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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Chun-Yen Chen, Toufen Township, Miaoli County, TW;
Jian-Ren Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Su-Chen Huang, Taoyuan, TW;
June-Ray Lin, Taipei, TW;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Device and method for implementing a vehicle sharing reward program. The present invention provides for a cost-sharing plan where two or more constituencies share the rental cost associated with a user who rents a shared vehicle in a vehicle sharing program. This results in a reimbursement of the rental cost to the user. When enrolling in the vehicle sharing reward program, the user is given a health prescription to adhere to on any trip taken while using a shared vehicle. On a selected travel route, the user visits a vehicle sharing station, where the sharing station includes a kiosk that the user uses to check-in and upload relevant information such as distance traveled and locations visited. By complying with the health prescription issued to the user, the user can have its total rental cost reimbursed.