Patent ID: 8738472

Claim:
A computerized system for vehicle management and purchase comprising: a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein a plurality of the vehicles in the set of vehicles are in active contractual arrangements wherein third parties that include at least one of vehicle renters, vehicle lessees and vehicle owners are currently using the vehicles, wherein the information includes configuration of respective vehicles and a description of the vehicles; a user interface that provides access to the description of the vehicles in the database and provides for setting price of respective vehicles; an option on the user interface to search for vehicles among the set of vehicles in the database, wherein the option to search comprises maturities searching that enables the search for a vehicle based on dates on which the active contractual arrangement matures; an option on the user interface to indicate intent to purchase a vehicle that is currently in a first arrangement where a third party uses the vehicle; a user interface that receives information regarding a vehicle returned upon conclusion of a second arrangement wherein a third party used the vehicle, wherein the active contractual arrangements include the first arrangement and the second arrangement; and a user interface to facilitate a purchase of the returned vehicle.