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12020294
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This disclosure relates generally to automated vehicle analysis systems for grading and analyzing used vehicles.
Buying a car can often be a difficult proposition. It is typically one of the more expensive purchases that people make. There are many different cars available, each having slightly different features, and prospective purchasers have numerous factors to take into account. The car buying process is often only exacerbated when purchasing a used car. There are few standards available to determine the quality of used cars and to determine whether the price is reasonable. It is therefore often difficult to accurately compare different used cars, both between two or more cars having similar or identical make, model, and year as well as among all used cars.
One information source that attempts to classify the relative values of cars is the Kelley Blue Book®. This guide attempts to give approximate pricing values to used cars based on their make, model, year, and some other features. This can often be an imprecise guide, however, because the condition of the vehicle is often estimated and specific occurrences in the life of a given vehicle are not taken into account.
Vehicle history reports can be used to determine more precise information about a specific vehicle, but often these reports provide a wealth of data without providing an overall picture of what that data means. Comparisons of multiple vehicle history reports can be a time-consuming process—the wealth of data may necessitate time to do a line-by-line comparison and may be difficult to even judge just how different line-items affect the quality or term of life of the different cars.
As such, there is a need for a system and method to help provide a potential buyer with a quick determination of how various used cars compare to each other. The present disclosure provides a system for automated vehicle analysis and a method for providing a potential buyer or other user with, in an embodiment, a numerical vehicle score. In an embodiment, the vehicle score provides a relative ranking of a specific used car versus all used cars. In another embodiment, the vehicle score provides a relative ranking of a specific car versus other used cars of the same make, model, and/or year, while yet another score may relate to a given class of vehicles (such as SUVs, luxury sedans, trucks, economy cars, and the like). In another embodiment, the vehicle score provides an absolute score, rather than a relative one. This may correspond to a probability that a car will be on the road in five, seven, ten years, or the like. In another embodiment, the vehicle score is a determinant on the vehicle valuation as published by guide companies such as Kelley Blue Book and NADA Used Car Guides. In yet another embodiment, the vehicle score can be calculated from the time the vehicle is first sold to the present day. For instance, a vehicle score for a five year old vehicle can be calculated one time for each year of the vehicle's life, so that multiple scores steadily or rapidly decline based on the reported vehicle's history. Additionally, this same vehicle's score can also be projected into the future, showing, for example, how a vehicle's score may further decline over five years. In an embodiment, this may be based on the vehicle's current mileage, recent usage factors and the like.
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a vehicle scoring method, including electronically receiving a vehicle identification, from a user; retrieving a set of vehicle records from at least one data source; linking vehicle records that correspond to a common vehicle; identifying a set of vehicle factors from the linked vehicle records based on a first set of filter criteria; providing weighted values for each factor in the set based on a second set of filter criteria; combining the weighted values into a vehicle score; and electronically providing the score to the user system. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a method of vehicle scoring that includes: accepting a vehicle identification indicative of a vehicle; retrieving attributes associated with the vehicle; assigning values to the attributes relative to average values for a universe of vehicles; weighting the assigned values; and determining an overall score. In one embodiment, the vehicle scoring method is specifically tailored to pre-owned vehicles and includes attributes relating to the vehicle's history.
Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a vehicle scoring system that includes: a computer system having a processor that supports operation of a software application; a data storage module that includes a number of vehicle data records and can communicate with the computer system; a filter module including three filters—one for extracting relevant vehicle-related data from the data storage module, a second for valuing the relevant vehicle-related data, and a third for combining the values into a vehicle score; and an output module for reporting the vehicle score to a user. In an embodiment, the computer system is capable of accepting a vehicle identifier and communicating the identifier to the filter module for use in one or more of the filters. Yet another aspect of the present disclosure provides a system for generating a vehicle score. The system includes one or more databases of vehicle information such as physical attributes and historical data regarding specific vehicles. The system also includes a score generating module capable of assigning values to vehicle attributes, weighting the assigned values, and combining the weighted values in an overall score. In one embodiment, the system evaluates each of a number of attributes of a specified vehicle against the same attributes of other vehicles and assigns a value to each attribute or set of attributes; typically this will be a numerical value. These values are weighted depending on which factors have more or less effect on a vehicle's life expectancy, future monetary value, or the like, and a final score is then determined by merging the weighted factors. In one embodiment, the system also includes a network interface module and/or is associated with a web server, allowing a user to access the internet, browse to a web site, enter a vehicle identifier, and have the score displayed on a web site.
In an embodiment, a system in accordance with the disclosure gathers a large amount of data from a number of different databases and data sources. This data can be linked to provide overall pictures of individual vehicle histories. Due to the large amount of data, in an embodiment, when determining a vehicle score, a first filter is applied to restrict the data to that which is deemed relevant to the scoring process. A second layer filter can also be applied to translate the relevant data to numerical or other easily scored values. A third layer filter can also be applied to provide weighted values, and a final filter can be applied to combine each weighted value into an overall score. Different combinations and sets of filters may be used to provide scores for individual vehicles (1) versus all others; (2) versus similar classes, makes, and/or models; (3) versus similar model years; and the like.
For purposes of summarizing this disclosure, certain aspects, advantages and novel features of the disclosure have been described herein. Of course, it is to be understood that not necessarily all such aspects, advantages or features will be embodied in any particular embodiment of the disclosure.
A general architecture that implements the various features of the disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and not to limit its scope. Throughout the drawings, reference numbers are reused to indicate correspondence between referenced elements.
In one embodiment, an automated vehicle analysis system receives data from one or more databases that store vehicle information, and applies a multi-layer set of filters to the data to generate a vehicle score for a used automobile. The vehicle score is preferably simple in its presentation. In an embodiment, the multi-layered filters filter data using various factors such as, for example, vehicle age, mileage, location of use, number of owners, and number and type of accidents reported to determine a numerical value representative of the overall characteristics of a vehicle. In one embodiment, this score may represent the likelihood that a car will still be on the road in five years, for example. In one embodiment, a single vehicle may receive two sets of numerical scores—one set defining its position with respect to all makes and models, and the second defining its position with respect to same make/model/year vehicles.
In this way, for example, a 2002 Lexus ES having had several owners and high mileage may score well in general, but may be in the lower half when compared to all other 2002 Lexus ES vehicles. Conversely, a 1993 Nissan Sentra with relatively low mileage and one owner may score poorly in general, but well against all other 1993 Nissan Sentras that are still on the road.
The automated vehicle analysis system and methods go well beyond presenting facts about a given vehicle and instead automatically interpret the voluminous amounts of data to quickly deliver helpful decision information to a user in a generally easily understood format.
In an embodiment, the scores may represent a relative probability that a specific car will remain on the road in five (5) years compared to all vehicles and those of the same make/model/year. In other embodiments, the score or scores may represent an actual percent probability that a given car will be on the road in a specific number of months or years.
Various embodiments and examples of the systems and methods for scoring a vehicle will now be described with reference to the drawings. Like numbers indicate corresponding parts among the drawings and the leading digit represents the figure in which such part was first shown.
Example Score
Before delving into the details of the system and method, it may be instructive to set out an example of one embodiment. A prospective purchaser, or user, may be in the market for a used car. The user finds three cars that are of interest and fall within the desired price range. One vehicle is a black 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee; a second is a burgundy 2003 Ford Explorer; and a third is a silver 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Wishing to compare the three SUVs, the user may obtain the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for each vehicle and go to a website associated with a system according to the present disclosure. When the user enters each VIN, the number is transferred to an automated vehicle analysis system.
This system retrieves vehicle specifications as well as reported history items from, in one embodiment, third party providers of such information. As such, further details on the vehicle are identified. For example, the black Jeep, may have 40,231 miles on it, have been owned by two individuals, been registered in Chicago, may have been in one moderately classified accident, have received all regular maintenance, and been reported stolen once. The Explorer on the other hand may have 34,254 miles, been owned by one company for use as a rental car, been registered in Iowa, and been in three minor accidents. While this information in and of itself may be helpful, it is often hard to compare the two vehicles based on this information. For example, it may look better that the Explorer has fewer miles, but it may be hard to determine whether city or rural driving is more damaging. Similarly the effects of individual usage versus rental usage or the fact of having been reported as stolen versus having had three minor accidents can be difficult to compare.
As such, a system as disclosed herein uses information related to a large number of vehicles to create and apply multi-layer filters that automatically organize and manage incoming vehicle data to provide vehicle scores. This process helps determine which factors are more or less important in determining whether a vehicle will be on the road in, for example, five years. In an embodiment, a filter that extracts the data relevant to each of these factors generally comprises the first layer filter. This first layer can help reduce the processing resources required in further steps. For example, in an embodiment, information such as auction records and whether or not a vehicle has been rented commercially may be filtered out as irrelevant. It is understood, however, that the same data may or may not be used or filtered out in various embodiments.
In an embodiment, the factors may be translated into numerical values through a second filter layer. A third layer filter comprises a weight assigned to each factor based on the relative importance of each factor in the overall score. This third layer filter is applied to the data representative of each individual vehicle, and the weighted values are combined to generate the score. To further the example, the black Jeep may receive a score of 85, the Explorer a 77, and the silver Jeep an 80 (each with similar vehicle scoring between 84 and 78). The user, upon obtaining each of these values, then has a simple, standardized way of comparing each vehicle. The black Jeep has the best score of the three, and a user may decide to make that purchase, because it is most likely to last the greatest amount of time. Additionally, however, the user may use these scores to haggle prices with the dealers. For example, the silver and the black Jeeps seem relatively close in score, but the user may be able to negotiate a better price on the Silver Jeep based on its slightly lower score. In that case, it may be worth giving up a bit on the score to gain the better price.
Also, in one embodiment, the system may give scores or relative values of some or all of the various factors, so that the user can get a sense of which factors had the most or least effects on the overall score.
System
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A more detailed view of an embodiment of a score generator 102 in accordance with the teachings of this disclosure is pictured in
In an embodiment, an I/O device 140 of a score generator 102 accepts an input—such as a VIN—representing the vehicle to be scored. This information may be stored temporarily in memory 142 or used to retrieve vehicle attribute and history information from the various databases—or retrieve one file or complete database entry in the case of a combined primary vehicle database, or retrieve information from a combination of a combined primary vehicle database and one or more of the others. A VIN may also be passed to a VIN decoder 112 through an I/O device 140 to retrieve vehicle attribute information, such as make, model, year, country of manufacture, engine type, and the like. This is possible because VINs are unique identifiers with such information coded into them according to a standard that is agreed upon by car manufacturers.
In an embodiment, the score generator 102 may then select attributes that will be factors in the scoring. In an embodiment, the data link module 146 accepts records from the various databases 104, 106, 108, 110 and/or outside sources and links together records that correspond to the input VIN. Some records may not have an associated VIN, in which case the data link module 146 can utilize some other common element or set of elements to link the records. For example, many records that do not include a VIN include a license plate number which can be used in conjunction with a record, such as a DMV report to link the VIN. As license plates may be transferred among cars, the dates of the disparate records may help dissociate ambiguities. The filter module 148, in an embodiment, can filter the incoming records from the databases to limit extraneous data that is linked by the data link module 146. In an alternative embodiment, the data link module 146 may link all incoming data associated with a VIN, and then pass the linked information to the filter module 148 to filter out extraneous data. Additional filter layers for filter module 148 may convert the target vehicle's attributes into numerical values for those factors. This conversion for each factor value may be based in whole or in part on a comparison with an average factor value for the vehicles in the comparison pool (such as all vehicles, a specific vehicle class, or a specific make/model/year). Yet another filter layer may then multiply each of these factor values by a weight for the given factor; the results are summed to create a representative score. The weighting filter layer gives each factored attribute a larger or smaller impact on the final score based on factors that are more or less important. A representative example will be discussed below to help give a more concrete representation of these concepts.
Once a vehicle score is determined it may be output to the requesting user via a display screen, a printer, output audibly, and the like. In an embodiment, the score generator 102 may be connected to or part of a web server that accepts queries from users via the internet, such as by a web browser. For example, a user may utilize an internet browser to access a website, such as Autocheck.com (http://www.autocheck.com) or other website currently operated by the assignee of the present disclosure. The user may enter the VIN number of a 2002 Audi A4 that he or she is considering purchasing; this VIN number is relayed to the score generator 102. In other embodiments, the use may enter a VIN on a third party website, which will be passed to the score generator 102. Score generator 102 retrieves information about that car. In doing so, it may independently verify the make, model, and year of the car. It may also retrieve the number of registered owners based on DMV or other records; the number and severity of accidents reported based on police reports, insurance company claims, or some other source; the locations registered; and the like. These factors may be selected and given individual values. For example, if no accidents were reported, the car may receive a ten (10), a car with one minor accident a seven (7), a car that was in several major accidents a two (2), etc. Each of the factors is then weighted. For example, the accident value may be relatively important and be weighted at six-tenths (0.6), while the location used may be less important and receive only a weighting of two-tenths (0.2). All of these resulting values may then be added to receive a final score, such as that the car ranks a 7.8 against all cars. A different pass through the score generator 102, may show that the car only ranks a 4.6 against all other 2002 Audi A4s, however. In an embodiment, this may indicate that the specific car is well more likely than the average car to still be on the road in five years, but that it is somewhat less likely than the average 2002 A4 to be on the road in five years (assuming an average value of five (5) for each).
In an embodiment, the score generator 102 may output the final score (or scores) to the user as a portion of a web page operated by the operator of the present system. In other embodiments, the final score or scores may be sent to a third party web server for display on a web page of a third party.
System Information
The various features and functions described in this document may be embodied in software modules executed by one or more general purpose computing devices or components, such as the CPU 144. The modules may be stored in any type of computer readable storage medium or device.
Suitable hardware for a vehicle scoring system includes a conventional general purpose single-chip or multi-chip microprocessor such as a Pentium® processor, a Pentium® II processor, a Pentium® Pro processor, an xx86 processor, an 8051 processor, a MIPS® processor, a Power PC® processor, or an ALPHA® processor. In addition, the microprocessor may be any conventional special purpose microprocessor such as a digital signal processor. Furthermore, the score generator 102 may be used in connection with various operating systems such as: Microsoft® Windows® 3.x, Microsoft® Windows 95, Microsoft® Windows 98, Microsoft® Windows NT, Microsoft® Windows XP, Microsoft® Windows CE, Palm Pilot OS, OS/2, Apple® MacOS®, Apple® OS X®, Disk Operating System (DOS), UNIX, Linux®, VxWorks, or IBM® OS/2®, Sun OS, Solaris OS, IRIX OS operating systems, and so forth. In an embodiment, an I/O device and interface 140 may be a network device and a network interface module to facilitate communication between it and user access points. The VIN decoder 112, databases 104, 106, 108, 110, and/or the modeler 114 may be implemented on the same or disparate hardware as the score generator 102. For example, in an embodiment, one or more of the modeler, 114, databases 104, 106, 108, 110, and/or VIN decoder 112 are part of the score generator 102.
User Access
As stated, user access may be through a web-enabled user access point such as the user's personal computer or other device capable of connecting to the Internet. Such a device will likely have a browser module that may be implemented as a module that uses text, graphics, audio, video, and other media to present data and to allow interaction with data via the communications network. The browser module may be implemented as a combination of an all points addressable display such as a cathode-ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display, or other types and/or combinations of displays. In addition, the browser module may be implemented to communicate with input devices and may also include software with the appropriate interfaces which allow a user to access data through the use of stylized screen elements such as, for example, menus, windows, dialog boxes, toolbars, and controls (for example, radio buttons, check boxes, sliding scales, and so forth). Furthermore, the browser module may communicate with a set of input and output devices to receive signals from the user. The input device(s) may include a keyboard, roller ball, pen and stylus, mouse, trackball, voice recognition system, or pre-designated switches or buttons. The output device(s) may include a speaker, a display screen, a printer, or a voice synthesizer. In addition a touch screen may act as a hybrid input/output device. In another embodiment, a user may interact with the system more directly such as through a system terminal connected to the score generator without communications over the Internet, a WAN, or LAN, or similar network.
In one embodiment, a user access point comprises a personal computer, a laptop computer, a Blackberry® device, a portable computing device, a server, a computer workstation, a local area network of individual computers, an interactive kiosk, a personal digital assistant, an interactive wireless communications device, a handheld computer, an embedded computing device, or the like.
Sample Scoring Process
Although a process that score generator 102 may go through in an embodiment of the present disclosure was discussed briefly above, another process embodiment and some alternatives will be discussed with reference to
In block 222, data gathered on the target vehicle is compared to the other vehicles in the database. Target attributes may be compared to actual vehicle data or a precompiled amalgamation of the vehicles of a given class. For example, the average number of owners, the average mileage, and other average values may be predetermined and stored for easy comparison. This precompilation of data may be preferable to reduce processing resources required for each score request. Preferably, in an embodiment, these hypothetical average cars are created for each class for which scoring is available. For example, in an embodiment, the system may store the attributes of a hypothetical average overall car, as well as hypothetical average make/model combinations.
Based in part on these comparisons, various factors going into the vehicle score are translated into numerical values for the target car in block 224; this may be accomplished through one or more layers of a filter module 148. In some embodiments, these individual factor values may be reported to the user, in numerical or graphical form. A sample output of such data is shown in
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It is, of course, understood that this is just one method of arriving at a score. The final weighted factor values may be averaged or otherwise combined in other embodiments. In some embodiments, the final weighted factor values may also be used in some of the created filters and not in others. The scale for the score will be well known to be variable by those of skill in the art. One embodiment may produce scores between 0 and 100, another 0 to 10, yet another between 0% and 100%, and so on. Conveying the range of the scale to a user should provide sufficient context for a user to interpret the vehicle scores that are reported. For example, range information may include absolute highest and lowest actual and/or theoretical scores for all vehicles for which an embodiment of the disclosure has information. In an embodiment, a user may be presented a range of some or a majority of the scores of any automobile in the database. One range may include the median 50% of car scores, for example.
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Score Reporting Options
As alluded to above, there are a number of options for presenting a vehicle score to a user, as well as the information, if any, which provides additional context to the score. An embodiment of the disclosed system may comprise or be in communication with a web server. In such an embodiment, a user may access scores by entering a VIN on a website and receiving output such as shown in one or both of
In various embodiments, the vehicle score may be provided directly to a user through the system or to a user through a third party web site. In an embodiment including a third party web site, there are various options for reporting the score. In one embodiment, the system may output the score in any of a number of formats, such as xml format, for interpretation and inclusion in a web page controlled by the third party. For example, looking to
In either case, it is preferred that the look-up and scoring be dynamic, meaning that each time the vehicle score tile 634 is loaded, the scoring of the vehicle is redone by the score generator 102. This helps to ensure that a user is viewing the most accurate score available, based on the most recent data updates regarding the vehicle history of the car for which he or she is seeking a score. Dynamic scoring can also allow increased design flexibility. For example, in an embodiment, users may be able to customize scores based on one or more factors that they consider most important. For example, a user may wish to skew higher scoring toward vehicles driven mostly in rural locations as opposed to urban environments, considering that more important. Additionally, in an embodiment, dynamic scoring allows scoring models to be updated without requiring huge amounts of processing time to rescore all vehicles. Although less preferred, scores may also be retrieved from databases that store the scores calculated on some periodic or random basis, such as daily, weekly, or the like.
Factors
The factors generally will relate to the physical characteristics of the vehicle and/or the history of the vehicle. Any of a number of such attributes may be used in certain embodiments, but factors are likely to be one or more of the following: make, model, year, engine type, equipped options, number of owners, mileage, number of accidents, severity of accidents, length of time retained by each owner, location(s) of primary usage, length of any remaining warranties, maintenance history, type of use (e.g. fleet vehicle, government, rental vehicle, taxi, privately owned, etc.), number of times at auction, emissions test records, major branding events (such as a lemon notification, manufacture buyback, total loss/salvage event, water/flood damage, or negative announcement at auction), odometer branding, odometer rollback modeling, stolen vehicle records, repossession records, and the like. Other factors may include driver education data, whether or not a vehicle was used as crash test vehicles, vehicle safety information, crash test ratings, recall information, and the like. Other embodiments may have additional factors not mentioned here, and factors listed here may not be included in all embodiments.
In an embodiment, some of the factors may be numerical values used in raw form, such as the actual number of owners of a car or the absolute number of accidents in which a car was involved. In an embodiment, some of the factors may be relative numbers, such as a value between one (1) and ten (10), with, for example, ten (10) representing far less mileage than the average vehicle of a given age and one (1) representing far more mileage than an average vehicle of the given age. It should be recognized that some factors may be either actual or relational in various embodiments, such as mileage or the length of time specific owners held the car.
Additionally, some factors may be derived values that are based on non-numeric attributes, amalgamations of various individual attributes, related to different numerical attributes, and the like. For example, a value may be derived based on the relative longevity or brand desire of specific makes (a BMW may get a higher value than a Kia, for example). In an embodiment, individual attributes may be analyzed together to create a single factor value such as for maintenance, which may include both the costs and number of maintenance events. A car's location, based on zip code or other identifier, may be ranked with a high, medium, or low risk value such as for flood prone areas versus high salt areas versus temperate areas, or rural versus urban areas, and the like.
While a number of the possible factors have been enumerated herein, it is understood that not all such factors may be utilized in any given embodiment. It would also be known to one of skill in the art that others not mentioned may be utilized in a similar manner or to approximate some of those factors mentioned herein. The present disclosure is not limited by the specific factors but is defined by the limitations of the claims.
Additionally, one or a subset of factors may be determined to have a more significant effect on a resulting score or affect which other factors should be included for more accurate scoring. In such a case, multiple models may be used for different subsets of the overall vehicle market. For example, it may be determined that the age of the vehicle is a very significant factor in determining its score. Once age is broken out, the number of accidents may be the most significant factor in determining a score of a relatively new car, whereas a much older car may be affected mainly by the brand or quality of production of the older car or the number of owners it has had. It is understood from the disclosure herein then that a score generator 102, in an embodiment, may utilize different “sub-models” to generate scores for different segments of the market or to contribute to the overall model. Such an embodiment, where vehicles in different age categories have different factors and weightings that contribute to each score, is described in more detail below.
Modeling
In order to be able to determine which factors to include and/or which included factors should be weighted most heavily in determining the vehicle scores (such as to create various filter layers for the filter module 146), it may be useful to model the weights of one or more sets of factors to determine the relative correlations of each factor to the ultimate outcome. There are a number of modeling techniques that may be used to determine these weights.
It is generally helpful to gather a study file, in this case a large number of vehicle records, including information on all of the potential factors that are believed might be useful in predicting the scores. To continue the example of a score representing the likelihood of a vehicle still being on the road in five years, it is necessary to include data from both vehicles that remained on the road during a given time period and vehicles that did not.
Initial weights for each factor may be assigned at random or may represent estimations. Changing the weight of the various factors may then result in better or worse models. Such modeling may be done by a number of well-known methods such as through the use of neural networks, logistic regression and the like. The approach may also be hands-on with statisticians or others aiding the modeling process or automated, such as with back propagation in a neural network to improve modeling.
The following is a description of an embodiment of a vehicle scoring model, according to the present disclosure, including coding specifications. As can be seen, this embodiment utilizes multiple models for different vehicle age categories. In this embodiment, the models were built to estimate the likelihood that a vehicle will be on the road in 5 years. The probability created by these models is the score for this embodiment.
The following outlines a detailed procedure for implementing one embodiment of the present disclosure, titled AutoCheck Vehicle score. This model should be applied to each vehicle based upon the age of the vehicle and only those vehicles with event history information. Separate models were developed for six mutually exclusive age groups, namely 0-3 years; 4-5 years; 6-8 years; 9-10 years; 11-12 years; and 13+ years. The following disclosure includes details of an example process for obtaining a score, based on the testing of a large sample set of data by Experian, the assignees of the present disclosure. It is important to recognize that this section is describing one embodiment only, and it will be easily understood from the teachings herein how other factors, weighting, combinations thereof, and the like can be used in a myriad of ways to create other embodiments in keeping with these teachings.
Utilizing standard modeling techniques as discussed above, it was determined that a number of input variables were of value. Variables taken from the database(s) records may be identified as “primary factors.” In this embodiment, they include the make and model year of the vehicle. The manufacturers suggested retail price (“MSRP”) of the vehicle and the value of loan are also utilized; this information may be obtained from publicly available sources such as Black Book, available from National Auto Research. In this embodiment, a vehicle class as designated by Automotive News, a well-known automotive industry publication, is a factor. Whether or not a vehicle is AutoCheck® Assured® is another factor. AutoCheck® Assurance is a service publicly available from Experian, the assignees of the present disclosure, at http://www.autocheck.com. It takes into account factors such as title branding, theft, water damage, auction branding, and the like. The total number of owners is another factor, and for each owner, state and zip location factors are utilized. Additionally, odometer readings throughout the life of the vehicle and various events in the history of a car, as well as the timing of each event, are recorded as factors. It is to be understood that any number of events may be recorded and utilized, and preferably all recorded events in a vehicle's history are factored into the score. Events in this example include emissions checks, use of the vehicle by the government, specific use by police, accident, theft, and repossession occurrences, and whether the vehicle was used as a taxi or limousine. Similarly data on each of multiple owners may be used. The input variables are listed in Table 1 and specific event variable codes are listed in Table 2.
Additional factors may be derived through the use of these primary factors. The derived factors, as in this example embodiment, can include the age of the vehicle, maximum mileage, date of last mileage reading, time since that mileage reading, estimated mileage since last reading, estimated total mileage, the MSRP ratio, and whether or not a vehicle has been leased, and are described in Table 3.
As can be seen from Table 3, an algorithm may be used to estimate the number of miles since the last reported mileage event. The following algorithm details a process for estimating mileage in cases where time has elapsed between the last recorded odometer reading and the present (or the time for which a score is desired). In this embodiment, the estimation is based on the state and zip codes where the car is registered, and, presumptively, most used. It has been determined that the location of use may provide a relatively good approximation of the mileage driven over certain periods of time.
Below are descriptions and coding specifications for creating the table to update AutoCheck mileage based upon the Event History data. The mileage is updated based on each event reported that has a corresponding odometer/mileage reading. The state and ZIP Code where the event occurred, as well as ZIPLOC, a Zip locality variable, are used in the update process.
First, a sample set of VINs is used and event information is gathered for each VIN. Each event with an odometer reading greater than zero is sorted by date. Each VIN then gets a counter variable for the number of qualifying odometer events.
A number of variables are then created, including CURRYR, the current year, and CURRMTH, the current month. Each event then gets a count of the number of months from the event to the current month (NOM1=(CURRYR−EVENT DATE YEAR−1)*12+(CURRMTH+12−EVENT DATE MONTH). Additionally, the number of miles for each event is then calculated (EVENT_MILES is the Odometer reading for the next future listed event minus the Odometer reading for the current event). The number of months (NOM) between events is also then similarly calculated. This data is used to create an average number of miles per month for each event (If NOM greater than 0, MILEMTH=ROUND(EVENT_MILE/NOM)).
If information on the State for the event is unavailable, STATE=“00.” The ZIPLOC variable is also recoded as follows:
Finally a lookup table is created. In an embodiment, this is based on a set number of general rules. The updated mileage table should be based upon the last six years. Older events should be factored out. Calculate the average miles per month for each STATE and ZIP LOCALITY combined as well as each State. Evaluate the sample size for each STATE and ZIP LOCALITY. If the sample size is less than 100, then replace average using a similar state. For example, cars in North Dakota in Business (B2) Zip Codes might be replaced with the average monthly miles for vehicles in South Dakota with Business Zip Codes. Replace all missing Zip Localities (those coded to the value ‘7’) with the average monthly miles for the state.
Based upon the most recent owner's State and Zip Locality, the update mileage variable (FINMILES) can then be determined from the table (FINMILES=NOM*UPMILES+MAXEMILES). Table 4 is an example of the table used.
The other derived variables created are the Current Year (CURRYR) and Current Month (CURRMTH), as well as an automobiles age (AGE=CURRYR−MODELYR). Due to the fact that, in some embodiments, model years do not necessarily coincide exactly with calendar years, if the above calculation of AGE equals −1, the AGE is set to 0, and if the AGE equals CURRYR (the model year is missing or unknown for some reason), then the earliest year available from the event history is used as a proxy for MODELYR, and AGE is recalculated. As described above, in the example embodiment, six age categories (designated by AGE1) are used:
ZIPLOC is set based on the current owner's zip locality:
If the current owner's state is missing, STATE is coded to ‘00.’ The maximum miles can be computed as the maximum of all event odometer readings. The corresponding event year (MAXEYR) and event month (MAXEMTH) of the maximum odometer reading should be passed to two new variables. Using STATE1 and ZIPLOC1, the table discussed above can give the value of UPMILES. Finally, if VALLOAN is greater than 0 AND VALMSRP is greater than 0, then MSRPRAT=VALLOAN/VALMSRP. Once these variables are known, the automobile or automobiles being scored can be filtered into the correct age groups, and scored as below:
1. SEGMENT 1: Age 0-3 Years
2. SEGMENT 2: Age 4-5 Years
3. SEGMENT 3: Age 6-8 Years
4. SEGMENT 4: Age 9-10 Years
5. SEGMENT 5: Age 11-12 Years
6. SEGMENT 6: Age 13+ Years
As shown in the above representative embodiment, the estimated/actual mileage and other factors receive a weighting based on the statistical analysis of a sample set. In the detailed example described here, for the first age class, the number of owners is factored at a weight of −0.0894. If a vehicle is AutoCheck assured, then it gets a 0.4319 factor value; alternatively it gets a −0.4319 factor value. If there has been any record of government or police use, or an accident or theft reported for the vehicle, another factor (NEGA1) is given a value of −0.4216 and, if not, a value of 0.4216. Next, different makes of cars are assigned various factor values (MAKETXT). Typically high-end and well-made cars obtain greater values, while more budget cars may receive lesser values. A similar determination of the vehicle class is also a factor (VEHCLASS). To generate a score, the previously determined factors are then summed with 1.7137. This score will be a number between 0.0 and 1.00, inclusive. This may represent a probability of the vehicle being on the road in five more years. In an embodiment, the score reported to the end user may be multiplied by 100 to give a more recognizable score, such as a percentage. A similar process is used with the other age classes, although the weightings are different as can be seen.
Sample Uses
Although providing a vehicle score according to the present disclosure is useful in and of itself, there are a number of additional uses that may be helpful to users, whether they be vehicle owners, insurance companies, dealerships, and the like. First, it may be helpful to provide an embodiment to plot a vehicle's score over time. For example, data from the first year of the vehicle's life may be used to find a score as of a year from its original sale. Similarly data from the first and second years could be used to determine a score at the end of the second year, and so on. This data may be plotted on a chart or graph to show the decline in score over time. If restoration or repair work is done and factored into the score, such a score may also increase. Graphing multiple scores may also show the effect of various owners on a vehicle's score, if the timing of ownership is plotted as well.
Additionally, in one embodiment, it is possible to project a score into the future, such as by estimating mileage and likely events in future months and/or assuming similar trending in usage and event history as in a previous time frame. This can help show a vehicle owner when his or her car should best be replaced, the length of time it is likely to last, or other useful information. In another embodiment, such score predicting considers different possible usage and event scenarios (e.g., conservative, moderate, and heavy usage) to predict a range of future scoring. As predictions go farther into the future, the possible score estimations are likely to expand into a general cone shape from the present calculated score. This can help show users best-, worst-, and likely-case scenarios.
Furthermore, in one embodiment, a score may be used as a factor in providing individualized valuations for used cars. This can be particularly useful to user car dealers or interactive websites, such as Kelley Blue Book online (http://www.kbb.com).
Alternatives
One embodiment of the system and method described herein provides a score generator system that generates an automated vehicle specific valuation of a used car based on the physical and historical attributes of that vehicle. This score may indicate the likelihood that the vehicle will be on the road in a specific period of time. The score may give an absolute percentage of such likelihood or it may give a value relative to all other used vehicles in a database, all other used vehicles of the same make/model/year, or a certain subset of the vehicles in a database. In one embodiment, the score generator system includes a data link module for linking vehicle data and filter module for applying a multi-level filters that process the linked vehicle data.
Although the foregoing has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments, other embodiments will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the disclosure herein. For example, a vehicle score may indicate the likelihood of a vehicle being on the road for another X number of months or years. Although X was discussed as five years in an example above, it would be obvious to vary this between three and eight years or any other period desired. Similarly, scoring may be based on a car holding up for another Y miles, where Y may be, for example, 36,000 miles, 50,000 miles, or 100,000 miles. The scoring discussed above has also been referred to as numerical, but a score could be configured as, for example, a set of stars or a grade, such as the A to F scale typical on elementary school report cards; pluses and minuses may be included to provide more precise grading as well. Additional elements may include actual wholesale or retail prices, or the actual “popularity” of the vehicle make/model/year combination. Different markets that are served or might be served may get different representations of the same information, or have the information presented in different ways.
The present systems and methods may also be accessed by any of a number of means, such as through the Internet as already explained or computer to computer transfer, through interactive television services, stand-alone or networked kiosks, automated telephone services and the like. Scores may be generated or retrieved individually or in batch in various embodiments. Although much of this disclosure discusses individual user access, it is understood that lenders, dealers, auctioneers, and others involved or interested in vehicles, particularly the used vehicle market, may also utilize this system. Moreover, the described embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Indeed, the novel systems and methods described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms without departing from the spirit thereof. Accordingly, other combinations, omissions, substitutions, and modifications will be apparent to the skilled artisan in view of the disclosure herein. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited by the preferred embodiments, but is defined by reference to the appended claims. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/369,499, filed Mar. 29, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/758,641, filed Feb. 4, 2013, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,380,654, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/214,877, filed Aug. 22, 2011, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,392,334, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/893,609, filed Aug. 16, 2007, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,005,759, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/838,468 filed Aug. 17, 2006; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/888,021 filed Feb. 2, 2007; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/949,808 filed Jul. 13, 2007, each titled “System and Method for Providing a Score for a Used Vehicle;” the contents of all these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties for all purposes.
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