Promotional incentives based on hybrid vehicle qualification
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising non-transient computer-readable media having encoded instructions for executing the following method for promotional correlation with one or more selective hybrid vehicle modes, wherein the method includes:
- providing user-accessible information indicating a correlation between a preferred consequential result and one or more possible hybrid vehicle operation modes of an electric/combustion hybrid vehicle in accordance with a qualification state applicable to the particular route or area and/or applicable during the temporal travel period;
obtaining identification of at least one implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode of the electric/combustion hybrid vehicle, which implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode is detected during travel via a particular route or area and/or during a temporal travel period; and
confirming a vehicle certification status based on the implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode that is sufficient to qualify for the preferred consequential result.
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Abstract
Exemplary methods, systems and components enable selective control of an operational mode for a vehicle that may be subject to an administrative standard. In some instances a qualified person or entity may attain a possible consequential result related to a user-selected vehicle operation mode that may involve a vehicle operation paradigm and/or a vehicle travel route and/or a vehicle travel destination. In some embodiments, implementation of the selected vehicle operation mode may modify a conformity status of the vehicle relative to the administrative standard. Various accessible records may be maintained regarding certification of preferable consequential results available to qualified recipients based on a correlated vehicle operational mode. A further aspect may provide correlation between a selective operation mode of an electric/combustion hybrid vehicle during an applicable travel period and a preferred consequential result available to a qualified recipient associated with the hybrid vehicle.
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59 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising non-transient computer-readable media having encoded instructions for executing the following method for promotional correlation with one or more selective hybrid vehicle modes, wherein the method includes:
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providing user-accessible information indicating a correlation between a preferred consequential result and one or more possible hybrid vehicle operation modes of an electric/combustion hybrid vehicle in accordance with a qualification state applicable to the particular route or area and/or applicable during the temporal travel period; obtaining identification of at least one implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode of the electric/combustion hybrid vehicle, which implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode is detected during travel via a particular route or area and/or during a temporal travel period; and confirming a vehicle certification status based on the implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode that is sufficient to qualify for the preferred consequential result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system for promotional correlation with one or more selective hybrid vehicle modes, comprising:
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one or more processing units for identifying at least one hybrid vehicle operation mode of an electric/combustion hybrid vehicle traveling via a particular route or area and/or during a temporal travel period and for establishing availability of a preferred consequential result that correlates with at least one type of hybrid vehicle operation mode implemented in the electric/combustion hybrid vehicle in accordance with a qualification state applicable to the particular route or area and/or applicable during the temporal travel period; a communication module providing user-accessible information indicating the correlation between the preferred consequential result and one or more possible hybrid vehicle operation modes; and a certification module for receiving a notification confirming a vehicle certification status based on the implemented vehicle operation mode that is sufficient to qualify for the preferred consequential result.
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59. A system for promotional correlation with selective hybrid vehicle modes, comprising:
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a communication module for providing user-accessible information indicating a correlation between a preferred consequential result and one or more possible hybrid vehicle operation modes of an electric/combustion hybrid vehicle in accordance with a qualification state applicable to the particular route or area and/or applicable during the temporal travel period; one or more detection devices for obtaining identification of at least one implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode of the electric/combustion hybrid vehicle, which implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode is detected during travel via a particular route or area and/or during a temporal travel period; and one or more processing units for determining a vehicle certification status based on the implemented hybrid vehicle operation mode that is sufficient to qualify for the preferred consequential result.
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