Passenger tracking systems and methods

US10095229B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Scott Vincent Myers · Camarillo, US
• Praveen Narayanan · San Jose, US
• Harpreetsingh Banvait · Sunnyvale, US
• Mark A. Crawford · Belleville, US
• Alexandru Mihai Gurghian · Palo Alto, US
• David H. Silver · Haifa, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 13, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 24, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/306
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Example passenger validation systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives, at a vehicle, a transport request indicating a passenger and a pick-up location. The vehicle drives to the pick-up location and authenticates the passenger at the pick-up location. If the passenger is successfully authenticated, the method unlocks the vehicle doors to allow access to the vehicle, determines a number of people entering the vehicle, and confirms that the number of people entering the vehicle matches a number of passengers associated with the transport request.