Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable virtual displays of an item, such as vehicle, to be generated. In an embodiment, a plurality of images of an item may be captured and annotation may be provided to one or more of the images. In an embodiment, the plurality of images may be displayed, and the transition between each of the plurality of images may be an animated process. In an embodiment, an item imaging system may comprise a structure including one or more cameras and one or more lights, and the item imaging system may be configured to automate at least a portion of the process for capturing the plurality of images of an item.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2019
Assignee:
Carvana, LLC
Inventors:
Ernest C. Garcia, III, Nicole Behrens, Adam Swofford
Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 30, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 9, 2018
Assignee:
CARVANA, LLC
Inventors:
Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable online transactions related to buying/selling an item, such as a vehicle. In an embodiment, one or more installment agreements relating to a user and one or more items may be generated in response to one or more received inputs. In an embodiment, a deal table comprising the one or more installment agreements may be generated, and the deal table may be transmitted to a user device for presentation via the user interface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 22, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2018
Assignee:
CARVANA, LLC
Inventors:
Ernest C. Garcia, III, Nicole Behrens, Adam Swofford, William Adams
Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable virtual displays of an item, such as vehicle, to be generated. In an embodiment, a plurality of images of an item may be captured and annotation may be provided to one or more of the images. In an embodiment, the plurality of images may be displayed, and the transition between each of the plurality of images may be an animated process. In an embodiment, an item imaging system may comprise a structure including one or more cameras and one or more lights, and the item imaging system may be configured to automate at least a portion of the process for capturing the plurality of images of an item.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 22, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2016
Assignee:
CARVANA, LLC
Inventors:
Ernest C. Garcia, III, Nicole Behrens, Adam Swofford, William Adams