Patents by Inventor Jason Lee Melbourne

Jason Lee Melbourne 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).

  • Mobile price check systems, methods and computer program products
    Patent number: 9984401
    Abstract: A price check system may receive a vehicle identification number (VIN) or determine the VIN via an image from a mobile price check application. The price check system may determine if build data is available for a vehicle associated with the VIN and, if build data is available for the vehicle, determine one or more prices for the vehicle based on the build data and provide same to the mobile price check application. If build data is not available for the vehicle, the price check system may prepare and send a request to the mobile price check application to obtain configuration information on the vehicle from a user of the mobile price check application. The price check system may then determine one or more prices for the vehicle based on the configuration information and provide same to the mobile price check application in real time or substantially real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: TrueCar, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Taira, Jason Lee Melbourne, Michael D. Swinson, Jonathan Andrew Wahl
  • MOBILE PRICE CHECK SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150242926
    Abstract: A price check system may receive a vehicle identification number (VIN) or determine the VIN via an image from a mobile price check application. The price check system may determine if build data is available for a vehicle associated with the VIN and, if build data is available for the vehicle, determine one or more prices for the vehicle based on the build data and provide same to the mobile price check application. If build data is not available for the vehicle, the price check system may prepare and send a request to the mobile price check application to obtain configuration information on the vehicle from a user of the mobile price check application. The price check system may then determine one or more prices for the vehicle based on the configuration information and provide same to the mobile price check application in real time or substantially real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Taira, Jason Lee Melbourne, Michael D. Swinson, Jonathan Andrew Wahl