Patents by Inventor Tom Taira

Tom Taira has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9129325
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: TRUECAR, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson
  • Patent number: 9111308
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: TrueCar, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Taira, Scott Painter, Chris Taylor, Robert Taylor, Mike Swinson
  • 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20090187513
    Abstract: Systems and methods for upfront vehicle pricing management may include an independently owned online system which may provide a consumer with an upfront dealership price for a vehicle trim as a category. A vehicle pricing management system may collect vehicle pricing information from multiple sources, provide pricing feedback information, and provide alerts for various pricing changes. Dealers and other non-broker entities may be able to interact with the system and submit dealership prices, and may receive real-time feedback in terms of price effectiveness for the dealer and yield of consumer buy-in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Zag.com Inc., a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Oded Noy, Scott Painter, Tom Taira, Karim O'Driscoll, Kevin Burkett