Patent ID: 9646308
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method, implemented by a computer system comprising a computer having a processing device operatively connected to a physical memory device and a communication device, the computer system being programmed to perform acts, the method comprising steps of: obtaining, using the processing device from a vehicle identification number (VIN) data store, a vehicle inventory of a dealer, each vehicle in the vehicle inventory being associated with a VIN; obtaining, using the processing device from a dealer usage data store, data indicative of vehicle history reports purchased by the dealer; determining, using the processing device, (i) a subset of vehicles in the vehicle inventory of the dealer for which the dealer has not purchased a vehicle history report, and (ii) a number of consumers that have accessed a vehicle history report associated with one or more vehicles in the subset of vehicles; generating, using the processing device, a summary report comprising a list identifying vehicles in the subset of vehicles and information indicative of the number of consumers that have accessed a vehicle history report associated with the one or more vehicles, the summary report configured to permit purchasing of vehicle history reports corresponding to any vehicle listed in the summary report; and transmitting, using the processing device, the summary report to a display device associated with the dealer through a network.