US 10,769,392 B1 · Vehicle tracking system using transponders

Abstract

An RFID transponder including a Bluetooth® compatible transceiver is described a (BLEET). The Bluetooth® compatible transceiver may be configured to set data that is transmitted via one or more RFID transceivers in the transponder and to return data received by the RFID transceiver(s) to a client application running, for example, on a user's smart phone. The BLEET may be used for electronic vehicle tracking or tolling. Vehicle occupancy data may be set by the user with the client application via a Bluetooth® connection in connection with high occupancy vehicle tolling and express lane incentive programs.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Transponder, comprising:

a first radio frequency transceiver configured to transmit user identification and user-related data;
a motion sensor;
and
a Bluetooth® transceiver comprising first logic, wherein said first logic is configured to:
receive first data via said Bluetooth® transceiver, said first data being associated with vehicle occupancy,
provide said first data to said first radio frequency transceiver, wherein the first data is related to the user-related data, and
not provide said first data to said radio frequency transceiver while said motion sensor detects motion.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/295,579Filed 7 Mar 2019 · us provisional application

Priority

8 Mar 2018

Granted

8 Sep 2020

Term ends

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Classification11 codes

G06K 7/10425
The interrogation device being fixed in its position, such as an access control device for reading wireless access cards, or a wireless ATM: the…
G06K 19/0723
With integrated circuit chips: the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on…
G06K 19/0716
With integrated circuit chips: at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor
G06K 19/0719
With integrated circuit chips: at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for application selection, e.g. an…

Vehicle tracking system using transponders

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Vehicle tracking system using transponders

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Abstract

Claims19