Vehicle-Lead Generating Systems

• US 20080177590A1
• Filed: 09/24/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Getautoappraise LLC
• Original Assignee: Getautoappraise LLC
• Inventors: KEMP, CORNELIUS, BRODSKY, BARRY S.
• Application Number:
  US11/860,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20080177590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0223 based on inventory
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

The disclosure provides for a system that stores electronically information regarding used-vehicles, including used-vehicle values; presents, to a consumer over an network, a list of used-vehicle information (by year, make, model, body, engine, optional equipment or other classification depending on vehicle type) within a structured document, (for example, a web page); accepting inputting, from such consumer, a selection from the list; modifying a portion of the structured document to include a sub list of used-vehicle information, wherein the sub-list derives from the selection; repeating the step of accepting inputting and the step of modifying to determine the used-vehicle value, whereby the used-vehicle value relates to the selection of the consumer; and presenting the used-vehicle value to the consumer.

Claims

1. A system comprising the steps of:

storing electronically information regarding at least one used-vehicle, wherein such used-vehicle information includes at least one value related to such used-vehicle;

presenting, to a consumer over an network, a list of categories of such used-vehicle information within a structured document;

accepting inputting, from such consumer, a selection from such list;

modifying a portion of the structured document to include a sub list of categories of such used-vehicle information, wherein such sub-list derives from such selection;

repeating the step of accepting inputting and the step of modifying to determine such used-vehicle value, whereby such used-vehicle value relates to the selection of such consumer; and

presenting such used-vehicle value to such consumer.

2. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such step of repeating occurs without re-presenting such structured document.

3. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such step of accepting inputting further comprises the step of asynchronously receiving, via a httprequest, such selection; and

such step of modifying further comprises the step of asynchronously sending, via such httprequest, such sub list; and

such structured document comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of extensible markup language, hypertext markup language, really simple syndication and combinations thereof.

4. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such step of asynchronously receiving further comprises the step of using javascript and extensible markup language.

5. The claim of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving the contact information of such consumer; and

allowing such contact information to be used by a vehicle dealership as a sales lead.

6. The claim of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving such used-car information from a data provider; and

representing to the consumer that such used-car value derive from such data provider.

7. The claim of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

displaying to the consumer no more than three web pages.

8. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such used-vehicle information comprises at least one selected from the group of make, model, year and combinations thereof.

9. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such used-vehicle information comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of body style, engine, optional equipment, color, geographic location, and combinations thereof;

such step of modifying further comprises the step of displaying used-vehicle equipment value along with such sub list.

10. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such used vehicle comprises a vehicle selected from the group consisting of a car, light-duty truck, sport-utility-vehicle, and combinations thereof.

11. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such used vehicle comprises a vehicle selected from the group consisting of motorcycle, alternative-fuel vehicle, off-road vehicle, recreational vehicle or combinations thereof.

12. The claim of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

displaying the phone number of a vehicle dealership who conducts trade in such used-vehicle.

13. The claim of claim 1 wherein:

such step of repeating occurs without re-presenting such structured document;

displaying to the consumer no more than three web pages;

such step of accepting inputting further comprises the step of asynchronously receiving, via a httprequest, such selection;

such step of modifying further comprises the step of asynchronously sending, via such httprequest, such sub list;

such structured document comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of extensible markup language, hypertext markup language, really simple syndication and combinations thereof;

receiving the contact information of such consumer;

allowing such contact information to be used by a vehicle dealership as a sales lead;

receiving such used-car information from a data provider;

representing to the consumer that such used-car value derive from such data provider;

such used-vehicle information comprises at least one selected from the group of make, model, year and combinations thereof; and

such step of modifying further comprises the step of displaying used-vehicle equipment value along with such sub list.

14. A system comprising the steps of:

offering, over a globally connected computer network, to provide a used-vehicle appraisal to a consumer;

collecting, over such globally connected computer network, used-vehicle information to identify the used-vehicle of such consumer;

presenting, over a globally connected computer network, a used-vehicle appraisal of the used-vehicle of such consumer; and

setting an appointment for such consumer to visit a used-vehicle dealership.

15. The claim of claim 14 further comprising the step of:

allowing inputting, over a globally connected computer network, a calendar date and time for such appointment by such consumer.

16. The claim of claim 14 further comprising the step of:

automatically preventing selecting, over a globally connected computer network, a calendar date and time for such appointment whenever a dealership representative is not available.

17. The claim of claim 14 further comprising the step of:

automatically reminding such consumer of such appointment after setting such appointment and before such calendar date and time of such appointment.

18. The claim of claim 14 wherein:

such used-vehicle information comprises at least one selected from the group of make, model, year and combinations thereof.

19. The claim of claim 14 wherein:

such used vehicle comprises a vehicle selected from the group consisting of a car, light-duty truck, sport-utility-vehicle, and combinations thereof.

20. The claim of claim 14 wherein:

such used vehicle comprises a vehicle selected from the group consisting of motorcycle, alternative-fuel vehicle, off-road vehicle, recreational vehicle or combinations thereof.

21. The claim of claim 14 wherein:

displaying the phone number of a vehicle dealership who conducts trade in such used-vehicle.

22. The claim of claim 14 further comprising the steps of:

allowing inputting, over a globally connected computer network, a calendar date and time for such appointment by such consumer.

automatically preventing selecting, over a globally connected computer network, a calendar date and time for such appointment whenever a dealership representative is not available.

automatically reminding such consumer of such appointment after setting such appointment and before such calendar date and time of such appointment.

such used-vehicle information comprises at least one selected from the group of make, model, year and combinations thereof.

such used vehicle comprises a vehicle selected from the group consisting of a car, light-duty truck, sport-utility-vehicle, and combinations thereof.

23. A system comprising the steps of:

offering to provide a used-vehicle appraisal to a consumer;

prompting, using multimedia over a globally connected computer network, the consumer to input used-vehicle information;

prompting, using multimedia over a globally connected computer network, the consumer to input contact information; and

presenting, over a globally connected computer network, a used-vehicle appraisal to the consumer.

24. The claim of claim 23 wherein:

multimedia comprises video, audio or combinations thereof.

25. The claim of claim 23 wherein:

multimedia comprises an aspect provided by anyone other than the dealership; and

multimedia further comprises text overlaying such aspect, wherein such text is supplied by the vehicle dealership.

26. The claim of claim 25 wherein:

such aspect further comprises at least one offer selected from the group consisting of manufacturer'"'"'s incentives, dealership incentives, lender'"'"'s incentives, lease company incentives, and combinations thereof.

27. The claim of claim 23 wherein:

multimedia comprises audio.

28. The claim of claim 27 further comprising the steps of:

determining the network address of such consumer;

determining network-address information related to such network address; and

modify the multimedia using information related to such network address.

29. The claim of claim 28 wherein:

such network-address information comprises the type of entity to whom the network address is publicly registered.

30. The claim of claim 28 wherein:

such network-address information comprises the local time of day for the geography of the network address.

31. The claim of claim 23 wherein:

multimedia comprises video, audio or combinations thereof;

multimedia comprises an aspect provided by anyone other than the dealership;

multimedia further comprises text overlaying such aspect, wherein such text is supplied by the vehicle dealership;

determining the network address of such consumer;

determining information related to such network address; and

modify the multimedia using information related to such network address;

wherein such network-address information comprises the type of entity to whom the network address is publicly registered; and

wherein such network-address information comprises the local time of day for the geography of the network address.