Patents Assigned to Truecar.com
  • Publication number: 20110191264
    Abstract: Embodiments of sales generation, including sales generation employing reverse lead generation using vehicle data systems and methods, are presented herein. In particular, in certain embodiments a user may utilize the vehicle data system to obtain pricing data corresponding to a desired vehicle configuration. When the user is presented with the pricing data associated with the specified vehicle configuration the user may additionally be presented with an upfront price offered by a dealer, where by providing their personal information the user may obtain the name of the dealer offering the upfront price and may additionally be offered the opportunity to purchase the desired, or similar, vehicle at the upfront price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: TrueCar.com
    Inventors: Philip Inghelbrecht, Scott Painter
  • Patent number: 7945483
    Abstract: Embodiments of sales generation, including sales generation employing reverse lead generation using vehicle data systems and methods, are presented herein. In particular, in certain embodiments a user may utilize the vehicle data system to obtain pricing data corresponding to a desired vehicle configuration. When the user is presented with the pricing data associated with the specified vehicle configuration the user may additionally be presented with an upfront price offered by a dealer, where by providing their personal information the user may obtain the name of the dealer offering the upfront price and may additionally be offered the opportunity to purchase the desired, or similar, vehicle at the upfront price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Truecar.com
    Inventors: Philip Inghelbrecht, Scott Painter
  • Publication number: 20100070343
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: TrueCar.com
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson
  • Publication number: 20100070382
    Abstract: Embodiments of sales generation, including sales generation employing reverse lead generation using vehicle data systems and methods, are presented herein. In particular, in certain embodiments a user may utilize the vehicle data system to obtain pricing data corresponding to a desired vehicle configuration. When the user is presented with the pricing data associated with the specified vehicle configuration the user may additionally be presented with an upfront price offered by a dealer, where by providing their personal information the user may obtain the name of the dealer offering the upfront price and may additionally be offered the opportunity to purchase the desired, or similar, vehicle at the upfront price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: TrueCar.com
    Inventors: Philip Inghelbrecht, Scott Painter
  • Publication number: 20100070344
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: TrueCar.com
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson