Patent ID: 11935115
Assignee: AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL, LLC
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method for managing an installed satellite radio in a rental vehicle, the method comprising:
designating within a vehicle rental reservation associated with a customer a request by the customer for satellite radio services;
associating a rental vehicle with the rental reservation, the rental vehicle having installed satellite radio equipment;
managing the reservation in a networked rental management system, wherein the networked rental management system identifies the reservation as requiring satellite radio services, and creates a message identifying the vehicle associated with the reservation and the date and time that radio activation is required;
transmitting the message from the rental management system to a satellite radio service provider via a secure network connection, wherein the message contains sufficient information for the satellite radio service provider to identify the vehicle radio to be activated, and the requested date and time of activation; and
receiving, in the installed satellite radio in the vehicle associated with the rental reservation, an activation signal from the satellite radio service provider, wherein the satellite radio associated with the reservation is activated to enable the customer to receive satellite radio services.