METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING TO AN OPERATOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION FROM A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring greenhouse gas emission from a vehicle, said method comprising:
- monitoring the vehicle for greenhouse gas emission, said monitoring comprising identifying a running total of greenhouse gas emitted by the vehicle into an external environment that is external to the vehicle;
detecting satisfaction of a payment triggering condition that triggers collection of a required payment pertaining to the stored running total of greenhouse gas emitted;
responsive to said detecting satisfaction of the payment triggering condition, computing the required payment as a function of the stored running total of greenhouse gas emitted; and
a processor of a computer system providing notice of the required payment to a party selected from the group consisting of an operator of the vehicle, an owner of the vehicle, a collecting party authorized to collect the required payment, a responsible party responsible for submitting the required payment to the collecting party, and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A method and system for monitoring greenhouse gas emission from a vehicle. The vehicle is monitored for greenhouse gas emission, which includes identifying a running total of greenhouse gas emitted by the vehicle into an external environment that is external to the vehicle. Satisfaction of a payment triggering condition that triggers collection of a required payment pertaining to the identified running total of greenhouse gas emitted is detected. Responsive to the detecting satisfaction of the payment triggering condition the required payment is computed as a function of the stored running total of greenhouse gas emitted. A processor of a computer system provides notice of the required payment to an operator of the vehicle; an owner of the vehicle, a collecting party authorized to collect the required payment, a responsible party responsible for submitting the required payment to the collecting party, or combinations thereof.
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1. A method for monitoring greenhouse gas emission from a vehicle, said method comprising:
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monitoring the vehicle for greenhouse gas emission, said monitoring comprising identifying a running total of greenhouse gas emitted by the vehicle into an external environment that is external to the vehicle; detecting satisfaction of a payment triggering condition that triggers collection of a required payment pertaining to the stored running total of greenhouse gas emitted; responsive to said detecting satisfaction of the payment triggering condition, computing the required payment as a function of the stored running total of greenhouse gas emitted; and a processor of a computer system providing notice of the required payment to a party selected from the group consisting of an operator of the vehicle, an owner of the vehicle, a collecting party authorized to collect the required payment, a responsible party responsible for submitting the required payment to the collecting party, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is configured to perform a method for monitoring greenhouse gas emission from a vehicle, said method comprising:
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monitoring the vehicle for greenhouse gas emission, said monitoring comprising identifying a running total of greenhouse gas emitted by the vehicle into an external environment that is external to the vehicle; detecting satisfaction of a payment triggering condition that triggers collection of a required payment pertaining to the identified running total of greenhouse gas emitted; responsive to said detecting satisfaction of the payment triggering condition, computing the required payment as a function of the stored running total of greenhouse gas emitted; and a processor of a computer system providing notice of the required payment to a party selected from the group consisting of an operator of the vehicle, an owner of the vehicle, a collecting party authorized to collect the required payment, a responsible party responsible for submitting the required payment to the collecting party, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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