Patent ID: 7447642

Claim:
A method comprising the computer implemented steps of: upon the beginning of a location-based service brokering session on behalf of a user, temporarily associating a random anonymous session identifier value with a session record set and with a location based services access device, said location based service access device traveling with a vehicle, said session record set being anonymous with respect to said user, with respect to an account associated with said user, and with respect to any identifiers for said user; brokering a request for repair service to said vehicle from said access device to a plurality of potential vehicle repair service providers by transmitting said anonymous session identifier and said service request to each potential vehicle repair service provider; receiving from said potential vehicle repair service providers a plurality of offers of vehicle repair service in response to said repair service request, each vehicle repair service provider identifying a cost associated with responding to said repair request for service, and certifying availability of necessary parts, tools, and trained personnel to complete said repair service; determining a total response cost by aggregating said costs of responding from responding potential vehicle repair service providers, said total response cost being stored into said session record set; determining at least one winning offer from a responding vehicle repair service provider; creating records of resource usage for each transaction subsequently made by said access device of service provided by said winning vehicle repair service provider during said session to yield an aggregated session record set; upon completion of said session, storing said session record set; determining a cost to said access device for resource usage during said session representing a gross revenue due to said winning service provider; determining a net revenue due to said winning service provider by reducing said gross revenue by said total response cost to yield a net revenue due to said winning service provider; and subsequently, re-using said user-agnostic session record set for a plurality of location based services access devices, thereby aggregating usage records with previously aggregated usage records, and offsetting costs to compensate non-winning responders.