Buyer-Driven, Online Methods and Systems for Purchasing Motor Vehicles and Related Services
First Claim
1. A buyer-driven method of purchasing a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- one or more buyers composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase a motor vehicle and optionally motor vehicle-related services, each offer based on an individual buyer willing price that is based oni) an individual buyer perceived value of the motor vehicle and related services, andii) one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing a motor vehicle within the set of motor vehicles;
each buyer registering with, and communicating their respective buyer-specific offer for the motor vehicle to, a website hosted by a computer server, the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers via an information network comprising said server, and one or more website-registered sellers communicating their respective seller conditions to the website via the information network prior to any buyer financial information being communicated to the website by the buyers;
filtering, using software in or accessible to the computer server, one or more buyer-specific offers for the motor vehicle with respect to one or more registered seller conditions, the computer server electronically communicating only filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers;
the registered sellers communicating a response selected from the group consisting of accept, decline, or alternative response to the website;
if satisfied with one or more registered sellers'"'"' acceptance or alternative responses, each buyer selecting one registered seller the buyer wishes to purchase the motor vehicle from and anonymously communicating a “
ready to purchase motor vehicle”
signal and financial deposit information to the website for the selected registered seller, the website subsequently identifying the selected registered seller to the respective buyer and identifying the respective buyer to the selected registered seller;
the computer server then causing the website to indicate “
pending sale”
for the buyer and the selected registered seller;
only if the respective buyer remains committed to purchasing the vehicle from the selected registered seller and only if the registered seller commits to selling the vehicle to the buyer, then the selected registered seller and the respective buyer executing a purchase and sale contract for the motor vehicle using the website.
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Abstract
Buyer-driven methods of purchasing a motor vehicle include one or more buyers, each buyer composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase a motor vehicle and optionally motor vehicle-related services. Each offer is based on an individual buyer willing price that is based on an individual buyer perceived value of the motor vehicle and related services, and one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing a motor vehicle within the set of motor vehicles. Buyers register with, and communicating their respective buyer-specific offer to, a website hosted by a computer server, the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers. One or more website-registered sellers communicate their respective seller conditions to the website, and software in a system server filters the buyer-specific offers. The sellers may accept, decline, or make alternative responses to the website, which ranks the seller response for buyers.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1. A buyer-driven method of purchasing a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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one or more buyers composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase a motor vehicle and optionally motor vehicle-related services, each offer based on an individual buyer willing price that is based on i) an individual buyer perceived value of the motor vehicle and related services, and ii) one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing a motor vehicle within the set of motor vehicles; each buyer registering with, and communicating their respective buyer-specific offer for the motor vehicle to, a website hosted by a computer server, the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers via an information network comprising said server, and one or more website-registered sellers communicating their respective seller conditions to the website via the information network prior to any buyer financial information being communicated to the website by the buyers; filtering, using software in or accessible to the computer server, one or more buyer-specific offers for the motor vehicle with respect to one or more registered seller conditions, the computer server electronically communicating only filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers; the registered sellers communicating a response selected from the group consisting of accept, decline, or alternative response to the website; if satisfied with one or more registered sellers'"'"' acceptance or alternative responses, each buyer selecting one registered seller the buyer wishes to purchase the motor vehicle from and anonymously communicating a “
ready to purchase motor vehicle”
signal and financial deposit information to the website for the selected registered seller, the website subsequently identifying the selected registered seller to the respective buyer and identifying the respective buyer to the selected registered seller;the computer server then causing the website to indicate “
pending sale”
for the buyer and the selected registered seller;only if the respective buyer remains committed to purchasing the vehicle from the selected registered seller and only if the registered seller commits to selling the vehicle to the buyer, then the selected registered seller and the respective buyer executing a purchase and sale contract for the motor vehicle using the website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A buyer-driven method of purchasing an automobile, the method comprising:
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one or more buyers composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase an automobile and optionally automobile-related services, each offer based on an individual buyer willing price that is based on i) an individual buyer perceived value of the automobile and related services, and ii) one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing the automobile within the set of automobiles; each buyer registering with, and communicating their respective buyer-specific offer to, a website hosted by a computer server, the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers via an information network comprising said server, and one or more website-registered sellers communicating their respective seller conditions to the website via the information network prior to any buyer financial information being communicated to the website by the buyers; filtering, using software in or accessible to the computer server, one or more buyer-specific offers for automobiles with respect to one or more registered seller conditions, the computer server electronically communicating only filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers; the registered sellers communicating a response selected from the group consisting of accept, decline, or alternative response to the website; if satisfied with one or more registered sellers'"'"' acceptance or alternative responses, each buyer selecting one registered seller the buyer wishes to purchase the automobile from and anonymously communicating a “
ready to purchase automobile”
signal and financial deposit information to the website for the selected registered seller, the website subsequently identifying the selected registered seller to the respective buyer and identifying the respective buyer to the selected registered seller;the computer server then causing the website to indicate “
pending sale”
for the buyer and the selected registered seller;only if the respective buyer remains committed to purchasing the automobile from the selected registered seller and only if the registered seller commits to selling the automobile to the buyer, then the selected registered seller and the respective buyer executing a purchase and sale contract for the automobile using the website.
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30. A method of facilitating and capitalizing a buyer-driven method of purchasing a motor vehicle, the method of facilitating and capitalizing comprising:
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setting up a website wherein a set of buyers and a set of sellers of motor vehicles register with the website via an information network, the information network comprising a computer server hosting the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers and sellers; each individual buyer composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase a motor vehicle and optionally services, each offer based on an individual buyer willing price that is based on i) an individual buyer perceived value of the motor vehicle and related services, and ii) one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing the motor vehicle; one or more sellers composing one or more seller conditions on selling the motor vehicle; the website facilitating buyers to communicate their respective buyer-specific offers to the website and sellers to communicate their respective seller conditions to the website via the information network prior to any buyer financial information being communicated to the website by the buyers; filtering, using software in or accessible to the computer server, one or more buyer-specific offers with respect to one or more registered sellers and electronically communicating only filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers; one or more sellers communicating to the website anonymous seller feedback selected from the group consisting of accepting, rejecting, and proposing one or more alternatives to one or more filtered buyer-specific offers; the computer server anonymously associating the anonymous seller feedback with filtered buyer-specific offers and anonymously ranking on the website the seller feedback for each filtered buyer-specific offer; one or more buyers evaluating the anonymous seller feedback and ranking, and, if satisfied with one or more sellers, each buyer selecting seller the buyer wishes to purchase the motor vehicle from and anonymously communicating a “
ready to purchase motor vehicle”
signal and financial deposit information to the website;the website identifying the selected registered seller to the respective buyer and identifying the respective buyer to the selected registered seller, the selected registered seller and respective buyer; the computer server then causing the website to indicate “
pending sale”
for the buyer and the selected registered seller;only if the respective buyer remains committed to purchasing the vehicle from the selected registered seller and only if the registered seller commits to selling the vehicle to the buyer, then the selected registered seller and the respective buyer executing a purchase and sale contract using the website, the selected seller and the respective buyer each informing the website of the execution of their purchase and sale contract; and the computer server retaining the buyer deposit only for contracts that were not executed due to fault of the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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an information network comprising a computer server hosting a website accessible by network-connected devices of potential buyers and potential sellers of motor vehicles and related services, the computer server comprising features allowing buyers and sellers to register with the website, and allow buyers to upload buyer-specific purchase offers for motor vehicles and sellers to upload registered seller acceptances, alternate seller solutions and seller decline comments, without any obligation of buyers to consummate a purchase and sale contract, the computer server further comprising, or having ability to electronically access remotely, software that allows the computer server to; i) filter registered buyer-specific offers, ii) communicate filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers using the information network, iii) receive messages from buyers satisfied with one or more registered sellers'"'"' acceptance or alternative responses, the messages allowing the buyer to select a seller the buyer wishes to purchase the motor vehicle from and anonymously communicate a “
ready to purchase motor vehicle”
message and financial deposit information to the website, prior to the website identifying the selected seller to the respective buyer and the respective buyer to the selected seller;iv) identify buyer-selected sellers and respective buyers using the information network, v) execute respective purchase and sale contracts using the website, but only after the buyers and sellers identify themselves to each other using the website, and vi) retain the buyer deposit for those instances where the buyer backs out of a “
ready to purchase”
status, but only if the buyer was at fault. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a buyer-driven method of purchasing a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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one or more buyers composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase a motor vehicle and optionally motor vehicle-related services, each offer based on an individual buyer willing price that is based on i) an individual buyer perceived value of the motor vehicle and related services, and ii) one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing a motor vehicle within the set of motor vehicles; each buyer registering with, and communicating their respective buyer-specific offer for the motor vehicle to, a website hosted by a computer server, the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers via an information network comprising said server, and one or more website-registered sellers communicating their respective seller conditions to the website via the information network prior to any buyer financial information being communicated to the website by the buyers; filtering, using software in or accessible to the computer server, one or more buyer-specific offers for the motor vehicle with respect to one or more registered seller conditions, the computer server electronically communicating only filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers; the registered sellers communicating a response selected from the group consisting of accept, decline, or alternative response to the website; if satisfied with one or more registered sellers'"'"' acceptance or alternative responses, each buyer selecting one registered seller the buyer wishes to purchase the motor vehicle from and anonymously communicating a “
ready to purchase motor vehicle”
signal and financial deposit information to the website for the selected registered seller, the website subsequently identifying the selected registered seller to the respective buyer and identifying the respective buyer to the selected registered seller;the computer server then causing the website to indicate “
pending sale”
for the buyer and the selected registered seller;only if the respective buyer remains committed to purchasing the vehicle from the selected registered seller and only if the registered seller commits to selling the vehicle to the buyer, then the selected registered seller and the respective buyer executing a purchase and sale contract for the motor vehicle using the website. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method of facilitating and capitalizing a buyer-driven method of purchasing a motor vehicle, the method of facilitating and capitalizing comprising:
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setting up a website wherein a set of buyers and a set of sellers of motor vehicles register with the website via an information network, the information network comprising a computer server hosting the website accessible by network-connected devices of the buyers and sellers; each individual buyer composing a buyer-specific offer to purchase a motor vehicle and optionally services, each offer based on an individual buyer willing price that is based on i) an individual buyer perceived value of the motor vehicle and related services, and ii) one or more buyer-specific conditions imposed on purchasing the motor vehicle; one or more sellers composing one or more seller conditions on selling the motor vehicle; the website facilitating buyers to communicate their respective buyer-specific offers to the website and sellers to communicate their respective seller conditions to the website via the information network prior to any buyer financial information being communicated to the website by the buyers; filtering, using software in or accessible to the computer server, one or more buyer-specific offers with respect to one or more registered sellers and electronically communicating only filtered buyer-specific offers to registered sellers; one or more sellers communicating to the website anonymous seller feedback selected from the group consisting of accepting, rejecting, and proposing one or more alternatives to one or more filtered buyer-specific offers; the computer server anonymously associating the anonymous seller feedback with filtered buyer-specific offers and anonymously ranking on the website the seller feedback for each filtered buyer-specific offer; one or more buyers evaluating the anonymous seller feedback and ranking, and, if satisfied with one or more sellers, each buyer selecting seller the buyer wishes to purchase the motor vehicle from and anonymously communicating a “
ready to purchase motor vehicle”
signal and financial deposit information to the website;the website identifying the selected registered seller to the respective buyer and identifying the respective buyer to the selected registered seller, the selected registered seller and respective buyer; the computer server then causing the website to indicate “
pending sale”
for the buyer and the selected registered seller;only if the respective buyer remains committed to purchasing the vehicle from the selected registered seller and only if the registered seller commits to selling the vehicle to the buyer, then the selected registered seller and the respective buyer executing a purchase and sale contract using the website, the selected seller and the respective buyer each informing the website of the execution of their purchase and sale contract; and the computer server retaining the buyer deposit only for contracts that were not executed due to fault of the buyer.
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