公开(公告)号：US08661020B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US13360981

申请日：2012-01-30

Applicant: Thomas J. Sullivan ,  Michael Swinson

Inventor： Thomas J. Sullivan ,  Michael Swinson

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F11/0739 ,  G06K9/6282 ,  G06K9/6878 ,  G06K2209/23

Abstract: A vehicle identification number (VIN) decoder (VDC) implementing a unique VIN decoding method may, for a given VIN, shorten the VIN and form a stem and a leaf therefrom. Utilizing the stem, the VDC may operate to find matching leaf values, if any, from a set of look up tables. Depending upon a match outcome, one or more trim identification code (TIC) values can be assigned to the VIN and a candidate list can be constructed utilizing the assigned TIC value(s). The candidate list, which can be optimized, may contain one or more candidate trims for the VIN. For each candidate trim, a confidence score and match probability can be generated. The VDC may provide decoded information containing trim data associated with at least one of the one or more candidate trims for the VIN to a client device over a network connection.

Abstract translation: 对于给定的VIN，实现唯一VIN解码方法的车辆识别号（VIN）解码器（VDC）可以缩短VIN并从其形成杆和叶。 利用茎杆，VDC可以操作以从一组查询表中找到匹配的叶子值（如果有的话）。 根据匹配结果，可以将一个或多个修剪识别码（TIC）值分配给VIN，并且可以使用所分配的TIC值构建候选列表。 可以优化的候选列表可能包含VIN的一个或多个候选修剪。 对于每个候选修剪，可以生成置信度分数和匹配概率。 VDC可以通过网络连接向客户端设备提供包含与VIN的一个或多个候选修剪中的至少一个相关联的修剪数据的解码信息。

公开(公告)号：US08645193B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-04

申请号：US13554743

申请日：2012-07-20

Applicant: Michael Swinson ,  Isaac Lemon Laughlin ,  Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja ,  Mikhail Semeniuk ,  Xingchu Liu

Inventor： Michael Swinson ,  Isaac Lemon Laughlin ,  Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja ,  Mikhail Semeniuk ,  Xingchu Liu

IPC: G06Q30/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0278 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0206

Abstract: Systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, and display of data for used vehicles are disclosed. Historical transaction data for used vehicles may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data, where this determined pricing data may be associated with a particular configuration of a vehicle. The user can then be presented with an interface pertinent to the vehicle configuration utilizing the aggregated data set or the associated determined data where the user can make a variety of determinations. This interface may, for example, be configured to present the historical transaction data visually, with the pricing data such as a trade-in price, a list price, an expected sale price or range of sale prices, market low sale price, market average sale price, market high sale price, etc. presented relative to the historical transaction data.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于二手车辆的数据的聚集，分析和显示的系统和方法。 可以获得并处理用于二手车辆的历史交易数据以确定定价数据，其中该确定的定价数据可以与车辆的特定配置相关联。 然后可以使用利用聚合数据集或用户可进行各种确定的相关联的确定数据，向用户呈现与车辆配置相关的接口。 该接口可以例如被配置为以视觉方式呈现历史交易数据，其中定价数据例如交易价格，清单价格，预期销售价格或销售价格范围，市场低售价，市场平均值 销售价格，市场销售价格等相对于历史交易数据呈现。

公开(公告)号：US20130006916A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13534930

申请日：2012-06-27

Applicant: Jason McBride ,  Thomas J. Sullivan ,  Michael Swinson ,  Zixia Wang

Inventor： Jason McBride ,  Thomas J. Sullivan ,  Michael Swinson ,  Zixia Wang

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06N5/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0629 ,  G06N5/02 ,  G06Q30/0202 ,  G06Q30/0254 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/08

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for the filtering, selection and presentation of vendors accounting for both user characteristics and vendor characteristics, such that the systems and methods may be used by both customer and vendor alike to better match customer needs with the resource-constrained vendors with whom a successful sale has a higher probability of occurring. Embodiments may include filtering, selecting and/or presenting vendors to a user sorted by the probability that the particular vendor will possess the characteristics that appeal to a particular customer and therefore result in a large probability of sale and suppress presentation of those vendors that are unlikely to be selected by the customer since their characteristics are less consistent with those needed by the customer and, therefore, are unlikely to result in a sale.

公开(公告)号：US12198164B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17848460

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： Pan Wu ,  Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja ,  Lin O'Driscoll ,  Michael D. Swinson

IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods disclosed herein provide solutions for predicting vehicle invoice pricing, trim, and options by starting from scratch (raw data), transforming the raw data into actionable data, and comprehensively exploring all possible option combinations that can match a vehicle's Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). Embodiments implement algorithms that determine the trim of a vehicle and intelligently analyze all possible option combinations that would result in a target MSRP while avoid searching unnecessary vehicle configurations. The algorithms can be used to predict the trim, invoice, and options of a vehicle based on the vehicle's VIN and MSRP.

公开(公告)号：US20240378630A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18778565

申请日：2024-07-19

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： Michael D. Swinson ,  Lin O'Driscoll ,  Daniel Salazar ,  Ludovica Rizzo ,  Jacob LaCivita

IPC: G06Q30/0204 ,  G06Q10/0637 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: Embodiments of vehicle data systems for use in distributed computer network are disclosed. Particular embodiments may determine and enhance vehicle data from various data sources distributed across the computer network and utilize the enhanced vehicle data in the determination of normalization metrics that account for geography and population density or spatial behavioral patterns. Embodiments may utilize these normalization metrics to assign zone labels to geographic areas and present representations of the geographic areas based on the normalization metrics across the distributed computer network.

公开(公告)号：US20240211977A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18594325

申请日：2024-03-04

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： Rudy C. Gilmore

IPC: G06Q30/0201 ,  G06F16/9035 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q10/067 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0201 ,  G06F16/9035 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q10/067 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: Systems and method herein provide for sophisticated and efficient matching between users of a vehicle data system and data on sales that occur, where that data was obtained from distributed sources across a computer network. In particular, embodiments may obtain data from a variety of data sources across a distributed network and enhance data records by correlating the data obtained from these distributed sources. Data on sales thus obtain can be correlated with data on online users of the vehicle data system using a scoring engine to provide confidence scores to potential user-sale matches.

公开(公告)号：US20240185265A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18420190

申请日：2024-01-23

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas J. Sullivan ,  Michael D. Swinson

IPC: G06Q30/0201 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F16/2457 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06Q30/0202

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0201 ,  G06F16/24578 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06Q30/0202 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed provide a system, method, and computer program product for identifying consumer items more likely to be bought by an individual user. In some embodiments, a collaborative filter may be used to rank items based on the degree to which they match user preferences. The collaborative filter may be hierarchical and may take various factors into consideration. Example factors may include the similarity among items based on observable features, a summary of aggregate online search behavior across multiple users, the item features determined to be most important to the individual user, and a baseline item against which a conditional probability of another item being selected is measured.

公开(公告)号：US20240029125A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18221311

申请日：2023-07-12

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： James Francis Berger ,  Jacob Michael LaCivita ,  James Thai Nguyen ,  Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja ,  Michael D. Swinson ,  Thomas Taira

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0214

CPC classification number: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0214

Abstract: A vehicle sales matching system may include a vehicle sales lead data database, a vehicle sales information database, and a sales matching system embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and communicatively connected to the vehicle sales lead data database and the vehicle sales information database. The vehicle sales lead data may include validated customer data and third-party customer data. The vehicle sales information may include sales data from vehicle dealers, data extract services, and sales data sources. The sales matching system may be configured for applying one or more matching rules for matching a vehicle sales lead from the vehicle sales lead database to a vehicle sale from the vehicle sales information database.

公开(公告)号：US20230186365A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18167640

申请日：2023-02-10

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Taira ,  Scott Painter ,  Chris Taylor ,  Robert Taylor ,  Michael D. Swinson

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q10/067 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  G06Q30/0204

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0627 ,  G06Q10/067 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0207 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q30/0629 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  G06Q30/0611 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q30/0278 ,  G06Q30/0623 ,  G06Q30/0609 ,  G06Q40/12 ,  G06Q30/0205

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner.

公开(公告)号：US20230162212A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18156455

申请日：2023-01-19

Applicant: TrueCar, Inc.

Inventor： Rudy C. Gilmore

IPC: G06Q30/0201 ,  G06F16/9035 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/067

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0201 ,  G06F16/9035 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q10/067

Abstract: Systems and method herein provide for sophisticated and efficient matching between users of a vehicle data system and data on sales that occur, where that data was obtained from distributed sources across a computer network. In particular, embodiments may obtain data from a variety of data sources across a distributed network and enhance data records by correlating the data obtained from these distributed sources. Data on sales thus obtain can be correlated with data on online users of the vehicle data system using a scoring engine to provide confidence scores to potential user-sale matches.