APPLICATION OF A VALUE DATA TO A PROFILE OF A VEHICLE BASED ON A LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE

• US 20140074692A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Spireon Incorporated (Solera Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Spireon Incorporated (Solera Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Beerle, Tom, Drazan, Jeffrey M., Boling, Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/613,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20140074692A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A method, apparatus and system related to an application of a value data to a profile of a vehicle based on a location of the vehicle is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method of an administrative server includes processing a location data of a vehicle having an onboard location device, matching the location data to a value data based on a location lookup table, and applying the value data to a profile of the vehicle. The method may include applying a credit and/or a debit, based on the value data, to an account (e.g., a financial account, a non-financial account) of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator. The method may also include modifying the value data to a modified value data depending on a meta-data such as a time of day, a date, and/or a vehicle type/model.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

processing, by a processor of an administrative server, a location data received on at least one of a periodic basis and a conditional basis from an onboard location device of a vehicle;

matching, by the processor, the location data to a value data based on a location lookup table;

determining the value data based on at least one of a toll data, credit data, and cost function;

modifying the value data utilizing modification rules, dependent upon a meta data;

combining a plurality of modified value data into one of an aggregate user data, aggregate location data, and aggregate vehicle data;

communicating the modified value data to a display device associated with the vehicle,

wherein the location lookup table is configured to provide information concerning whether the vehicle is within a region of interest; and

applying, by the processor, the value data to a profile of the vehicle based on the vehicle'"'"'s presence in the region of interest.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

applying, by the processor, at least one of a credit and a debit, based on the value data, to a financial account of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

applying, by the processor, at least one of a credit and a debit, based on the value data, to a non-financial account of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

modifying, by the processor, the value data to a modified value data depending on at least one of a meta data comprising at least one of a time of day, a date, a vehicle type, a vehicle model, a vehicle manufacturer, a property associated with the location, a network associated with the location, a total of usage of the vehicle during a predetermined period of time, a total of carbon emissions calculated for the vehicle during a predetermined period of time, a usage pattern of the vehicle, a network associated with a user of the vehicle, a profile associated with a user of the vehicle, a number of passengers associated with the vehicle, a level of a benefits plan associated with a user, an account balance associated with a user, an occupancy data associated with the site, and an occupancy data associated with a plurality of sites associated with the network.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

communicating, in real-time by the processor, the modified value data to a display device associated with the vehicle; and

presenting, by the processor, a view of the modified value data to the user associated with the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

combining, by the processor, a modified value data associated with a predetermined set of vehicles into an aggregate vehicle data;

combining, by the processor, the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of locations into an aggregate location data;

combining, by the processor, the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of users into an aggregate user data; and

generating, by the processor, a report based on the processing of at least one of the aggregate vehicle data, the aggregate location data and the aggregate user data.

7. The method of claim 6 comprising:

implementing, by the processor, an administrative task based on at least one of the aggregate vehicle data, the aggregate location data and the aggregate user data.

8. A method, comprising:

processing, by a processor of an onboard location device on at least one of a periodic basis and a conditional basis, a location data associated with a vehicle;

matching, by the processor, the location data to a value data in a location lookup table;

determining the value data based on at least one of a toll data, credit data, and cost function;

modifying the value data utilizing modification rules, dependent upon a meta data;

combining a plurality of modified value data into one of an aggregate user data, aggregate location data, and aggregate vehicle data;

communicating the modified value data to a display device associated with the vehicle,

wherein the location lookup table is configured to provide information concerning whether the vehicle is within a region of interest; and

applying, by the processor, the value data to a profile of the vehicle based on the vehicle'"'"'s presence in the region of interest.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

applying, by the processor, at least one of a credit and a debit, based on the value data, to a financial account of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

applying, by the processor, at least one of a credit and a debit, based on the value data, to a non-financial account of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

modifying, by the processor, the value data to a modified value data depending on at least one of a meta data comprising at least one of a time of day, a date, a vehicle type, a vehicle model, a vehicle manufacturer, a property associated with the location, a network associated with the location, a total of usage of the vehicle during a predetermined period of time, a total of carbon emissions calculated for the vehicle during a predetermined period of time, a usage pattern of the vehicle, a network associated with a user of the vehicle, a profile associated with a user of the vehicle, a number of passengers associated with the vehicle, a level of a benefits plan associated with a user, an financial account balance associated with a user, an occupancy data associated with the site, and an occupancy data associated with a plurality of sites associated with the network.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

communicating, in real-time by the processor, a modified value data to a display device associated with a user of the vehicle;

generating, by the processor, a view of the modified value data; and

presenting, by the processor, the view of the modified value data to the user associated with the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

transmitting, by the processor, a modified value data to an administrative server;

combining, by the processor of the administrative server, the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of vehicles into an aggregate vehicle data;

combining, by the processor of the administrative server, the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of locations into an aggregate location data; and

combining, by the processor of the administrative server, the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of users into an aggregate user data.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

implementing, by the processor of the administrative server, an administrative task based on at least one of the aggregate vehicle data, the aggregate location data and the aggregate user data.

15. A system comprising:

an administrative server configured to process a location data of a vehicle on at least one of a periodic basis and a conditional basis;

an onboard location device configured to transmit the location data of the vehicle to the administrative server on at least one of a periodic basis and a conditional basis; and

a selection module of the administrative server configured to match the location data to a value data based on a location lookup table and apply the value data to a profile of the vehicle;

wherein the value data is based on at least one of a toll data, credit data, and cost function,

wherein the value data utilized by modification rules is dependent upon a meta data,

wherein a plurality of modified value data is combined into one of an aggregate user data, aggregate location data, and aggregate vehicle data,

wherein the modified value data is communicated to a display device associated with the vehicle, and

wherein the location lookup table is configured to provide information concerning whether the vehicle is within a region of interest.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a financial transaction module of the administrative server configured to apply at least one of a credit and a debit, based on the value data, to at least one of a financial account and a non-financial account of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a value adjustment module configured to modify the value data to a modified value data depending on at least one of a meta data comprising at least one of a time of day, a date, a vehicle type, a vehicle model, a vehicle manufacturer, a property associated with the location, a network associated with the location, a total of usage of the vehicle during a predetermined period of time, a total of carbon emissions calculated for the vehicle during a predetermined period of time, a usage pattern of the vehicle, a network associated with a user of the vehicle, a profile associated with a user of the vehicle, a number of passengers associated with the vehicle, a level of a benefits plan associated with a user, an account balance associated with a user, an occupancy data associated with the site, and an occupancy data associated with a plurality of sites associated with the network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the administrative server is configured to communicate, in real-time, a modified value data to a display device associated with the vehicle, and presents a view of the modified value data to a user associated with the vehicle.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

an aggregation module configured to combine;

a modified value data associated with a predetermined set of vehicles into an aggregate vehicle data,

the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of locations into an aggregate location data, and

the modified value data associated with a predetermined set of users into an aggregate user data.

20. The system of claim 19 further comprising:

the aggregation module configured to generate a report based on the processing of at least one of the aggregate vehicle data, the aggregate location data and the aggregate user data.

21. A method, comprising:

generating, by a processor of an administrative server, a set of geospatial boundaries associated with a region of interest on at least one of a periodic basis and a conditional basis;

applying, by the processor, a set of rules to the geospatial boundary associated with the region of interest on at least one of a periodic basis and a conditional basis;

assessing, by the processor, a value data to a vehicle having an onboard location device when the vehicle traverses the region of interest;

determining the value data based on at least one of a toll data, credit data, and cost function;

modifying the value data utilizing modification rules, dependent upon a meta data;

combining a plurality of modified value data into one of an aggregate user data, aggregate location data, and aggregate vehicle data;

communicating the modified value data to a display device associated with the vehicle; and

applying, by the processor, the value data to a profile of the vehicle.

22. A method of claim 21 comprising:

processing, by a processor of an administrative server, a location data of the vehicle having the onboard location device;

determining, by the processor, that the location data is in the set of geospatial boundaries associated with the region of interest; and

applying, by the processor, at least one of a credit and a debit, based on the value data, to an account of a user associated with the vehicle according to a predetermined policy of an administrator.