System for managing vehicle information displayed on a plurality of vehicles

• US 9,514,482 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2013
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lformation Pty Ltd
• Original Assignee: Lformation Pty Ltd
• Inventors: Wilson, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAIGE, TYLER D
• Application Number:
  US14/438,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20150269621A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,232 Days
• Field of Search: 701/33.4, 705/14.62
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

A system for managing vehicle information displayed on a plurality of vehicles, said system including a central computer system and plurality of electronic display devices (EDD), each being associated with one of said vehicles and each being in electronic communication with the central computer system (CCS). The CCS includes one or more computer processors; computer readable data storage; and a CCS computer program stored on said data storage, the CCS program being executable by the processors to perform the steps of selecting a vehicle from said plurality of vehicles; generating vehicle data representing information about said vehicle; and sending said vehicle data to an associated one of said EDDs. Each one of said EDDs includes one or more computer processors; computer readable data storage; an EDD computer program stored on said data storage; and a visual display unit, the EDD program being executable by the processors to perform the steps of receiving vehicle data from the CCS representing information about an associated vehicle; and displaying said vehicle data representing information about the associated vehicle on the visual display unit.

Claims

1. A computer program for an electronic display device (EDD) for managing vehicle information for vehicle test drives at a dealership, including one or more computer processors;

non-transitory computer readable data storage;

an EDD computer program stored on said data storage; and

a visual display unit, the EDD program being executable by the processors to perform the steps of;

(a) receiving vehicle data from a central computer system (CCS) representing information about an associated vehicle;

(b) displaying said vehicle data representing information about the associated vehicle on the visual display unit;

(c) receiving data representing driver information for a driver test driving the associated vehicle including one or more of the following;

(i) first name;

(ii) last name;

(iii) email address; and

(iv) phone number;

(d) recording log information about the associated vehicle for the test drive including one or more of;

(i) time of test drive;

(ii) date of test drive;

(ii) time elapsed;

(iv) distance travelled; and

(v) average speed; and

(e) sending said log information and said driver information to the CCS.

2. The program claimed in claim 1, the EDD program being executable by the processors to perform the steps of:

(a) receiving an association request from the CCS for an associated vehicle;

(b) sending an association confirmation to the CCS; and

(c) recording said association in said data storage.

3. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of recording log information includes the step of recording vehicle usage.

4. The program claimed in claim 3, wherein said vehicle usage includes the number of test drives.

5. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of recording log information includes the step of recording vehicle location.

6. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of recording log information includes the step of recording distance travelled during a test drive.

7. The program claimed in claim 1, including digital recording apparatus, the EDD program being executable by the processors to perform the steps of actuating the digital recording apparatus to capture personal information.

8. The program claimed in claim 7, wherein the personal information is data representing an image of a business card or a driver'"'"'s licence.

9. The program claimed in claim 7, wherein the digital recording apparatus is a digital camera or a scanner.

10. The program claimed in claim 7, the EDD program being executable by the processors to perform the step of sending said personal information to the CCS.

11. The program claimed in claim 1, including an accelerometer, the EDD program being executable by the processors to perform the steps of:

(a) generating data representing movement of the EDD; and

(b) sending data representing movement of the EDD to the CCS.

12. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein said vehicle data includes at least one of the following:

(a) vehicle make;

(b) vehicle warrantee information; and

(c) model registration number.

13. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein said vehicle data includes at least one of the following:

(a) offered sale prices; and

(b) vehicle odometer readings.

14. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes one or more of the dealership LMCT;

odometer reading; and

drive away price.

15. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes one or more of the following:

The last owner of the motor car,

The distance travelled by the motor car entered by the motor car trader

The cash price of the motor car

A statement that the cash price does not include transfer fee or stamp duty

Car registration period

Car built date, compliance date, Date car first registered

Model number

Registration number

Engine number

If RWC is provided

Statement informing the prospective purchaser of the warrantee period and the cooling off period

LMCT identification, name

Signature of the Motorcar trader

Space for the Purchaser to sign—

upon sale of the motor car.

16. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein said vehicle data includes at least one of the following:

(a) offered sale prices; and

(b) vehicle odometer readings.

17. The program claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes one or more of the following:

The last owner of the motor car,

The distance travelled by the motor car entered by the motor car trader

The cash price of the motor car

A statement that the cash price does not include transfer fee or stamp duty

Car registration period

Car built date, compliance date, Date car first registered

Model number

Registration number

Engine number

If RWC is provided

Statement informing the prospective purchaser of the warrantee period and the cooling off period

LMCT identification, name

Signature of the Motorcar trader

Space for the Purchaser to sign—

upon sale of the motor car.