Patent ID: 11869059
Assignee: TRUECAR, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method, comprising:
at a vehicle data system coupled to one or more computer devices over a network:
generating an interface for a user to specify a vehicle configuration by defining values for a set of vehicle attributes;
receiving a specification of a vehicle configuration from the user;
accessing vehicle price data, wherein the vehicle price data comprises price data on vehicles, and wherein the price data is received from a vehicle price data source via the network;
determining vehicle configuration price data for the specified vehicle configuration by:
associating each of a set of vehicle price data with one or more of a plurality of vehicle configurations, and
applying one or more models to the vehicle configuration price data, such that the vehicle configuration price data for the specified vehicle configuration includes one or more quantifiable price ranges associated with the specified vehicle configuration and determined based on the vehicle configuration price data for the specified vehicle configuration; and

updating the interface to include the vehicle configuration price data for the specified vehicle configuration, wherein the generation of the interface is initiated substantially contemporaneously to the reception of the specified vehicle configuration and the interface is adapted to present the vehicle configuration price data for the specified vehicle configuration and the quantifiable price ranges, and wherein the interface is adapted to present the quantifiable price ranges in association with the vehicle configuration price data.