Method and System for Assessment, Collection, and Disbursement of Funds Related to Motor Vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for assessment of funds related to motor vehicles comprising:
- (a) receiving a vehicle identification for a motor vehicle from an identification system at a fuel station as part of a fueling transaction;
(b) obtaining vehicle information and a funds calculation method from a vehicle assessment database using the vehicle identification, wherein the funds calculation method comprises variables for the vehicle information;
(c) calculating funds to be collected during the fueling transaction using the vehicle information according to the funds calculation method; and
(d) determining a total cost of the fueling transaction, the total cost comprising the funds to be collected.
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Abstract
The assessment of funds related to motor vehicles includes: receiving a vehicle identification for a motor vehicle from an identification system at a fuel station as part of a fueling transaction; obtaining vehicle information and a funds calculation method from a vehicle assessment database using the vehicle identification, where the funds calculation method comprises variables for the vehicle information; calculating funds to be collected during the fueling transaction using the vehicle information according to the funds calculation method; and determining a total cost of the fueling transaction, the total cost comprising the funds to be collected. Other types of funds or non-fund related functions may be taken into account, such as driver socio-economic data, insurance status data, license status data, fees and fines data, law enforcement data, and data collection for research, analysis, and planning, thus providing a tool for customizing the assessment of funds related to motor vehicles.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for assessment of funds related to motor vehicles comprising:
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(a) receiving a vehicle identification for a motor vehicle from an identification system at a fuel station as part of a fueling transaction; (b) obtaining vehicle information and a funds calculation method from a vehicle assessment database using the vehicle identification, wherein the funds calculation method comprises variables for the vehicle information; (c) calculating funds to be collected during the fueling transaction using the vehicle information according to the funds calculation method; and (d) determining a total cost of the fueling transaction, the total cost comprising the funds to be collected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle assessment database; and a vehicle assessment server operatively coupled to the vehicle assessment database, the vehicle assessment server comprising; a processor; and a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program configured to; receive a vehicle identification for a motor vehicle from an identification system at a fuel station as part of a fueling transaction; obtain vehicle information and a funds calculation method from the vehicle assessment database using the vehicle identification, wherein the funds calculation method comprises variables for the vehicle information; calculate funds to be collected during the fueling transaction using the vehicle information according to the funds calculation method; and determine a total cost of the fueling transaction, the total cost comprising the funds to be collected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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receive a vehicle identification for a motor vehicle from an identification system at a fuel station as part of a fueling transaction; obtain vehicle information and a funds calculation method from a vehicle assessment database using the vehicle identification, wherein the funds calculation method comprises variables for the vehicle information; calculate funds to be collected during the fueling transaction using the vehicle information according to the funds calculation method; and determine a total cost of the fueling transaction, the total cost comprising the funds to be collected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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