Method of managing a driver rewards programme and a system therefor
AssigneeDiscovery Holdings Limited
InventorsAdrian Gore, Barry Swartzberg
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Abstract
A method and system for managing a driver rewards programme includes receiving data including information relating to the compliance of a driver in at least one of a plurality of programme areas related to motor vehicle driver behaviours and storing the data in a database. Points are awarded to the driver wherein the points awarded are related to the compliance of the driver in the at least one programme area. Finally, the points awarded are used to determine a reward for the driver wherein the reward is a fuel related reward.
Claims29
1-28. (canceled)
A method of managing a driver rewards programme, the method including:
- receiving, with a computer, data including information relating to compliance of a driver in at least one of a plurality of programme areas related to motor vehicle driver behaviours and storing the data in a computer database;
- awarding points to the driver wherein the points awarded are awarded by the computer and are related to the compliance of the driver in the at least one programme area;
- and
- using the points awarded to determine a reward for the driver wherein the reward is a fuel related reward.
A method according to claim 1 wherein the fuel related reward is a refund on fuel already consumed by a motor vehicle.
A method according to claim 1 wherein the fuel related reward is a payment towards a future purchase of fuel for use in a motor vehicle.
A computer system for managing a driver rewards programme, the system including:
- a receiving module for receiving data relating to the compliance of a driver in at least one of a plurality of programme areas related to motor vehicle driver behaviours;
- a calculation module to award points to the driver wherein the points awarded are related to the compliance of the driver in the at least one programme area;
- and
- a calculation module for calculating a reward for the driver wherein the reward is a fuel related reward for the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.