Patents Assigned to KAR Auction Services, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20210090240
    Abstract: A system and method for self-inspection of a vehicle is disclosed. The self-inspection may be performed by an application executed on a mobile device, with the application being configured to determine excessive wear and use. The mobile device may obtain images from a plurality of predetermined views of the vehicle, with damage input being determined for the plurality of predetermined views. In turn, a cost estimate may be output for repair or replacement due to the damage for each of the plurality of predetermined views as well as a total cost for repair or replacement, which may be dynamically updated as additional damage is input for the plurality of predetermined views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KAR Auction Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nei, William Doyle, Michelle Kaiser Bray
  • Publication number: 20180150889
    Abstract: A system and process allowing for online participation in multiple simultaneous live auctions comprising an auction management system providing an advantageous user display enabling concurrent auction participation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: KAR Auction Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hilliard, Jeff Hendershot
  • Publication number: 20180150907
    Abstract: A venue recommendation and alert system is disclosed for receiving vehicle attribute information, analyzing the vehicle attribute information, determining a recommended venue for listing the vehicle, presenting the recommended venue to a user, and alerting the user of any changes to the recommendation based on new information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: KAR Auction Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Huey Wayne Antley, Patrick Walsh