20160104214 | Vehicle Appraisal System - A system for a sales associate to create a vehicle trade in value report, including a data communication network, a management console in communication with the data communication network, and a mobile console in communication with the data communication network. The mobile console includes a user interface for receiving input from the sales associate, a display for presenting information to the sales associate, a wireless communication interface for sending information to and receiving information from the data communication network, a data reader, a memory for storing the information that is sent and received and for storing operational instructions for the mobile console, and a processor for controlling and for sending information to and receiving information from the user interface, the display, the wireless communication interface, the data reader, and the memory. At least one of the processor and memory include programming for receiving through the data reader information in regard to a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle, and storing it with vehicle data, receiving through the user interface information in regard to condition of the vehicle, and storing it with the vehicle data, sending the vehicle data from the mobile console across the data communication network to the management console, receiving from the management console across the data communication network at the mobile console the vehicle trade in value report, and displaying the report on the display. | 04-14-2016 |