VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REMINDERS GENERATED FROM ANALYSIS OF PAYMENT TRANSACTION DATA
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1. A method comprising:
- analyzing payment account transaction data relevant to a motor vehicle;
based on at least one result of said analyzing, estimating a number of miles traveled by the motor vehicle since a vehicle maintenance transaction involving the motor vehicle; and
based on at least one result of said estimating, providing a notification to a user of the motor vehicle concerning a need to obtain maintenance for the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
A method includes analyzing payment account transaction data relevant to a motor vehicle. Based on at least one result of the analysis, an estimate is made concerning a number of miles traveled by the motor vehicle in a period since there was a vehicle maintenance transaction involving the motor vehicle. Based on at least one result of the estimation process, a notification is provided to a user of the motor vehicle concerning a need to obtain maintenance for the motor vehicle.
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1. A method comprising:
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analyzing payment account transaction data relevant to a motor vehicle; based on at least one result of said analyzing, estimating a number of miles traveled by the motor vehicle since a vehicle maintenance transaction involving the motor vehicle; and based on at least one result of said estimating, providing a notification to a user of the motor vehicle concerning a need to obtain maintenance for the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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inferring, from first payment account transaction data, a point in time at which maintenance was performed on a motor vehicle; estimating a quantity of gasoline purchased to fuel the motor vehicle, during a period commencing with said point in time and based on second payment account transaction data that is subsequent to the first payment account transaction data; estimating a fuel consumption characteristic of the motor vehicle based on third payment account transaction data that may include said second payment account transaction data; calculating an estimated miles traveled figure for the motor vehicle based on the estimated quantity of gasoline purchased and the estimated fuel consumption characteristic; comparing the estimated miles traveled figure with a threshold, and based on a result of the comparing step, issuing a notification to a user of the motor vehicle that the motor vehicle is due for maintenance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication from a user that the user wishes to enroll a motor vehicle in a maintenance reminder program; tracking purchases of fuel for the motor vehicle via payment account transactions; using the payment account transactions to estimate a number of miles traveled by the motor vehicle; and issuing at least one maintenance reminder based on the estimated number of miles traveled. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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