The Crawford Group, Inc.

Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Locus Robotics Corporation

Polydeck Screen Corporation

Ryan Sven Johnson

Dave G Smith

Scott Stephens

Neil Fitzgerald

Derik Reiser

Sean Johnson

Michael Charles Johnson

Bruce Welty

E Paul Reh

Michele Muscarella Harmon

Peter Freissle

Robert Connors

Ryan C Flynn

Jerome V Schmitt

Tom McAliney

Greg Anderson

Tom Mcaliney

A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, a technique for performing an automated pickup of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for performing an automated return administration of a rental vehicle using a mobile device is disclosed. As another example, a technique for permitting customer to select a particular rental vehicle for a rental vehicle transaction using a mobile device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a technique for permitting a customer to keylessly start a rental vehicle using a machine-sensible item such as his/her mobile device without requiring the customer to possess a smart key.

Mobile device-enhanced rental vehicle transactions

Mobile device-enhanced pickups for rental vehicle transactions

Mobile device-enhanced rental vehicle returns

A number of techniques are disclosed for making it more convenient and efficient for customers to conduct various rental vehicle transactions. As an example, techniques are disclosed for capturing and analyzing images of driver's licenses to assess a validity for the driver's licenses in support of various rental transactions.

Method and apparatus for driver's license analysis to support rental vehicle transactions

Methods and systems for facilitating efficient travel management are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments comprise a processor configured to make selections from among a plurality of vehicle travel modes based on a vehicle travel mode selection rule using, at least in part, received travel plan information. In a preferred embodiment, this selection can be based on any of a number of factors, including monetary costs and carbon emissions associated with different vehicle travel mode options.

Method and system for managing vehicle travel

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Ryan Sven Johnson