SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONDUCTING A VEHICLE AUCTION, AUTOMATIC VEHICLE CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE ACQUISITION ATTRACTIVENESS DETERMINATION
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1. A computerized method for offering a vehicle for sale, the method comprising:
- obtaining, at a processor, vehicle identification information for the vehicle;
transmitting the vehicle identification information to an external server via a communications network;
receiving, at the processor, a set of questions specific to a make, model and year of the vehicle;
displaying each question on a display device coupled to the processor;
receiving, at the processor, an answer to each question and vehicle condition information in a predetermined format;
obtaining at least one image of the vehicle;
obtaining a location of the seller device or the vehicle;
transmitting the location, the vehicle condition information, the answers and the at least one image to the external server;
receiving one or more offers transmitted from the external server, the offers being ranked by rating value of a buyer associated with each offer;
displaying the offers on the display device;
receiving, at the processor, an indication of a selected offer; and
transmitting the indication of the selected offer to the external server.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer readable media for a computerized vehicle auction, vehicle condition assessment and vehicle acquisition attractiveness assessment.
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1. A computerized method for offering a vehicle for sale, the method comprising:
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obtaining, at a processor, vehicle identification information for the vehicle; transmitting the vehicle identification information to an external server via a communications network; receiving, at the processor, a set of questions specific to a make, model and year of the vehicle; displaying each question on a display device coupled to the processor; receiving, at the processor, an answer to each question and vehicle condition information in a predetermined format; obtaining at least one image of the vehicle; obtaining a location of the seller device or the vehicle; transmitting the location, the vehicle condition information, the answers and the at least one image to the external server; receiving one or more offers transmitted from the external server, the offers being ranked by rating value of a buyer associated with each offer; displaying the offers on the display device; receiving, at the processor, an indication of a selected offer; and transmitting the indication of the selected offer to the external server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A nontransitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining, at the processor, vehicle identification information for the vehicle, transmitting the vehicle identification information to an external server via a communications network; receiving, at the processor, a set of questions specific to a make, model and year of the vehicle; displaying each question on a display device coupled to the processor; receiving, at the processor, an answer to each question and vehicle condition information in a predetermined format; obtaining at least one image of the vehicle; obtaining a location of the seller device or the vehicle; transmitting the location, the vehicle condition information, the answers and the at least one image to the external server; facilitating anonymous communication between sellers and buyers by transmitting an offer to sell the vehicle and receiving one or more offers to buy the vehicle transmitted from the external server, the offers being ranked by rating value of a buyer associated with each offer; displaying the offers on the display device; receiving, at the processor, an indication of a selected offer; and transmitting the indication of the selected offer to the external server and supplying seller contact information to a buyer corresponding to the selected offer and supplying buyer contact information to the seller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computerized method for operating a server to conduct a vehicle sale, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the server, a request for a new vehicle listing, the request including vehicle identification information; using the vehicle identification information to look up the vehicle in a database and to obtain one or more questions based on the vehicle make, model and year; transmitting the questions to an external seller device; receiving location, condition, mileage and images from the external seller device; creating a new vehicle sale listing and storing the listing in a vehicle sale listing database table; filtering a list of buyers based on predicted interest and pushing the new vehicle sale listing to buyers having a predicted interest; receiving, offers from one or more buyers; storing offers in the database; and transmitting the offers to the external seller device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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