Computerized valuation of electronic equipment

• US 10,565,629 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2012
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carrier Services Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Carrier Services Group, Inc.
• Inventors: Hartman, Richard Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Frenel, Vanel
• Application Number:
  US13/650,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20130173434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,686 Days
• Field of Search: 705 28, 705 22, 705 11, 3405721, 70999901
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

Methods and systems for computerized valuation of electronic equipment. The computerized valuation method includes receiving an accurate identification of an asset, receiving a current value of the asset, and outputting the accurate identification of the asset and the current value of the asset to a user device. The receiving of the accurate identification of the asset includes receiving a computerized inventory of the asset.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for generating a computerized valuation by interfacing with Windows Management Instrumentation, comprising executing on a processor of a first asset the operations of:

the processor of the first asset executing an application interfacing with the Windows Management Instrumentation so as to receive accurate identification data of the first asset including at least one sub-asset installed in the first asset, wherein the first asset is at least one selected from the group of a computing device and a telecommunications device, and wherein the at least one sub-asset installed in the first asset includes at least one selected from the group of hardware components and software components;

the application interfacing with the Windows Management Instrumentation so as to receive accurate identification data of a second asset including at least one sub-asset installed in the second asset, wherein the second asset is at least one selected from the group of a computing device and a telecommunications device, and wherein the at least one sub-asset installed in the second asset includes at least one selected from the group of hardware components and software components;

in response to a user input, the application transmitting asset identification information to a current value data server, the asset identification information including the accurate identification data of the first asset and the accurate identification data of the second asset;

the application receiving, from the current value data server, a current market value of the first asset including the at least one sub-asset installed in the first asset, wherein the current market value of the first asset is determined by the application according to an average of similar historical sale prices data;

the application receiving, from the current value data server, a current market value of the second asset including the at least one sub-asset installed in the second asset, wherein the current market value of the second asset is determined by the application according to the average of similar historical sale prices data; and

the application outputting, to a user display device, the accurate identification of the first asset including the at least one sub-asset installed in the first asset and the current market value of the first asset, and outputting, to the user display device, the accurate identification of the second asset including the at least one sub-asset installed in the second asset and the current market value of the second asset,

wherein the application is configured to solicit a bid from a prospective buyer device, said bid being based on the accurate identification of the first asset including the at least one sub-asset installed in the first asset, and being based on the accurate identification of the second asset including the at least one sub-asset installed in the second asset, and

wherein the application is configured to output to the user display device, one or more disposal instructions.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first asset includes a first computing device including a plurality of sub-assets, wherein the plurality of sub-assets installed in the first computing device include both first computing device hardware and first computing device software, and wherein the second asset includes a second computing device including a plurality of sub-assets, wherein the plurality of sub-assets installed in the second computing device include both second computing device hardware and second computing device software.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second asset includes a telecommunications device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the receiving of the accurate identification of the second asset comprises receiving an identification code.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the current market value of the first asset and the current market value of the second asset are calculated based on the average of similar historical sale prices data over a predetermined period of time.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the predetermined period of time consists of a previous thirty day period prior to a present time.

7. A system for generating a computerized valuation by interfacing with Windows Management Instrumentation, the system comprising:

a first asset and a second asset in communication with the first asset, wherein the first asset and the second asset are each at least one selected from the group of a computing device and a telecommunications device;

a processor of the first asset executing an application configured to interface with the Windows Management Instrumentation so as to receive an accurate identification of the first asset including a plurality of sub-assets installed in the first asset, wherein the plurality of sub-assets installed in the first asset includes at least one selected from the group of hardware components and software components;

the application configured to receive an accurate identification of the second asset in communication with the first asset, the second asset including a plurality of sub-assets installed in the second asset, wherein the plurality of sub-assets installed in the second asset includes at least one selected from the group of hardware components and software components;

in response to a user input, the application configured to transmit asset identification information to a current value data server, the asset identification information including the accurate identification of the first asset and the accurate identification of the second asset;

the application configured to receive, from the current value data server, a current market value of the first asset including the plurality of sub-assets installed in the first asset, wherein the current market value of the first asset is determined by the application according to an average of similar historical sale prices data;

the application configured to receive, from the current value data server, a current market value of the second asset including the plurality of sub-assets installed in the second asset, wherein the current market value of the second asset is determined by the application according to the average of similar historical sale prices data; and

a display configured to output the accurate identification of the first asset including the plurality of sub-assets of the first asset and the current market value of the first asset to a user, and configured to output the accurate identification of the second asset including the plurality of sub-assets of the second asset and the current market value of the second asset to the user,

wherein the application is configured to solicit a bid from a prospective buyer device, said bid being based on the accurate identification of the first asset including the plurality of sub-assets installed in the first asset, and being based on the accurate identification of the second asset including the plurality of sub-assets installed in the second asset, and

wherein the application is configured to output to the display, one or more disposal instructions.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first asset is a first computing device, wherein the plurality of sub-assets installed in the first computing device include both first computing device hardware and first computing device software, wherein the second asset is a second computing device, wherein the plurality of sub-assets installed in the second computing device includes both second computing device hardware and second computing device software.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the second asset includes a telecommunications device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein a computerized inventory scanner is configured to receive an identification code from the second asset.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the current market value of the first asset and the current market value of the second asset are calculated based on the average of similar historical sale prices data over a predetermined period of time.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the predetermined period of time consists of a previous thirty day period prior to a present time.