Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150213420 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CONDITION BASED ON OPERATIONAL FACTORS - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring a vehicle, and in particular, for monitoring a vehicle to determine a vehicle condition based on operational factors to incentivize or penalize a driver. One method of monitoring a vehicle comprises providing the vehicle to a driver for a term, the vehicle associated with a base vehicle condition, collecting operational data of the vehicle during the term, manipulating the operational data of the vehicle periodically throughout the term to arrive at an updated vehicle condition and providing an incentive or a penalty to the driver based on the updated vehicle condition. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213518 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PERIODIC PAYMENT REDUCTION BASED ON EXTRAPOLATED RESIDUAL VALUE - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring a vehicle, and in particular, for monitoring a vehicle to determine a change in a driver's periodic vehicle payment. One method of monitoring a vehicle comprises providing the vehicle to a driver for a term during which the driver pays periodic payments, collecting data representing a vehicle condition during the term, manipulating the data at intervals throughout the term to estimate a vehicle condition value at an end of the term and adjusting at least one periodic payment based on the vehicle condition value. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213519 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CONDITION BASED ON NON-OPERATIONAL FACTORS - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring a vehicle, and in particular, for monitoring a vehicle to determine a vehicle condition based on non-operational factors to incentivize or penalize a driver. One method of monitoring a vehicle comprises providing the vehicle to a driver for a term, the vehicle associated with a base vehicle condition, collecting non-operational data of the vehicle during the term, manipulating the non-operational data of the vehicle periodically throughout the term to arrive at an updated vehicle condition and providing an incentive or a penalty to the driver based on the updated vehicle condition. | 07-30-2015 |
20150278942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCING COMMUNITY SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON AMENITY VALUE OF SHARED VEHICLE PROGRAMS - Methods and systems for financing community shared vehicles are based in part on the amenity value of the community shared vehicle program. One method for determining an amenity value of a community shared vehicle program comprises collecting data on a plurality of factors of the community shared vehicle program over a period of time, determining a contributing value of each of the plurality of factors based on the data collected and calculating with a computer the amenity value of the community shared vehicle program per home in a serviced community from the value of each of the plurality of factors. | 10-01-2015 |
20150278943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIING COMMUNITY SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON AMENITY VALUE OF SHARED VEHICLE PROGRAMS - Methods and systems provide a derivative financing product for a community shared vehicle program by establishing a line of credit for each participating home to pay for the community shared vehicle program. The line of credit derives value from both tangible and intangible values of the community shared vehicle program. The line of credit is established by estimating a total home value per participating home at a start of a financing term based on an estimated amenity value of the community shared vehicle program for the financing term and a number of participating homes, estimating a cost of the community shared vehicle program for the financing term per participating home and determining a periodic payment per participating home based on periodic payment throughout the financing term to be paid from the line of credit to cover the total cost of the community shared vehicle program while providing a profit. | 10-01-2015 |
20150291047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING USAGE OF A CHARGING STATION - A method of monitoring usage of a charging station includes collecting probe data from a plurality of electric vehicles. The probe data includes charging activity history. A usage value associated with a charging station is determined based on the collected probe data. The usage value associated with the charging station is provided to a requesting electric vehicle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294228 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING FUTURE DEMAND OF A CHARGING STATION - A system and method of predicting future demand of a charging station include collecting probe data from a plurality of electric vehicles. The probe data includes charging activity history of the plurality of electric vehicles. A usage pattern of a charging station is determined based on the probe data for the charging station. A future demand for the charging station is predicted by applying the usage pattern to a factor associated with a requesting electric vehicle. The predicted future demand for the charging station is provided to the requesting electric vehicle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING USAGE OF A CHARGING STATION - A system and method of predicting usage of a charging station includes collecting charging activity history of a plurality of charging stations. A charging station is determined associated with a requesting electric vehicle. A future demand for the charging station is predicted based on the collected charging activity history. A predicted usage value of the charging station is provided based on the predicted future demand for an estimated time of arrival of the requesting electric vehicle at the charging station. | 10-15-2015 |