Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Prince Edward Island
$25,000.00
Vehicle Condition Information Capture System
FY 2012-13
Summary
Our industrial partner, Selectbidder, wishes to develop a smartphone-based system for recording observable
flaws in the condition of vehicles which are to be offered for auction via an electronic auction system. This
electronic auction system is the primary technology of Selectbidder and the proposed system is seen as an
'add-on' to the auction system which will provide required information to potential bidders using the system.
The app is to be aimed at a user base of new car dealers who wish to dispose of trade-in vehicles. The new car
dealers will use the app to record the location and type of observable damage on a vehicle and will have the
option of attaching a picture of the noted damage. This information will then be uploaded to Selectbidder's
database, combined with the basic vehicle information obtained via the VIN. The information will then be
made available to potential bidders (the initial user target being used car dealers) as part of the client's
proprietary electronic auction system.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
445062-2012
Name nom
Ye, Qiang
Department département
Computer Science and Information Technology
Organization id
88
Institution établissement
University of Prince Edward Island
Province en
Prince Edward Island
Province fr
?le-du-Prince-Édouard
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1551
Committee name en
Atlantic Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Atlantique
Area of application code
1207
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Information, computer and communication technologies
Area of application fr
Technologie de l'information, des ordinateurs et des réseaux de communications
Research subject code
2700
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Information technology
Research subject fr
Technologie de l'information
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Vehicle Condition Information Capture System
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Our industrial partner, Selectbidder, wishes to develop a smartphone-based system for recording observable
flaws in the condition of vehicles which are to be offered for auction via an electronic auction system. This
electronic auction system is the primary technology of Selectbidder and the proposed system is seen as an
'add-on' to the auction system which will provide required information to potential bidders using the system.
The app is to be aimed at a user base of new car dealers who wish to dispose of trade-in vehicles. The new car
dealers will use the app to record the location and type of observable damage on a vehicle and will have the
option of attaching a picture of the noted damage. This information will then be uploaded to Selectbidder's
database, combined with the basic vehicle information obtained via the VIN. The information will then be
made available to potential bidders (the initial user target being used car dealers) as part of the client's
proprietary electronic auction system.
