Patent ID: 8612314
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: at a vehicle data system running on one or more server machines, receiving a specified vehicle configuration over a network connection; determining, by the vehicle data system having a processor, pricing data corresponding to the specified vehicle configuration, wherein determining pricing data comprises applying two or more models to a set of historical transaction data, wherein the set of historical transaction data comprises data on a number of transactions associated with vehicles of the specified vehicle configuration, wherein the number of transactions is less than a first threshold, wherein the two or more models include a general price model and a data scarcity model, wherein the set of historical transaction data comprises data on a number of list prices associated with vehicles of the specified vehicle configuration and wherein when the number of list prices meets a second threshold, further comprising: determining whether the specified vehicle configuration is associated with a new vehicle model; and generating an interface based on the pricing data.