US 10,949,812 B1Granted

Vehicle appearance protection and enhancement apparatuses, methods and systems

OwnerBenjamin Bruce Deschepperinventor

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Abstract

The Vehicle Appearance Protection and Enhancement Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“APEPS”) transforms initial product attribute data inputs via APEPS components into future product value enhancement verification outputs. In various aspects of the various embodiments of the APEPS system, an Automotive Appearance Protection Trade Credit, voucher, coupon, allowance, guarantee, etc. is provided to a user. The trade credit may equal a percentage, flat dollar amount, or dollar for dollar up to a maximum amount of the original automotive appearance protection/product purchase/lease price. The customer is provided with tangible value upon leaving a dealership, which states that by applying these products/protections the vehicle trade-in value will be enhanced. The APEPS provides a web portal for both customers and dealers that will automatically calculate and continuously update the trade credit.

Claims38

Dependent claims

A product enhancement apparatus, comprising:

a memory;
a component collection stored in the memory, including:
a product protection enhancement calculation component,
a follow-up maintenance package generator component,
an encryption component, and
a reconstitution confirmation component;
a processor disposed in communication with the memory, and configured to issue and execute a plurality of processing instructions from the component collection stored in the memory,
wherein the processor issues instructions from the product protection enhancement calculation component, stored in the memory, to:
receive initial attribute data regarding a product, the initial attribute data received in a machine-readable format,
retrieve, from a repair database, a service option datastructure based on the product and the initial attribute data, and
calculate a future conditional redemption value associated with the product based on the service option datastructure,
wherein the processor issues instructions from the follow-up maintenance package generator component, stored in the memory, to:
receive the service option datastructure for the product from the product protection enhancement calculation component in a machine-readable format,
generate a mandatory inspection and repair schedule for future maintenance of the product based on the service option datastructure, and
generate a certificate guaranteeing the future conditional redemption value associated with the product, the certificate including a product identification, an expiration date corresponding to an expected product use period, and a guaranteed future conditional redemption value based on the value of the product at the time of certificate generation;
wherein the processor issues instructions from the reconstitution confirmation component, stored in the memory, to:
receive the mandatory inspection and repair schedule from the follow-up maintenance package generator component in a machine-readable format,
receive, via a data communications network from any of a plurality of repair agent database systems, repair confirmation data corresponding to the mandatory inspection and repair schedule, and
update a repair confirmation datastructure (RCD) associated with the certificate in the repair database based on the repair confirmation data, wherein the future conditional redemption value associated with the product is conditioned on compliance with the mandatory inspection and repair schedule as monitored via the repair confirmation datastructure;
and
wherein the processor issues further instructions from the encryption component to:
generate an encrypted RCD by applying a hash function to the RCD;
and
store the encrypted RCD in a Bitcoin blockchain.

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A processor-implemented product enhancement method to transform initial product data inputs into future conditional redemption value outputs, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor executing a product protection enhancement calculation component, initial attribute data regarding a product, the initial attribute data received in a machine-readable format,
retrieving, by the at least one processor executing the product protection enhancement calculation component and from a repair database, a service option datastructure based on the product and the initial attribute data, and
calculating, by the at least one processor executing the product protection enhancement calculation component a future conditional redemption value associated with the product based on the service option datastructure,
receiving, by the at least one processor executing a follow-up maintenance package generator component, the service option datastructure for the product from the product protection enhancement calculation component in a machine-readable format,
generating, by the at least one processor executing the follow-up maintenance package generator component, a mandatory inspection and repair schedule for future maintenance of the product based on the service option datastructure, and
generating, by the at least one processor executing the follow-up maintenance package generator component, a certificate guaranteeing the future conditional redemption value associated with the product, the certificate including a product identification, an expiration date corresponding to an expected product use period, and a guaranteed future conditional redemption value is based on the value of the product at the time of certificate generation;
and
receiving, by the at least one processor executing a reconstitution confirmation component, the mandatory inspection and repair schedule from the follow-up maintenance package generator component in a machine-readable format,
receiving, by the at least one processor executing the reconstitution confirmation component, via a data communications network from any of a plurality of repair agent database systems, repair confirmation data corresponding to the mandatory inspection and repair schedule, and
updating, by the at least one processor executing the reconstitution confirmation component, a repair confirmation datastructure (RCD) associated with the certificate in the repair database based on the repair confirmation data, wherein the future conditional redemption value associated with the product is conditioned on compliance with the mandatory inspection and repair schedule as monitored via the repair confirmation datastructure;
and
generating, by the at least one processor executing a encryption component, an encrypted RCD by applying a hash function to the RCD;
and
storing, by the at least one processor executing the encryption component, the encrypted RCD in a Bitcoin blockchain.

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A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-issuable instructions, for access by processor-executable program components, comprising:

a product protection enhancement calculation component to:
receive initial attribute data regarding a product, the initial attribute data received in a machine-readable format,
retrieve, from a repair database, a service option datastructure based on the product and the initial attribute data, and
calculate a future conditional redemption value associated with the product based on the service option datastructure,
a follow-up maintenance package generator component to:
receive the service option datastructure for the product from the product protection enhancement calculation component in a machine-readable format,
generate a mandatory inspection and repair schedule for future maintenance of the product based on the service option datastructure, and
generate a certificate guaranteeing the future conditional redemption value associated with the product, the certificate including a product identification, an expiration date corresponding to an expected product use period and a guaranteed future conditional redemption value is based on the value of the product at the time of certificate generation;
a reconstitution confirmation component to:
receive the mandatory inspection and repair schedule from the follow-up maintenance package generator component in a machine-readable format,
receive, via a data communications network from any of a plurality of repair agent database systems, repair confirmation data corresponding to the mandatory inspection and repair schedule, and
update a repair confirmation datastructure (RCD) associated with the certificate in the repair database based on the repair confirmation data, wherein the future conditional redemption value associated with the product is conditioned on compliance with the mandatory inspection and repair schedule as monitored via the repair confirmation datastructure;
and
an encryption component to:
generate an encrypted RCD by applying a hash function to the RCD;
and
store the encrypted RCD in a Bitcoin blockchain.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/057,802Filed 1 Mar 2016 · us provisional application
Priority: 1 Mar 2015
Granted: 16 Mar 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G06Q 10/20
Administration; Management: administration of product repair or maintenance
G06Q 20/065
Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used among participants of a common payment scheme: using e-cash
G06Q 20/3678
Involving electronic purses or money safes: e-cash details, e.g. blinded, divisible or detecting double spending
G06Q 20/38215
Electronic credentials: use of certificates or encrypted proofs of transaction rights