Patent ID: 8538789

Claim:
A method of tracking mileage using a computer comprising: the computer receiving first trip data corresponding to a first trip of a first user during a first time period, the first trip data comprising a starting odometer reading and an ending odometer reading corresponding to a start and an end of the first trip respectively, a starting date and an ending date corresponding to the start and the end of the first trip respectively, and a category associated with the first trip; the computer collecting a first profile associated with the first user, the first profile containing at least a first data field corresponding to a characteristic of the first user; the computer updating aggregate trip data in a database based at least in part on at least a portion of the first trip data and on the first profile associated with the first user; the computer receiving second trip data corresponding to a second trip of a second user during a second time period, the second trip data comprising a starting odometer reading and an ending odometer reading corresponding to a start and an end of the second trip respectively, a starting date and an ending date corresponding to the start and the end of the second trip respectively, and a category associated with the second trip; the computer collecting a second profile associated with the second user, the second profile containing at least a first data field corresponding to a characteristic of the second user; the computer updating the aggregate trip data with at least a portion of the second trip data based on a matching of the first data field for the first user and the first data field for the second user match; the computer determining an estimated mileage for the second user for a period of time other than the second time period, based at least in part on the aggregate trip data; and the computer sending data representing the estimated mileage to the second user over a communications network.