Systems and methods for facilitating vehicle transactions using optical data
AssigneeAutotrader.Com, Inc.
InventorsMichael John Burgiss, Martin Krohne, Jim O'Brien, Brett Z. Pomerantz
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for searching vehicle listings. An example method may include scanning, by a user device comprising one or more processors, optical machine-readable data associated with a first vehicle. The method may also include determining, based at least in part on the optical machine-readable data, a vehicle identification number associated with the first vehicle. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the vehicle identification number, one or more vehicle attributes.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- scanning, by a user device comprising one or more processors, optical machine-readable data associated with a first vehicle;
- determining, based at least in part on the optical machine-readable data, a vehicle identification number associated with the first vehicle;
- determining, based at least in part on the vehicle identification number, one or more vehicle attributes;
- and
- identifying, based at least in part on the vehicle identification number and the one or more vehicle attributes, a second vehicle with similar vehicles attributes.
A user device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- scan optical machine-readable data associated with a first vehicle;
- determine, based at least in part on the optical machine-readable data, a vehicle identification number associated with the first vehicle;
- determine, based at least in part on the vehicle identification number, one or more vehicle attributes;
- identify one or more user preferences based at least in part on a user identifier associated with the user device;
- and
- generate, based at least in part on the one or more vehicle attributes, and the one or more user preferences, a proposed transaction to purchase the first vehicle.
A computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- scan optical machine-readable data associated with a first vehicle;
- determine, based at least in part on the optical machine-readable data, a vehicle identification number associated with the first vehicle;
- determine, based at least in part on the vehicle identification number, one or more vehicle attributes;
- identify one or more user preferences based at least in part on a user identifier associated with a user device;
- and
- generate, based at least in part on the one or more vehicle attributes, and the one or more user preferences, a proposed transaction to purchase the first vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.