OPTIMIZED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT VIA AN ELECTRONIC DRIVING PASS

• US 20180005337A1
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kreiner, Barrett M., Reeves, Jonathan L., Schaub, Ryan
• Granted Patent: US 10,621,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2240/00 Transportation facility access, e.g. fares, tolls or parking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method includes receiving a request for a transportation reservation, allocating at least one resource to accommodate the reservation, monitoring a location of a mobile device associated with the reservation, releasing the at least one resource when the location of the mobile device indicates the at least one resource is no longer needed wherein the mobile device is associated with a subscriber.

Claims

1. A method for managing access to a transportation infrastructure comprising:

Receiving a request from a mobile device for a transportation reservation;

Allocating at least one resource to accommodate the reservation;

Monitoring a location of a mobile device associated with a user requesting the reservation as the user uses the at least one resource;

Releasing the at least one resource when the location of the mobile device indicates the at least one resource is no longer needed.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device is associated with a subscriber.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of resources and the allocating step allocates at least one of the plurality of resources.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one resource is requested by the user and an alternative resource is suggested.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the alternative resource is accepted and the reservation updated to include the alternative resource.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the reservation is modified to include at least one new resource based on receiving an external input.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the external input is related to one of an event, another transportation schedule, and the unavailability of the at least one resource.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a list of route options wherein one of the route options is a premium route option.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising receipt of an acceptance of the premium route and assessing a charge for the premium route.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising assessing a penalty for deviation from use of the at least one resource.

11. A resource management server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

Receiving a request from a mobile device for a transportation reservation;

Allocating at least one resource to accommodate the reservation;

Monitoring a location of a mobile device associated with a user requesting the reservation as the user uses the at least one resource;

Releasing the at least one resource when the location of the mobile device indicates the at least one resource is no longer needed.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the mobile device is associated with a subscriber.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising a plurality of resources and the allocating step allocates at least one of the plurality of resources.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the at least one resource is requested by the user and an alternative resource is suggested.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the alternative resource is accepted and the reservation updated to include the alternative resource.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the reservation is modified to include at least one new resource based on receiving an external input.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the external input is related to one of an event, another transportation schedule, and the unavailability of the at least one resource.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising generating a list of route options wherein one of the route options is a premium route option.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising receipt of an acceptance of the premium route and assessing a charge for the premium route.

20. The method of claim 11 further comprising assessing a penalty for deviation from use of the at least one resource.