JP2002163498A - System and method for assessing buying price of used car - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assessing terminal and an assessing method capable assessing the buying price of a used car properly and easily. SOLUTION: The terminal/method is provided with a car type database 30 obtained by relating the kind of a car with data written on an a vehicle inspection certificate, a market price database 31 obtained by relating the kind of the used car with a contract price at the market of the used car, a scanner 7 for reading the image of the vehicle inspection certificate of a car to be inspected, a data recognition means 20 for obtaining data written in the vehicle inspection certificate from the image of the vehicle inspection certificate, a means for specifying the car to be inspected 21 which specifies the kind of the car to be assessed from the data by referring to the database 30, a market price obtaining means 22 for obtaining the contract price of the specified kind of the car to be assessed from the database 31 and an assessing means 24 for assessing the buying price of the car to be assessed based on this contract price.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for assessing the purchase price of a used car, and more particularly to a system for assessing the purchase price of a used car which is centrally managed by a management server connected via a network. It is. Also,
The present invention relates to an assessment method for assessing the purchase price of a used car using such an assessment system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a car owner (hereinafter referred to as a user) sells his / her own car as a used car, the car (used car) is used by a used car dealer and a purchase shop (hereinafter referred to as a used car shop). ) Is often purchased. In such cases,
The user needs to inform the used car store of the details of the car, for example, the model, grade, presence / absence / degree of damage, etc., and have the used car shop evaluate the purchase price of the car.

[0003]

However, in an assessment at a conventional used car store or the like, it is necessary to inform the used car shop of details such as the grade and year of the used car to be assessed (hereinafter referred to as an assessment car). Was very time-consuming for the user. In addition, even in the case of actual vehicle assessment, the user must bring the assessment vehicle to a used car store or the like and negotiate with the used car store in a face-to-face conversation manner, which is troublesome and time-consuming for the user. Was. In addition, since such negotiations with a used car store place a mental burden on users, users who wish to assess their own cars for the time being, whether or not they actually sell their own cars, are They tend to avoid negotiations with car stores. From such a viewpoint, there has been a demand for a system capable of knowing the value of a car without negotiating with a used car shop (people).

[0004] Recently, a system for assessing a used car by using an electronic mail or the like without facing a used car shop has been considered. However, in such a system, the user must know the details of the appraisal vehicle, evaluate the purchase price, and then submit the purchase price to the user by e-mail. I couldn't do that. Moreover, this assessment did not take into account minor changes, so the assessment price varied.

Further, in the conventional evaluation of the purchase price of a used car, the purchase price of a used car is often determined only by experience of a used car shop or the like. For this reason, an appropriate purchase price has not always been presented to the user.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide an assessment system and an assessment method capable of appropriately and easily assessing the purchase price of a used car. I do.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a vehicle type database that associates a vehicle type with data described in vehicle verification of the vehicle. A market database linking the type of used car and the winning bid in the market for the used car, an image reading means for reading an image of the used car to be assessed, and a vehicle verification read by the image reading means A data recognizing means for acquiring the data described in the vehicle verification from the image of the vehicle, and referring to the vehicle type database to specify the type of used car to be assessed from the data obtained by the data recognizing means. A vehicle to be evaluated, and a phase for obtaining a successful bid price for the type of used vehicle specified by the vehicle to be evaluated from the market database. And price obtaining unit, characterized in that a assessment means for assessing the purchase price of the used car to be the assessment on the basis of the contract price obtained by said phase field value obtaining means. With this, the user can prepare the car verification and can instantly evaluate the purchase price of the used car without bothering the user, and the user can know the purchase price of the used car by himself on the spot. be able to.

Further, if the system for assessing the purchase price of a used car according to the present invention is used, the user can know the value of his or her own car without interacting with anyone, so that the user can negotiate in a face-to-face conversation system. This eliminates the need to do so, and reduces the mental burden on the user. Therefore, aside from whether or not the user actually sells his / her own car, even a user who wants to evaluate his / her own car can easily know the value of his / her car.

In this case, part or all of the data obtained from the image of the vehicle verification may be stored as customer information. Thereby, the purchase price of the used car can be presented to the user, and at the same time, the customer information such as the address and the name of the user can be obtained. Therefore, the customer information can be utilized for the sales activities. In particular, if this system is installed at a gas station or the like where vehicle inspections are performed, and the next inspection day is stored as customer information, this customer information can be used as effective customer information in relation to the installation location. It can be.

In another aspect of the present invention, a market database in which types of used vehicles are associated with successful bid prices in the market of the used vehicles, and a type of the used vehicles and a distribution amount of the used vehicles in the market. A correction database in which the determined correction values are associated with each other, an evaluation vehicle specifying means for specifying the type of used vehicle to be assessed, and a contract price for the type of used vehicle specified by the evaluation vehicle specifying means, Market price obtaining means for obtaining from the database, a correction value obtaining means for obtaining a correction value for the type of used car specified by the assessed vehicle specifying means from the correction database, and a contract price obtaining by the market price obtaining means. To the correction value obtained by the correction value obtaining means to calculate the purchase price of the used car to be evaluated. And wherein the door. As a result, the purchase price of the used car becomes an appropriate price according to the actual distribution amount, so that a more appropriate purchase price can be presented to the user.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a used car assessment system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a network configuration of a used car assessment system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the used car assessment system according to the present embodiment includes an assessment terminal (hereinafter referred to as a used car assessment terminal) 1 for a purchase price of a plurality of used cars installed at a plurality of places such as a gas station. This used car assessment terminal 1 and network 2
And a management server 3 connected via the management server 3. In the present embodiment, each used car assessment terminal 1 and the management server 3 are integrated services integrated services digital network (ISDN).
Network 2).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the used car assessment terminal 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the used car assessment terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the used car assessment terminal 1 according to the present invention includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 4. Inside the housing 4, a personal computer 5, a touch panel 6, a scanner 7, a printer 8, and a handset 9 are housed. The touch panel 6, the scanner 7, and the printer 8 are respectively connected to the personal computer 5 via cables. Note that the personal computer 5 is connected to the management server 3 via the communication interface 10 and the ISDN 2.

The touch panel 6 of the used car assessment terminal 1 is connected to a computer 5 as shown in FIG. 3, and is controlled by a control unit 11 of the computer 5 described later. Various screens described later are displayed on the touch panel 6, and when the user touches the touch panel 6, various items displayed on the screen can be selected or input.

As shown in FIG. 2, the scanner 7 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 4 with its reading surface 7a exposed. The scanner 7 is also connected to the computer 5 like the touch panel 6, and is controlled by the control unit 11 thereof. The scanner 7 functions as an image reading unit that reads a vehicle verification described later.

The printer 8 is housed in the housing 4 with the paper discharge side facing the front of the housing 4. The printer 8 is also connected to the computer 5 and is controlled by the control unit 11 thereof. This printer 8 is used for printing the evaluation result. A handset 9 for the user to contact an operator on the management server 3 side is provided on the upper part of the housing 4.
Is provided, and the user can use this handset 9 to talk to the operator when he or she does not know the operation method or wants to know more detailed information on the evaluation result described later. The call between the handset 9 and the operator on the management server 3 side is based on the above-mentioned IS.
This is performed via DN2.

The computer 5 manages and controls these devices. As shown in FIG. 3, a control unit (CP)
U) 11 and a storage device 12 such as a RAM, a ROM, and a hard disk are provided as main components. The storage device 12 such as a hard disk has an OS (Operating Sy
A code of a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU 11 and the like in cooperation with the stem and performing predetermined processing is stored. This computer program is
It is executed by being loaded into M, and performs processing in cooperation with the CPU 11. The cooperation between the computer program and the CPU 11 constitutes a data recognizing unit 20, an evaluation vehicle specifying unit 21, a market price obtaining unit 22, a correction value obtaining unit 23, and an evaluating unit 24, which will be described later.

The storage device 12 of the computer 5 stores various databases for evaluating the purchase price of the evaluation vehicle. In the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle type database 30, a market price database 31, a correction database 32, and a minor change database 33 are stored. 4 to 7 show examples of the structures of these databases. The structures of these databases are not limited to those shown.

The vehicle type database 30 associates a vehicle type with data described in the vehicle verification of the vehicle, and as shown in FIG. 4, a vehicle type ID uniquely determined for each vehicle type. For the model designation number, classification number,
The data described in the vehicle verification such as the model and the data such as the vehicle type, the body shape, the number of doors, the grade, the mission, the release start time, the release end time, and the steering wheel are associated with each other.

The market price database 31 is an accumulation of the current contract prices in the auction market, and associates the type of used car and data on the used car with the contract price of the used car in the market. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle type ID, grade, vehicle type, body shape, number of doors, body color, contract price,
Data such as steering wheel, mileage, options, and minor changes are stored. In addition, as the accumulated successful bid price, not only the successful bid price in the auction market but also the successful bid price in the used car sales market other than the auction market can be used.

The correction database 32 associates used vehicles with correction values determined according to the amount of distribution of the used vehicles in the market. As described later, in the present embodiment, the average value of the market price of the same model as the assessed vehicle obtained from the market price database 31 is calculated, and the purchase price of the assessed vehicle is calculated based on the average value. In this case, the price deviation value (variation) increases as the vehicle type has a smaller distribution amount in the market. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an appropriate discount value (correction value) corresponding to the deviation value is statistically calculated from the amount of distribution in the market, and the discount value is used as a correction value.

That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a correction database 32 in which ranks (A to E) determined according to the distribution amount of the vehicle type in the market are associated with the vehicle type ID. Used. The correction values shown in Table 1 are preset for each rank. In the correction database 32 and Table 1, ranks A, B, C, D, and E are determined in descending order of the amount of distribution in the market.

[0023]

[Table 1]

The minor change database 33 specifies before and after the minor change based on the model and the chassis number. As shown in FIG. 7, for each minor change, the range of the chassis number and the range of the date corresponding to the chassis number are stored. Is stored in association with each model.

The management server 3 shown in FIG. 1 centrally manages a plurality of used car assessment terminals 1, and is composed of a general network computer or the like. The management server 3 updates the data in the vehicle type database 30, the market price database 31, the correction database 32, the minor change database 33, and the like stored in the storage device 12 of the above-mentioned used car assessment terminal 1, and updates the storage device 1
The management of the programs stored in the network 2 is performed via the network 2. Since a management server that manages such a plurality of terminals is known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, a procedure for assessing a used car price using the used car assessment system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are flowcharts showing a procedure for evaluating the purchase price of a used car in the present embodiment.

At the start of the assessment by the used car assessment system according to the present invention, a selection screen P1 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the touch panel 6 of the used car assessment terminal 1 (step 1). On this selection screen P1, it is possible to select whether the assessment vehicle is a normal car or a mini car. As shown in FIG. 10, on the selection screen P1, a button B11 to be selected when the assessment vehicle is a normal vehicle and a button B12 to be selected when the assessment vehicle is a minicar are displayed. The reason why the assessment vehicle is selected as a normal vehicle or a minicar is because the form of the vehicle verification is different between the normal car and the minicar.

The user places the vehicle verification of the assessment vehicle at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the scanner 7 and selects one of the above buttons when the vehicle verification is ready to be read (step 2). That is, the button B11 is selected if the vehicle verification of the user's assessment vehicle is for a normal vehicle, and the button B12 is selected if the vehicle verification is for a mini vehicle. The storage device 12 such as a memory holds information indicating which button has been selected.

When the user selects any one of the buttons on the selection screen P1, the scanner 7 starts reading the vehicle verification placed on the scanner 7 (step 3). Thereby, the image data of the vehicle verification as shown in FIG. 11 is obtained. Then, the acquired image data is transferred to the control unit 11, and the data recognizing means 2 of the control unit 11
With 0, characters in a predetermined range in the image data are recognized (step 4). This data recognition means 20
Is a so-called OCR (Optical Character Reader), which can recognize characters from image data and convert them into character data.

As described above, the type of vehicle verification differs between a normal vehicle and a mini vehicle, as described above, but the type of vehicle verification is predetermined. For example, in the predetermined position of the vehicle verification of ordinary vehicles, the vehicle registration number or vehicle number, registration (grant) date, first year registration month, vehicle name, model, chassis number, model designation number, classification number, The name or name of the owner, the address of the owner, the name or name of the user,
Data such as the address of the user, the date when the validity period expires, and remarks are described. In addition, the specified position of the vehicle verification for mini vehicles includes the vehicle number, grant date, first year inspection, vehicle name, model, chassis number, vehicle model designation number, classification number, owner's name or name , The address of the owner, the name or name of the user, the address of the user, the date on which the validity period expires, and data such as remarks.

As described above, since predetermined data is described at a predetermined position (range) of the vehicle verification, if the data described at the position can be obtained from the image data, the vehicle name of the assessment vehicle , Model, and other data required for assessment can be obtained. That is, the data recognizing means 20
Performs character recognition processing on a preset position (range) in the image data. The position (range) at which the character recognition is performed is predetermined in correspondence with the vehicle verification for a normal vehicle or the vehicle verification for a mini vehicle. In this way, the data of the assessment vehicle (vehicle name, model, chassis number, etc.) is acquired by the data recognition means 20. The acquired data of the assessment vehicle is stored in the storage device 12 such as a memory.

Incidentally, for example, when the position of the vehicle verification placed on the scanner 7 is shifted from a preset position,
If the image data is unclear and characters cannot be read, for example, if the data recognizing means 20 fails to acquire the data of the assessment vehicle, the data of the vehicle validation cannot be read. Please input. "Is displayed on touch panel 6. This message is displayed together with a button for confirmation, and when the confirmation button is pressed, input of data for vehicle verification is started.

As described above, when the data of the assessed vehicle is acquired by the data recognizing means 20, the "model", "model designation number", "classification number", and "vehicle number" of the acquired data are obtained. Is obtained by the assessment vehicle specifying means 21 (step 5). Then, a record having the same "model", "model designation number", and "classification number" as data is extracted from the vehicle type database 30 by the assessment vehicle specifying means 21 (step 6). The model of the assessment vehicle is specified by the extracted record. Further, by referring to the data included in the extracted record, further detailed data of the assessment vehicle can be obtained. For example, information that cannot be obtained from vehicle verification, such as the body shape and the number of doors, can be acquired. The extracted records are stored in a storage device 12 such as a memory. As described above, the vehicle type of the assessment vehicle can be specified based on the image data acquired by the scanner 7 and the vehicle type database 30, and further detailed data of the assessment vehicle can be obtained. You can save time and effort.

Then, the minor change database 33 is referred to using the obtained "vehicle number" and the "model" in the extracted record as keys, and before and after the minor change of the assessment vehicle is specified (step 7). Note that whether it is before or after the minor change is stored in the storage device 12 such as a memory. In this case, the data before and after the minor change can be specified using the data of the vehicle inspection date.

When the type of the assessment vehicle is specified in this way, an input screen P2 as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the touch panel 6 (step 8). On this input screen P2, the body color of the assessment vehicle can be selected. As shown in FIG. 12, the input screen P2 includes a list L21 for selecting a body color, a check box C21 for selecting a two-tone car, a check box C22 for selecting a repainting car, and a body of the assessment car. A button B21 for completing color input is displayed.

On the input screen P2, the user presses an item corresponding to the body color of the assessment vehicle from among the color items in the list L21, and selects the body color of the assessment vehicle (step 9). If the assessment vehicle is a two-tone vehicle, check box C31 is selected. If the vehicle is a repainting vehicle, check box C32 is selected. When the button B21 is pressed after selecting the body color of the assessment vehicle in this way, an input screen P3 as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the touch panel 6 (step 1).
0). The body color selected on the input screen P2 is stored in the storage device 12 such as a memory.

On this input screen P3, the traveling distance of the assessment vehicle can be input. As shown in FIG.
On the input screen P3, a button group B31 for inputting numbers from "0" to "9", a correction button B32 for correcting the value input by the button group B31, and a unit of the mileage to be input are selected. Check box group C31
And a button B33 for completing the input of the mileage of the assessment vehicle.

On the input screen P3, the user presses the button group B31 to input the traveling distance of the assessment vehicle in order from the upper digit (step 11). When correcting the input value, pressing the button B32 clears the input value. When the input screen P3 is displayed, “km” is selected as the unit. However, when the unit is miles, “mile” is selected in the check box C31. When the button B33 is pressed after the mileage of the assessment vehicle has been input in this way, FIG.
4 is displayed (step 1).
2). Note that the travel distance input on the input screen P3 is stored in the storage device 12 such as a memory.

On this input screen P4, the next inspection date of the assessment vehicle can be input. As shown in FIG. 14, the input screen P4 includes a list L41 from which any one of three years from the current year can be selected,
A check box group C41 for selecting any month from "January" to "December", a check box C42 for selecting the end of the vehicle inspection, and a button B41 for completing the input of the next vehicle inspection date are displayed. .

On the input screen P4, the user presses an item corresponding to the next inspection year of the assessment vehicle from the items in the list L41, and selects the next inspection year of the assessment vehicle.
Also, from any month of the check box group C41,
Select the month of the next inspection of the assessment vehicle. If the vehicle inspection has already been completed, the check box C42 is selected. In this manner, the next vehicle inspection date of the assessment vehicle is input (step 13), and after that, when the button B41 is pressed, FIG.
5 is displayed on the touch panel 6 (step 14). The next vehicle inspection date input on the input screen P4 is stored in the storage device 12 such as a memory.

On the confirmation screen P5, the data of the assessment vehicle acquired by the assessment vehicle specifying means 21 and the body color, the mileage, and the next vehicle inspection date input on the input screens P2 to P4 are displayed together with the confirmation button B51. The data is displayed, and the user can confirm each data by looking at the confirmation screen P5. Then, if the content displayed on the confirmation screen P5 is correct, the user presses the confirmation button B51,
Proceed to the next process.

When the confirmation button B51 is pressed on the confirmation screen P5, an input screen P6 as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the touch panel 6 (step 15). On the input screen P6, optional items provided in the assessment vehicle can be input. As shown in FIG. 16, on the input screen P6, a check box group C61 from which an optional item can be selected and a button B61 for completing the input of the optional item are displayed.

On the input screen P6, the user selects the respective check boxes (C61) to input optional items equipped on the assessment vehicle. If the assessment vehicle is not equipped with optional items, it is not necessary to select any check boxes.
When the optional items of the assessment vehicle are input in this way (step 16), and then the button B61 is pressed, an input screen P7 as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the touch panel 6 (step 17). The optional items input on the input screen P6 are stored in the storage device 12 such as a memory.

On this input screen P7, a flaw on the body of the assessment vehicle can be input. As shown in FIG. 17, the input screen P7 includes a car development image I71.
Is displayed, and a button B71 for completing the input of the wound of the assessment vehicle is displayed. In the developed image I71 of this car, each part is numbered. When the user presses the part number corresponding to the location of the wound on the body of the assessment vehicle (step 18), FIG.
Is displayed (step 1).
9).

On this input screen P8, the degree and state of the damage of the component can be input. FIG. 18 shows an input screen for a general component, but the screen configuration is different depending on the selected component. For example, for a tire, a screen for inputting the state of the tire groove is displayed. FIG.
A check box group C81 for inputting the state of the scratch, a check box group C82 for inputting the degree of the scratch, and a button B81 for completing the input of the scratch are displayed on the input screen P8 shown in FIG.

On the input screen P8, the user selects the state and degree of the scratch from the check box groups C81 and C82, and inputs the scratch on the body of the assessment vehicle (step 20). When the button B81 is pressed after the input of the flaw is completed, the above-described input screen P7 is displayed again (step 17), but the list L71 of the input screen P7 includes the location and state of the flaw input in step 19 above. , The degree is added and displayed. In this way, the user inputs all the scratches on the body of the assessment vehicle by repeating steps 18 to 20 described above. When the button B71 is pressed after the input of all the scratches is completed, the purchase price of the assessment vehicle described below is calculated (step 21).

FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of the process for calculating the purchase price of the assessment vehicle. In the process of calculating the purchase price of the assessment vehicle, first, the vehicle type ID is obtained from the record extracted in step 6 (step 30). And
Using the vehicle type ID as a key, a record including the vehicle type ID is extracted from the market price database 31 by the market price obtaining means 22 (step 31). Further, from the extracted records, records are narrowed down by using the body color and the traveling distance input before and after the minor change obtained in step 7 and in steps 9 and 11 as keys (step 32). Note that the narrowing down by the traveling distance is performed by extracting those that fall within the range of 15,000 km above and below the traveling distance input in step 11.

Then, the market price obtaining means 22 obtains the successful bid prices of all the extracted records, and calculates the average value thereof (step 33). In addition, when the scratch of the body of the assessment vehicle is input in step 20 described above,
The average value is corrected according to the number and size of the input scratches. In this way, the average value of the successful bid price of the used car under the same conditions as the assessment car is obtained.

Next, referring to the correction database 32,
The correction value is obtained by the correction value obtaining means 23 from the vehicle type ID obtained in step 30 (step 3).
4). Then, the evaluation unit 24 performs the above-described step 33.
This correction value is added to the average value of the successful bid price calculated in (step 35). Further, in this embodiment, in order to calculate a more appropriate purchase price, a predetermined correction rate is multiplied according to the calculated purchase price, and this is used as the purchase price (step 36). In the present embodiment, the correction rate is set as shown in Table 2. For example, if the average of the winning bid price is 3 million yen and the vehicle type of the assessment vehicle is A rank, in step 35, “2.1 million yen−
"10,000 yen = 2 million yen", and in step 36, "2 million yen x 0.90 = 1.8 million yen", and the purchase price becomes 1.8 million yen.

[0050]

[Table 2]

After the purchase price of the assessment vehicle is calculated in this manner, a confirmation screen P9 as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the touch panel 6 (step 22). This confirmation screen P9
20, a button B91 for outputting (printing) the calculated purchase price using the printer 8 is displayed. When the user presses the button B91, the above-described assessment result (assessment certificate) is transmitted via the control unit 11 of the computer 5.
Is output from the printer 8 (step 23). FIG.
An example of an assessment result (assessment certificate) output from the printer 8 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, not only the purchase price described above but also the scratches of the assessment vehicle entered by the user are written on the assessment certificate, so the user can use the assessment certificate when confirming the damage. can do. Further, a predetermined assessment number is described in the assessment certificate (not shown), and when this assessment number is input in the next assessment, data from the previous assessment can be used. Therefore, just by inputting the assessment number, it is possible to instantaneously obtain the purchase price at the time of reassessment without inputting data again.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately and easily assess the purchase price of an assessment vehicle by using the user's vehicle verification. Here, in the present embodiment, among the data acquired by the data recognizing means, the name of the owner, the address of the owner, the name of the user, the address of the user, the date of expiration of the validity period are set as customer information. We are using. For example, when the data recognizing unit acquires these pieces of information in step 4, the acquired data is stored in a storage device such as a used car assessment terminal. In this way, it is possible to take out these data when necessary and use it for sending direct mail. In particular, in the present embodiment, the date on which the validity period of the vehicle verification expires or the next vehicle inspection date input by the user in step 13 is stored as customer information. For example, the system performs user vehicle inspection and the like. The information is set at a gas station or the like, and is effective customer information in relation to the installation location.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented in various forms within the scope of the technical idea. For example, in the present embodiment, the vehicle type database, the market price database, the correction database, and the minor change database are stored in the used vehicle assessment terminal. However, some or all of these are stored in the storage device of the management server, The vehicle assessment terminal may be connected to the database of the management server via a network. Further, the network is not limited to the ISDN as described above, and for example, the Internet can be used.

In the above embodiment, the case where the user performs an operation using the touch panel has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the operation may be performed using a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. Further, the configuration and order of screens displayed on the touch panel, the structure and number of each database, and the like are not limited to those described and illustrated above.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, the purchase price of a used car to be assessed is assessed by effectively using the car validation of a used car, so that the user only needs to prepare the car validation. Thus, the purchase price of a used car can be instantly evaluated without bothering the user, and the user can know the purchase price of the used car by himself on the spot.

Further, since the user can know the value of his or her vehicle without interacting with anyone, there is no need to negotiate in a face-to-face conversation mode, and the user's mental burden is reduced. Therefore, aside from whether or not the user actually sells his / her own car, even a user who wants to evaluate his / her own car can easily know the value of his / her car.

In addition, since the purchase price of the used car to be assessed is calculated using the correction value determined according to the actual distribution amount of the used car in the market, the purchase price of the used car is reduced. Since the price is appropriate in accordance with the actual distribution volume, it is possible to present a more appropriate purchase price to the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a network configuration of a used car assessment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a used car assessment terminal illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a structure of a vehicle type database stored in a storage device of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a structure of a market price database stored in a storage device of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a correction database stored in a storage device of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a structure of a minor change database stored in a storage device of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for evaluating the purchase price of a used car using the used car assessment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for assessing a purchase price of a used car using the used car assessment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of image data of a car verification read by a scanner of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a procedure for calculating a purchase price of an assessment vehicle using a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel of the used car assessment terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of an assessment result output from a printer of a used car assessment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Used car assessment terminal 2 Network 3 Management server 4 Housing 5 Computer 6 Touch panel 7 Scanner (image reading means) 7a Reading surface 8 Printer 9 Handset 10 Communication interface 11 Control unit 12 Storage device 20 Data recognition means 21 Assessment vehicle specifying means 22 Market price acquisition means 23 Correction value acquisition means 24 Assessment means 30 Model database 31 Market price database 32 Correction database 33 Minor change database

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A vehicle type database in which a type of a vehicle is associated with data described in a vehicle verification of the vehicle, a market price database in which a type of a used vehicle is associated with a contract price of the used vehicle in a market, Image reading means for reading an image of a vehicle verification of a used car to be used as a target, data recognition means for acquiring data described in the vehicle verification from the image of the vehicle verification read by the image reading means, An assessment vehicle specifying means for identifying the type of used vehicle to be assessed from the data obtained by the data recognition means by referring to the database; and a successful bid for the type of used car identified by the assessment vehicle identification means. A market price obtaining means for obtaining a price from the market price database, and an upper price based on the contract price obtained by the market price obtaining means. An estimating means for assessing the purchase price of a used car to be assessed. 2. A market database in which types of used vehicles are associated with successful bid prices in the market of the used vehicles, and a type of used vehicles and a correction value determined according to a distribution amount of the used vehicles in the market are associated with each other. Correction database, an evaluation vehicle specifying means for specifying the type of used vehicle to be assessed, and a market price obtaining means for obtaining the successful bid price for the type of used car specified by the evaluation vehicle specifying means from the market database. Correction value acquisition means for acquiring the correction value for the type of used car specified by the assessed vehicle identification means from the correction database; acquisition of the successful bid price acquired by the market price acquisition means by the correction value acquisition means Used vehicle, which comprises: a means for calculating a purchase price of the used vehicle to be assessed by adding the corrected value. Assessment system of the purchase price. 3. A vehicle verification image of a used vehicle to be assessed is read, and data described in the vehicle verification is acquired from the read vehicle verification image, and the type of the vehicle and the vehicle of the vehicle are obtained. By referring to the vehicle type database that correlates the data described in the verification, the type of used vehicle to be assessed is identified from the data obtained above, and the type of used vehicle and the successful bid in the market for the used vehicle Acquiring a successful bid price for the type of used car specified above from a market database in which prices are associated with each other; and evaluating a purchase price of the used car to be assessed based on the acquired successful bid price. Method for assessing the purchase price of used cars. 4. A method for assessing the purchase price of a used car according to claim 3, wherein a part or all of the data obtained from the image of the vehicle verification is stored as customer information. How to assess the purchase price. 5. The method for assessing the purchase price of a used car according to claim 4, wherein, of the data obtained from the image of the vehicle verification, the date of the next vehicle inspection is stored as customer information. How to assess the purchase price of used cars. 6. The type of used car to be assessed is specified, and a contract price database in which the type of used car and the contract price of the used car in the market are associated with each other, from the market price database, the contract price of the specified type of used car. And from the correction database in which the type of the used car and the correction value determined according to the distribution amount of the used car in the market are obtained, the correction value for the specified used car type is obtained, A method for assessing a used car purchase price, comprising calculating a purchase price of a used car to be assessed by adding the acquired correction value to the acquired successful bid price.