SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERING A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE USING A NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20150149320A1
• Filed: 11/26/2014
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GT Gettaxi Systems Limited
• Original Assignee: GT GetTaxi Limited
• Inventors: Smirin, Shahar
• Granted Patent: US 10,424,002 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Systems and methods for ordering a transportation vehicle using near-field communication (NFC) are disclosed. A method includes detecting that an NFC device of a client computing device is in physical proximity of a NFC target device. In response to the detecting, execution of a transportation application is initiated. Data is received from the NFC target device, and an order request is generated based on the transportation application and the received data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by a processing device of a first client computing device, that a first near-field communication (NFC) device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a first NFC target device;

in response to the detecting, initiating, by the processing device, execution of a transportation application;

receiving, by the processing device, data from the first NFC target device; and

generating, by the processing device, an order request for a transportation vehicle based on the transportation application and the received data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the processing device, the order request to a transportation server.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the processing device, a response from the transportation server indicating acceptance of the order request; and

causing, by the processing device, the client computing device to display a graphical representation of a relationship between a pick-up location and a location of the transportation vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the processing device, that the first NFC device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a second NFC device of a second client computing device; and

causing, by the processing device, the order request to be associated with the second client computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first NFC target comprises detecting that the first NFC target device is within one foot of the first NFC device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first NFC target device is a passive radio-frequency (RF) device that is capable of being powered by an RF transceiver of the first NFC device, and wherein receiving data from the first NFC target device comprises receiving data from the first NFC target device in response to powering the first NFC target with the RF transceiver.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises one or more of location data, the transportation application, or coupon data.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the processing device, that the first NFC device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a second NFC target device of a transportation vehicle; and

transmitting, by the processing device, payment information to the second NFC target device.

9. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processing device is to;

detect that a first NFC device of a first client computing device is in physical proximity of a first NFC target device;

initiate execution of a transportation application in response to the detecting;

receive data from the first NFC target device; and

generate an order request for a transportation vehicle based on the transportation application and the received data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further to:

transmit the order request to a transportation server.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processing device is further to:

receive a response from the transportation server indicating acceptance of the order request; and

cause the client computing device to display a graphical representation of a relationship between a pick-up location and a location of the transportation vehicle.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further to:

detect that the first NFC device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a second NFC device of a second client computing device; and

cause the order request to be associated with the second client computing device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein detecting the first NFC target comprises detecting that the first NFC target device is within one foot of the first NFC device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the first NFC target device is a passive radio-frequency (RF) device that is capable of being powered by an RF transceiver of the first NFC device, and wherein receiving data from the first NFC target device comprises receiving data from the first NFC target in response to powering the first NFC target device with the RF transceiver.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the data comprises one or more of location data, the transportation application, or coupon data.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further to:

detect that the first NFC device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a second NFC target device of a transportation vehicle; and

transmit payment information to the second NFC target device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

detecting that a first NFC device of a first client computing device is in physical proximity of a first NFC target device;

in response to the detecting, initiating execution of a transportation application;

receiving data from the first NFC target device; and

generating an order request for a transportation vehicle based on the transportation application and the received data.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting the order request to a transportation server;

receiving a response from the transportation server indicating acceptance of the order request; and

causing the client computing device to display a graphical representation of a relationship between a pick-up location and a location of the transportation vehicle.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting that the first NFC device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a second NFC device of a second client computing device; and

causing the order request to be associated with the second client computing device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting that the first NFC device of the first client computing device is in physical proximity of a second NFC target device of a transportation vehicle; and

transmitting payment information to the second NFC target device.