Computer-Aided Mobility Service
First Claim
1. A process for computer-aided operation of a mobility service by which a number of vehicles are made available by a mobility provider to registered users for temporary use, the process comprising the acts of:
- acquiring and storing registration data of a respective user once in a booking system, the respective user being registered as at least one of a provider of a mobility service feature and as a buyer of a mobility service feature;
booking a vehicle by reserving a vehicle in the booking system for a period of time based on a user input of a first user registered as a provider of a mobility service feature, wherein the user input comprises a time period and a desired vehicle;
clearing use of the mobility service feature for a second user that connects with the vehicle booking as a function of a further user input of the first user, wherein in the booking system the mobility service feature is offerable for selection by a second user via user interfaces; and
accounting for costs in providing the vehicle in the time period with respect to the first user as a function of whether, by way of the booking system, at least one second user was determined as a buyer of the provided mobility service feature, wherein the costs for the first user decrease as a function of the number of second users buying the provided mobility service feature.
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Abstract
A process is provided for computer-aided operation of a mobility service by which a number of vehicles are made available by a mobility provider to registered users for temporary use. A respective user is registered once in a booking system as a provider and/or a buyer of a mobility service feature. A first user registered as a provider reserves the vehicle for a period of time in the booking system. The first user further clears the use of a mobility service feature for a second user connected with the vehicle booking whereby the mobility service feature for the second user is offered for selection. An accounting of costs for the vehicle booking takes place as a function of whether at least one second user was determined as a buyer of the provided mobility service feature.
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13 Claims
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1. A process for computer-aided operation of a mobility service by which a number of vehicles are made available by a mobility provider to registered users for temporary use, the process comprising the acts of:
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acquiring and storing registration data of a respective user once in a booking system, the respective user being registered as at least one of a provider of a mobility service feature and as a buyer of a mobility service feature; booking a vehicle by reserving a vehicle in the booking system for a period of time based on a user input of a first user registered as a provider of a mobility service feature, wherein the user input comprises a time period and a desired vehicle; clearing use of the mobility service feature for a second user that connects with the vehicle booking as a function of a further user input of the first user, wherein in the booking system the mobility service feature is offerable for selection by a second user via user interfaces; and accounting for costs in providing the vehicle in the time period with respect to the first user as a function of whether, by way of the booking system, at least one second user was determined as a buyer of the provided mobility service feature, wherein the costs for the first user decrease as a function of the number of second users buying the provided mobility service feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer implemented booking system for a mobility service by which a number of vehicles are made available by a mobility provider to registered users for temporary use, the booking system comprising:
a processor operatively configured to; acquire and store registration data of a respective user once in a booking system, the respective user being registered as at least one of a provider of a mobility service feature and as a buyer of a mobility service feature; book a vehicle by reserving a vehicle in the booking system for a period of time based on a user input of a first user registered as a provider of a mobility service feature, wherein the user input comprises a time period and a desired vehicle; clear use of the mobility service feature for a second user that connects with the vehicle booking as a function of a further user input of the first user, wherein in the booking system the mobility service feature is offerable for selection by a second user via user interfaces; and account for costs in providing the vehicle in the time period with respect to the first user as a function of whether, by way of the booking system, at least one second user was determined as a buyer of the provided mobility service feature, wherein the costs for the first user decrease as a function of the number of second users buying the provided mobility service feature.
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13. A method of operating a mobility service by which a number of vehicles are made available by a mobility provider to registered users for temporary use, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving, in the booking system, registration information on a respective user, the registration information being indicative of whether the respective user is a provider of a mobility service feature and/or is a buyer of a mobility service feature; receiving, in the booking system, a user input of a first user that is registered as a provider of a mobility service feature, the user input comprising a time period and a desired vehicle in order to create a vehicle booking; receiving, in the booking system, a further user input of the first user indicating that the mobility service feature is usable by one or more second users of the booking system; outputting, via the booking system, an indication to second users that the mobility service feature is available for selection; and determining, in the booking system, costs for providing the vehicle in the time period for the first user as a function of whether at least one second user selected the mobility service feature, the determining being such that the costs for the first user decrease as a function of the number of second users that select the mobility service feature.
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