METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING VEHICLE TELEMATICS

• US 20140372221A1
• Filed: 01/22/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Fuel Signal
• Original Assignee: Fuel Signal
• Inventors: Momin, Zulfiqar N., Moledina, Ahmed
• Application Number:
  US14/161,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372221A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.63
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for a first retailer to attract users to the first retailer'"'"'s location over a second retailer'"'"'s location by transmitting timely promotions to the user based on the users location, the retailers location, and metrics for a vehicle associated with the user. Specifically, embodiments may determine a vehicles level of fuel is below a fuel threshold and transmit information associated with retailers that are in close proximity to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A system to communicate promotions, the system comprising:

a vehicle metric module configured to receive vehicle information associated with the vehicle, the vehicle information including a vehicle location identifying a location of the vehicle and an amount of fuel within the vehicle;

a retailer module configured to receive a promotion associated with a retailer, the promotion including a discount for a good or service carried by the retailer and a retailer location identifying a location of the retailer;

a distance module configured to determine a distance between the retailer and the vehicle based on the vehicle location and the retailer location responsive to the amount of fuel within the vehicle being below a fuel threshold; and

a presentation module configured to transmit the promotion to the vehicle responsive to determining that the amount of fuel within the vehicle is below the fuel threshold and the distance between the retailer and the vehicle is less than a distance threshold.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the promotion includes a discount of a price of fuel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises:

a density module, the density module being configured to determine a number of vehicles within a given geographic region having an amount of fuel within a corresponding vehicle being below the fuel threshold.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the presentation module is configured to:

transmit the promotions to the vehicles within the given geographic region having the amount of fuel within the vehicle being below the fuel threshold responsive to a number of the vehicles within the geographic region having the amount of fuel being below the fuel threshold is greater than a quantity threshold.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the retailer module is configured to:

receive a first promotion associated with a first retailer and a second promotion associated with a second retailer; and

the presentation module is configured to transmit the first promotion or the second promotion to the vehicle based on a price discount associated with the first promotion and the second promotion.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the distance module is configured to:

determine an amount of fuel required for the vehicle to travel from the vehicle location to the retailer location, the received vehicle information further including a maximum amount of fuel capable of being held by the vehicle, and the promotion being associated with the amount of fuel required for the vehicle to travel from the vehicle location to the retailer location, the amount of fuel within the vehicle, and the maximum amount of fuel capable of being held by the vehicle.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a prepay module configured to determine a price for a top off amount of fuel for the vehicle responsive to receiving a selection of the promotion, the top off amount of fuel being based on the amount of fuel required for the vehicle to travel from the vehicle location to the retailer location, the amount of fuel within the vehicle, and the maximum amount of fuel capable of being held by the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the prepay module is configured to:

automatically charge a method of payment for the price for the top off amount of fuel responsive to receiving the selection of the promotion.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the promotion includes a sales quota, responsive to the sales quota being met users using the promotion receive a rebate.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the promotion includes a period of time and a number of users able to redeem the promotion, wherein the promotion is transmitted to more vehicles than the number of users able to redeem the promotion.

11. A method comprising:

receiving vehicle information associated with the vehicle, the vehicle information including a vehicle location identifying a location of the vehicle and an amount of fuel within the vehicle;

receiving a promotion associated with a retailer, the promotion including a discount for a good or service carried by the retailer and a retailer location identifying a location of the retailer;

determining a distance between the retailer and the vehicle based on the vehicle location and the retailer location responsive to the amount of fuel within the vehicle being below a fuel threshold; and

transmitting the promotion to the vehicle responsive to determining that the amount of fuel within the vehicle is below the fuel threshold and the distance between the retailer and the vehicle is less than a distance threshold.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the promotion includes a discount of a price of fuel.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a number of vehicles within a given geographic region having an amount of fuel within a corresponding vehicle being below the fuel threshold.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting the promotions to the vehicles within the given geographic region having the amount of fuel within the vehicle being below the fuel threshold responsive to a number of the vehicles within the geographic region having the amount of fuel being below the fuel threshold is greater than a quantity threshold.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a first promotion associated with a first retailer and a second promotion associated with a second retailer; and

transmitting the first promotion or the second promotion to the vehicle based on a price discount associated with the first promotion and the second promotion.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining an amount of fuel required for the vehicle to travel from the vehicle location to the retailer location, wherein the received vehicle information further includes a maximum amount of fuel capable of being held by the vehicle, and the promotion being associated with the amount of fuel required for the vehicle to travel from the vehicle location to the retailer location, the amount of fuel within the vehicle, and the maximum amount of fuel capable of being held by the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining a price for a top off amount of fuel for the vehicle responsive to receiving a selection of the promotion, the top off amount of fuel being based on the amount of fuel required for the vehicle to travel from the vehicle location to the retailer location, the amount of fuel within the vehicle, and the maximum amount of fuel capable of being held by the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

automatically charging a method of payment for the price for the top off amount of fuel responsive to receiving the selection of the promotion.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the promotion includes a sales quota, responsive to the sales quota being met users using the promotion receive a rebate.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the promotion includes a period of time and a number of users able to redeem the promotion, wherein the promotion is transmitted to more vehicles than the number of users able to redeem the promotion.