Patent ID: 9159096
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B60R,G06Q,G07B

Abstract:
1. A vehicle rental transaction system comprising: a self-service terminal having memory and one or more processors; and vehicle rental transaction software residing as instructions in the memory and executing on the one or more processors, the software executes on the one or more processors performing a method, comprising: receiving customer identification information as part of a rental transaction involving a customer and a vehicle, obtaining customer preferences, generating a document for delivery to the customer, and transmitting instructions to a vehicle control system in the vehicle that automatically adjusts settings for one or more components of the vehicle to the customer preferences, and the settings activated by the vehicle control system in stages based in part on the customer preferences, and wherein the one or more components include one or more of: a vehicle engine control module, power seat actuators, power window actuators, power mirror actuators, heating pads, a climate control system, an entertainment system, a trunk latch, lights, a horn, and a GPS receiver.