Patent ID: 7050982
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of generating sales leads as a service for one or more vehicle dealerships that are not otherwise affiliated with the service, the method comprising: maintaining a web site independently of the one or more dealerships that is accessible over a computer network by a consumer who may be considering selling or trading in a first vehicle and potentially purchasing a second vehicle; offering to the consumer while the consumer is accessing the web site to provide the consumer with an estimated value of the first vehicle, wherein the consumer must provide the consumer's contact information before the estimated value is provided; maintaining one or more processors in association with the web site, the one or more processors performing the following steps the one or more vehicle dealerships and consumer following up with one another about the one or more dealerships potentially purchasing the first vehicle from the consumer, or the consumer using the first vehicle as a trade in, and the one or more dealerships potentially selling the second vehicle or another vehicle to the consumer.