Electronic Systems and Methods for Aggregating and Distributing Environmental Credits
First Claim
1. A system for offering and allocating environmental offset credits by a service provider, comprising:
- an environmental credit management server in communication with the service provider and adapted to manage a consumer'"'"'s selection and allocation of environmental offset credits;
a database management server in communication with the service provider and the consumer;
a plurality of environmental offset credit providers in communication with the database management server, the database management server adapted to store information concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers, wherein the application management server is adapted to selectively provide information to the consumer concerning the plurality of environmental credit providers; and
a user interface provided through the environmental credit management server and adapted to enable the consumer to select one or more environmental offset credits from one or more of the plurality of environmental offset credit providers.
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Abstract
An electronic system for offering and allocating environmental offset credits by a service provider comprises an environmental credit management server in communication with the service provider and adapted to manage a consumer'"'"'s selection and allocation of environmental offset credits. The system includes, in one embodiment, a database management server in communication with the service provider and the consumer and a plurality of environmental offset credit providers in communication with the database management server. The database management server is adapted to store information concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers and the application management server is adapted to selectively provide information to the consumer concerning the plurality of environmental credit providers.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for offering and allocating environmental offset credits by a service provider, comprising:
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an environmental credit management server in communication with the service provider and adapted to manage a consumer'"'"'s selection and allocation of environmental offset credits; a database management server in communication with the service provider and the consumer; a plurality of environmental offset credit providers in communication with the database management server, the database management server adapted to store information concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers, wherein the application management server is adapted to selectively provide information to the consumer concerning the plurality of environmental credit providers; and a user interface provided through the environmental credit management server and adapted to enable the consumer to select one or more environmental offset credits from one or more of the plurality of environmental offset credit providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine implemented method of offering and allocating environmental offset credits to a customer of a service provider, comprising:
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receiving, from a database management server, information concerning a plurality of environmental credit service providers; receiving, at an environmental credit management server in communication with the service provider, the information concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers; providing the information concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers to the service provider customer; and enabling, via a user interface provided by the environmental management server, the customer to select one or more environmental offset credits from one or more of the plurality of environmental offset credit providers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for offering and allocating environmental offset credits by a service provider, comprising:
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means for managing a consumer'"'"'s selection and allocation of environmental offset credits; means for accumulating and storing information concerning a plurality of environmental credit service providers; means for selectively providing information to the consumer concerning the plurality of environmental credit service providers; and means for enabling a user to select one or more environmental offset credits from one or more of the plurality of environmental offset credit providers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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