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System and method for accumulation and maintenance of money in a vehicle maintenance savings account

  • US 10,565,593 B1
  • Filed: 06/11/2015
  • Issued: 02/18/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a telematics device in signal communication with at least one processor;

    a plurality of vehicle sensors in communication with the telematics device;

    the at least one processor;

    an electronic communication interface in signal communication with an electronic communication network; and

    a memory storing computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

    execute an application configured to detect telematics data by the telematics device;

    initiate a communication session with the telematics device;

    receive, in real-time and via the initiated communication session, the telematics data including data received from the plurality of vehicle sensors, the telematics data including a plurality of driving events, each driving event including at least two metrics based on at least one of;

    speed, acceleration, braking and turning;

    determine whether the at least two metrics match predefined criteria for a safe driving behavior;

    responsive to determining that the at least two metrics match predefined criteria for the safe driving behavior, identify an amount of funds to be added to a balance of funds in a vehicle maintenance savings account associated with a first user;

    increase the balance of funds in the vehicle maintenance savings account associated with the first user by the identified amount of funds;

    receive, at the electronic communication interface via the electronic communication network, a first electronic communication indicating that the amount has been added to the balance of the vehicle maintenance savings account associated with the first user;

    receive, at the electronic communication interface via the electronic communication network, transaction data related to at least one transaction to be made by the first user using at least a portion of the balance of the vehicle maintenance savings account, wherein the transaction data includes a cost associated with the at least one transaction and an identification of what is being purchased;

    access, via the electronic communication network, a set of vehicle maintenance savings account spending restrictions, wherein the spending restrictions limit expenditure of the balance of the vehicle maintenance savings account to expenses related to costs of vehicle possession, vehicle operation, vehicle maintenance and driver safety;

    determine whether at least a portion of the balance of the vehicle maintenance savings account is eligible to be used to fund the at least one transaction based, at least in part, on a comparison, via the at least one processor, of the transaction data to the spending restrictions; and

    responsive to a determining that the at least a portion of the balance of the vehicle maintenance savings account is eligible to be used to fund the at least one transaction, initiate payment, via the at least one processor, of the cost of the at least one transaction using the funds in the vehicle maintenance savings account.

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