SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAIRING OF FOR-HIRE VEHICLE METERS AND MEDALLIONS
First Claim
1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a for-hire vehicle meter comprising a tangible, non-transitory memory storing instructions that cause the for-hire vehicle meter to;
receive a request to initiate a passenger fare;
obtain, from computer readable storage storing authorization data for a medallion uniquely corresponding to the for-hire vehicle meter or to a for-hire vehicle in which the for-hire vehicle meter is located, an indication of whether the for-hire vehicle meter is authorized to accept the passenger fare, the indication based at least in part on the authorization data; and
determine whether to initiate the passenger fare based at least in part on the indication.
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Abstract
For-hire vehicles, such as taxis, may operate with a for-hire vehicle meter (taximeter) and may be required to have a regulatory agency assigned medallion to accept passenger fares. The meter may determine if it is connected with its assigned medallion and may shut down if it is not connected to the proper medallion. In some embodiments, medallions may place conditions on the operation of the for-hire vehicle including, for example, time and location of passenger pick-up restrictions. Before engaging a passenger fare, the meter may check the conditions associated with the medallion and may not engage if the conditions are not satisfied. A central server may track the meters that have become disconnected from their medallions, or it may track the medallions that are not connected to a meter.
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30 Claims
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
a for-hire vehicle meter comprising a tangible, non-transitory memory storing instructions that cause the for-hire vehicle meter to; receive a request to initiate a passenger fare; obtain, from computer readable storage storing authorization data for a medallion uniquely corresponding to the for-hire vehicle meter or to a for-hire vehicle in which the for-hire vehicle meter is located, an indication of whether the for-hire vehicle meter is authorized to accept the passenger fare, the indication based at least in part on the authorization data; and determine whether to initiate the passenger fare based at least in part on the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a for-hire vehicle meter, a request to initiate a fare; accessing, by the for-hire vehicle meter, an indication of whether the for-hire vehicle is authorized to accept the passenger fare, the authorization based at least in part on authorization data associated with the for-hire vehicle meter; responding to the request to initiate the fare based at least in part on the accessed indication. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30-56. -56. (canceled)
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