Method for operating a bonus system and bonus system
First Claim
1. A method of operating a motor vehicle system, comprising:
- acquiring driver data using input from a driver on an application installed on a mobile terminal;
transmitting the driver data to a database;
using the driver data transmitted to the database to associate the driver with at least one motor vehicle from a motor vehicle manufacturing group;
only for each motor vehicle from the motor vehicle manufacturing group, acquiring motor vehicle data for the driver if the motor vehicle is associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data relating to operation of the motor vehicle only while associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data being obtained using at least one acquisition device provided on the motor vehicle;
transmitting the motor vehicle data to the database;
creating electronic life career data based on motor vehicle data for each motor vehicle associated with the driver and based on the driver data;
storing the electronic life career data in the database in association with a driver account for the driver; and
assigning a bonus point to the driver account, based on the electronic life career data when determining an event triggering the bonus point has occurred, wherein a benefit from the motor vehicle manufacturing group which is redeemable based on the bonus point is assigned to the driver account, whereinthe motor vehicle data is continuously collected for the electronic life career data when the driver drives different vehicles also belonging to the motor vehicle manufacturing group, andthe electronic life career data is maintained over time, for different vehicles associated with the driver, that are from the motor vehicle manufacturing group.
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Abstract
A method for operating a bonus system includes providing a driver account associated with a driver by a database, acquiring data relating to the driver by an application installed on a mobile terminal, acquiring data on the vehicle side of at least one motor vehicle of the driver by at least one acquisition device on the motor vehicle side, transmitting the acquired data to the database, creating an electronic life career associated with the driver account based on the data transmitted to the database, and assigning respectively preset bonus points to the driver account as soon as it has been acquired based on the electronic life career that respective preset events have been achieved. Preset benefits can be redeemed depending on the bonus points assigned to the driver account.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating a motor vehicle system, comprising:
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acquiring driver data using input from a driver on an application installed on a mobile terminal; transmitting the driver data to a database; using the driver data transmitted to the database to associate the driver with at least one motor vehicle from a motor vehicle manufacturing group; only for each motor vehicle from the motor vehicle manufacturing group, acquiring motor vehicle data for the driver if the motor vehicle is associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data relating to operation of the motor vehicle only while associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data being obtained using at least one acquisition device provided on the motor vehicle; transmitting the motor vehicle data to the database; creating electronic life career data based on motor vehicle data for each motor vehicle associated with the driver and based on the driver data; storing the electronic life career data in the database in association with a driver account for the driver; and assigning a bonus point to the driver account, based on the electronic life career data when determining an event triggering the bonus point has occurred, wherein a benefit from the motor vehicle manufacturing group which is redeemable based on the bonus point is assigned to the driver account, wherein the motor vehicle data is continuously collected for the electronic life career data when the driver drives different vehicles also belonging to the motor vehicle manufacturing group, and the electronic life career data is maintained over time, for different vehicles associated with the driver, that are from the motor vehicle manufacturing group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tracking apparatus comprising:
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an application installed on a mobile terminal, to acquire driver data relating to a driver and to transmit the driver data; a database to receive the driver data from the application installed on the mobile terminal, to associate the driver with at least one motor vehicle from a motor vehicle manufacturing group and to store information of a driver account relating to the driver and each motor vehicle associated with the driver and belonging to the motor vehicle manufacturing group; an acquisition device only for each motor vehicle from the motor vehicle manufacturing group, to acquire motor vehicle data for the driver if the motor vehicle is associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data relating to operation of the motor vehicle only while associated with the driver; a transmitter to transmit the motor vehicle data to the database; and a data processing device configured to; create electronic life career data associated with the driver account based on the driver data and based on the motor vehicle data for each motor vehicle associated with the driver, only while associated with the driver; and assign respectively preset bonus points to the driver account when the electronic life career data indicates that respective preset events have been achieved, such that the bonus points can be redeemed for preset benefits from the motor vehicle manufacturing group using the application installed on the mobile terminal, wherein the motor vehicle data is continuously collected for the electronic life career data when the driver drives different vehicles also belonging to the motor vehicle manufacturing group, and the electronic life career data is maintained over time, for different vehicles associated with the driver, that are from the motor vehicle manufacturing group. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of operating a motor vehicle system, comprising:
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acquiring driver data using input from a driver on an application installed on a mobile terminal; transmitting, by the application installed on the mobile terminal, the driver data to a database; using the driver data transmitted to the database to associate the driver with at least one motor vehicle from a motor vehicle manufacturing group; only for each motor vehicle from the motor vehicle manufacturing group, acquiring motor vehicle data for the driver if the motor vehicle is associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data relating to operation of the motor vehicle only while associated with the driver, the motor vehicle data being obtained using at least one acquisition device provided on the motor vehicle; transmitting, by the at least one acquisition device, the motor vehicle data to the database; creating, by a data processing device, electronic life career data based on motor vehicle data for each motor vehicle associated with the driver and based on the driver data; storing, by the data processing device, the electronic life career data in the database in association with a driver account for the driver; and assigning, by the data processing device, a bonus point to the driver account, based on the electronic life career data when determining an event triggering the bonus point has occurred, wherein a benefit from the motor vehicle manufacturing group which is redeemable based on the bonus point is assigned to the driver account, wherein the motor vehicle data is continuously collected for the electronic life career data when the driver drives different vehicles also belonging to the motor vehicle manufacturing group, and the electronic life career data is maintained over time, for different vehicles associated with the driver, that are from the motor vehicle manufacturing group.
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