METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BIDDING IN A VEHICLE

• US 20140052559A1
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Hosein, Marc Peter, Yankovich, Steve, Romero, Steve, Lam, Selina, Higgins, Krystal Rose
• Granted Patent: US 9,734,640 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.3
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/953 Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method of dynamically altering a user interface based on safety level is provided. A user interface is provided to a user in a vehicle with the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction. The selectable option is based, at least in part, on an auction parameter. A safety level score is then determined for the vehicle. The auction parameter is then dynamically altered based on the speed of the vehicle, resulting in a change to the selectable option.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a user interface module configured to;

provide a user interface to a user in a vehicle, the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction, the selectable option based at least in part on an auction parameter;

determine a speed of the vehicle; and

dynamically alter the auction parameter based on the speed of the vehicle, resulting in a change to the selectable option.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is located in the vehicle.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile device travelling in the vehicle.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a server in wireless communication with a user experience presentation module in the vehicle.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the auction parameter is a bid increment for the electronic auction.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the determining of the speed of the vehicle includes accessing a global positioning system (GPS) module at two different times and calculating a difference in position of the vehicle at those two different times.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface module is further configured to determine a safety level score based at least in part on the speed of the vehicle and wherein the dynamically altering of the auction parameter is based on the safety level score.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the safety level score is further based on weather at a location of the vehicle.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the safety level score is further based on demographic information about a driver of the vehicle.

10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the safety level score is further based on a driving safety record of the driver of the vehicle.

11. A method comprising:

providing a user interface to a user in a vehicle, the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction, the selectable option based at least in part on an auction parameter;

determining a safety level score for the vehicle; and

dynamically altering the auction parameter based on the safety level score, resulting in a change to the selectable option.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising modifying the safety level score based on predicted future changes to the safety level score based on information from another information source.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the method is performed on a server in wireless communication with the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the method is performed in the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the user interface includes a web page.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

providing a user interface to a user in a vehicle, the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction, the selectable option based at least in part on an auction parameter;

determining a safety level score for the vehicle; and

dynamically altering the auction parameter based on the safety level score, resulting in a change to the selectable option.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise modifying the safety level score based on predicted future changes to the safety level score based on information from another information source.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the operations are performed on a server in wireless communication with the vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the operations are performed in the vehicle.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the user interface includes a web page.