BUYER FOCUSED VEHICLE ACQUISITION SERVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, alert information describing a sales lead about which a seller is interested in being notified;
receiving, by the computing device, buyer vehicle information describing a type of vehicle that a buyer is interested in acquiring;
generating, by the computing device, a lead record for the buyer from the buyer vehicle information;
making the lead record available for a predetermined period of time;
based at least in part on the alert information and the lead record, determining that the buyer satisfies the sales lead about which the seller is interested in being notified;
during the predetermined period of time and by the computing device;
sending a notification about a potential buyer to a device of the seller;
receiving seller input indicating an interest in offering a vehicle for acquisition to the buyer; and
in response to receiving the seller input, sending a notification about a potential seller to a device of the buyer.
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Abstract
Techniques for better connecting buyers and sellers to facilitate vehicle acquisitions are described. The techniques include tools to enable buyers to specify the types of vehicles the buyers are interested in acquiring and view offers from potential sellers that have viewed the requests of the buyers. The techniques also include tools to enable sellers to view sales leads for potential buyers and to notify buyers of their interest in offering a vehicle for acquisition. Further, the techniques include a variety of other tools to facilitate vehicle acquisitions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, alert information describing a sales lead about which a seller is interested in being notified; receiving, by the computing device, buyer vehicle information describing a type of vehicle that a buyer is interested in acquiring; generating, by the computing device, a lead record for the buyer from the buyer vehicle information; making the lead record available for a predetermined period of time; based at least in part on the alert information and the lead record, determining that the buyer satisfies the sales lead about which the seller is interested in being notified; during the predetermined period of time and by the computing device; sending a notification about a potential buyer to a device of the seller; receiving seller input indicating an interest in offering a vehicle for acquisition to the buyer; and in response to receiving the seller input, sending a notification about a potential seller to a device of the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving buyer vehicle information describing a vehicle type that a buyer is interested in acquiring; identifying a seller that is associated with a vehicle that satisfies the vehicle type based at least in part on the buyer vehicle information; making information about a potential buyer available to a device of the seller; receiving seller input indicating an interest in initiating communication with the buyer; and based at least in part on the seller input, enabling at least one of (i) the buyer to contact the seller or (ii) the seller to contact the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; a buyer interface module stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to provide a buyer interface that enables a buyer to specify a desired vehicle type for acquisition; a lead record module stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to; generate a lead record for the buyer based at least in part on the desired vehicle type; and identify a seller that is associated with a vehicle that satisfies the desired vehicle type; a seller interface module stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to provide a seller interface that (i) presents information about the lead record to a seller and (ii) receives input from the seller indicating an interest in initiating communication with the buyer; and a notification module stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to make a notification available to at least one of the seller or the buyer, the notification regarding an opportunity for acquisition of the vehicle that satisfies the desired vehicle type. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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