SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REWARDING COMMUTERS
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Abstract
This invention provides for tracking and rewarding commuters according to their contribution to unclogging roads by opting for alternative transport forms and improving their health and the health of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to commuters who travel under human power to and from their place of work and who sign up as subscribers to a managed system that tracks their travel events, compares data gathered about the event with other events and determines whether or not the event qualifies as a commute, in which case an account of the user is credited. When the accumulated credit in the account reaches a threshold amount, the user qualifies for receiving a reward such as by means of a value token.
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58 Claims
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38. A system for recognizing and rewarding desirable commuting behavior by subscribers to the system, said system comprising:
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data storage means comprising an electronic register of subscribers to the system and an account for each; tracking means for tracking a subscriber travel event; and computer means programmed to; determine whether the travel event meets predefined commute-qualifying criteria for categorizing it as a commute; determine a credit value for each commute according to predetermined value criteria and update the account of the associated subscriber with the value determined; compare an accumulation of value in a subscriber'"'"'s account with a reward-issuing threshold; and cause the subscriber to be notified of having qualified for a reward when the reward-issuing threshold is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of recognizing and rewarding desirable commuting behavior by subscribers to a reward system, said method comprising steps of:
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providing data storage means comprising an electronic register of subscribers to the system and an account for each; providing tracking means operable for tracking a subscriber travel event and operating it accordingly; and providing and operating computer means programmed to; determine whether the travel event meets predefined commute-qualifying criteria for categorizing it as a commute; determine a credit value for each commute according to predetermined value criteria and update the account of the associated subscriber with the value determined; compare an accumulation of value in a subscriber'"'"'s account with a reward-issuing threshold; and notify the subscriber of having qualified for a reward when the reward-issuing threshold is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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