Method and system for automobile transactions

Details Method and system for automobile transactions Method and system for automobile transactions

1996-12-12

2000-03-21

MacDonald, Allen R.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Electronic shopping

705 1, 705 26, 707104, G06F 1760

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060413107

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and system for facilitating a transaction between a customer and an automobile dealership. The system includes a kiosk including an input/display terminal and a terminal processor for formulating a multilevel customer query of automobile inventory. The query searches a storage device containing automobile data and images to return a selected inventory to the input/display device. The practice of the invention includes storing customer data, selected inventory information for later access by a marketing follow-up application and a financing and insurance application.

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CAR MAX system printout.
AutoNation USA system printout.
CAR MAX.RTM. system printout, date unknown, but believed to be prior art.
AutoNation USA system printout, date unknown, but believed to be prior art.

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