Vehicle parking and mass transport beacon system
US10997797B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2009/00841
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle parking and mass transport beacon system (60) implemented with a beacon device (10) configured as a wireless identifier and authentication mechanism offers a user a capability of bypassing infrastructures of commercial parking lots and facilities, mass transit systems, and taxi services when using them. The beacon system includes a source beacon and a user beacon, the latter of which implemented in a user smart device (36) such as a smartphone. The use of a source beacon and user smart device enables elimination of reliance on a cellular communication connection from the time of the user's grant of permission for action to the time of separation of the user smart device and the beacon by a distance outside the range of connectivity between them. Such elimination of reliance on cellular communication connection avoids delay and communication coverage issues stemming from use of a cellular communication network.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.