Vehicle lead generation system using byer criteria
First Claim
1. A method of generating sales leads as a service for one or more vehicle dealerships, the method comprising:
- maintaining a web site that is accessible over a computer network by a consumer who may be considering selling or trading in a first vehicle and potentially purchasing a second vehicle;
offering to the consumer while the consumer is accessing the web site to provide the consumer with an estimated value of the first vehicle, wherein the consumer must provide the consumer'"'"'s contact information before the estimated value is provided;
maintaining one or more processors in association with the web site, the one or more processors performing the following steps (a) receiving information indicative of the first vehicle transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, the information indicative of the first vehicle comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of make, model, options and condition of the first vehicle, (b) receiving contact information of the consumer transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, and (c) actively transmitting the contact information of the consumer to the one or more vehicle dealerships as a sales lead;
the one or more vehicle dealerships and consumer following up with one another about the one or more dealerships potentially purchasing the first vehicle from the consumer, or the consumer using the first vehicle as a trade in, and the one or more dealerships potentially selling the second vehicle or another vehicle to the consumer; and
the one or more dealerships providing an estimated value of the first vehicle to the consumer in accordance with the prior offer given to the consumer.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a system for generating a lead by determining an estimated for a vehicle. The system may receive vehicle identifying information; receive seller identifying information; receive information for a sample of vehicles of the same make and model as the vehicle; determine a value for vehicle using the vehicle identifying information and the historical information, wholesale sales through auctions and at dealerships; (and also vehicle condition information if provided), and determine an estimated value, estimated value range, or offer price for the vehicle using predetermined buyer criteria and the determined value. This offer may then be transmitted to the seller in the form of a price certificate, appraisal report, etc., and the seller identifying information may be transmittal to the buyer as a sales lead.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of generating sales leads as a service for one or more vehicle dealerships, the method comprising:
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maintaining a web site that is accessible over a computer network by a consumer who may be considering selling or trading in a first vehicle and potentially purchasing a second vehicle;
offering to the consumer while the consumer is accessing the web site to provide the consumer with an estimated value of the first vehicle, wherein the consumer must provide the consumer'"'"'s contact information before the estimated value is provided;
maintaining one or more processors in association with the web site, the one or more processors performing the following steps (a) receiving information indicative of the first vehicle transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, the information indicative of the first vehicle comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of make, model, options and condition of the first vehicle, (b) receiving contact information of the consumer transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, and (c) actively transmitting the contact information of the consumer to the one or more vehicle dealerships as a sales lead;
the one or more vehicle dealerships and consumer following up with one another about the one or more dealerships potentially purchasing the first vehicle from the consumer, or the consumer using the first vehicle as a trade in, and the one or more dealerships potentially selling the second vehicle or another vehicle to the consumer; and
the one or more dealerships providing an estimated value of the first vehicle to the consumer in accordance with the prior offer given to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system of generating sales leads as a service for one or more vehicle dealerships, the method comprising:
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maintaining a web site that is accessible over a computer network by a consumer who may be considering selling or trading in a first vehicle and potentially purchasing a second vehicle;
offering to the consumer while the consumer is accessing the web site to provide the consumer with an estimated value of the first vehicle, wherein the consumer must provide the consumer'"'"'s contact information before the estimated value is provided;
maintaining one or more processors in association with the web site, the one or more processors performing the following steps (a) receiving information indicative of the first vehicle transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, the information indicative of the first vehicle comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of make, model, options and condition of the first vehicle, (b) receiving contact information of the consumer transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, and (c) actively transmitting the contact information of the consumer to the one or more vehicle dealerships as a sales lead;
the one or more vehicle dealerships and consumer following up with one another about the one or more dealerships potentially purchasing the first vehicle from the consumer, or the consumer using the first vehicle as a trade in, and the one or more dealerships potentially selling the second vehicle or another vehicle to the consumer; and
the one or more dealerships providing an estimated value of the first vehicle to the consumer in accordance with the prior offer given to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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