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Method and system for a vehicle auction tool with vehicle condition assessments

  • US 10,032,216 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2013
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, from a first end user device corresponding to a potential buyer via a computer network, a vehicle condition descriptor indicative of a vehicle condition of vehicles of interest to the potential buyer;

    matching, with the one or more processors, the vehicle condition descriptor to a vehicle offered for sale;

    retrieving, with the one or more processors, condition data corresponding to the vehicle offered for sale from a condition database,wherein at least some portions of the condition data are generated by a second end user device when the second end user device is inside the vehicle offered for sale while the vehicle offered for sale is being operated, wherein the at least some portions of the condition data are collected from the second end user device contemporaneous to the second end user device generating the at least some portions of the condition data, the second end user device including at least one of a phone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer, andwherein at least some other portions of the condition data are generated by an on-board device inside the vehicle offered for sale while the vehicle offered for sale is being operated, wherein the at least some other portions of the condition data are collected from the on-board device contemporaneous to the on-board device generating the at least some other portions of condition data, the on-board device including at least two or more of;

    a motion sensor, a camera, an audio sensor, a biometric sensor, a clock, and an on-board geopositioning receiver, and wherein the on-board device is distinct from the second end user device;

    encrypting, with the one or more processors, the condition data collected from the second end user device and the on-board device;

    storing, with the one or more processors, the encrypted condition data in the condition database;

    analyzing, with the one or more processors, the condition data to determine one or more vehicle condition descriptors of the vehicle offered for sale, wherein the vehicle condition descriptors of the vehicle offered for sale indicate at least one of a market value, a future predicted condition, and a quality level of the vehicle offered for sale;

    communicating, via the computer network, an indication of the vehicle offered for sale to the first end user device corresponding to the potential buyer, wherein the indication includes a condition report that indicates the one or more condition descriptors of the vehicle offered for sale;

    in response to communicating the indication of the vehicle offered for sale, receiving, from the first end user device corresponding to the potential buyer via the computer network, an offer to purchase the vehicle offered for sale;

    generating, with the one or more processors, a notification based on the offer to purchase the vehicle offered for sale, wherein the notification indicates a status of a purchase of the vehicle according to the offer to purchase the vehicle offered for sale; and

    communicating, via the computer network, the notification to the first end user device corresponding to the potential buyer.

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