Method and System for Managing Vehicle Travel
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1. A system for managing vehicle travel, the system comprising:
- a processor configured execute a travel management software application, the travel management software application configured to;
receive vehicle travel plan data that represents a plan for a user to travel by vehicle;
determine a distance for the vehicle travel plan based at least in part on the received vehicle travel plan data;
retrieve vehicle travel mode data for a plurality of vehicle travel modes based at least in part on the received vehicle travel plan data;
process the received vehicle travel plan data based at least in part on (i) the determined distance and (ii) the retrieved vehicle travel mode data to thereby compute a plurality of data values for a plurality of parameters, each parameter data value being associated with a vehicle travel mode; and
based on the processing operation, including the computed parameter data values, select a vehicle travel mode, from among a plurality of vehicle travel modes, that satisfies (i) the vehicle travel plan and (ii) a vehicle travel mode selection rule, wherein the vehicle travel mode selection rule comprises a weighted function having a monetary cost component and at least one other component; and
wherein the vehicle travel modes comprise at least two members of the group consisting of a rental vehicle travel mode, a fleet vehicle travel mode and a reimbursable personal vehicle travel mode.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for facilitating efficient travel management are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments comprise a processor configured to make selections from among a plurality of vehicle travel modes based on a vehicle travel mode selection rule using, at least in part, received travel plan information. In a preferred embodiment, this selection can be based on any of a number of factors, including monetary costs and carbon emissions associated with different vehicle travel mode options.
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1. A system for managing vehicle travel, the system comprising:
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a processor configured execute a travel management software application, the travel management software application configured to; receive vehicle travel plan data that represents a plan for a user to travel by vehicle; determine a distance for the vehicle travel plan based at least in part on the received vehicle travel plan data; retrieve vehicle travel mode data for a plurality of vehicle travel modes based at least in part on the received vehicle travel plan data; process the received vehicle travel plan data based at least in part on (i) the determined distance and (ii) the retrieved vehicle travel mode data to thereby compute a plurality of data values for a plurality of parameters, each parameter data value being associated with a vehicle travel mode; and based on the processing operation, including the computed parameter data values, select a vehicle travel mode, from among a plurality of vehicle travel modes, that satisfies (i) the vehicle travel plan and (ii) a vehicle travel mode selection rule, wherein the vehicle travel mode selection rule comprises a weighted function having a monetary cost component and at least one other component; and wherein the vehicle travel modes comprise at least two members of the group consisting of a rental vehicle travel mode, a fleet vehicle travel mode and a reimbursable personal vehicle travel mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing vehicle travel, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle travel plan data that represents a plan for a user to travel by vehicle; determining a distance for the vehicle travel plan based at least in part on the received vehicle travel plan data; retrieving, from a memory, vehicle travel mode data for a plurality of vehicle travel modes based at least in part on the received vehicle travel plan data; processing the received vehicle travel plan data based at least in part on (i) the determined distance and (ii) the retrieved vehicle travel mode data to thereby compute a plurality of data values for a plurality of parameters, each parameter data value being associated with a vehicle travel mode; and based on the processing, including the computed parameter data values, selecting a vehicle travel mode, from among a plurality of vehicle travel modes, that satisfies (i) the vehicle travel plan and (ii) a vehicle travel mode selection rule, wherein the vehicle travel mode selection rule comprises a weighted function having a monetary cost component and at least one other component; wherein the vehicle travel modes comprise at least two members of the group consisting of a rental vehicle travel mode, a fleet vehicle travel mode and a reimbursable personal vehicle travel mode; and wherein the method steps are performed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for managing vehicle travel comprising:
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receiving a destination, date, start time and end time as vehicle travel plan data for a vehicle travel plan; determining a plurality of data values indicative of how a plurality of parameters are affected by the vehicle travel plan data with respect to a plurality of different vehicle travel modes, the vehicle travel modes comprising at least two selected from the group consisting of a rental vehicle travel mode, a reimbursable personal vehicle travel mode and a fleet vehicle travel mode; comparing the determined data values for the different vehicle travel modes; and selecting a vehicle travel mode from among the plurality of vehicle travel modes based on the comparing step using a vehicle travel mode selection rule; and wherein the receiving, determining, comparing and selecting steps are performed by a processor.
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