Dave Cole

US Patent:

20200250896, Aug 6, 2020

Filed:

Dec 2, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/780795

Inventors:

- Portland OR, US
Samuel Spencer Jeibmann - Portland OR, US
Andrew Stam Parnell - Portland OR, US
Dave Cole - Portland OR, US
Alma Emadi - Portland OR, US
Christopher J. Vondrachek - Tigard OR, US
Ken Dieringer - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

G07B 15/04
G07C 9/22
G07C 9/28
G07C 9/00
H04W 4/02
H04W 4/029
H04W 4/42
H04W 4/80

Abstract:

A vehicle parking and mass transport beacon system () implemented with a beacon device () 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 () 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.