System and method of remote machine servicing

A system for providing an incentive to remotely service a machine, comprising:

• a processor;
• an output device in communication with the processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor,
• wherein the computer-readable storage medium includes one or more programming instructions for:
• receiving a request to service the machine,
• determining a number of carbon credits associated with driving a vehicle from a service center to a location of the machine,
• determining a number of offered carbon credits,
• offering the number of offered carbon credits to a customer to incent acceptance of remote repair of the machine,
• receiving an acceptance of the number of offered carbon credits,
• providing the number of offered carbon credits to the customer, and
• issuing a command to remotely service the machine.

A method of servicing a machine, comprising:

• receiving a request to service the machine;
• automatically determining, via a processor, a number of carbon credits associated with driving a vehicle from a service center to a location of the machine;
• offering a number of offered carbon credits to a customer to incent acceptance of remote repair of the machine;
• receiving an acceptance of the number of offered carbon credits;
• providing the number of offered carbon credits to the customer;
• and
• remotely servicing the machine.