Patent ID: 7693896

Claim:
A computer-based used vehicle system for perusing and searching used vehicles comprising: an inventory collection subsystem adapted to allow an authorized subscriber to submit vehicle identification numbers corresponding to a plurality of vehicles; a vehicle history management subsystem that analyzes said submitted vehicle identification numbers to determine whether vehicle histories of each of said plurality of vehicles have a predetermined discrepancy; a classifieds database that stores vehicle information regarding at least a portion of said plurality of vehicles analyzed by said vehicle history management subsystem; a search subsystem having a search program adapted to allow remote searching of said classifieds database for vehicles based on search query criteria that includes whether said predetermined discrepancy exists; and a display subsystem that displays a listing of vehicles in said classifieds database identified as satisfying said search query criteria by said search subsystem; wherein said search program is adapted to allow exclusion of vehicles from said listing that are determined to have said predetermined discrepancy.