A system and method for automatically predicting timing and costs of future service events in a life cycle of a product. A database contains a plurality of service information and performance information for the product. A statistical analyzer automatically analyzes the plurality of processed service...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6832205?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6832205 - System and method for automatically predicting the timing and costs of service events in a life cycle of a product