ROVING VEHICLE RENTAL SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20160092976A1
• Filed: 09/24/2015
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 2435603 Ontario Incorporated
• Original Assignee: 2435603 Ontario Incorporated
• Inventors: MARUSYK, Randall W., PHENIX, Hilary
• Application Number:
  US14/864,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20160092976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/30 Transportation; Communications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083

Abstract

A method and system for facilitating vehicle rental are provided. Rental request parameters are received from a first party, including a rental start time, a rental pick-up location, a rental end time and a rental drop-off location. A vehicle available for rent between the rental start time and the rental end time is acquired, and delivery of the vehicle to the rental pick-up location is initiated. A transaction with the user may be performed upon delivery. Retrieval of the vehicle from the rental drop-off location is initiated following the rental end time.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating vehicle rental, comprising:

a) receiving rental request parameters from a first party, said rental request parameters including a rental start time, a rental pick-up location, a rental end time and a rental drop-off location;

b) acquiring a vehicle available for rent between the rental start time and the rental end time;

c) initiating delivery of the vehicle to the rental pick-up location;

d) transacting with the user upon said delivery of the vehicle; and

e) initiating retrieval of the vehicle from the rental drop-off location following the rental end time.

3. A computer program product for facilitating vehicle rental, the computer program product comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a computing device, is adapted to execute the method according to claim 1.

2. A system for facilitating vehicle rental, comprising:

a) a client interface device configured to receive rental request parameters from a first party, said rental request parameters including a rental start time, a rental pick-up location, a rental end time and a rental drop-off location;

b) a computing system communicatively coupled to the client interface, the computing system configured to;

i) initiate and direct acquisition of a vehicle available for rent between the rental start time and the rental end time;

ii) initiate and direct delivery of the vehicle to the rental pick-up location;

iii) receive details related to a transaction with the user upon said delivery of the vehicle; and

iv) initiate and direct retrieval of the vehicle from the rental drop-off location following the rental end time.