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Patent No.:

US 8219464 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2011
Applicants:

Philip Inghelbrecht, Venice, CA (US);

Scott Painter, Bel Air, CA (US);

Inventors:

Philip Inghelbrecht, Venice, CA (US);

Scott Painter, Bel Air, CA (US);

Assignee:

TrueCar, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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Inghelbrecht, Philip. (2012). System and method for sales generation in conjunction with a vehicle data system (U.S. Patent No. 8219464). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8219464

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