part number using a vehicle number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows that, when the GPID identification number is 30 (410), all vehicles having the same GPID identification number have the same OE number for each item. In one example, the oil filters 420 and 421 in the filter have an output of '11427566327' 422.

5 to 8 show a flow chart of a method of managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing vehicle parts using a vehicle identification number in a database according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. When a new vehicle number is input (S510), the database identifies the vehicle that manufactures the vehicle with reference to the first three digits of the vehicle number (S520). After the vehicle manufacturer is identified according to the first three digits of the vehicle number, it is determined whether the vehicle manufacturer is providing the regularity to the vehicle number (S530).

In the case of the vehicle manufacturer providing regularity to the vehicle identification number, it is determined whether regularity is reflected in the database (S540). For example, the regularity of the number of VDS digits and the number of digits of the year digits is detected, and it is determined whether the regularity is already stored in the database and managed (S540). If it is already stored in the database, the corresponding GPID identification number is retrieved (S560). If the GPID identification number is found, the presence or absence of the OE co-occurrence (S570) is checked for each item, and if there is a request from the user or manager, the corresponding information is displayed on the terminal (S590).

If the regularity is not reflected in the database (S540), the electronic catalog vehicle information is inquired (S550, S552), and the corresponding GPID identification number (S560). ≪ / RTI > If there is no GPID identification number, a GPID identification number is newly generated, and an OE part number is registered for each item in association with the GPID identification number (S582). If there is a request from the user or the manager, the information is displayed on the terminal (S590).

If the vehicle manufacturer does not provide the regularity to the vehicle number, the electronic catalog vehicle information is inquired (S550, S552), and it is confirmed whether the corresponding GPID identification number is in the database (S560). If confirmed, check whether there is GPID identification number and OE coin number. If the vehicle manufacturer does not provide the regularity to the vehicle identification number, the electronic catalog vehicle information is inquired but can not be confirmed (S551), the related information can not be obtained.

6 shows a flowchart of a method for managing vehicle parts using a vehicle identification number in a database according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicle part management apparatus detects the regularity of the entered vehicle identification numbers using the database (S610). Thereafter, the VID numbers whose regularities are detected are separately grouped, and a different GPID identification number is assigned to each group and stored in the database (S620).

One example of regularity is the vehicle manufacturer in front of the vehicle number, 4 to 7 digits in front of the van number, 4 to 8 digits in the VDS digits, and 10-digit year in front of the van number. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the value of the VDS digits is equal to the value of the digits of the year, the same GPID identification number value can be set by classifying the regularity as being detected.

The vehicle information is searched for in the electronic catalog for each of the chassis numbers for which the regularity is not detected and stored in the database, the same GPID identification number is assigned to the chassis number having the same vehicle information as the inquiry result, And then stores them in the database (S630).

In the above-described manner, the vehicle management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can manage tens or hundreds of thousands of vehicle identification numbers. When the user inputs the vehicle number, the vehicle management apparatus searches the database for the GPID identification number corresponding to the entered vehicle identification number (S640). If the corresponding GPID identification number is not found, the GPID identification number is retrieved from the electronic catalog based on the vehicle information (S650). If no GPID identification number is found in step S640 and step S650, a new GPID identification number is assigned to the newly entered vehicle identification number and stored in the database (S660).

7 shows a flowchart of a method for managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number in a database according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database (see FIG. 1 or 120) classifies and groups the chassis numbers having the same values of the VDS digits and the year digits, or groups the chassis numbers having the same vehicle information in the electronic catalog And assigns a different GPID identification number to each group, and stores the GPID identification number in a storage unit (refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 160) and manages it (S710).

The regularity search unit (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 130) detects the number of VDS digits and the number of digits of the year number of the newly inputted VIN number, and searches whether the number of VDS digits and the number of digits of the year digits exist in the database (S720).

In the regularity search unit, the vehicle numbers that have not been detected the regularity of the number of digits of the VDS and the number of digits of the year are checked by the vehicle information searching unit (refer to FIG. 1 and 140) through the vehicle search in the electronic catalog, Information is found in the same group as the vehicle information confirmed through the vehicle inquiry (S730).

When the same group is searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit, the update unit (refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 150) maps the GPID identification number assigned to the searched group to the newly inputted VIN number and stores the same in the storage unit (S740).

If the same group is not searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit, the update unit assigns a new GPID identification number to the newly inputted VIN number, performs mapping, and stores it in the storage unit (S750).

8 shows a flowchart of a method of managing vehicle parts using a vehicle number in a vehicle parts management apparatus according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The vehicle part management apparatus analyzes the pattern of 17 digits constituting the vehicle number to discriminate the vehicle manufacturer by the vehicle number (S810). In addition, among the distinguished vehicle manufacturers, the VDS number and the number of digits among the 17 digits among the regular and irregular vendors are distinguished (S820).

After identifying the vehicle manufacturer through the first three digits of the VIN number, the VIN numbers of the VIN numbers and the VIN digits of the same year digits among the VIN numbers belonging to the companies classified as regular VIN numbers are grouped and grouped , And a different GPID identification number is assigned to each group. The VDS digits and the year digits are the same, and the different GPID numbers are assigned to the other VID numbers (S830).

For each of the chassis numbers in which the chassis number is classified as irregular vendors, the vehicle information is inquired in the electronic catalog, the same chassis number of the inquired vehicle information is grouped, and the same GPID identification number is assigned (S840) Different chassis numbers having different vehicle numbers are given different GPID identification numbers (S840).

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of receiving a new vehicle number from a terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows an example of a parts list board of a vehicle after inputting a vehicle number as shown in FIG. 9 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 shows an example of a shopping mall list for selling a part when the user selects a part to purchase from the parts list board shown in Fig. 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A user can input a vehicle number using a terminal 900 such as a PC, a notebook, a handheld device, a wearable device, a smart phone, a smart watch, or the like (910). When the search 920 is performed after inputting the vehicle number, the user inputs basic information of the vehicle detected on the basis of the vehicle number input by himself / herself and the information of the vehicle such as the 2008 BMW 525i E60 (1010 ), A screen showing a parts list showing vehicle parts by item can be seen.

The user can select a particular component, such as engine oil 1020, that he needs from the parts list of FIG. As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle parts management apparatus includes a list of vendors 1110, 1120, 1130, and 1140 that sell specific parts 1020 related to the 2008 BMW 525i E60 (1010) The sales price list 1111 is provided to the user terminal as shown in an example of FIG.

The method of the present invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments thereof. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

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A vehicle description section (VDS) number and a year digits value are grouped and grouped, or a vehicle ID group having the same vehicle information is grouped in an electronic catalog (Electronic Catalog), and each of the groups is assigned a different GPID A database for storing identification numbers;
A regularity retrieval unit for detecting the number of VDS digits and the number of digits of the number of the newly inputted VIN number and searching for a group having the same number of VDS digits and the same number of digits in the database;
If the number of VDS digits and the number of digits in the newly inputted vehicle number are not detected, the vehicle information is checked through the vehicle search in the electronic catalog, and the vehicle information previously stored in the database is the same as the vehicle information confirmed through the vehicle inquiry A vehicle information search unit for searching for a group;
An update unit for mapping the GPID identification number assigned to the group to the newly inputted vehicle number when the same group is searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit and storing the same;
If the same group is not searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit, the update unit assigns and stores a new GPID identification number to the newly inputted vehicle number, and in this case, Wherein the items in the data sheet and the OE items in the data sheet all have the same regularity. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the regularity searching unit
A VDS detector for detecting a fourth order to a seventh digit or a fourth to eighth digit from the front of the vehicle identification number to detect a regularity of a vehicle description section (VDS) digit;
Further comprising a year detection unit detecting the 10th digit from the front of the vehicle number and detecting the regularity of the digits of the year number. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the regularity searching unit
A VDS number of digits and a regularity of the number of digits are detected for each of the classified vehicle manufacturers, and the VDS digits And the vehicle manufacturer that does not have the regularity of the number of digits of the year digits is separately classified. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the vehicle information is verified through vehicle inquiry in the electronic catalog when the vehicle manufacturer does not have the regularity of the number of VDS digits and the regularity of the number of digits of the year number. delete 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the database
Wherein when a new GPID identification number is assigned to the new vehicle ID, the OED (Original Equipment) number of each item is checked in the electronic catalog, and the map is mapped to the new GPID identification number and stored. Management device. The method according to claim 1,
An input unit for receiving a vehicle number from a user; And
And an output unit for providing a user with a parts list screen in which a parts list is shown,
When the user clicks an arbitrary part on the parts list screen, the database stores at least one sales site for selling parts related to the item-specific OE part number, using the OE part number information mapped to the chassis number inputted by the user Wherein the display unit displays the vehicle number to the user via the output unit. Detecting a regularity based on the vanity numbers in the database;
Grouping the list of the chassis numbers in which the regularity is detected, grouping the GPID numbers into groups, and assigning different GPID identification numbers to each group, and then storing them in the database;
The vehicle information is inquired in the electronic catalog for each of the chassis numbers in which the regularity is not detected in the database and stored in the database, the same GPID identification number is assigned to the chassis number having the same vehicle information as the inquiry result, Assigning a different GPID identification number to each of the vehicle ID numbers having the same GPID number and storing them in the database;
Retrieving a GPID identification number corresponding to a new vehicle number entered in the database based on the regularity in the regularity search unit;
And searching the vehicle information searching unit for a GPID identification number based on the vehicle information if the GPID identification number corresponding to the vehicle identification number newly input in the database is not found based on the regularity in the regularity searching unit ; And
And if the GPID identification number is not found in the update unit, assigning a new GPID identification number to the newly inputted vehicle number. In this case, the items OE of the data sheet to which the same GPID identification number is assigned are all Wherein the vehicle identification number and the identification number are identical to each other. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the database
Wherein the regularity is detected on the basis of the value of the VDS (vehicle description section) number of digits and the value of the number of digits of the year number among 17-digit digits constituting the vehicle identification number. delete 9. The method of claim 8,
If a new GPID identification number is assigned to the new chassis number input by the update unit, the new GPID identification number is mapped to the new GPID identification number in the database after examining an OE (Original Equipment) number for each item in the electronic catalog, Vehicle parts management method using vehicle identification number. The vehicle identification number (VDS) and the value of the number of digits in the database are grouped and grouped, or in the electronic parts catalog, the vehicle numbers having the same vehicle information are grouped into groups, Assigning different GPID identification numbers, storing and managing them;
Detecting a VDS digit number and a year digits number of a VIN number newly input by the regularity search unit and searching for a group having the same number of VDS digits and the same number of digits in the database;
When the VDS digits and the number of digits in the VDS number are not detected in the newly entered car number information by the car information searching unit, the car information is confirmed through the car inquiry in the electronic catalog, and the car information previously stored in the database is confirmed Searching for the same group as the vehicle information;
Mapping the GPID identification number assigned to the group retrieved by the update unit to the newly inputted vehicle number when the same group is searched in the regularity searching unit or the vehicle information searching unit and storing the same;
Wherein the update unit assigns and stores a new GPID identification number to the newly inputted vehicle number when the same group is not searched in the regularity search unit or the vehicle information search unit, Wherein each of the items of the OE coins has the same regularity. Analyzing a pattern of 17 digits constituting the vehicle identification number in the database to distinguish the vehicle manufacturer by the vehicle identification number;
Distinguishing between the VDS digits and the irregular digits of the 17-digit number among the vehicle manufacturers distinguished in the database;
In the database, the VDS digits and the number of digits of the same year number are further classified and grouped, and a different GPID identification number is assigned to each group, and the different VID numbers are assigned different GPID identification numbers Assigning a number; And
In the database, the vehicle information is inquired from the electronic catalog for each of the vehicle numbers of the irregular companies, the same vehicle numbers are grouped to give the same GPID identification number, and the vehicle number And assigning a different GPID identification number, wherein items of the data sheet to which the same GPID identification number is assigned have all the same regularity. delete

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