System and method for generating information relating to histories for a plurality of vehicles

A method for generating information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising the steps of:

• identifying target records in a database having information relating to vehicle histories of said plurality of vehicles, said target records being indicative of ownership of said plurality of vehicles;
• determining a total number of owners for each of said plurality of vehicles based on said target records;
• and
• displaying a listing of vehicles including the number of owners corresponding to each vehicle listed.

A method for generating information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising the steps of:

• identifying target records in a database having information relating to vehicle histories of said plurality of vehicles, said target records being indicative of ownership of said plurality of vehicles;
• determining if each of said target records indicates an ownership transfer in which ownership of said particular vehicle is transferred from one owner to another owner;
• determining an ownership type for each target record determined to be indicative of an ownership transfer for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• and
• displaying a listing of vehicles including said determined ownership type for each listed vehicle.

A method for generating information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising the steps of:

• entering at least one criterion into an online vehicle advertisement web site;
• identifying a plurality of vehicles in said online vehicle advertisement web site that satisfy said at least one criterion entered;
• determining the number of owners for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• and
• displaying a listing of said identified plurality of vehicles that satisfy said at least one criterion entered with corresponding number of owners for said listed vehicles.

A vehicle history information system adapted to generate information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising:

• a database having vehicle history records, each vehicle history record relating to vehicle history of a particular vehicle;
• a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve said vehicle history records for each of said plurality of vehicles from said database;
• an ownership module adapted to identify target records indicative of ownership for each of said plurality of vehicles, identify trigger records, and determine whether said target records indicate ownership transfers in which ownership of said plurality of vehicles is transferred between owners based on said identified trigger records, and to determine a number of owners for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• and
• a user interface module adapted to generate a displayable listing of vehicles with the determined number of owners for said listed vehicles.

A vehicle history information system adapted to generate information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising:

• a database having vehicle history records, each vehicle history record relating to vehicle history of a particular vehicle;
• a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve said vehicle history records for each of said plurality of vehicles from said database;
• an ownership module adapted to determine an ownership type for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• and
• a user interface module adapted to generate a displayable listing of vehicles and the determined ownership type for said vehicles listed.

A vehicle history information system adapted to generate information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising:

• a user interface module adapted to allow entry of at least one criterion into an online vehicle advertisement web site;
• a database having vehicle history records, each vehicle history record relating to vehicle history of a particular vehicle;
• a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve said vehicle history records for each of said plurality of vehicles from said database;
• and
• an ownership module adapted to determine the number of owners for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• wherein said user interface module is further adapted to generate a displayable listing of vehicles satisfying said criteria with corresponding number of owners for each vehicle listed.

A computer readable medium for generating information relating to a vehicle's history, said medium comprising:

• instructions for identifying records in a database, said records being related to a particular vehicle and having information relating to the particular vehicle's history;
• instructions for identifying a target record in said records, said target record being indicative of ownership of said particular vehicle;
• instructions for identifying a trigger record in said records;
• instructions for determining if said target record indicates an ownership transfer in which ownership of said particular vehicle is transferred from one owner to another owner based on said identified trigger record;
• instructions for determining the number of owners for said particular vehicle;
• instructions for repeating the above steps for records in said database related to another vehicle;
• and
• instructions for displaying a listing of vehicles including the determined number of owners for said vehicles listed.

A computer readable medium for generating information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising:

• instructions for identifying target records in a database having information relating to vehicle histories of said plurality of vehicles, said target records being indicative of ownership of said plurality of vehicles;
• instructions for determining if each of said target records indicates an ownership transfer in which ownership of said particular vehicle is transferred from one owner to another owner;
• instructions for determining an ownership type for each target record determined to be indicative of an ownership transfer for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• and
• instructions for displaying a listing of vehicles including said determined ownership type for each vehicle listed.

A computer readable medium for generating information relating to vehicle histories of a plurality of vehicles comprising:

• instructions for allowing entry of at least one criterion into an online vehicle advertisement web site;
• instructions for determining the number of owners for each of said plurality of vehicles;
• instructions for identifying vehicles in said online vehicle advertisement web site that satisfy said at least one criterion entered;
• and
• instructions for displaying a listing of said identified vehicles that satisfy said at least one criterion entered with corresponding number of owners for said vehicles listed.

A method for providing information relating to a vehicle comprising:

• providing a database having vehicle history records relating to a plurality of vehicles;
• receiving at least one search criterion including number of previous owners;
• searching said database to identify at least one vehicle that satisfies said at least one search criterion received;
• and
• retrieving vehicle history records for said at least one vehicle identified as satisfying said at least one search criterion.

A method for providing information relating to a vehicle comprising:

• providing a database having vehicle history records relating to a plurality of vehicles;
• receiving at least one search criterion;
• searching said database to identify at least one vehicle that satisfies said at least one search criterion received;
• and
• generating an ownership page that displays previous ownership information associated with previous owners of said at least one vehicle identified, said previous ownership information being grouped for each previous owner, and being displayed with a previous owner heading for each group.

A vehicle history information system for providing information relating to a vehicle comprising:

• a database having vehicle history records relating to a plurality of vehicles;
• a user interface module adapted to allow entry of at least one search criterion including number of previous owners;
• and
• a vehicle history report module adapted to identify and retrieve said vehicle history records from said database for at least one vehicle that satisfies said at least one search criterion.

A vehicle history information system for providing information relating to a vehicle comprising:

• a database having vehicle history records relating to a plurality of vehicles;
• a user interface module adapted to allow entry of at least one search criterion;
• and
• a vehicle history report module adapted to search said database to identify at least one vehicle that satisfies said at least one search criterion entered;
• wherein said user interface module is further adapted to generate an ownership page that displays previous ownership information associated with previous owners of said at least one vehicle identified, said previous ownership information being grouped for each previous owner, and being displayed with a previous owner heading for each group.

A computer readable medium for providing information relating to a vehicle comprising:

• instructions for accessing a database having vehicle history records relating to a plurality of vehicles;
• instructions for receiving at least one search criterion including number of previous owners;
• instructions for searching said database to identify at least one vehicle that satisfies said at least one search criterion received;
• and
• instructions for retrieving vehicle history records for said at least one vehicle identified as satisfying said at least one search criterion.

A computer readable medium for providing information relating to a vehicle comprising:

• instructions for accessing a database having vehicle history records relating to a plurality of vehicles;
• instructions for receiving at least one search criterion;
• instructions for searching said database to identify at least one vehicle that satisfies said at least one criterion received;
• and
• instructions for generating an ownership page that displays previous ownership information associated with previous owners of said at least one vehicle identified, said previous ownership information being grouped for each previous owner, and being displayed with a previous owner heading for each group.