SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRICING, LEASING, AND TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF TIRES
First Claim
1. A tire transfer system comprising:
- a physical computer-readable medium including a tire customization and price calculating program;
a processor adapted to execute the tire customization and price calculating program contained on the physical computer-readable medium;
a data storage device operably arranged with the processor, the data storage device adapted to store tire component pricing data and new tire transfer data;
wherein the tire customization and price calculating program is adapted to determine a particular type of casing and a particular type of tire tread for use in a casing-tread combination to form a new tire using tire selection information from a customer at a point-of-sale facility, the casing being separate from the tire tread, and the tire customization and price calculating program is adapted to determine based upon the casing-tread combination at least one of (i) tire pricing using the tire component pricing data and (ii) tire transfer options using the new tire transfer data.
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Abstract
Alternative techniques of pricing, leasing or transferring ownership of a new tire can provide a customer with increased options in procuring a new tire and can facilitate assembling customized new tires from select components. In embodiments, the new tire can be assembled from a new tire casing and a new tire tread. The sale or lease price of the new tire can be based in part on one or more factors including the price of the selected casing and price of the selected tread; lease of the casing or the tread; acceptance of second casing or tread; selection of guarantee options regarding fuel savings, extended life, or the like; and the cost-per-mile during use of the new tire. In embodiments, the techniques can be carried out with the assistance of a computer system configured to operate a tire customization and price calculating program.
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20 Claims
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1. A tire transfer system comprising:
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a physical computer-readable medium including a tire customization and price calculating program; a processor adapted to execute the tire customization and price calculating program contained on the physical computer-readable medium; a data storage device operably arranged with the processor, the data storage device adapted to store tire component pricing data and new tire transfer data; wherein the tire customization and price calculating program is adapted to determine a particular type of casing and a particular type of tire tread for use in a casing-tread combination to form a new tire using tire selection information from a customer at a point-of-sale facility, the casing being separate from the tire tread, and the tire customization and price calculating program is adapted to determine based upon the casing-tread combination at least one of (i) tire pricing using the tire component pricing data and (ii) tire transfer options using the new tire transfer data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of transferring possession of a new tire at a point-of-sale facility, the method comprising:
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providing at a point-of-sale facility a plurality of types of tire casings and a plurality of types of separate tire treads, at least one of the types of tire casings being combinable with at least one of the types of separate tire treads into a new tire; assigning a casing price to each type of tire casing and storing said assigned casing prices in a database; assigning a tread price to each type of tire tread and storing said assigned tread prices in the database; using a processor to execute a tire customization and price calculating program contained on a physical computer-readable medium; in response to receiving tire selection information from a customer, the tire customization and price calculating program; determining a particular type of tire casing and a particular type of tire tread for use in a casing-tread combination to form a new tire using the tire selection information, and calculating a tire price for the new tire based in part upon the casing price of the particular type of tire casing and the tread price for the particular type of tire tread in the casing-tread combination. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of transferring possession of a new tire at a point-of-sale facility, the method comprising:
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providing at a point-of-sale facility a plurality of types of tire casings and a plurality of types of separate tire treads, at least one of the types of tire casings being combinable with at least one of the types of separate tire treads into a new tire; in response to receiving tire selection information from a customer, determining a particular type of tire casing and a particular type of tire tread for use in a casing-tread combination to form a new tire using the tire selection information; determining a transfer arrangement in which at least one of the tire tread and the tire casing is transferred to the customer by a lease or loan; in response to receiving an acceptance of the transfer arrangement by the customer, building the new tire from the casing-tread combination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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