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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2012
Applicants:

Yimin Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Perry Robinson Macneille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);

Joe Phillip Pierucci, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Erica Klampfl, Canton, MI (US);

Inventors:

Yimin Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);

Joe Phillip Pierucci, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Erica Klampfl, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer implemented method includes receiving vehicle location information. The method also includes delivering a survey to one or more vehicle occupants, over a vehicle audio system, the survey related to a business having some correlation to the location information. Further, the method includes collecting survey results. Also, the method includes relaying the survey results to a remote server for processing. The method additionally includes providing a digital reward to the one or more occupants participating in the survey.


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