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US 12,387,244 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium for performing valuation of vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsOsamu Nagasaka, Norihiko Oshio, Kosuke Sakakibara, Naoya Oka
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus determines whether a sticker displaying that an upgraded vehicle part is mounted is attached to a first vehicle or not, and performs a process related to valuation of the first vehicle with the upgraded vehicle part taken into account, in a case where the sticker is attached to the first vehicle.
Claims15
An information processing apparatus comprising a controller configured to:
- receive basic information of a first vehicle, the basic information being input via a touch panel display of a user terminal, being transmitted from the user terminal, and including at least a vehicle name of the first vehicle, a grade of the first vehicle, a model year of the first vehicle and a vehicle body color of the first vehicle;
- transmit to the user terminal, data notifying of a predetermined location where a sticker is attached to make the touch panel display of the user terminal display the data notifying of the predetermined location, the sticker displaying that an upgraded vehicle part is mounted, the upgraded vehicle part being a vehicle part with a higher function or a higher quality than a vehicle part installed at a time of sale of a new vehicle, or a vehicle part not installed at the time of sale of the new vehicle but added in an ex-post manner to enhance function or quality of the new vehicle;
- receive a first image captured by a camera of the user terminal and transmitted from the user terminal, the first image including the predetermined location of the first vehicle;
- determine whether the sticker is attached to the first vehicle or not based on the first image;
- acquire upgrade information of the first vehicle, the upgrade information including information identifying a type of the upgraded vehicle part being installed in the first vehicle and information about function or quality of the upgraded vehicle part being installed in the first vehicle, in a case where the sticker is attached to the first vehicle;
- calculate a basic valuation price of the first vehicle based on the basic information of the first vehicle;
- calculate an amount of money corresponding to the upgraded vehicle part being installed in the first vehicle based on the upgrade information of the first vehicle;
- add the amount of money to the basic valuation price to acquire a valuation price of the first vehicle;
- and
- transmit the valuation price of the first vehicle to the user terminal to make the touch panel display of the user terminal display the valuation price of the first vehicle.
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An information processing method comprising:
- receiving basic information of a first vehicle, the basic information being input via a touch panel display of a user terminal, being transmitted from the user terminal, and including at least a vehicle name of the first vehicle, a grade of the first vehicle, a model year of the first vehicle and a vehicle body color of the first vehicle;
- transmitting to the user terminal, data notifying of a predetermined location where a sticker is attached to make the touch panel display of the user terminal display the data notifying of the predetermined location, the sticker displaying that an upgraded vehicle part is mounted, the upgraded vehicle part being a vehicle part with a higher function or a higher quality than a vehicle part installed at a time of sale of a new vehicle, or a vehicle part not installed at the time of sale of the new vehicle but installed in an ex-post manner to enhance function or quality of the new vehicle;
- receiving a first image captured by a camera of the user terminal and transmitted from the user terminal, the first image including the predetermined location of the first vehicle;
- determining whether the sticker is attached to the first vehicle or not based on the first image;
- acquiring upgrade information of the first vehicle, the upgrade information including information identifying a type of the upgraded vehicle part being installed in the first vehicle and information about function or quality of the upgraded vehicle part being installed in the first vehicle, in a case where the sticker is attached to the first vehicle;
- calculating a basic valuation price of the first vehicle based on the basic information of the first vehicle;
- calculating an amount of money corresponding to the upgraded vehicle part being installed in the first vehicle based on the upgrade information of the first vehicle;
- adding the amount of money to the basic valuation price to acquire a valuation price of the first vehicle;
- and
- transmitting the valuation price of the first vehicle to the user terminal to make the touch panel display of the user terminal display the valuation price of the first vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.