Vehicle environmental service system
First Claim
1. A vehicle environmental service system comprising:
- an in-vehicle information terminal mounted in a vehicle;
a center server provided in a center;
a provider terminal managed by an affiliated service provider providing various services to users;
a point calculating unit included in the in-vehicle information terminal and provided for determining whether safety driving and ecological driving is being performed with respect to each of the users based on a prescribed criterion and calculating a number of points to be awarded based on the result of the determination, wherein the awarded points may be redeemed to obtain a service at a lower cost than usual or with a greater added value than usual;
a database included in the center server and provided for managing a total number of points obtained by accumulating the number of points to be awarded with respect to each of the users;
a service providing unit included in the provider terminal and provided for providing a prescribed service in exchange for a prescribed number of the points in the database;
an advertisement generating unit included in the provider terminal and provided for generating advertisement information of the affiliated service provider; and
a unit enabling the in-vehicle information terminal to receive the advertisement information from the provider terminal directly or through the center server,wherein a point calculation method in the point calculating unit is varied in accordance with the external environment of the vehicle by relaxing the prescribed criteria in a case where the external environment is relatively disadvantageous to the eco-driving or the safety driving compared with a case where external environment is relatively advantageous to the eco-driving or the safety driving, or by awarding more points when the prescribed criterion is being fulfilled.
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Abstract
A vehicle environmental service system includes an in-vehicle information terminal mounted in a vehicle, a center server provided in a center, and a provider terminal managed by an affiliated service provider providing various services to users. The in-vehicle information terminal is capable of communicating with the provider terminal directly or through the center server. The in-vehicle information terminal or the center server has a point calculating unit for determining whether safety driving and/or ecological driving is being performed with respect to each of the users based on prescribed criteria and calculating the number of points to be awarded based on the result of the determination. The center server has a database for managing total number of points obtained by accumulating the number of points to be awarded with respect to each of the users. The provider terminal has a service providing unit for providing a prescribed service in exchange for a prescribed number of points in the database and an advertisement generating unit for generating advertisement information of the affiliated service provider. The in-vehicle information terminal has a unit enabling the in-vehicle information terminal to receive the advertisement information from the provider terminal directly or through the center server.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle environmental service system comprising:
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an in-vehicle information terminal mounted in a vehicle; a center server provided in a center; a provider terminal managed by an affiliated service provider providing various services to users; a point calculating unit included in the in-vehicle information terminal and provided for determining whether safety driving and ecological driving is being performed with respect to each of the users based on a prescribed criterion and calculating a number of points to be awarded based on the result of the determination, wherein the awarded points may be redeemed to obtain a service at a lower cost than usual or with a greater added value than usual; a database included in the center server and provided for managing a total number of points obtained by accumulating the number of points to be awarded with respect to each of the users; a service providing unit included in the provider terminal and provided for providing a prescribed service in exchange for a prescribed number of the points in the database; an advertisement generating unit included in the provider terminal and provided for generating advertisement information of the affiliated service provider; and a unit enabling the in-vehicle information terminal to receive the advertisement information from the provider terminal directly or through the center server, wherein a point calculation method in the point calculating unit is varied in accordance with the external environment of the vehicle by relaxing the prescribed criteria in a case where the external environment is relatively disadvantageous to the eco-driving or the safety driving compared with a case where external environment is relatively advantageous to the eco-driving or the safety driving, or by awarding more points when the prescribed criterion is being fulfilled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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Current AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
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Original AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
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InventorsSekiyama, Hiroaki, Hayashi, Shinichi
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Primary Examiner(s)Wu, Daniel
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Assistant Examiner(s)Barakat, Mohamed
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Application NumberUS12/298,171Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,904 DaysField of Search340/459, 340/576, 200/226, 710 29- 35US Class Current340/459CPC Class CodesG01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-g...G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation...G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indi...
