SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS
First Claim
1. A system for tracking vehicle riders, comprising:
- a plurality of on-board controllers (OBCs), each of the OBCs positioned on a respective one of a plurality of vehicles associated with an event and configured to sense when riders board and exit the vehicle on which the OBC is positioned; and
a remote server configured to communicate with the plurality of OBCs for determining which riders are on board the plurality of vehicles, the remote server configured to identify a plurality of riders on board the vehicles prior to the vehicles reaching a vehicle stop for the event, the remote server further configured to track which users exit and board the vehicles at the vehicle stop and to transmit a warning message in response to a determination that at least one of the plurality of riders failed to board any of the vehicles at the vehicle stop.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for tracking vehicle riders, such as students riding in a school bus, for example. In one embodiment, the disclosed system has a biometric device, such as a palm vein reader, configured to identify users who are expected to ride a school bus. When a student rider either gets on or off the bus, the biometric device is used to identify the rider. An automated controller on the bus maintains a list of expected passengers on the bus, and based on the biometric device, the controller maintains data, referred to hereafter as “rider data,” indicating whether each expected passenger is currently on the bus. The rider data is updated, in real time, as riders get on and off the bus at various stops.
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1. A system for tracking vehicle riders, comprising:
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a plurality of on-board controllers (OBCs), each of the OBCs positioned on a respective one of a plurality of vehicles associated with an event and configured to sense when riders board and exit the vehicle on which the OBC is positioned; and a remote server configured to communicate with the plurality of OBCs for determining which riders are on board the plurality of vehicles, the remote server configured to identify a plurality of riders on board the vehicles prior to the vehicles reaching a vehicle stop for the event, the remote server further configured to track which users exit and board the vehicles at the vehicle stop and to transmit a warning message in response to a determination that at least one of the plurality of riders failed to board any of the vehicles at the vehicle stop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for tracking vehicle riders, comprising:
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a reader positioned on a vehicle and configured to read a biometric parameter of riders of the vehicle; a network access device positioned on the vehicle and configured to communicate with a network; memory; and control logic configured to identify the riders of the vehicle based on the reader and to store data indicative of the identified riders in the memory, the control logic further configured to wirelessly transmit the data from the vehicle via the network access device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for employing an on-board reader to control access to a vehicle, comprising:
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reading a biometric parameter of riders of a vehicle via a reader; identifying the riders of the vehicle based on the reading; storing, in memory, data indicative of the identified riders; wirelessly transmitting the data from the vehicle to a remote server; and indicating via the remote server whether a person is on board the vehicle during a time period based on the data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for tracking vehicle riders, comprising:
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sensing when riders board a vehicle; identifying the riders based on the sensing; storing, in memory, data indicative of the identified riders sensing when the riders exit the vehicle at a vehicle stop; updating the data based on the sensing when the riders exit the vehicle at the vehicle stop; identifying at least one rider who failed to board the vehicle at the vehicle stop based on the data; and transmitting a warning message in response to the identifying. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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