Wireless access control network for enabling contact-less access control or wireless-networked electric convenience vehicles (ECVs) available for rental access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in the environment using web-enabled mobile phones

US11854336B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SCOOTERBUG, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark Schmidt · Williamstown, US
• Wesley Edward Swogger · Fairfax Station, US
• Thomas D. Taylor · Kissimmee, US
• Michael Buchoff Buchoff · Wagner, US
• Sowmya Balda · Orlando, US
• Stephanie Cornelia Lutz · Little River, US
• Marc Barber · Deltona, US
• Kevin George Miranda · Beulah, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2021
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/021
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A GPS-tracked wireless-networked electric convenience vehicle (ECV) includes a body portion adapted for supporting the body of passenger; a GPS system for providing GPS-location services to the GPS-tracked wireless-networked ECV; a transport system with wheels and a drive mechanism, for supporting and transporting the body portion; and a wireless electronic control module being integrated with the transport system, and in wireless communication with a wireless communication infrastructure, for controlling said wheels and/or the drive mechanism. When a web-enabled mobile phone is used to (i) scan a device-level machine-readable code displayed on the GPS-tracked wireless-networked ECV, (ii) complete an ECV rental transaction over the wireless communication infrastructure, and (iii) obtain access control over the rented GPS-tracked wireless-networked ECV, then the wireless electronic control module enables the GPS-tracked wireless-networked ECV to be operated on a ground surface.