Real-time assessment tool to determine valuation of rolling stock

• US 10,552,879 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2016
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Inventors: Hardiman, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Frenel, Vanel
• Application Number:
  US15/221,575
• Time in Patent Office: 1,287 Days
• Field of Search: 705 30, 705306, 705307, 705 736, 705 4, 705 38, 705 40, 705 1429, 701 22, 320109
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0278 Product appraisal
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for determining a real-time valuation of a rolling stock vehicle. The method may include obtaining weather data from a weather data source, load data from a load data source, grade data from a grade data source, and damage data from a damage data source; performing a determination of a rate of depreciation for the rolling stock vehicle; calculating, for a trip, a current valuation based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, trip mileage data, and trip time data; and upon exiting a taxing jurisdiction: calculating, for a taxing jurisdiction across a network in real-time, a taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation for the taxing jurisdiction based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, taxing jurisdiction mileage data, taxing jurisdiction time data, and taxing jurisdiction mapping data; and providing the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation to a business management application (BMA), where the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation are used to determine a tax amount owed during a tax period.

Claims

1. A method for determining a real-time valuation of a rolling stock vehicle, comprising:

obtaining weather data from a weather data source, load data from a load data source, grade data from a grade data source, and damage data from a damage data source;

performing a determination of a rate of depreciation for the rolling stock vehicle;

calculating, for a trip, a current valuation of the rolling stock vehicle based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, trip mileage data, and trip time data, wherein calculating comprises;

for an interval of a plurality of intervals, calculating an interval current valuation by;

obtaining an interval beginning valuation of the rolling stock vehicle;

determining an interval weather coefficient using interval geolocation data and interval weather data of the weather data;

determining an interval load coefficient using the interval geolocation data and interval load data of the load data;

determining an interval grade coefficient using the interval geolocation data;

determining an interval damage coefficient using interval damage data of the damage data;

determining an interval rate of depreciation; and

calculating the interval current valuation using a current valuation algorithm, the interval beginning valuation, the interval weather coefficient, the interval load coefficient, the interval grade coefficient, the interval damage coefficient, the interval rate of depreciation, an interval mileage difference of the trip mileage data, and an interval time difference of the trip time data;

upon exiting a taxing jurisdiction;

calculating, across a network in real-time, a taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation of the rolling stock vehicle for the taxing jurisdiction based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, taxing jurisdiction mileage data, taxing jurisdiction time data, and taxing jurisdiction mapping data,

wherein the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation are used to determine a tax amount owed during a tax period; and

presenting one or more of the current valuation, the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation, and the tax amount owed, wherein the one or more of the current valuation, the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation, and the tax amount owed are displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the weather data is obtained from a private weather data source.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the interval is one selected from a group consisting of a standard mileage interval and a standard time interval.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation comprises:

for the interval of the plurality of intervals, calculating an interval taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation by;

obtaining an interval taxing jurisdiction entering valuation of the rolling stock vehicle;

determining the interval grade coefficient further using the interval grade data of the grade data; and

calculating the interval taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation using a taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation algorithm, the interval jurisdiction entering valuation, the interval weather coefficient, the interval load coefficient, the interval grade coefficient, the interval damage coefficient, the interval rate of depreciation, the interval mileage difference of the taxing jurisdiction mileage data, and the interval time difference of the taxing jurisdiction time data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the load data is obtained from a transponder located on the rolling stock vehicle and configured to determine a load on the rolling stock vehicle.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the interval is one selected from a group consisting of a standard mileage interval and a standard time interval.

7. A system comprising:

a rolling stock vehicle valuation tool operatively connected to a weather data source, a load data source, a grade data source, and a damage data source, the rolling stock vehicle valuation tool comprising;

a processor and a memory;

a geolocation identification module operatively connected to a geolocation data source and configured to obtain geolocation data corresponding to a rolling stock vehicle;

a time module configured to provide time data corresponding to the rolling stock vehicle;

a rolling stock vehicle valuation data repository comprising weather data obtained from the weather data source, load data obtained from the load data source, grade data obtained from the grade data source, damage data obtained from the damage data source, mileage data obtained from the geolocation identification module, time data obtained from the time module, taxing jurisdiction data, rate of depreciation data, and rolling stock vehicle valuation data;

a network configured to communicate with a taxing jurisdiction in real-time; and

a rolling stock vehicle valuation generator configured to;

calculate, for a trip, a current valuation of the rolling stock vehicle based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation data, trip mileage data, and trip time data, wherein the rolling stock vehicle valuation generator is configured to calculate the current valuation by;

for an interval of a plurality of intervals, calculate an interval current valuation by;

 

obtain an interval beginning valuation of the rolling stock vehicle;

 

determine an interval weather coefficient using interval geolocation data and interval weather data of the weather data;

 

determine an interval load coefficient using the interval geolocation data and interval load data of the load data;

 

determine an interval grade coefficient using the interval geolocation data;

 

determine an interval damage coefficient using interval damage data of the damage data;

 

determine an interval rate of depreciation; and

 

calculate the interval current valuation using a current valuation algorithm, the interval beginning valuation, the interval weather coefficient, the interval load coefficient, the interval grade coefficient, the interval damage coefficient, the interval rate of depreciation, an interval mileage difference of the trip mileage data, and an interval time difference of the trip time data;

calculate, for the taxing jurisdiction, a taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation of the rolling stock vehicle based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, taxing jurisdiction mileage data, taxing jurisdiction time data, and the taxing jurisdiction information; and

provide the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation to a business management application (BMA),

wherein the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation are used to determine a tax amount owed during a tax period,

present one or more of the current valuation, the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation, and the tax amount owed, wherein the one or more of the current valuation, the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation, and the tax amount owed are displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the network is configured to wirelessly communicate with the taxing jurisdiction.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the rolling stock vehicle valuation tool comprises a mobile computing device.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the rolling stock vehicle valuation tool is operatively connected to the weather data source, the load data source, the grade data source, and the damage data source by the network.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein BMA executes on the processor of the rolling stock vehicle valuation tool.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the geolocation data source and the grade data source are the same data source.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the load data is obtained from a transponder located on the rolling stock vehicle and configured to determine a load on the rolling stock vehicle.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, perform a method comprising:

obtaining weather data from a weather data source, load data from a load data source, grade data from a grade data source, and damage data from a damage data source;

performing a determination of a rate of depreciation for the rolling stock vehicle;

calculating, for a trip, a current valuation of the rolling stock vehicle based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, trip mileage data, and trip time data, wherein calculating comprises;

for an interval of a plurality of intervals, calculating an interval current valuation by;

obtaining an interval beginning valuation of the rolling stock vehicle;

determining an interval weather coefficient using interval geolocation data and interval weather data of the weather data;

determining an interval load coefficient using the interval geolocation data and interval load data of the load data;

determining an interval grade coefficient using the interval geolocation data;

determining an interval damage coefficient using interval damage data of the damage data;

determining an interval rate of depreciation; and

calculating the interval current valuation using a current valuation algorithm, the interval beginning valuation, the interval weather coefficient, the interval load coefficient, the interval grade coefficient, the interval damage coefficient, the interval rate of depreciation, an interval mileage difference of the trip mileage data, and an interval time difference of the trip time data;

upon exiting a taxing jurisdiction;

calculating, for a taxing jurisdiction across a network in real-time, a taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation of the rolling stock vehicle for the taxing jurisdiction based at least in part on the weather data, the load data, the grade data, the damage data, the rate of depreciation, taxing jurisdiction mileage data, taxing jurisdiction time data, and taxing jurisdiction mapping data; and

providing the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation to a business management application (BMA),

wherein the current valuation and the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation are used to determine a tax amount owed during a tax period; and

presenting one or more of the current valuation, the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation, and the tax amount owed, wherein the one or more of the current valuation, the taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation, and the tax amount owed are displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the weather data is obtained from a private weather data source.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the interval is one selected from a group consisting of a standard mileage interval and a standard time interval.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions for:

for the interval of the plurality of intervals, calculating an interval taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation by;

obtaining an interval taxing jurisdiction entering valuation of the rolling stock vehicle;

determining the interval grade coefficient further using the interval grade data of the grade data; and

calculating the interval taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation using a taxing jurisdiction exiting valuation algorithm, the interval jurisdiction entering valuation, the interval weather coefficient, the interval load coefficient, the interval grade coefficient, the interval damage coefficient, the interval rate of depreciation, the interval mileage difference of the taxing jurisdiction mileage data, and the interval time difference of the taxing jurisdiction time data.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the load data is obtained from a transponder located on the rolling stock vehicle and configured to determine a load on the rolling stock vehicle.