- Patent Title: Device and method for implementing a vehicle sharing reward program
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Application No.: US16561889Application Date: 2019-09-05
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Publication No.: US11449927B2Publication Date: 2022-09-20
- Inventor: Chun-Yen Chen , Jian-Ren Chen , Su-Chen Huang , June-Ray Lin
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/06
- IPC: G06Q30/06 ; G06Q30/08 ; G06Q20/18

Abstract:
Device and method for implementing a vehicle sharing reward program. The present invention provides for a cost-sharing plan where two or more constituencies share the rental cost associated with a user who rents a shared vehicle in a vehicle sharing program. This results in a reimbursement of the rental cost to the user. When enrolling in the vehicle sharing reward program, the user is given a health prescription to adhere to on any trip taken while using a shared vehicle. On a selected travel route, the user visits a vehicle sharing station, where the sharing station includes a kiosk that the user uses to check-in and upload relevant information such as distance traveled and locations visited. By complying with the health prescription issued to the user, the user can have its total rental cost reimbursed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190392509A1 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A VEHICLE SHARING REWARD PROGRAM Public/Granted day:2019-12-26
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