Patent ID: 8775222
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a rental vehicle reservation for a replacement vehicle corresponding to a disabled vehicle, wherein the replacement rental vehicle reservation is associated with data indicative of an authorization duration for that replacement rental vehicle reservation, the method comprising: receiving data representative of an estimation of a number of labor hours to repair the disabled vehicle; storing a plurality of labor hours scalars in a memory, the labor hours scalars being associated with a plurality of parties such that each labor hours scalar is associated with at least one party; determining a party associated with the received labor hours estimation data; selecting the stored labor hours scalar that is associated with the determined party; automatically computing data indicative of an estimated duration for the repair to the disabled vehicle based on an application of the selected labor hours scalar to the received labor hours estimation data; and determining whether the authorization duration for the replacement rental vehicle reservation that corresponds to the disabled vehicle would end prior to repairs being completed for the disabled vehicle based on the computed repair duration data and the authorization duration data; and in response to a determination that the authorization duration for the replacement rental vehicle reservation would end prior to repairs being completed for the disabled vehicle, automatically extending the replacement rental vehicle reservation to thereby associate the replacement rental vehicle reservation with a new authorization duration, wherein the automatically extending step comprises: wherein the method steps are performed by a processor in cooperation with the memory.