Vehicle accessory quoting system and method
First Claim
1. A vehicle accessory quoting system, comprising:
- an internet accessible computer database having information regarding vehicle accessories including a suggested price; and
application software including a routine permitting selection of accessories of interest from the database and enter a price adjustment for the accessories of interest to create a filtered database based on the information regarding vehicle accessories and filtered to include information on the accessories which is user specific.
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Abstract
A system for quoting vehicle accessories includes an internet accessible computer database having information regarding vehicle accessories including a suggested price; and application software including a routine permitting a user to generate a user profile to select accessories of interest from the database and enter a price adjustment for the accessories of interest to create a filtered database based on the information regarding vehicle accessories and filtered to include information on the accessories which is user specific. A method for quoting an installed price for a vehicle accessory, including: providing an internet accessible computer database including information regarding a plurality of accessories, including an accessory identifier and price for each of the plurality of accessories; providing a user profile for a user, the user profile including a selection of accessories of interest, and an installation cost adjustment and being populated with the price for each of the plurality of accessories from the computer database; and querying the user profile to output an installed price for an accessory of interest based on the installation cost adjustment and the price for each of the plurality of accessories from the computer database. The system and method can facilitate the sale of vehicle accessories, for dealerships, mechanics, vehicle parts installers, etc. When used for insurance settlement applications, the database can facilitate the acquisition of information relating to the installed costs of accessories when assessing part replacement in an insurance claim.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle accessory quoting system, comprising:
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an internet accessible computer database having information regarding vehicle accessories including a suggested price; and
application software including a routine permitting selection of accessories of interest from the database and enter a price adjustment for the accessories of interest to create a filtered database based on the information regarding vehicle accessories and filtered to include information on the accessories which is user specific. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle accessory quoting system, comprising:
- an internet accessible computer database including information regarding a plurality of accessories, including an accessory identifier and a suggested price for each of the plurality of accessories; and
application software including a user profile for a user, wherein the user profile includes a selection of accessories of interest, and an installation cost adjustment, the application software being capable of (i) accessing the internet accessible computer database to populate the user profile with a price for each of the accessories of interest and (ii) applying the installation cost adjustment to the price for each of the accessories of interest in response to a query from the user to generate an installed price quote for an accessory of interest. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- an internet accessible computer database including information regarding a plurality of accessories, including an accessory identifier and a suggested price for each of the plurality of accessories; and
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16. A method for quoting an installed price for a vehicle accessory, the method including:
- providing an internet accessible computer database including information regarding a plurality of accessories, including an accessory identifier and price for each of the plurality of accessories;
providing application software for use by a user, the application software including a selection of accessories of interest to the user, and an installation cost adjustment for the user and being populated with the price for each of the plurality of accessories from the computer database; and
querying the application software to output an installed price for an accessory of interest based on the installation cost adjustment and the price for each of the plurality of accessories from the computer database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- providing an internet accessible computer database including information regarding a plurality of accessories, including an accessory identifier and price for each of the plurality of accessories;
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