Systems and Methods for Vehicle Information Management
First Claim
1. A computerized system for vehicle management comprising:
- a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein the information regarding the vehicles includes configuration of respective vehicles, and customer accounts, wherein the information regarding customer accounts includes links to vehicles in the set of vehicles owned by respective customers and status of customer accounts;
a server coupled to the database that serves user interface pages with vehicle information including information from the database;
a protected system login mechanism for system users;
logic implementing rules regarding a relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand;
a search mechanism and a search results interface, the search mechanism finding respective vehicles or accounts based on search criteria; and
logic in the server that serves a customer account interface, the customer account interface displaying information regarding customer accounts to the extent allowed by the rules regarding the relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand.
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Abstract
A computerized system for vehicle management. The system may include a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles and customer accounts. The system may also include: a server coupled to the database that serves user interface pages; a login mechanism; logic implementing rules regarding a relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand; a search mechanism and a search results interface; and logic that serves a customer account interface, the customer account interface displaying information regarding customer accounts to the extent allowed by rules regarding the relationship between system users and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts. The information regarding customer accounts may include information regarding payments and time remaining in leases in respective customer accounts, or other information. Also described are an internet-based system, a method for vehicle management, and a vehicle management system.
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21 Claims
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1. A computerized system for vehicle management comprising:
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a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein the information regarding the vehicles includes configuration of respective vehicles, and customer accounts, wherein the information regarding customer accounts includes links to vehicles in the set of vehicles owned by respective customers and status of customer accounts;
a server coupled to the database that serves user interface pages with vehicle information including information from the database;
a protected system login mechanism for system users;
logic implementing rules regarding a relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand;
a search mechanism and a search results interface, the search mechanism finding respective vehicles or accounts based on search criteria; and
logic in the server that serves a customer account interface, the customer account interface displaying information regarding customer accounts to the extent allowed by the rules regarding the relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computerized system for vehicle management comprising:
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a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein the information regarding the vehicles includes configuration of respective vehicles, and customer accounts, wherein the information regarding customer accounts includes links to vehicles in the set of vehicles owned by respective customers and status of customer accounts;
a protected system login mechanism for system users;
logic implementing rules regarding relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand;
a search mechanism and a search results interface, the search mechanism finding respective vehicles or accounts based on search criteria;
a customer account interface, the customer account interface displaying information regarding customer accounts; and
logic that causes the customer account interface to display information regarding some vehicles before the vehicles are returned, and not other vehicles before the vehicles are returned, based on rules for visibility of respective vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An internet-based system comprising:
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a web server coupled to the database that serves web pages with vehicle information;
a database coupled to the web server including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein the information regarding the vehicles includes configuration of respective vehicles, and customer accounts, wherein the information regarding customer accounts includes links to vehicles in the set of vehicles owned by respective customers and status of customer accounts;
a protected system login mechanism in the web server for system users;
logic in the web server implementing rules regarding relationship between system users on the one hand and information regarding vehicles and customer accounts on the other hand;
a search mechanism receiving requests via the web server for searches, the search mechanism finding respective vehicles or accounts based on search criteria;
logic in the web server serving a search results web page based on vehicles or accounts found based on the search criteria; and
logic in the web server serving a customer account web page, the customer account web page displaying information regarding customer accounts.
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20. A method for vehicle management comprising:
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electronically maintaining information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein a plurality of the vehicles in the set of vehicles are in arrangements wherein third parties use the vehicles, wherein the information includes configuration, condition, and price of respective vehicles;
prompting users for a password before providing access;
electronically searching for vehicles among the set of vehicles, and displaying search results, the search results including at least some vehicles not yet returned, and information regarding status of the arrangement with the respective third party;
electronically receiving information regarding a vehicle returned upon conclusion of an arrangement wherein a third party used the vehicle;
in response to user request with search criteria, searching for and finding respective vehicles or accounts based on the search criteria;
maintaining a set of user permissions, wherein the user permissions determine whether respective users have access to respective accounts; and
displaying information regarding customer accounts to users based on user permissions.
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21. A vehicle management system comprising:
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means for electronically maintaining information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles, wherein a plurality of the vehicles in the set of vehicles are in arrangements wherein third parties use the vehicles, wherein the information includes configuration, condition, and price of respective vehicles;
means for prompting users for a password before providing access;
means for electronically searching for vehicles among the set of vehicles, and displaying search results, the search results including at least some vehicles not yet returned, and information regarding status of the arrangement with the respective third party;
means for electronically receiving information regarding a vehicle returned upon conclusion of an arrangement wherein a third party used the vehicle;
means for, in response to user request with search criteria, searching for and finding respective vehicles or accounts based on the search criteria;
means for maintaining a set of user permissions, wherein the user permissions determine whether respective users have access to respective accounts; and
means for displaying information regarding customer accounts to users based on user permissions.
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