Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
235384000 | Transportation | 16 |
20080277468 | PARKING METER - A parking system using parking meters which accept payment by credit card or smart cards. The user can start the parking payment period by swiping a credit card in the reader. A fixed pre-payment is charged to the card. The payment period is terminated when the same card is swiped a second time. The pre-paid charge is cancelled and the card is charged only for the actual elapsed time. | 11-13-2008 |
20080296372 | Park user management system and park user management method using the same - A park user management system having a plurality of radio frequency tag readers installed along usable routes in a park for recognizing information stored in a radio frequency tag provided to each park user and an exercise quantity management module for calculating exercise information of each park user using the respective recognition times of the radio frequency tag recognized by the radio frequency tag readers and providing the calculated exercise information to each park user. The park user management system provides a recommendable exercise, a recommendable exercise section, and a recommendable target exercise quantity to each park user, calculates actual exercise quantity of each park user on the day in question, and provides the calculated exercise quantity to each park user. | 12-04-2008 |
20080308631 | Hand-Held Device for Parking Meter Enforcement - The present invention provides a hand-held violation ticket issuing device which incorporates a digital camera so that the ticket can be printed with an image of the vehicle license plate and the expired meter and/or expired parking receipt or other evidence of a violation. | 12-18-2008 |
20090272802 | PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS INITIATED VIA A USER'S SHOE - A method includes wearing a shoe on a user's foot. The shoe incorporates a proximity payment device. The method also includes bringing the shoe into proximity with a proximity reader to make or evidence a payment. | 11-05-2009 |
20090277961 | Baggage check-in using short term message service - A check-in method for airlines allows passengers to use Short Message Service (SMS) to check-in themselves and baggage. A passenger requests to check-in via SMS from practically anywhere and not limited to the airport. After receipt of the request, a confirmation message is sent back to the passenger's registered mobile phone number by SMS. The system will ask the passenger for, and receive from the passenger, the number of bags they intend to check-in for the flight. The passengers can in some embodiments drop the baggage off without any required further action. The system issues an SMS-based cryptographically secure code, such as a bar-code boarding pass to the passenger once the baggage (if any) is successfully transferred and registered to existing baggage management systems through the process above. This code, when scanned, recognized and authenticated provides identification and security clearance for the passenger to board the aircraft. | 11-12-2009 |
20090314835 | SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING AN ITEM USING AN ELECTRONIC ENVELOPE - The disclosed system enables a sender to ship an item in an envelope using a mobile shipping application running on a computing device or carrier computer. This system includes an electronic envelope having an updateable flexible electronic visual display that displays shipping information transmitted by a carrier computer via a wireless network, a cellular chip for receiving updated shipping information from the carrier computer, and a microcomputer chip for transmitting the information to the electronic display. The computing device, carrier computer, or both, execute the mobile shipping application that is accessible with a computing device and through which a sender places a shipping order. The system further comprises a carrier computer configured to execute the mobile shipping application running on the carrier computer, a data storage device to store the shipping orders, and a transceiver for communicating with the cellular chip on the envelope across a wireless communications network. | 12-24-2009 |
20100176198 | ONBOARD COMPUTER TICKETING TERMINAL - The present invention relates to an onboard ticketing terminal notably aboard a public transport vehicle. | 07-15-2010 |
20110163159 | SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING THE TRANSFER OF CARGO TO AND FROM A TRANSPORTER - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for monitoring the transfer of cargo, such as a shipping container, to and from a transporter, such as a truck. Identification codes are provided on the cargo and the transporter to aid in the identification of the cargo and the transporter. One or more identification code receiving devices, such as a camera, may be associated with a cargo moving apparatus, such as a crane, and configured to automatically capture the transporter identification code and the cargo identification code as the cargo is being transferred to or from the transporter. The transporter identification code and the cargo identification code can be associated with each other along with other information about the transfer in order to monitor the transfer. In this regard, identification information may be communicated to a shipping terminal's operating system to provide real-time information about one or more transfers occurring within a shipping terminal. | 07-07-2011 |
20110290875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING BOARDING PASSES TO APPLY BUSINESS RULES - A capability is provided for using boarding passes to apply business rules for travelers. The information encoded in a region of a boarding pass of a traveler is read or otherwise accessed. The information from the encoded region of the boarding pass is propagated toward a system configured for determining whether to apply a business rule for the traveler. The system receives the information from the encoded region of a boarding pass of the traveler, and determines whether to apply a business rule for the traveler using at least a portion of the information from the encoded region of the boarding pass. The system, upon identifying a business rule to apply for the traveler, initiates a process for applying the business rule for the traveler. A business rule may indicate that an account of the traveler is to be credited or debited. A business rule may indicate that the traveler is entitled to remuneration, such as money, coupons, vouchers, discounts, offers, loyalty points, and the like. | 12-01-2011 |
20120006892 | SHIPMENT TRACKING METHOD, DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE - A method for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including printing a bar code on each shipment to be tracked, wherein the bar code includes at least one part for identification of the shipper of the shipment, which is invariable for each shipper, and a shipment rank identification part of each shipment, which is variable for each shipment; and a device for tracking shipments of a letter or package shipped by at least one shipper to an address of at least one addressee including at least one database having at least one user data table listing bar codes of the shipper and address information, and a data table of shipments being tracked listing each shipment by shipper. | 01-12-2012 |
20120024951 | PASSENGER TRANSPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING TICKETS IN SUCH A SYSTEM - A method for obtaining tickets for journeys in a passenger transportation system which comprises stations for entering and/or leaving transport means of the system for journeys between the stations, wherein at least one station of the system is assigned at least one contactlessly readable data carrier and/or at least one transport means of the system is assigned at least one contactlessly readable data carrier, wherein the contactlessly readable data carriers contain ticket information items, and one of the contactlessly readable data carriers is read by a mobile reader in at least one station and/or in at least one transport means, and the corresponding ticket information item or items is/are stored in the mobile reader. | 02-02-2012 |
20130032635 | E-commerce platform for extending the use of proprietary transponders and/or transponder accounts - Transponders and transponder accounts or cell phone devices with large customer bases are modified to extend their use, particularly those used to pay tolls (e.g., E-ZPass® with over 20 million Transponders and 12 million transponder accounts), by creating an e-commerce platform utilizing the large customer base and/or large number of proprietary transponders in circulation for use in combination with drive thru or without as: (i) payment sources for retail transactions, vending machines, gated community entry/exit, gas/car battery fill-up/replacement purchases; (ii) linking points for use with computer devices related to a user's transponder account (iii) verification method for order pickups/parking reservation/parking subscription/special pricing, ATM machines; (iv) access to customized menus, location specific preferences, offers, VIP services, up-sale options and benefits and (v) receiver for advertisements, coupons or other information; or (vi) verification and payment method for self service (vii) social network/Facebook® check-in/advertisement. | 02-07-2013 |
20130105576 | UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PAYMENT SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20150090786 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS DETECTION OF A PERSONS PRESENCE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - A method for continuous determination of a person's presence in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where a customer medium comprising an RF transceiver is assigned to the person, where at least one reading device per passenger compartment or car is provided for data communication with the customer media in the conveyance, which is connected to a computer serving as an on-board unit for the purpose of data communications, where these are also connected to each other in the case that several reading devices are provided, where an on-board unit serving as the main on-board unit is assigned to a passenger compartment or car if several passenger compartments or cars are present, and the other passenger compartments or cars are assigned to on-board units serving as secondary on-board units, which are connected to the main on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the customer medium is in a “sleep” mode upon entering the transport in order to keep energy consumption as low as possible. | 04-02-2015 |
20150090787 | SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF CUSTOMER MEDIA COMPRISING AN RF TRANSCEIVER IN A PUBLIC TRANSPORT CONVEYANCE - A system for detecting customer media comprising an RF transceiver in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where the system for each passenger compartment or car includes a number of reading devices, which are interconnected and connected to an on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the entire interior of passenger compartment or car is covered by a number of reading devices, where the reading devices are arranged in such a manner that any two reading devices are provided on opposite lateral walls of the passenger compartment or car, which cover the room up to the opposite wall, where each two reading units are arranged in the roof area or floor area symmetrically around the central longitudinal axis of the passenger compartment or vehicle, where the detection range of the respective two reading devices is substantially identical and substantially covers the entire width of the passenger compartment or car in the floor area or roof area, where the floor area or the roof area is covered considered axially along a pre-specified length. | 04-02-2015 |
20150371451 | PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING TICKETS IN SUCH A SYSTEM - A method for obtaining tickets for journeys in a passenger transportation system (VSY) which comprises stations (S | 12-24-2015 |