# US 2014/0194198 A1 · Computer-based system and method for gamifying ride sharing

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- Number: US 2014/0194198 A1
- Document ID: US20140194198A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/024,090
- Filed: 2013-09-11
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2012-10-25
- Applicants: Ecology & Environment, Inc.
- Inventors: Anthony Bruce Gale; David Andrew Mehalick; Jeffrey Scott Lent; Thomas Edwin Ohnmeiss
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194198A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services
- G06Q 30/0241: Advertisements
- A63F 13/335: using Internet
- A63F 13/48: Starting a game, e.g. activating a game device or waiting for other players to join a multiplayer session
- A63F 13/80: Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 10/026: {for sport or leisure activities, e.g. booking tennis courts, athletic fields or a bike at a class or gymnasium}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A computer-based method for gamifying ride sharing, including: storing computer readable instructions in at least one memory element of at least one computer; and executing, using at least one processor for the at least one computer, the computer readable instructions to: accept a first input including a sign-up by a user for a game; accept a second input including information regarding single occupant vehicle trips reduced by the user; assign, according to the information, a position of the user on a virtual board for the game, a ranking of the user in the game and at least one reward to the user; and transmit, for display, a graphical representation of the virtual board including the position of the user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-based method for gamifying ride sharing, comprising:
storing computer readable instructions in at least one memory element of at least one computer; and,
executing, using at least one processor for the at least one computer, the computer readable instructions to:
accept a first input including a sign-up by a user for a game;
accept a second input including information regarding single occupant vehicle trips reduced by the user;
assign, according to the information:
a position of the user on a virtual board for the game;
a ranking of the user in the game; and,
at least one reward to the user; and,
transmit, for display, a graphical representation of the virtual board including the position of the user.