VEHICLE CONDITION CERTIFICATION DEVICE, VEHICLE CONDITION CERTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE CONDITION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Abstract

A vehicle condition lighting device, a vehicle condition certification system, and a vehicle condition certification program for certifying the condition of a vehicle are provided. [Solution] In a vehicle condition certification system 100, a user terminal 200 accepts input of vehicle condition certification information required to certify the condition of a target vehicle, transmits the accepted vehicle condition certification information to a vehicle condition certification device 300, and also receives a vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle from the vehicle condition certification device 300 and outputs the received vehicle condition certificate. The vehicle condition certification device 300 receives vehicle condition certification information from the user terminal, determines a vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on the received vehicle condition certification information, creates a vehicle condition certificate displaying the determination result, and outputs the created vehicle condition certificate to the user terminal 200.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle condition certification device, a vehicle condition certification system, and a vehicle condition certification program. [Background technology]

[0002] The following vehicle appraisal support system is known. In this vehicle appraisal support system, basic vehicle information, standard equipment, and standard price of the vehicle are identified based on vehicle identification information, and an appraisal value of the vehicle to be appraised is calculated by calculating an addition or subtraction to the standard price of the vehicle based on actual vehicle status information (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-064616 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In order to calculate the appraisal value of a vehicle to be appraised as in the conventional vehicle appraisal support system, it is necessary to properly judge the condition of the vehicle to be appraised. Generally, in order to judge the condition of a vehicle, the condition of the vehicle is understood by referring to a guidebook that sets fair standards. In this case, if the condition of the vehicle can be evaluated using a predetermined evaluation standard and the condition can be proven, the condition of the vehicle can be presented to consumers, so that consumers can use it as a reference when purchasing a used car. However, no method for this has been considered in the past. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The vehicle condition certification device according to the present invention is a device for certifying a vehicle condition by acquiring vehicle condition certification information required for certifying the condition of a target vehicle. The information included in the above includes the mileage of the vehicle, whether it has been repaired, any special defects, whether there is a deduction in the value of the exterior body, whether there are scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car was registered, and an evaluation of the interior condition.a certificate generating means for generating a vehicle condition certificate indicating a result of the determination by the rank determining means; and a certificate output means for outputting the vehicle condition certificate generated by the certificate generating means. The rank determination means determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of a repair history of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on a special defect of the target vehicle based on information on a special defect of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle based on information on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle, and determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on information on an evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest of these upper limit ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle. It is characterized by: A vehicle condition certification system according to the present invention is configured such that a user terminal operated by a user and a vehicle condition certification device for certifying the state of a target vehicle are connected via a communication line, and the user terminal is provided with an input accepting means for accepting input of vehicle condition certification information required for certifying the state of the target vehicle, a vehicle condition certification information transmitting means for transmitting the vehicle condition certification information input accepted by the input accepting means to the vehicle condition certification device, a vehicle condition certificate receiving means for receiving data on a vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle from the vehicle condition certification device, and a vehicle condition certificate output means for outputting a vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle based on the data on the vehicle condition certificate received by the vehicle condition certificate receiving means, and the vehicle condition certification device is provided with a vehicle condition certification information receiving means for receiving vehicle condition certification information from the user terminal, and a vehicle condition certification information transmitting means for transmitting the vehicle condition certification information received by the vehicle condition certification information receiving means to the vehicle condition certification device. The information included in the above includes the mileage of the vehicle, whether it has been repaired, any special defects, whether there is a deduction in the value of the exterior body, whether there are scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car was registered, and an evaluation of the interior condition. a certificate generating means for generating a vehicle condition certificate indicating a result of the determination by the rank determining means; and a certificate output means for outputting data of the vehicle condition certificate generated by the certificate generating means to a user terminal. The rank determination means determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of a repair history of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on a special defect of the target vehicle based on information on a special defect of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle based on information on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle, and determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on information on an evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest of these upper limit ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle. It is characterized by: The vehicle condition certification program according to the present invention is a program for acquiring vehicle condition certification information required for certifying the condition of a target vehicle. The information included in the above includes the mileage of the vehicle, whether it has been repaired, any special defects, whether there is a deduction in the value of the exterior body, whether there are scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car was registered, and an evaluation of the interior condition. A program for causing a computer to execute a rank determination procedure for determining a vehicle condition certification rank of a target vehicle based on the above, a certificate creation procedure for creating a vehicle condition certificate displaying a determination result by the rank determination procedure, and a certificate output procedure for outputting the vehicle condition certificate created by the certificate creation procedure. the rank determination procedure is characterized in that it determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on information on whether the target vehicle has a repair history, determines an upper limit rank based on a special defect of the target vehicle based on information on a special defect of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle based on information on whether the exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle have been performed, determines an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on whether the exterior of the target vehicle has scratches or dents, determines an upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car based on information on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car, and determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on information on an evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest determined upper limit rank among these upper limit ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle. Effect of the Invention

[0006] According to the present invention, the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle is determined, and a vehicle condition certificate displaying the determination result is created and output, so that the vehicle condition can be presented to the consumer using the vehicle condition certificate. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle condition certification system 100. FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a user terminal 200. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle condition certification device 300. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle condition certificate. [Diagram 5] 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the user terminal 200. FIG. [Figure 6] 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the vehicle condition certification device 300. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a vehicle condition certification system according to the present embodiment. The vehicle condition certification system 100 is made up of a user terminal 200 and a vehicle condition certification device 300. The user terminal 200 is a terminal operated by a user who uses the vehicle condition certification system 100, and may be an information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

[0009] The vehicle condition certification device 300 is a device for communicating with the user terminal 200 and executing various processes, and may be, for example, a personal computer or a server. In this embodiment, the vehicle condition certification device 300 is configured to be placed on the Internet and provide web services, and the user terminal 200 and the vehicle condition certification device 300 are connected via the Internet. Note that a method of connecting the user terminal 200 and the vehicle condition certification device 300 is only an example, and the communication line is not limited to the Internet. Note that, in FIG. 1, an example is shown in which the vehicle condition certification system 100 is configured with one vehicle condition certification device 300 and one user terminal 200, but the configuration of the vehicle condition certification system 100 is not limited to this. For example, the processes may be distributed among a plurality of vehicle condition certification devices 300. Also, the number of user terminals 200 is not particularly limited.

[0010] 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment in which a personal computer is used as the user terminal 200 in the present embodiment. In this embodiment, an application for communicating with the vehicle condition certification device 300 is executed on the personal computer, thereby operating as the user terminal 200 in this embodiment. Note that the application program that is executed may be one that is recorded in the vehicle condition certification device 300, or one that is installed in the user terminal 200.

[0011] The user terminal 200 includes an operation member 201 , a connection interface 202 , a control device 203 , a recording device 204 , and a display device 205 .

[0012] The operation members 201 include various devices operated by the operator of the user terminal 200, such as a keyboard and a mouse.

[0013] The connection interface 202 is an interface for connecting the user terminal 200 to a communication line such as the Internet, and may be, for example, a wired LAN module for connecting to the Internet via a wire, or a wireless LAN module for connecting to the Internet wirelessly. The user terminal 200 communicates with the vehicle condition certification device 300 via this connection interface 202.

[0014] The control device 203 is composed of a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire user terminal 200. The memory constituting the control device 203 is, for example, a volatile memory such as SDRAM. This memory is used as a work memory for the CPU to expand a program when the program is executed, and as a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. For example, data read via the connection interface 202 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

[0015] The recording device 204 is a recording device for recording various data stored by the user terminal 200, data of programs to be executed by the control device 203, etc., and may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD).

[0016] The display device 205 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is a device for displaying the display data output by the control device 203.

[0017] 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment in which a server is used as the vehicle condition certification device 300 in this embodiment. The vehicle condition certification device 300 includes an operation member 301, a connection interface 302, a control device 303, and a recording device 304.

[0018] The operation members 301 include various devices operated by an operator of the vehicle condition certification device 300, such as a keyboard and a mouse.

[0019] The connection interface 302 is an interface for connecting the vehicle condition certification device 300 to a communication line such as the Internet, and may be, for example, a wired LAN module for connecting to the Internet via a wire, or a wireless LAN module for connecting to the Internet wirelessly. The vehicle condition certification device 300 communicates with the user terminal 200 via this connection interface 302.

[0020] The control device 303 is configured with a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire vehicle condition certification device 300. The memory that configures the control device 303 is, for example, a volatile memory such as an SDRAM. This memory is used as a work memory for the CPU to expand a program when the program is executed, and as a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. For example, data read via the connection interface 302 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

[0021] The recording device 304 is a recording device for recording various data stored by the vehicle condition certification device 300, program data to be executed by the control device 303, etc., and may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). The program data recorded in the recording device 304 is provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, or provided via a network, and the control device 303 becomes able to execute the program by installing the program data acquired by the user in the recording device 304.

[0022] A method for certifying the condition of a vehicle using the vehicle condition certification system 100 in this embodiment will be described below. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the condition of a vehicle is certified by ranking used cars according to their condition. For example, the rank of the condition of a vehicle is evaluated on a 10-point scale, with the best condition being "S", "6", "5", "4.5", "4", "3.5", "3", "2", "1", and "R". That is, in this embodiment, the condition of a used car is evaluated on a 10-point scale, and the evaluation result is expressed using a 10-point scale evaluation value of S, 6, 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1, and R, in order of highest evaluation. The relationship between the image of the vehicle condition indicated by each rank is as follows:

[0023] S is almost a new car with no damage or repairs inside or outside. 6 is no damage or repairs inside or outside. 5 is a few unnoticeable scratches or dents, but generally in good condition. 4.5 is a state where there are small scratches, dents, and repair marks, but the car is still rideable without repairs. 4 is a state where there are a few noticeable scratches or dents and several places where repairs are required, 3.5 is a state where there are several places where large and small repairs are required, or a car where the exterior has been repaired. 3 is a state where there are many places where large and small repairs are required. 2 is a state where the entire car has places where repairs are required. 1 is a fire extinguisher or flooded car (including a car with a history of being in an accident). R is a car that has been repaired (a car that has been in an accident). The process executed by the user terminal 200 and the vehicle condition certification device 300 will be described below.

[0024] A user of user terminal 200 operates user terminal 200 to input information required to obtain a certification result of the vehicle condition. In this embodiment, the user inputs, as information required to obtain a certification result of the vehicle condition, for example, the mileage of the subject vehicle that is the subject of the vehicle condition certification, the presence or absence of a repair history, special defects, the presence or absence of deductions in the exterior value, the presence or absence of scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car registration, and an evaluation of the interior condition.

[0025] In addition, if the subject vehicle has a special defect, such as an official stamped vehicle, a vehicle with a changed color, an unknown mileage, a vehicle with a tampered odometer, a vehicle with a welded part other than the frame, a vehicle with structural damage that has not been repaired, a vehicle with traces of fire extinguishing agent being sprayed (including vehicles with a history of being sprayed with fire extinguishing agent), or a vehicle that has been flooded (including vehicles with a history of being flooded), the details of the special defect will be entered.

[0026] Regarding the presence or absence of exterior panel value deductions, the criteria for exterior panel value deductions established by the applicant include exterior panel value deductions 1 and exterior panel value deductions 2, and in this embodiment, the presence or absence of exterior panel value deduction 2 is input. Note that the "1" and "2" in exterior panel value deductions 1 and exterior panel value deductions 2 are represented by circled numbers (numbers in circles). The method for judging the presence or absence of exterior panel value deduction 2 is to judge whether or not a welded exterior panel such as a rear fender or rear end panel needs to be replaced. If a welded exterior panel such as a rear fender or rear end panel needs to be replaced, it is judged that exterior panel value deduction 2 is present, and if a welded exterior panel such as a rear fender or rear end panel does not need to be replaced, it is judged that exterior panel value deduction 2 is absent.

[0027] Furthermore, the evaluation information for the interior condition is input as a four-level evaluation value of S, A, B, or C according to the interior condition of the target vehicle. For example, the evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle is as follows: if the interior condition is judged to be "undamaged", it is rated as rank S; if the interior condition is judged to be "with inconspicuous damage", it is rated as rank A; if the interior condition is judged to be "with noticeable damage", it is rated as rank B; and if the interior condition is judged to be "with noticeable damage in need of general repair and / or a foul odor", it is rated as rank C.

[0028] In the user terminal 200, when the user inputs information required to obtain a certification result of the vehicle condition, the control device 203 transmits the input information to the vehicle condition certification device 300 as vehicle condition certification information.

[0029] In the vehicle condition certification device 300, the control device 303 executes a vehicle condition certification process for certifying the condition of the vehicle by ranking the used vehicle, which is the target vehicle, according to the vehicle condition, based on the vehicle condition certification information received from the user terminal 200. The vehicle condition certification process in this embodiment will be described below.

[0030] The control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on the information on the mileage of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information. For this purpose, the control device 303 compares the mileage of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information with a preset threshold value for mileage determination. In this embodiment, for example, 10,000 km, 30,000 km, 50,000 km, 100,000 km, and 150,000 km are set as the threshold value for mileage determination. The control device 303 compares the mileage of the target vehicle with a threshold value for determining mileage, and determines whether the mileage of the target vehicle is within the following range: less than 10,000 km, 10,000 km or more but less than 30,000 km, 30,000 km or more but less than 50,000 km, 50,000 km or more but less than 100,000 km, 100,000 km or more but less than 150,000 km, or 150,000 km or more.

[0031] The control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the target vehicle's mileage to be S if the target vehicle's mileage is less than 10,000 km, determines the upper limit rank based on the target vehicle's mileage to be 6 if the target vehicle's mileage is 10,000 km or more but less than 30,000 km, determines the upper limit rank based on the target vehicle's mileage to be 5 if the target vehicle's mileage is 30,000 km or more but less than 50,000 km, determines the upper limit rank based on the target vehicle's mileage to be 4.5 if the target vehicle's mileage is 100,000 km or more but less than 150,000 km, determines the upper limit rank based on the target vehicle's mileage to be 4, and determines the upper limit rank based on the target vehicle's mileage to be 3.5 if the target vehicle's mileage is 150,000 km or more.

[0032] The determined upper limit rank means that the rank of the target vehicle will not be a higher rank. For example, if the mileage of the target vehicle is less than 10,000 km, the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle is determined to be S, so the rank for certifying the condition of the target vehicle that is finally determined may be any of S, 6, 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1, or R. If the mileage of the target vehicle is 10,000 km or more but less than 30,000 km, the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle is determined to be 6, so the rank for certifying the condition of the target vehicle that is finally determined may be any of 6, 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1, or R. If the mileage of the target vehicle is 30,000 km or more but less than 50,000 km, the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle is determined to be 5, so the rank for certifying the condition of the target vehicle that is finally determined may be any of 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1, or R. If the mileage of the subject vehicle is 50,000km or more but less than 100,000km, the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the subject vehicle is determined to be 4.5, so the final rank for certifying the condition of the subject vehicle may be 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1, or R. If the mileage of the subject vehicle is 100,000km or more but less than 150,000km, the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the subject vehicle is determined to be 4, so the final rank for certifying the condition of the subject vehicle may be 4, 3.5, 3, 2, 1, or R. If the mileage of the subject vehicle is 150,000km or more, the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the subject vehicle is determined to be 3.5, so the final rank for certifying the condition of the subject vehicle may be 3.5, 3, 2, 1, or R.

[0033] The control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on the information on the presence or absence of the repair history of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information. If the target vehicle has a repair history, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank as R. On the other hand, if the target vehicle does not have a repair history, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank as S.

[0034] The judgement of whether the target vehicle has a repair history is made by the inspector, and the judgement result is input as the information of the target vehicle's repair history. For example, the repair history status of the frame, etc. is input for each part of the radiator core support, front cross member, front inside panel, front side member, dash panel, roof, front pillar, center pillar, rear pillar, center floor member, center floor panel, rear inner panel, rear side member, rear cross member, and trunk floor. The repair history of each part is, for example, "W" for after painting / sheet metal repair, "XM" for replacement traces, "U" for dents / bends, and "M" for repair traces, and the inspector judges whether these are repair history or not according to the rules and checks "Yes" or "No" in the evaluation column.

[0035] Next, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the special defect of the target vehicle based on the information of the special defect of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information. If the target vehicle is an officially stamped vehicle, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank to 5, if the target vehicle is a color-changed vehicle, the upper limit rank to 4, if the target vehicle is a vehicle with unknown mileage, a vehicle with odometer tampered with, a vehicle with a welded part other than the frame part replaced, or a vehicle with frame damage that has not been repaired, the upper limit rank to 3.5, and if the target vehicle is a vehicle with traces of fire extinguishing agent spraying (including vehicles with a history of being flooded) or a vehicle with a history of being flooded (including vehicles with a history of being flooded), the upper limit rank to 1. On the other hand, if the target vehicle does not have a special defect, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank to S.

[0036] Next, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the exterior body value deduction points of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of the exterior body value deduction point 2 of the target vehicle, which is included in the vehicle condition certification information. If the target vehicle has the exterior body value deduction point 2, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank to be 3.5. On the other hand, if the target vehicle does not have the exterior body value deduction point 2, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank to be S.

[0037] Next, the control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on scratches or dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of scratches or dents on the exterior of the target vehicle contained in the vehicle condition certification information. If the target vehicle has scratches or dents on the exterior, the control device 303 automatically determines the upper limit rank to 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, or 2 depending on the degree of the scratches or dents on the exterior. On the other hand, if the target vehicle has no scratches or dents on the exterior, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank to S.

[0038] The inspector will enter information on the presence or absence of scratches or dents in 30 exterior parts of the vehicle, including the front spoiler, front pump, radiator core support, headlight, right front fender, right front tire, right door mirror, right front door, right center pillar, right body side sill, right side spoiler (including body side sill cover), right rear door, right rear fender, left front fender, left front tire, left door mirror, left front door, left center pillar, left body side sill, left side spoiler (including body side sill cover), left rear door, right rear fender, rear spoiler, rear bumper, rear end panel, rear combination lamp, bonnet, cowl top panel, windshield, roof, rear windshield, and trunk (back door).

[0039] Although the method of input by the inspector is not particularly limited, in this embodiment, scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle are expressed using a symbol that combines a symbol that represents the state of the scratches and dents and a symbol that represents the size of the scratches and dents, and the inspector checks the state of the exterior of the target vehicle and uses the symbol to input the presence or absence of scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle. The size of the scratches and dents is expressed, for example, by symbols 0 to 3, and the size of the scratches and dents is judged into four sizes: less than 500 yen coin size, less than card size, less than A4 size, and A4 size or larger. For example, if the size of the scratches and dents is less than 500 yen coin size, it is "0", if the size of the scratches and dents is 500 yen coin size or larger but card size, it is "1", if the size of the scratches and dents is card size or larger but less than A4 size, it is "2", and if the size of the scratches and dents is A4 size or larger, it is "3". In addition, the condition of scratches and dents is rated, for example, as follows: dents and bends are marked with a "U", scratches and splinters with an "A", discoloration, fading, peeling and seal marks with a "P", dents with scratches are marked with a "UA", rust with an "S", corrosion with a "C", cracks, fissures and holes with a "T", after painting or sheet metal repair with a "W", replacement marks with "XM" and repair marks with "M".

[0040] For example, if the exterior of the target vehicle has a dent smaller than the size of a 500 yen coin, the inspector inputs the symbol "U0" which combines "U" indicating the state of the scratch or dent with "0" indicating the size of the scratch or dent. If the exterior of the target vehicle has a dent with a scratch larger than the size of a 500 yen coin but smaller than the size of a card, the inspector inputs the symbol "UA1" which combines "UA" indicating the state of the scratch or dent with "1" indicating the size of the scratch or dent. In this embodiment, an algorithm is prepared for determining an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle from the symbols input by the inspector, and the control device 303 automatically determines the upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle to 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3, or 2 according to the degree of the scratches and dents on the exterior based on the symbols input by the inspector using the algorithm.

[0041] Next, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle's new vehicle registration, based on information on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle's new vehicle registration, which is included in the vehicle condition certification information. If the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle's new vehicle registration is within 12 months, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank to be S, if the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle's new vehicle registration is between 13 and 36 months, the upper limit rank to be 6, and if the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle's new vehicle registration is 37 months or more, the upper limit rank to be 5.

[0042] Next, the control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on the evaluation information of the interior condition of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information. In this embodiment, if the evaluation of the interior condition is S, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle to be S, if the evaluation of the interior condition is A, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle to be 5, if the evaluation of the interior condition is B, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle to be 4.5, and if the evaluation of the interior condition is C, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle to be 3.5.

[0043] The interior condition of the subject vehicle is evaluated by an inspector, and the evaluation results are input as the evaluation information of the interior condition of the subject vehicle. For example, the interior condition is evaluated for the seats, stains, dirt, wear, wrinkles, sagging, burn marks, holes, tears, and cracks. The dashboard position is evaluated for sticker and glue marks, scratches, lifting, distortion, holes, tears, and cracks. The ceiling position is evaluated for stains, dirt, sagging, burn marks, holes, tears, and cracks. The carpet and luggage mats are evaluated for stains, dirt, burn marks, holes, and tears. Other evaluations include odors and hair, such as strange odors, pet hair, and cigarette tar, audio-related conditions, such as holes for removing stereo equipment, and other conditions, such as missing small items, paint marks, and paint adhesion.

[0044] The control device 303 determines the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on the upper limit rank determined as described above. In this embodiment, the evaluation rank for certifying the vehicle condition changes depending on the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the special defect of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the exterior body value deduction of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle, and the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle, and when the respective upper limit ranks are different, the lower rank becomes the evaluation rank of the target vehicle. For this reason, the control device 303 determines as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle the lowest upper limit rank determined by the above-mentioned processing among the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on special defects of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on deductions in the exterior body value of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the number of months since the target vehicle was registered as new, and the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle.

[0045] For example, if the vehicle's mileage is less than 10,000km, it has no repair history, no special defects, no exterior body value deductions 2, no exterior scratches or dents, the number of months since new car registration is less than 12 months, and the interior condition is rated as S, then the upper limit rank based on mileage, the upper limit rank based on repair history, the upper limit rank based on special defects, the upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions, the upper limit rank based on exterior scratches and dents, the upper limit rank based on the number of months since new car registration, and the upper limit rank based on interior condition are all determined to be S, so the vehicle's vehicle condition certification rank will be determined to be S.

[0046] Furthermore, if the special defect of this target vehicle changes to a vehicle officially stamped, the upper limit rank based on special defects is 5 and the other upper limit ranks are S, so the lowest determined upper limit rank of 5 becomes the target vehicle's vehicle condition certification rank. Furthermore, if the target vehicle changes to having exterior body value deductions of 2, the upper limit rank based on special defects is 5, the upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions is 3.5, and the other upper limit ranks are S, so the lowest determined upper limit rank of 3.5 becomes the target vehicle's vehicle condition certification rank. Furthermore, if the target vehicle changes to having a repair history, the upper limit rank based on special defects is 5, the upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions is 3.5, the upper limit rank based on repair history is R, and the other upper limit ranks are S, so the lowest determined upper limit rank of R becomes the target vehicle's vehicle condition certification rank.

[0047] When the control device 303 judges the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle, it creates a vehicle condition certificate indicating the judgment result. Then, the control device 303 transmits data of the created vehicle condition certificate to the user terminal 200.

[0048] In the user terminal 200, the control device 203 outputs the data of the vehicle condition certificate received from the vehicle condition certification device 300 to the display device 205. As a result, in the user terminal 200, the vehicle condition certificate is displayed on the display device 205, and the user can view the vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle. The displayed vehicle condition certificate displays the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle determined by the vehicle condition certification device 300, so that the user can understand the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle.

[0049] The format of the vehicle condition certificate and the information other than the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle displayed on the vehicle condition certificate are not particularly limited, but for example, the vehicle condition certification rank may be displayed as an "overall evaluation score," and the presence or absence of a repair history may be displayed together with the overall evaluation score. In addition, an explanation according to the rank displayed as the overall evaluation score may also be displayed together. For example, in the case of a vehicle whose vehicle condition certification rank is determined to be 4.5, the overall evaluation score of "4.5" may be displayed in the vehicle condition certificate, and "none" may be displayed as the repair history, and an explanation such as "There are small scratches, dents, and minor repairs" may be displayed as a comment for the overall evaluation score of 4.5.

[0050] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the vehicle condition certificate in this embodiment. In the example shown in Fig. 4, the vehicle condition certificate is composed of an assignment field 4a, an overall evaluation score and repair history field 4b, a vehicle information field 4c, an equipment field 4d, an inspection implementer field 4e, a certificate issue date and certificate number 4f, a vehicle photo field 4g, a vehicle diagram field 4h, a remarks field 4i, and a dealer name and other fields 4j.

[0051] The assignment field 4a displays the actual state of the function, interior, exterior, and driving details of the target vehicle. The overall evaluation point and repair history content field 4b displays the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle determined by the above-mentioned process as the overall evaluation point, and also displays information on whether the target vehicle has a repair history. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle is determined to be 4.5, and as a result, the overall evaluation point and repair history content field 4b displays 4.5 as the overall evaluation point, and information indicating that the target vehicle has no repair history is displayed. The vehicle information field 4c displays basic information about the vehicle. The display contents of this field can be automatically quoted from the vehicle inspection certificate, CCS, etc. The equipment field 4d displays information on various equipment that the target vehicle has. The inspection implementer field 4e displays the name of the inspector (if there is a vehicle condition inspector system) who performed this inspection. The certificate issue date and certificate number 4f displays the issue date and certificate number of the certificate. The vehicle photo field 4g displays a photo of the exterior of the target vehicle. The vehicle diagram column 4h displays a diagram of the target vehicle. The remarks column 4i displays remarks such as the condition of scratches on the target vehicle. The dealer name and other information column 4j displays the dealer name, vehicle inspection date, and inspector number of the target vehicle.

[0052] The basic vehicle information displayed in the vehicle information section 4c is entered based on the information on the face of the vehicle inspection certificate. There are no particular limitations on the method of entering the information on the face of the vehicle inspection certificate, but since the information on the face of the certificate is stored in a two-dimensional code printed on the vehicle inspection certificate, the inspector can enter the information by reading this code. This ensures that the vehicle displayed on the vehicle condition certificate is the same as the target vehicle.

[0053] When certifying the condition of a vehicle, issuer management must be performed using the certificate issue date, certificate number, vehicle inspection date, and inspector information, and the company that carries out the on-site vehicle appraisal must also be managed, and once these management operations have been carried out, it becomes possible to issue the vehicle condition certificate shown in Figure 4 as a guarantee of the overall evaluation. For this reason, in the vehicle condition certification of this embodiment, the certificate issue date, certificate number, name of the dealer of the subject vehicle (name of the owner who currently owns the vehicle), vehicle inspection date, inspector number, and the name of the inspector who carried out the inspection are managed, and this information is displayed on the vehicle condition certificate. As a result, the vehicle condition certificate of this embodiment can be used as a certification standard ledger for fair appraisals by third-party organizations.

[0054] Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed in the user terminal 200 in this embodiment. The processing shown in Fig. 5 is executed by the control device 203 as a program that is started when an instruction is given to execute software for using the vehicle condition certification system on the user terminal 200.

[0055] In step S10, the control device 203 judges whether or not the user has input information required to obtain a certification result of the vehicle condition. If the judgment in step S10 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S20.

[0056] In step S20, as described above, the control device 203 transmits the input information as vehicle condition certification information to the vehicle condition certification device 300. After that, the process proceeds to step S30.

[0057] In step S30, the control device 203 judges whether or not the data of the vehicle condition certificate has been received from the vehicle condition certifying device 300. If the judgment in step S30 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S40.

[0058] In step S40, the control device 203 outputs the data of the vehicle condition certificate received from the vehicle condition certifying device 300 to the display device 205. As a result, the vehicle condition certificate is displayed on the display device 205. After that, the process proceeds to step S50.

[0059] In step S50, the control device 203 judges whether or not an instruction to terminate the software for using the vehicle state certification system has been issued. If the judgment in step S50 is negative, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if the judgment in step S50 is positive, the process ends.

[0060] 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the vehicle condition certification device 300 in this embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the control device 303 as a program that is started upon receiving the above-mentioned vehicle condition certification information from the user terminal 200.

[0061] In step S110, the control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on the information on the mileage of the target vehicle included in the vehicle state certification information, as described above, and then proceeds to step S120.

[0062] In step S120, the control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on the information on the presence or absence of the repair history of the target vehicle included in the vehicle state certification information, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S130.

[0063] In step S130, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the special defect of the target vehicle based on the information on the special defect of the target vehicle included in the vehicle state certification information, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S140.

[0064] In step S140, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the exterior body value deduction points of the target vehicle based on the information on the presence or absence of the exterior body value deduction points 2 of the target vehicle contained in the vehicle condition certification information, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S150.

[0065] In step S150, the control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on scratches or dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on the presence or absence of scratches or dents on the exterior of the target vehicle contained in the vehicle condition certification information, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S160.

[0066] In step S160, the control device 303 determines the upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the new vehicle registration of the target vehicle based on the information on the number of months elapsed since the new vehicle registration of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S170.

[0067] In step S170, the control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on the information on the evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle included in the vehicle condition certification information, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S180.

[0068] In step S180, the control device 303 determines the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle by determining the lowest upper limit rank among the upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the special defect of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the exterior body value deduction of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, the upper limit rank based on the number of months since the new vehicle registration of the target vehicle, and the upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S190.

[0069] In step S190, the control device 303 creates a vehicle condition certificate indicating the result of the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle, for example as shown in Fig. 4. After that, the process proceeds to step S200.

[0070] In step S200, the control device 303 transmits data of the created vehicle state certificate to the user terminal 200. After that, the process ends.

[0071] According to the present embodiment described above, the following advantageous effects can be obtained. (1) In the user terminal 200, the control device 203 accepts an input of vehicle condition certification information required to certify the condition of the target vehicle, transmits the accepted input vehicle condition certification information to the vehicle condition certification device 300, receives data of the vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle from the vehicle condition certification device 300, and outputs the vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle based on the received vehicle condition certificate data. In addition, in the vehicle condition certification device 300, the control device 303 receives the vehicle condition certification information from the user terminal 200, determines the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on the received vehicle condition certification information, creates a vehicle condition certificate displaying the determination result, and outputs the created vehicle condition certificate to the user terminal 200. This makes it possible to present the vehicle condition certificate to a consumer who wishes to purchase a used car. In addition, the consumer can easily understand the condition of the vehicle when purchasing a used car.

[0072] (2) The control device 303 determines the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on information included in the vehicle condition certification information, such as the mileage of the target vehicle, whether or not it has been repaired, whether or not there is a special defect, whether or not there is a demerit in the exterior body value, whether or not there are scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car registration, and the evaluation of the interior condition. This makes it possible to evaluate the condition of the target vehicle based on the information on the mileage of the target vehicle, whether or not there is a repair history, whether or not there is a special defect, whether or not there is a demerit in the exterior body value, whether or not there are scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car registration, and the evaluation of the interior condition.

[0073] (3) The control device 303 determines the upper rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on the information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines the upper rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on the information on the presence or absence of the repair history of the target vehicle, determines the upper rank based on the special defect of the target vehicle based on the information on the special defect of the target vehicle, determines the upper rank based on the exterior value deduction of the target vehicle based on the information on the presence or absence of the exterior value deduction of the target vehicle, determines the upper rank based on the scratches and dents of the exterior of the target vehicle based on the information on the presence or absence of scratches and dents of the exterior of the target vehicle, determines the upper rank based on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle based on the information on the number of months elapsed since the new car registration of the target vehicle, and determines the upper rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on the evaluation information of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest upper rank among these upper ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle. This allows the vehicle condition of the target vehicle to be appropriately evaluated.

[0074] (4) The control device 303 is configured to evaluate and determine, on a 10-point scale, the upper rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, the upper rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, the upper rank based on special defects of the target vehicle, the upper rank based on the exterior value deductions of the target vehicle, the upper rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, the upper rank based on the number of months since the target vehicle was registered as a new car, and the upper rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle. This makes it possible to visualize the vehicle condition of the target vehicle using the 10-point scale evaluation value. This allows consumers to understand the vehicle condition of a used car at a glance.

[0075] (5) The control device 303 determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle by comparing the mileage of the target vehicle with a preset threshold value. This allows the mileage of the target vehicle to be reflected in the evaluation result.

[0076] --Variations-- The vehicle condition certification system 100 according to the above-described embodiment can also be modified as follows. (1) In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which, in the vehicle condition certification device 300, when the control device 303 creates a vehicle condition certificate for the target vehicle, it transmits data of the created vehicle condition certificate to the user terminal 200. At this time, the control device 303 may record the data of the created vehicle condition certificate in the recording device 304.

[0077] (2) In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which, when the control device 203 of the user terminal 200 receives a vehicle condition certificate from the vehicle condition certification device 300, the control device 203 outputs data of the received vehicle condition certificate to the display device 205 for display. At this time, the control device 203 may record the data of the received vehicle condition certificate in the recording device 204. In addition, the control device 203 may output the data of the vehicle condition certificate to a printer (not shown) for printing.

[0078] The present invention is not limited to the configurations in the above-described embodiments as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired. Also, the present invention may be configured by combining the above-described embodiments with a number of modified examples. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 100 Vehicle Condition Certification System 200 User terminals 201 Operating member 202 Connection Interface 203 Control device 204 Recording Device 205 Display device 300 Vehicle condition certification device 301 Operating member 302 Connection Interface 303 Control device 304 Recording Devices

Claims

1. a rank determining means for determining the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on information included in vehicle condition certification information required to certify the condition of the target vehicle, such as the mileage of the target vehicle, whether or not it has been repaired, whether or not there is a special defect, whether or not there is a demerit in the exterior body value, whether or not there is a scratch or dent on the exterior, the number of months since the new car registration, and an evaluation of the interior condition; a certificate generating means for generating a vehicle condition certificate indicating the result of the rank determination means; a certificate output means for outputting the vehicle state certificate created by the certificate creation means, a vehicle condition certification device that determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on information on whether the target vehicle has a repair history, determines an upper limit rank based on a special defect of the target vehicle based on information on a special defect of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle based on information on whether or not the exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle have been performed, determines an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of scratches or dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car based on information on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car, and determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on information on an evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest upper limit rank among these upper limit ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle.

2. 2. The vehicle condition certification device according to claim 1, The rank determination means evaluates and determines, on a 10-point scale, an upper rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, an upper rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, an upper rank based on special defects of the target vehicle, an upper rank based on the exterior value deductions of the target vehicle, an upper rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, an upper rank based on the number of months since the target vehicle was registered as new, and an upper rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle.

3. 3. The vehicle condition certification device according to claim 1, The vehicle condition certification device, wherein the rank determination means determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle by comparing the mileage of the target vehicle with a preset threshold value.

4. A vehicle condition certification system in which a user terminal operated by a user and a vehicle condition certification device for certifying the condition of a target vehicle are connected via a communication line, The user terminal, an input receiving means for receiving an input of vehicle condition certification information required to certify the condition of the target vehicle; a vehicle condition certification information transmitting means for transmitting the vehicle condition certification information input by the input receiving means to the vehicle condition certification device; a vehicle condition certificate receiving means for receiving data of a vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle from the vehicle condition certification device; a vehicle condition certificate output means for outputting a vehicle condition certificate of the target vehicle based on the data of the vehicle condition certificate received by the vehicle condition certificate receiving means, The vehicle condition certification device includes: a vehicle state certification information receiving means for receiving the vehicle state certification information from the user terminal; a rank determining means for determining a vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on information contained in the vehicle condition certification information received by the vehicle condition certification information receiving means, such as the mileage of the target vehicle, the presence or absence of a repair history, special defects, the presence or absence of exterior value deductions, the presence or absence of scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since new vehicle registration, and an evaluation of the interior condition; a certificate generating means for generating a vehicle condition certificate indicating the result of the rank determination means; a certificate output means for outputting data of the vehicle state certificate created by the certificate creation means to the user terminal, a vehicle condition certification system characterized in that the rank determination means determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on information on whether the target vehicle has a repair history, determines an upper limit rank based on a special defect of the target vehicle based on information on a special defect of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle based on information on whether or not the exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle have been performed, determines an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on the presence or absence of scratches or dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car based on information on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car, and determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on information on an evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest upper limit rank among these upper limit ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle.

5. 5. The vehicle condition certification system according to claim 4, The vehicle condition certification system is characterized in that the rank determination means evaluates and determines, on a 10-point scale, an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on special defects of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on deductions in the exterior body value of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on the number of months since the target vehicle was registered as new, and an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle.

6. The vehicle condition certification system according to claim 4 or 5, A vehicle condition certification system characterized in that the rank determination means determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle by comparing the mileage of the target vehicle with a preset threshold value.

7. a rank determination step for determining the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle based on information included in vehicle condition certification information required to certify the condition of the target vehicle, such as the mileage of the target vehicle, whether or not it has been repaired, whether or not there is a special defect, whether or not there is a deduction in the value of the exterior body, whether or not there are scratches or dents on the exterior, the number of months since the new car registration, and an evaluation of the interior condition; a certificate creation step for creating a vehicle condition certificate indicating a result of the rank determination step; a certificate output step of outputting the vehicle condition certificate created in the certificate creation step, the rank determination procedure determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle based on information on the mileage of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle based on information on whether the target vehicle has a repair history, determines an upper limit rank based on a special defect of the target vehicle based on information on a special defect of the target vehicle, determines an upper limit rank based on exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle based on information on whether or not the exterior body value deductions of the target vehicle have been performed, determines an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle based on information on whether or not the exterior of the target vehicle has scratches or dents, determines an upper limit rank based on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car based on information on the number of months elapsed since the target vehicle was registered as a new car, and determines an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle based on information on an evaluation of the interior condition of the target vehicle, and determines the lowest of these upper limit ranks as the vehicle condition certification rank of the target vehicle.

8. 8. The vehicle condition certification program according to claim 7, A vehicle condition certification program characterized in that the rank determination procedure evaluates and determines, on a 10-point scale, an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on the repair history of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on special defects of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on deductions in the exterior value of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on scratches and dents on the exterior of the target vehicle, an upper limit rank based on the number of months since the target vehicle was registered as new, and an upper limit rank based on the interior condition of the target vehicle.

9. 9. The vehicle condition certification program according to claim 7, A vehicle condition certification program, characterized in that the rank determination procedure determines an upper limit rank based on the mileage of the target vehicle by comparing the mileage of the target vehicle with a preset threshold value.

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