US Patent:
20130226633, Aug 29, 2013
Inventors:
Zipcar Inc. - , US
Winson Wu - Cambridge MA, US
Andrew Lee - Cambridge MA, US
Mark Gee - Cambridge MA, US
Kali Winkler - Boston MA, US
John Brunton - London, GB
Assignee:
ZIPCAR INC. - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
G06Q 10/02
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing flexible booking of a shared vehicle is presented. An application for a mobile device is provided having an interface to allow a user of the mobile device to make a reservation of a shared vehicle by selecting a date the user desires to reserve the shared vehicle. The user is further able to select a location to locate at least one shared vehicle on the date. The user receives a list of vehicles proximate the location selected by the user, and an indication of available times for each of the vehicles. The user can then make a reservation of a particular shared vehicle for a particular time period on the date.