System and method for facilitating ridesharing
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating ridesharing comprising:
- tracking a quantity of rideshare participation by a rideshare participant;
awarding an incentive to the rideshare participant based on the quantity; and
receiving payments based on the rideshare participant'"'"'s quantity of rideshare participation.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating and encouraging ridesharing, the method including tracking a quantity of rideshare participation by a rideshare participant, awarding an incentive to the rideshare participant based on the quantity, and receiving payments based on the rideshare participant'"'"'s quantity of rideshare participation. A preferred embodiment awards incentives to commuters based on rideshare miles traveled or rideshare trips taken and pays for the incentives using credits earned by the commuters. The present invention reduces the number of single occupancy vehicles, reduces traffic congestion, and thereby reduces the pollution and greenhouse gases attributable to vehicle traffic. In this manner, the invention encourages more efficient use and conservation of energy resources, including the reduction of energy consumption relating to automobiles.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating ridesharing comprising:
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tracking a quantity of rideshare participation by a rideshare participant;
awarding an incentive to the rideshare participant based on the quantity; and
receiving payments based on the rideshare participant'"'"'s quantity of rideshare participation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating ridesharing comprising:
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tracking a number of rideshare miles traveled by a rideshare participant;
awarding an incentive to the rideshare participant based on the number of rideshare miles traveled;
receiving credits based on the number of rideshare miles traveled; and
selling the credits. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for facilitating ridesharing comprising:
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an application adapted to track a quantity of participation in the ridesharing by a rideshare participant, calculate an incentive for the rideshare participant based on the quantity, and display the incentive to the rideshare participant; and
a participation tracking database in communication with the application, wherein the quantity is recorded in the participation tracking database. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions adapted to be executed by a processor for facilitating ridesharing, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions to:
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track a quantity of rideshare participation by a rideshare participant;
award an incentive to the rideshare participant based on the quantity; and
receive payments based on the rideshare participant'"'"'s quantity of rideshare participation.
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