System and method for pairing passengers and in-vehicle equipment
First Claim
1. A system for pairing a passenger having a mobile device with a vehicle, comprising:
- a link manager located remotely from the vehicle and configured to cause a direct exchange between the mobile device and an in-vehicle equipment of the vehicle,the in-vehicle equipment being coupled to a remote server, via a network, using a wireless communication device and configured to present content to a passenger'"'"'s device of the vehicle,the in-vehicle equipment further including a storage device or a computer to store the content streamed from the remote server through the wireless communication device;
vehicle location determining means which generate vehicle location information for the vehicle, including vehicle speed and vehicle travel direction, the vehicle travel direction being based on information provided by a wireless service provider or a Global Positioning System (GPS), or a combination of both;
vehicle trip status means which generate vehicle trip status information regarding a trip being conducted by the vehicle;
mobile location determining means which generates mobile location information for the mobile device, including mobile device speed and mobile device travel direction;
mobile trip status means which generates mobile trip status information regarding a trip being conducted by the mobile device;
wherein the link manager compares the mobile location information and the mobile trip status information with the vehicle location information and the vehicle trip status information received to pair the mobile device with the vehicle based on proximity.
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Abstract
A system for pairing a passenger having a mobile device with a vehicle is provided. The system includes a link manager located remote from the vehicle, wherein the link manager receives information from a fleet of vehicles and a plurality of passengers. The system also includes vehicle location determining means which generate vehicle location information for the vehicle, and a first wireless communication device which communicates vehicle location information to the link manager and mobile location determining means which generates mobile location information for the mobile device, and a second wireless communication device which communicates mobile location information to the link manager. The link manager matches the mobile location information with the closest matching vehicle location information received.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for pairing a passenger having a mobile device with a vehicle, comprising:
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a link manager located remotely from the vehicle and configured to cause a direct exchange between the mobile device and an in-vehicle equipment of the vehicle, the in-vehicle equipment being coupled to a remote server, via a network, using a wireless communication device and configured to present content to a passenger'"'"'s device of the vehicle, the in-vehicle equipment further including a storage device or a computer to store the content streamed from the remote server through the wireless communication device; vehicle location determining means which generate vehicle location information for the vehicle, including vehicle speed and vehicle travel direction, the vehicle travel direction being based on information provided by a wireless service provider or a Global Positioning System (GPS), or a combination of both; vehicle trip status means which generate vehicle trip status information regarding a trip being conducted by the vehicle; mobile location determining means which generates mobile location information for the mobile device, including mobile device speed and mobile device travel direction; mobile trip status means which generates mobile trip status information regarding a trip being conducted by the mobile device; wherein the link manager compares the mobile location information and the mobile trip status information with the vehicle location information and the vehicle trip status information received to pair the mobile device with the vehicle based on proximity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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13. A system for pairing a passenger having a mobile device with a vehicle comprising:
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a link manager located remote from the vehicle and configured to cause a direct exchange between the mobile device and an in-vehicle equipment of the vehicle, wherein the link manager receives information from a fleet of vehicles and a plurality of passengers the in-vehicle equipment being coupled to a remote server, via a network, using a wireless communication device and configured to present content to a passenger'"'"'s device of the vehicle, the in-vehicle equipment further including a storage device or a computer to store the content streamed from the remote server through the wireless communication device; vehicle location determining means which generates vehicle location information and vehicle trip status information for the vehicle, including vehicle speed and vehicle travel direction, the vehicle travel direction being based on information provided by a wireless service provider or a Global Positioning System (GPS), or a combination of both; and mobile location determining means which generates mobile location information and mobile trip status information for the mobile device, including mobile device speed and mobile device travel direction, and wherein the link manager compares the mobile location information with the vehicle location information received to pair the mobile device with the vehicle based on proximity, further wherein the link manager compares the mobile trip status information with the vehicle trip status information received to pair the mobile device with the vehicle based on proximity. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for proximity pairing a passenger having a mobile device with a vehicle conducting a trip, the method comprising:
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determining a vehicle location of the vehicle and generating vehicle location information, including vehicle speed and vehicle travel direction, the vehicle including an in-vehicle equipment being coupled to a remote server, via a network, using a wireless communication device and configured to present content to a passenger'"'"'s device of the vehicle, the in-vehicle equipment further including a storage device or a computer to store the content streamed from the remote server through the wireless communication device; determining a mobile location of the mobile device and generating mobile location information, including mobile device speed and mobile device travel direction; and generating pairing information using a link manager and pairing the mobile device with the vehicle using the pairing information generated by the link manager, wherein the link manager includes a computer processor which receives the vehicle location information and the mobile location information and pairs the mobile device with the vehicle based upon proximity provided by the vehicle location information and the mobile location information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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