System for ride sharing and method therefor
OwnerNeil Clark, Aaron Clarkinventors
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Abstract
A method in a computer system for a ride sharing program is disclosed. The computer program will determine an amount of ride units that a ride to a predetermined destination is worth. At least two program members will agree to share the ride. Upon completion of the ride the amount of ride units will be transferred from the account of the ride requiring program member to the account of the ride providing program member. A member may purchase ride units or may earn them by offering rides other program members and completing the rides. Members may also rate each other based on their ride experiences with each other and these comments may be visible by other program members.
Claims20
A method in a computer system for a ride sharing program comprising the steps of:
- determining an amount of ride units for a ride;
- agreeing between at least two program members to share the ride;
- and
- transferring the amount of ride units from an account of one program member to an account of a another program member upon completion of the ride.
A method in a computer system for a ride sharing program comprising:
- logging on to the computer system by a ride providing program member;
- posting an offer for a ride to a predetermined destination by the ride providing program member;
- determining an amount of ride units for the ride to the predetermined destination;
- storing the offer for the ride in a database;
- logging on to the computer system by a at least one ride requiring program member;
- browsing a list of posted ride offers stored in the database by the at least one ride requiring program member;
- posting an acceptance for the offer for the ride to the predetermined destination by the at least one ride requiring program member;
- notifying the ride providing program member of the posting of the acceptance for the ride to the predetermined destination;
- posting by the ride providing program member of one of an agreement response and a rejection response to the acceptance for the offer for the ride that was posted by the at least one ride requiring program member;
- agreeing between the ride providing program member and the at least one ride requiring program member to share the ride;
- and
- transferring the amount of ride units from an account of the at least one ride requiring program member to an account of the ride providing program member upon completion of the ride.
A computer readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system for facilitating a ride sharing program comprising:
- determining an amount of ride units for a ride by the computer system;
- agreeing between at least two program members to share the ride;
- and
- transferring the amount of ride units from an account of a ride requiring program member to an account of a ride providing program member upon completion of the ride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.