IP Library Patent Application 17686707
Patent Application
App. No. 17/686,707

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CARBON OFFSETS

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17/686,707
Abstract

Method and system for providing carbon offsets. For example, the method includes collecting mindful driving data for one or more vehicle trips made by a user, analyzing the mindful driving data to determine a level of mindful driving of the user, determining a level of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of mindful driving of the user, determining an amount of total carbon emission of the user, and providing an amount of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of carbon offset reward and the amount of total carbon emission.

Claims (67)

1 . A method for providing one or more carbon offsets, the method comprising:

collecting, by a computing device, mindful driving data for one or more first vehicle trips made by a user, the mindful driving data including information related to a mindful driving behavior of the user;

analyzing, by the computing device, the mindful driving data to determine a level of mindful driving of the user;

determining, by the computing device, a level of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of mindful driving of the user;

determining, by the computing device, an amount of total carbon emission of the user; and

providing, by the computing device, an amount of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of carbon offset reward and the amount of total carbon emission.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing, by the computing device, the mindful driving data to determine the level of mindful driving of the user includes:

providing the mindful driving data;

processing information associated with the mindful driving data; and

determining the level of mindful driving of the user based at least in part upon the mindful driving data.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the computing device, the amount of total carbon emission of the user includes:

collecting fuel-consumption driving data and vehicle information of a vehicle operated by the user for one or more second vehicle trips made by the user, the fuel-consumption driving data including information related to a fuel-consumption driving behavior of the user;

providing the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information;

processing information associated with the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information; and

determining the amount of total carbon emission based at least in part upon the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more first vehicle trips are the same as the one or more second vehicle trips.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more first vehicle trips are different from the one or more second vehicle trips.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the computing device, the amount of total carbon emission of the user includes:

collecting fuel-consumption driving data for a vehicle operated by the user for one or more second vehicle trips made by the user;

collecting vehicle information of the vehicle;

analyzing the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information; and

determining the amount of total carbon emission based at least in part upon the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the computing device, the amount of total carbon emission of the user includes:

collecting fueling data for one or more second vehicle trips made by the user; and

analyzing the fueling date to determine the amount of total carbon emission.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, a level of insurance discount based at least in part upon the level of mindful driving of the user; and

generating, by the computing device, an adjustment to an insurance premium for the user based at least in part upon the level of insurance discount and an amount of insurance premium.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, an insurance marketing offer, an eligibility qualification, or a quote amount based at least in part upon the level of mindful driving of the user.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of carbon offset reward represents a percentage value of carbon offset reward.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the amount of total carbon emission corresponds to an amount of cost needed to completely recapture the amount of total carbon emission.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the providing, by the computing device, the amount of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of carbon offset reward and the amount of total carbon emission includes:

determining the amount of carbon offset reward to be equal to the amount of cost multiplied by the percentage value of carbon offset reward.

13 . A computing device for providing one or more carbon offsets, the computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

collect mindful driving data for one or more first vehicle trips made by a user, the mindful driving data including information related to a mindful driving behavior of the user;

analyze the mindful driving data to determine a level of mindful driving of the user;

determine a level of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of mindful driving of the user;

determine an amount of total carbon emission of the user; and

provide an amount of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of carbon offset reward and the amount of total carbon emission.

14 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to analyze the mindful driving data to determine the level of mindful driving of the user further comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to:

provide the mindful driving data;

process information associated with the mindful driving data; and

determine the level of mindful driving of the user based at least in part upon the mindful driving data.

15 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine the amount of total carbon emission of the user further comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to:

collect fuel-consumption driving data and vehicle information of a vehicle operated by the user for one or more second vehicle trips made by the user, the fuel-consumption driving data including information related to a fuel-consumption driving behavior of the user;

provide the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information;

process information associated with the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information; and

determine the amount of total carbon emission based at least in part upon the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information.

16 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more first vehicle trips are the same as the one or more second vehicle trips.

17 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more first vehicle trips are different from the one or more second vehicle trips.

18 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine the amount of total carbon emission of the user further comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to:

collect fuel-consumption driving data for a vehicle operated by the user for one or more second vehicle trips made by the user;

collect vehicle information of the vehicle;

analyze the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information; and

determine the amount of total carbon emission based at least in part upon the fuel-consumption driving data and the vehicle information.

19 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to determine the amount of total carbon emission of the user further comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to:

collect fueling data for one or more second vehicle trips made by the user; and

analyze the fueling date to determine the amount of total carbon emission.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for providing one or more carbon offsets, the instructions when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

collect mindful driving data for one or more first vehicle trips made by a user, the mindful driving data including information related to a mindful driving behavior of the user;

analyze the mindful driving data to determine a level of mindful driving of the user;

determine a level of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of mindful driving of the user;

determine an amount of total carbon emission of the user; and

provide an amount of carbon offset reward based at least in part upon the level of carbon offset reward and the amount of total carbon emission.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 29, 2024
From: BLUEOWL, LLC
To: QUANATA, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2023
From: SANCHEZ, KENNETH JASON; LEUNG, THEOBOLT N.; DAHL, ERIC
To: BLUEOWL, LLC
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