Patent ID: 11157939

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of providing credits for ridesharing to a user, comprising: detecting a request by the user for a ridesharing trip provided by a rideshare provider; associating, with the request, a user location, a pickup location and a destination location; allocating one or more advertisement messages based on at least one of the user location, the pickup location and the destination location; providing the one or more advertisement messages to the user for viewing on a user device during an eligibility period; confirming viewing of at least one of the one or more advertisement messages during the eligibility period; calculating a rideshare credit amount based on the confirmed viewing; and providing the rideshare credit amount to the user, wherein the eligibility period includes the duration of the rideshare trip. The rideshare credit amount is preferably a travel distance measurement (e.g. kilometers) which is then deducted from the rideshare trip distance to determine an adjusted final monetary amount owed by the user for the rideshare trip.