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WO2003009168A1 - Outil pour l'analyse d'attributs d'articles - Google Patents

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WO2003009168A1
WO2003009168A1 PCT/US2001/022642 US0122642W WO03009168A1 WO 2003009168 A1 WO2003009168 A1 WO 2003009168A1 US 0122642 W US0122642 W US 0122642W WO 03009168 A1 WO03009168 A1 WO 03009168A1
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Richard A. Marzan
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Innovative Fleet Management Inc.
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    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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  • the present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for assessing
  • end user purchases an item directly and then after using the item for a period of time
  • the finance company makes a profit on a lease transaction
  • the end user is acting as the finance company, the
  • the end user desires to maximize the value of the item at the end of the period of use.
  • end of a lease term or the end of use by an end user is generally a market value which may be determined in a number of ways, including auction, wholesale, private party negotiated transactions, or multiparty transactions such as an
  • the auction location is a commercial vehicle auction, conveniently
  • the attendees would typically include entities which would resell the vehicle after purchase at the auction.
  • the value of the vehicle likely varies depending on the auction location, as certain attributes of vehicles are more desirable, hence more valuable, in certain
  • a simple, but illustrative example, is that light colored vehicles may be more popular — and more valuable — in warm weather locations which receive a lot of
  • a vehicle with greater fuel efficiency may have more value in areas in which gas prices are high. Conversely, a vehicle with low fuel efficiency may have more
  • the vehicle in a given area may change on a daily basis.
  • NADA Automobile Dealers Association
  • NADA publishes data broken down by nine geographic regions. Moreover, the
  • NADA lag time may range from two months to two weeks.
  • the NADA updates its written guide on a monthly basis (the lag time necessarily being greater than one
  • the NADA does make more frequently updated information available through its AuctionNet service, for which it charges $24,000 per year.
  • the data comes from the weekly electronic collection of 150,000 to 200,000 auction transactions, sent in from over 140
  • Information relating to valuation of vehicles may also be obtained from a
  • the present invention can be any valuation of similar items. As broadly contemplated herein, the present invention can be any valuation of similar items. As broadly contemplated herein, the present invention can be any valuation of similar items. As broadly contemplated herein, the present invention can be any valuation of similar items. As broadly contemplated herein, the present invention can be any valuation of similar items. As broadly contemplated herein, the present invention can be any valuation of similar items. As broadly contemplated herein, the present invention can be any valuation of similar items.
  • the present invention can also provide graphics that show the results of the
  • implementation of the present invention can be run on any web server, including a PC,
  • At least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention broadly contemplates a method of displaying historical sales information for
  • said report form includes at least one of: screen attributes, search attributes, method attributes, and chart attributes; accessing a data set to which the report form is to be applied; applying said report form to said data set; and displaying data from said data set in accordance with said report form.
  • invention broadly contemplates apparatus for displaying historical sales information
  • said apparatus comprising: an arrangement for formulating a
  • report form to be applied to a data set, wherein said report form includes at least one
  • At least one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention broadly contemplates a program storage device readable by machine, tangibly
  • said method comprising the steps of: formulating a report form to be applied to a data set, wherein
  • said report form includes at least one of: screen attributes, search attributes, method attributes, and chart attributes; accessing a data set to which the report form is to be applied; applying said report form to said data set; and displaying said data in accordance with said report form.
  • Fig. 1 is a bar chart generated in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a report generated in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is another report generated in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 shows the configuration of the screen used to generate the report shown
  • Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. 4, but shows the configuration of the search.
  • Fig. 6 is similar to Fig. 5, but shows the configuration of the method.
  • Fig. 7 is similar to Fig. 6, but shows the configuration of the charts.
  • a common issue in the disposition of items is the valuation of the item.
  • the present invention is intended to assist in the valuation of the item.
  • the present invention is intended to assist in the valuation of the item.
  • the present invention is intended to assist in the valuation of the item.
  • any vehicle characteristic may be
  • invention preferably has several reporting options: web based charts, web based
  • the link is a global communications network, such as the Internet.
  • the link can be a private communications network, or other appropriate means, such as a direct dial modem connection.
  • the link may also be a secure link, secured for example, through
  • a user will be using a common web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
  • Figure 1 is an example of a bar chart in accordance with the present invention.
  • ChartFx technology is used to generate the charts in a web based environment
  • Figure 2 is an example of a report.
  • a pre-configured report In this figure, a pre-configured report.
  • Crystal Report 8.0 be used to generate reports. This product provides users with an interface to view data results on the web and print the results to a local printer with all the standard page breaks and
  • Figure 3 is an example of the results page for a web based value search. In this
  • a value is suggested for a particular item.
  • the user selects a pre-configured
  • search criteria include the model year, the make, the model, the vehicle identification number (VIN), the region, the state, the condition, the mileage, the color, the source fleet, the unit, the interval of time to be searched,
  • search results are shown in report form. As shown, four sources of information were searched. The range of historical values is
  • One of the sources is preferably used as a
  • this suggested sale price is determined based on one hundred and two percent selected by the user, as is the data source to be used. A user may prefer, however, to
  • the arrangement of information as shown in this figure is preferable, as it presents information in a format that increases comprehension of the information.
  • Figures 4-7 are related to the configuration which produced the report as shown in Figure 3.
  • the various components which are preferably
  • configurable include the screen, the search, the method, and the charts.
  • Figure 4 shows the configuration of the screen.
  • certain criteria are specified, including the name of the report, the industry to which
  • Reference numeral 120 shows where the sources of information are selected and their attributes
  • information at reference numeral 80a is a system such as the one described in
  • the source of information at reference numeral 80b is from the owner of the items to be valued. Typically the owner of items has historical information on the items it has
  • the source of information at reference numeral 80c is the Automotive Market Report, a supplier of information similar to the NADA (discussed above), with
  • the source of information at reference numeral 80d is the AuctionNet service offered by the NADA,
  • NADA NADA and Black Book.
  • NADA is discussed above, and would be used in addition to AucNet data to include additional transactions not included in the AucNET data, such as dealer transactions.
  • Black Book data is provided by the
  • FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the search. At reference numeral 130, it is
  • Figure 3 shows a report with
  • fields to be searched by a user include year, vehicle identification number (VIN), engine size, make, exterior color, interior color, model, mileage, options, license
  • Figure 6 shows the configuration of the method used to generate the suggested
  • the method to be used is the average.
  • the price is calculated as adding the sale price associated with each transaction and dividing by the total number of transactions.
  • the calculated price is the arithmetic average of all sale prices within three standard deviations of the mean of all sale prices. Other appropriate methods may also be used.
  • the factor to be used is 3 Sigma.
  • suffix is preferably selected by the user when appropriate.
  • FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the charts which may be selected at
  • reference numeral 150 the preferred charts are daily high, weekly high, monthly
  • a daily high chart shows the
  • a weekly high chart shows the highest sale price in a day.
  • a monthly average chart shows the average sale price in a month, which is preferably a calendar month.
  • a seasonal average chart shows the average price for a defined season. Again the average price may be calculated using the methods discussed above, or by
  • a season may be any interval of time appropriate for item being evaluated.
  • a season is preferably a three month interval, with the seasons being as follows: November, December, January (Winter); February, March, April (Spring); May, June, July (Summer); and August, September, October (Fall).

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Abstract

L'invention concerne des procédés et des systèmes pour l'évaluation de la valeur d'un article sur le marché de la remise en vente. Dans lesdits procédés et systèmes, on crée un formulaire de rapport dans lequel figurent des attributs d'écran (50), de recherche (60), de méthode (70) et de graphique (100), facilitant l'accès à un ensemble de données auquel ledit formulaire doit être appliqué ; on applique ledit formulaire de rapport audit ensemble de données ; et on affiche lesdites données en fonction dudit formulaire de rapport. Un exemple illustratif d'une application des procédés et systèmes de l'invention peut être la détermination de la valeur d'un véhicule sur le marché de la remise en vente.
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