Systems and methods for managing a vehicle fleet
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1. A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles, the system comprising:
- a processor configured to execute instructions associated with the fleet management system;
a receiving module configured to receive data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration, and to provide the data to the processor;
a request module configured to receive a travel request from a traveler other than the owner, and to provide the travel request to the processor;
a classification module, executed by the processor, configured to assign each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, vehicle efficiency, and emissions profile, particularly carbon and NOx emissions;
a tracking module, implemented by the processor, configured to track actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, and emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet based on excess emissions capacity provided by the vehicle fleet;
a storage device for storing and indexing the emission classification associated with the at least one personally owned vehicle,andan assignment module, implemented by the processor, configured to assign the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request, the actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, the emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet, and at least the emission classification of the personally owned vehicle to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet to maximize the emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet.
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Abstract
A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles is provided. The system includes means for receiving data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration, means for receiving a travel request from a traveler other than the owner, and means for assigning the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request.
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19 Claims
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1. A fleet management system for managing a plurality of vehicles, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to execute instructions associated with the fleet management system; a receiving module configured to receive data related to a deposit of a personally owned vehicle from an owner of the vehicle, the deposit being of a predetermined duration, and to provide the data to the processor; a request module configured to receive a travel request from a traveler other than the owner, and to provide the travel request to the processor; a classification module, executed by the processor, configured to assign each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, vehicle efficiency, and emissions profile, particularly carbon and NOx emissions; a tracking module, implemented by the processor, configured to track actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, and emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet based on excess emissions capacity provided by the vehicle fleet; a storage device for storing and indexing the emission classification associated with the at least one personally owned vehicle, and an assignment module, implemented by the processor, configured to assign the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during the predetermined duration based on the travel request, the actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, the emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet, and at least the emission classification of the personally owned vehicle to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet to maximize the emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method for managing a vehicle fleet, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computer, a deposit from an owner of at least one personally owned vehicle for use in the vehicle fleet, the deposit being of a predetermined duration; assigning, by the computer, each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, vehicle efficiency, and emissions profile, particularly carbon and NOx emissions; storing and indexing, by the computer, the emission classification associated with the at least one personally owned vehicle; tracking actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, and emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet based on excess emissions capacity provided by the vehicle fleet receiving, by the computer a travel request from a traveler other than the owner; and assigning, by the computer, the personally owned vehicle for use by the traveler during at least a portion of the predetermined duration based on the travel request, the actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, the emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet, and the emission classification so as to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet and maximize the emissions credits obtained. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising instructions stored on computer readable medium which when implemented by a processor provide a computer system for managing a vehicle fleet, the computer system comprising:
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a deposit module for storing a record of a deposit from an owner of at least one personally owned vehicle for use in the vehicle fleet, the deposit being of a predetermined duration; a classification module configured to assign each vehicle of the vehicle fleet an emission classification based on at least one of vehicle capacity, efficiency, and exhaust emission level, the exhaust emissions level comprising a first level of CO2and a second level of NOx emissions, and to store and index the assigned classification; a tracking module, implemented by the processor, configured to track actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, and emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet based on excess emissions capacity provided by the vehicle fleet; a request module configured to receive and process a travel request from a traveler other than the owner; and a determination module configured to determine and assign a personally owned vehicle from the vehicle fleet for use by the traveler during at least a portion of the predetermined duration based on the travel request, the actual, real-time vehicle emissions and fuel-efficiency data, the emissions credits obtained by the vehicle fleet, and the emissions classification so as to mitigate an emissions footprint of the fleet and maximize the obtained emissions credits. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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