# US 11,027,757 B2 · Providing an alert to a passenger based on a location of the passenger while in transit on a multi-passenger mode of transport

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- Number: US 11,027,757 B2
- Document ID: US11027757B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/835,312
- Filed: 2020-03-31
- Published: 2020-07-16
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-02
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Hemant Kumar Sivaswamy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027757B2

## CPC

- B61K 13/00: Other auxiliaries or accessories for railways
- A61B 5/1112: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS}
- A61B 5/1174: using footprinting
- G01G 19/08: for incorporation in vehicles
- G01G 19/50: having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
- G06V 20/59: inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
- G08B 5/36: using visible light sources
- G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
- B61K: AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G01G: WEIGHING (sorting by weighing B07C5/16)
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

Providing an alert to a user of a multi-passenger mode of transport includes receiving first biometric information about the user and a destination for the user; receiving second biometric information about the user; based on the second biometric information, determining the destination for the user; based at least in part on the destination for the user, determining a first location within the multi-passenger mode of transport; and transmitting a first command to control a first display device proximate to the user, based on the first location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A near field communication (NFC) device having a configuration that interacts with a network data processing system including a token reader and a plurality of tiles within a transport vehicle, comprising:
a passive connector having stored thereon first biometric information about a user, wherein the plurality of tiles each include
a user detector,
a visual indicator, and
a network device configured to link to a central system,
a first tile of the plurality of tiles is configured to receive, via the passive connector, the first biometric information about the user, and
a second tile of the plurality of tiles is configured to receive a first command, based upon a first location of the user within the transport vehicle and information identifying a destination for the user, to control a visual indicator of the second tile.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The NFC device of claim 1, further comprising
an active connector.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The NFC device of claim 2, wherein
the active connector is a radio transceiver.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The NFC device of claim 1, further comprising
an alerting device configured to provide a user-detectable indication to the user.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The NFC device of claim 4, wherein
the alerting device is configured to indicate to the user to move relative to a door of the transport vehicle.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The NFC device of claim 1, wherein
the first biometric information includes a footprint of the user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The NFC device of claim 1, further comprising
a storage device having stored therein itinerary information associated with the user, wherein
interrogation of the storage device causes the token reader to receive the itinerary information.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The NFC device of claim 1, wherein the NFC device is a radio frequency identification (RFID) token.