Method and apparatus for facilitating the repair of malfunctioning or inoperable products

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APP PUB NO 20030033260A1
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09948561

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A network sever for facilitates the repair of a product. The server receives information from the network identifying the product to be repaired and receives information from the network identifying a repair class for the product, the repair class having been selected from among a predetermined set of repair classes and characterizing a level difficulty of repair for the product. The server determines an estimated cost of repair for the product, based upon a metric that considers the repair class for the product, tracks the actual amount of time required to repair the product and selectively modifies the metric based upon the actual amount of time tracked.

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CANON USA INCONE CANON PARK MELVILLE NY 11747

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Inglesby, Walter T Farmingdale, NY 1 16
Kiuchi, Shin Princeton Junction, NJ 7 86
Yashiro, Tatsuo Williston Park, NY 1 16

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