Meta-marketplace method
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating acquisition of a vehicle, comprising:
- establishing connections with and operatively linking a retailer and a plurality of providers at a computer-implemented metamediary hub managed by a metamediary to create a computer-implemented metamarket infrastructure, the plurality of providers including at least one lender and at least one of a product and service provider, wherein the retailer is classified, and retailer selection criteria is established for at least one of the plurality of providers, the retailer selection criteria being based upon the retailer classification;
recording and integrating information required by the plurality of providers into the computer-implemented metamarket infrastructure by the computer-implemented metamediary hub;
establishing eligibility criteria received from at least one of the plurality of providers for at least one of a service and product offered by the plurality of providers via the computer-implemented metamediary hub;
receiving data associated with a consumer relevant to the acquisition of the vehicle from the retailer at the computer-implemented metamediary hub, the received data including all the information required by the plurality of providers;
comparing the received data to the eligibility criteria to determine eligibility for the at least one of the service and product offered by the plurality of providers via the computer-implemented metamediary hub;
generating an array of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible via the computer-implemented metamediary hub;
forwarding the received data from the computer-implemented metamediary hub to the plurality of providers based on the array, and upon a decision thereon, establishing an approved subset of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible via the computer-implemented metamediary hub;
completing at least one transaction based on at least one of the approved subset of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible and available terms associated with the at least one of the service and product offered by one of the plurality of providers;
determining retailer integrity of the retailer via the computer-implemented metamediary hub; and
determining via the computer-implemented metamediary hub whether the metamediary should assume risk associated with the at least one transaction on behalf of the retailer.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method for handling multiple aspects of the acquisition of vehicles, such as automobiles and trucks, in a unified and streamlined fashion. A system for acquisition of vehicles that integrates various product and service providers with retailers and consumers is presented from various aspects in order to realize efficiencies and opportunities that are impossible in the present mode of vehicle acquisition.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating acquisition of a vehicle, comprising:
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establishing connections with and operatively linking a retailer and a plurality of providers at a computer-implemented metamediary hub managed by a metamediary to create a computer-implemented metamarket infrastructure, the plurality of providers including at least one lender and at least one of a product and service provider, wherein the retailer is classified, and retailer selection criteria is established for at least one of the plurality of providers, the retailer selection criteria being based upon the retailer classification; recording and integrating information required by the plurality of providers into the computer-implemented metamarket infrastructure by the computer-implemented metamediary hub; establishing eligibility criteria received from at least one of the plurality of providers for at least one of a service and product offered by the plurality of providers via the computer-implemented metamediary hub; receiving data associated with a consumer relevant to the acquisition of the vehicle from the retailer at the computer-implemented metamediary hub, the received data including all the information required by the plurality of providers; comparing the received data to the eligibility criteria to determine eligibility for the at least one of the service and product offered by the plurality of providers via the computer-implemented metamediary hub; generating an array of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible via the computer-implemented metamediary hub; forwarding the received data from the computer-implemented metamediary hub to the plurality of providers based on the array, and upon a decision thereon, establishing an approved subset of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible via the computer-implemented metamediary hub; completing at least one transaction based on at least one of the approved subset of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible and available terms associated with the at least one of the service and product offered by one of the plurality of providers; determining retailer integrity of the retailer via the computer-implemented metamediary hub; and determining via the computer-implemented metamediary hub whether the metamediary should assume risk associated with the at least one transaction on behalf of the retailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of facilitating acquisition of a vehicle, comprising:
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a metamediary hub configured to connect and operatively link a retailer and a plurality of providers within a metamarket managed by a metamediary, the plurality of providers including at least one lender and at least one of a product and service provider; a computer-implemented application interface module operatively connected to the metamediary hub configured to; receive eligibility criteria for at least one of a service and product offered by the plurality of providers; and receive information required for the at least one of the service and product offered by the plurality of providers; a retail management system module operatively connected to the metamediary hub configured to; receive data associated with a consumer relevant to the acquisition of the vehicle from the retailer, the data including all the information required for the at least one of the service and product offered by the plurality of providers; and complete at least one transaction based on at least one of an approved subset of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible and available terms associated with the at least one of the service and product offered by one of the plurality of providers; wherein the metamediary hub is further configured to; record and integrate the information required for the at least one of the service and product offered by the plurality of providers into the metamarket infrastructure; compare the received data to the eligibility criteria to determine eligibility for the at least one of the service and product offered by the plurality of providers; generate an array of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible; forward the received data to the plurality of providers based upon the array, and establish an approved subset of the at least one of the service and product for which the consumer is eligible; determine the available terms associated with the at least one of the service and product offered by the one of the plurality of providers; classify the retailer, and establish retail selection criteria for at least one of the plurality of providers based upon a retailer classification; and determine the integrity of the retailer, and determine whether the metamediary should assume risk associated with the at least one transaction on behalf of the retailer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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