SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REWARDING TRAVEL

摘要

The invention provides for tracking and rewarding commuters according to their contribution to unclogging roads by opting for alternative Transport forms and improving their health and the health of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to commuters who travel under human power to and from their place of work and who sign up as subscribers to a managed system that tracks their travel events, compares data gathered about the event with other events and determines whether or not the event qualifies as a commute, in which case an account of the user is credited. When the accumulated credit in the account reaches a threshold amount, the user qualifies for receiving a reward such as by means of a value token.

主权项

1. A system for evaluating travel behavior by subscribers to the system, said system comprising:
data storage comprising an electronic register of subscribers to the system and an account containing individual subscriber data for each subscriber; data-recording means configured for automatically gathering and retaining data relating to a subscriber's travel behavior while undertaking a journey; electronic memory storing a set of criteria for determining the desirability of a subscriber's travel behavior; a computer processor programmed to process said data automatically and: identify, from the data, use of one, or more than one, mode of travel by the subscriber during the journey and the or each mode of travel used, wherein each mode defines a journey leg, determine, by testing the data against the criteria, a value for each leg, update the account of the subscriber according to said value, and determine, from an accumulation of value in said account, said subscriber's eligibility for a reward.