METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING VALUE OF A DAMAGED VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for valuing used or damaged vehicles, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a user access at a computer system;
receiving a user indication of a vehicle identity of a user vehicle at the computer system;
displaying an image of a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identity, the displayed image showing a vehicle with a degree of damage, the displayed image being displayed on a display device connected to the computer system;
receiving an input from the user as to whether the user vehicle has less damage or more damage than the degree of damage shown in the displayed image, the input being received by the computer system; and
determining a price for a damaged vehicle from the user input, the price determination being performed by the computer system;
transmitting the price to the user from the computer system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus by which a user who wishes to sell a used or damaged vehicle inputs information about the vehicle including make, model and year. The user is shown images of similar vehicles with various degrees of damage and is shown a purchase price at each level of damage. The purchase prices for the displayed vehicles are calculated to include auction price of the vehicle, regional price differences, title transfer costs, towing costs, etc. By selecting an image of a vehicle with damage as the vehicle to be sold, the user may sell the vehicle at that price. An agent embodiment shows images, prices and percentiles of damaged vehicles at different damage levels so that the agent may determine a price to be offered to the seller for a vehicle.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for valuing used or damaged vehicles, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user access at a computer system; receiving a user indication of a vehicle identity of a user vehicle at the computer system; displaying an image of a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identity, the displayed image showing a vehicle with a degree of damage, the displayed image being displayed on a display device connected to the computer system; receiving an input from the user as to whether the user vehicle has less damage or more damage than the degree of damage shown in the displayed image, the input being received by the computer system; and determining a price for a damaged vehicle from the user input, the price determination being performed by the computer system; transmitting the price to the user from the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for valuing used or damaged vehicles, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user access at a computer system; receiving a user indication of a vehicle identity of a vehicle to be sold, said vehicle identity being received at the computer system; calculating purchase prices for a plurality of vehicles sharing characteristics with the vehicle to be sold, said plurality of vehicles having differing levels of damage, said calculating step being performed by the computer system; displaying images of a plurality of vehicles sharing characteristics with the vehicle to be sold, said images showing vehicles having differing levels of damage, the displayed images being displayed on a display device connected to the computer system; displaying the purchase prices for the plurality of vehicles, said purchase prices being at price intervals within a price span, the purchase prices corresponding generally to a level of damage of the corresponding vehicle, the displayed purchase prices being displayed on the display device connected to the computer system; and receiving a selection from the user of a vehicle corresponding to a damage level of the vehicle to be sold, the selection being a selection of at least one of a displayed vehicle and displayed purchase price, the selection being received by the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for determining a value of a used or damaged vehicle, comprising:
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a computer system having a user input and a display, the computer system being programmed by a computer program stored on a non-transitory tangible computer readable media, the computer program operating a processor of the computer system to perform the steps of; receiving a user access at a computer system; receiving a user indication of a vehicle identity of a user vehicle at the computer system; displaying an image of a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle identity, the displayed image showing a vehicle with a degree of damage, the displayed image being displayed on a display device connected to the computer system; determining a price for the displayed vehicle from the user input, the price determination being performed by the computer system; displaying the determined price to the user; receiving an input from the user that the user vehicle has about a same level of damage as the displayed vehicle, the input being received by the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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