Method and system of bidding in a vehicle

• US 9,734,640 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Hosein, Marc Peter, Yankovich, Steve, Romero, Steve, Lam, Selina, Higgins, Krystal Rose
• Primary Examiner(s): Misiaszek, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): O'Sullivan, Katherine
• Application Number:
  US13/961,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20140052559A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,469 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272, 705 263
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/953 Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method of dynamically altering a user interface based on safety level is provided. A user interface is provided to a user in a vehicle with the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction. The selectable option is based, at least in part, on an auction parameter. A safety level score is then determined for the vehicle. The auction parameter is then dynamically altered based on the speed of the vehicle, resulting in a change to the selectable option.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a user interface coupled to the processor; and

memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to;

receive, over a wireless connection to the Internet, an auction notification for an online auction;

display, via the user interface to a user of a vehicle, the auction notification for the online auction that includes a selectable option to place a bid on the online auction over the wireless connection to the Internet, wherein the selectable option includes a bid increment for the online auction;

receiving, over a wireless communication connection, speed information received from a speedometer sensor coupled to the vehicle;

determine, based on the received speed information, a speed of the vehicle;

dynamically alter the bid increment based on the speed of the vehicle, wherein dynamically altering the bid increment includes one or more of;

increasing the bid increment in response to the speed of the vehicle increasing, and decreasing the bid increment in response to the speed of the vehicle decreasing; and

display, via the user interface, a revised selectable option to place a bid on the online auction over the wireless connection to the Internet, the revised selectable option including the altered bid increment.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is located in the vehicle.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile device travelling in the vehicle.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a server in wireless communication with a user experience presentation module in the vehicle.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the memory further stores instructions to cause the electronic device to determine a safety level score based on the speed of the vehicle and wherein dynamically altering the bid increment is further based on the safety level score.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the safety level score is further based on weather at a location of the vehicle.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the safety level score is further based on demographic information about a driver of the vehicle.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the safety level score is further based on a driving safety record of the driver of the vehicle.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein dynamically altering the bid increment includes increasing the bid increment in response to an increase in the speed of the vehicle.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by an electronic device over a wireless connection to the Internet, an auction notification for an online auction;

displaying, via a user interface coupled to the electronic device, the auction notification for the online auction that includes a selectable option to place a bid on the online auction over the wireless connection to the Internet, wherein the selectable option includes a bid increment for the online auction;

receiving, over a wireless communication connection, speed information received from a speedometer sensor coupled to the vehicle;

determining, based on the received speed information, a speed of the vehicle;

dynamically altering the bid increment based on the speed of the vehicle by the electronic device, wherein dynamically altering the bid increment includes one or more of;

increasing the bid increment in response to the speed of the vehicle increasing, and decreasing the bid increment in response to the speed of the vehicle decreasing; and

displaying, via the user interface, a revised selectable option to place a bid on the online auction over the wireless connection to the Internet, the revised selectable option including the altered bid increment.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining a safety level score based on the speed of the vehicle and wherein dynamically altering the bid increment is further based on the safety level score.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic device comprises a server in wireless communication with the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic device is located in the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein dynamically altering the bid increment includes increasing the bid increment in response to an increase in the speed of the vehicle.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructors that, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, over a wireless connection to the Internet, an auction notification for an online auction;

displaying, via a user interface coupled to the electronic device, the auction notification for the online auction that includes a selectable option to place a bid on the online auction over the wireless connection to the Internet, wherein the selectable option includes a bid increment for the online auction;

receiving, over a wireless communication connection, speed information received from a speedometer sensor coupled to the vehicle;

determining, based on the received speed information, a speed of the vehicle;

dynamically altering the bid increment based on the speed of the vehicle, wherein dynamically altering the bid increment includes one or more of;

increasing the bid increment in response to the speed of the vehicle increasing, and decreasing the bid increment in response to the speed of the vehicle decreasing; and

displaying, via the user interface, a revised selectable option to place a bid on the online auction over the wireless connection to the Internet, the revised selectable option including the altered bid increment.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise determining a safety level score based on the speed of the vehicle and wherein dynamically altering the bid increment is further based on the safety level score.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the electronic device comprises a server in wireless communication with the vehicle.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the electronic device is located in the vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein dynamically altering the bid increment includes increasing the bid increment in response to an increase in the speed of the vehicle.