RIDE-SHARING JOINT RENTAL GROUPS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a ride-sharing server configured toreceive, from a first user, a vehicle rental request including trip characteristics specifying an origin, a destination, and time constraints;
identify a second user having rental criteria matching the vehicle rental request;
send a rent-share request to the first and second users to form a joint rental group; and
rent a vehicle to the joint rental group when the rent-share request is confirmed.
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Abstract
A ride-sharing server may receive, from a user, a vehicle-rental request including trip characteristics specifying an origin location, a destination location, and time constraints; identify another user having rental criteria matching that of the vehicle-rental request; send a rent-share request to the user and the other user to rent-share as a joint-rental group; and rent a vehicle to the joint-rental group when the rent-share request is confirmed. A mobile device of a ride-sharing user may send, to a rent-sharing server, a vehicle-rental request including trip characteristics specifying an origin location, a destination location, and time constraints; receive, from the rent-sharing server, a rent-share request to rent-share a vehicle as a joint-rental group including another user having rental criteria matching that of the vehicle-rental request; and responsive to the rent-share request, rent the vehicle as the joint-rental group.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a ride-sharing server configured to receive, from a first user, a vehicle rental request including trip characteristics specifying an origin, a destination, and time constraints; identify a second user having rental criteria matching the vehicle rental request; send a rent-share request to the first and second users to form a joint rental group; and rent a vehicle to the joint rental group when the rent-share request is confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying a vehicle matching passenger characteristics of first and second users having matching rental criteria; sending a rent-share request including a confirmation identifier to the first and second users to rent-share as a joint rental group using the vehicle; and renting the vehicle to the joint-rental group when the rent-share request is confirmed by receipt of the confirmation identifier from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
a mobile device of a ride-sharing user configured to send, to a rent-sharing server, a vehicle rental request including trip characteristics specifying an origin, a destination, and time constraints; receive, from the rent-sharing server, a rent-share request for a vehicle as a joint rental group including another user having rental criteria matching that of the vehicle rental request; and responsive to the rent-share request, rent the vehicle as the joint rental group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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