Patent ID: 8719155
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B60R,G06Q,G07B

Abstract:
1. A vehicle rental transaction system comprising: a computer 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 and configured for identifying a customer as part of a rental transaction involving a vehicle, and for sending a wireless message to the vehicle including instructions for preparing the vehicle for the customer, the vehicle rental transaction software also configured to send customer preferences of the customer directly to the vehicle to prepare the vehicle for the customer based on the customer preferences, and the profile includes instructions for vehicle settings that include: adjusting power seats and power mirrors in accordance with customer preferences in the profile, adjusting climate control settings in accordance with the profile, adjusting GPS settings in accordance with the profile, adjusting radio station settings in accordance with the profile, the vehicle settings activated in stages based at least in part on the customer preferences and a location for the vehicle.