# US 11,308,803 B2 · Systems and methods for identity verification in a shared transport system

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- Number: US 11,308,803 B2
- Document ID: US11308803B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/917,337
- Filed: 2020-06-30
- Published: 2020-10-22
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2007-02-12
- Assignees: Carma Technology Limited
- Applicants: Carma Technology Limited
- Inventors: Sean O'Sullivan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11308803B2

## CPC

- G08G 1/123: indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; {Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, trams}(transmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968)
- G01C 21/3423: {Multimodal routing}
- G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management
- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 10/025: {Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation}
- G06Q 10/063112: {Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task}
- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93})
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method for identity verification in a shared transport system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the shared transport system, a pick-up request from a transport user device of a transport user, the pick-up request including a pick-up location;
identifying, by the shared transport system, a transport provider device of a transport provider in proximity to the pick-up location included in the pick-up request;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, a transport request to the identified transport provider device;
determining, by the shared transport system, that the transport request has been accepted at the transport provider device;
generating, by the shared transport system, first transport instructions corresponding to the request, the first transport instructions including identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport user;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, the first transport instructions including the identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport user to the transport provider device;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, instructions to the transport provider device configured to cause the transport provider device to display the identification information and an interactive prompt for the transport provider to verify the identity of the transport user based on the identification information; and
receiving, by the shared transport system, a response to the interactive prompt, the response input via an interactive interface of the transport provider device and indicating that, based on a comparison of the identification information with the transport user, either:
the identity of the transport user has been verified; or
the identity of the transport user cannot be verified.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the pick-up request further includes a drop-off location.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the transport request includes the pick-up location.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identification information of the transport user includes:
a name of the transport user; and
an image associated with the transport user.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the image associated with the transport user is a picture of the transport user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
generating, by the shared transport system, second transport instructions including further identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport provider; and
transmitting, by the shared transport system, the second transport instructions including the further identification information to the transport user device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the further identification information of the transport provider includes:
a name of the transport provider; and
an image associated with the transport provider.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the image associated with the transport provider is a picture of the transport provider.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
detecting, by the shared transport system, a coordinated proximity between the transport provider device and the transport user device.

### Claim 10

A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one storage storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for identity verification in a shared transport system, the operations comprising:
receiving, by the shared transport system, a pick-up request from a transport user device of a transport user, the pick-up request including a pick-up location;
identifying, by the shared transport system, a transport provider device of a transport provider in proximity to the pick-up location included in the pick-up request;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, a transport request to the transport provider device;
determining, by the shared transport system, that the transport request has been accepted at the transport provider device;
generating, by the shared transport system, first transport instructions corresponding to the request, the first transport instructions including identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport user;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, the first transport instructions including the identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport user to the transport provider device;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, instructions to the transport provider device configured to cause the transport provider device to display the identification information and an interactive prompt for the transport provider to verify the identity of the transport user by determining whether, in the presence of the transport user, the identification information matches the transport user; and
receiving, by the shared transport system, a response to the interactive prompt, the response input via an interactive interface of the transport provider device and indicating that, based on a comparison of the identification information with the transport user, either:
the identity of the transport user has been verified; or
the identity of the transport user cannot be verified.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the pick-up request further includes a drop-off location.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the transport request includes the pick-up location.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the identification information of the transport user includes:
a name of the transport user; and
an image associated with the transport user.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system of claim 13, wherein the image associated with the transport user is a picture of the transport user.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, the operations further comprising:
generating, by the shared transport system, second transport instructions; including further identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport provider; and
transmitting, by the shared transport system, the second transport instructions including the further identification information to the transport user device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the further identification information of the transport provider includes:
a name of the transport provider; and
an image associated with the transport provider.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the image associated with the transport provider is a picture of the transport provider.

### Claim 18

At least one non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for identity verification in a shared transport system, the operations comprising:
receiving, by the shared transport system, a pick-up request from a transport user device of a transport user, the pick-up request including a pick-up location;
identifying, by the shared transport system, a transport provider device of a transport provider in proximity to the pick-up location included in the pick-up request;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, a transport request to the transport provider device;
determining, by the shared transport system, that the transport request has been accepted at the transport provider device;
generating, by the shared transport system, first transport instructions corresponding to the request, the first transport instructions including identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport user;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, the first transport instructions including the identification information usable to uniquely identify the transport user to the transport provider device;
transmitting, by the shared transport system, instructions to the transport provider device configured to cause the transport provider device to display the identification information and an interactive prompt for the transport provider to verify the identity of the transport user based on the identification information; and
receiving, by the shared transport system, a response to the interactive prompt, the response input via an interactive interface of the transport provider device and indicating that, based on a comparison of the identification information with the transport user, either:
the identity of the transport user has been verified; or
the identity of the transport user cannot be verified.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the response includes a personal identification number provided to the transport provider by the transport user; and
the comparison of the identification information with the transport user includes a comparison of a personal identification number included in the identification information with the personal identification number provided to the transport provider by the transport user.

### Claim 20 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein:
the response includes a personal identification number provided to the transport provider by the transport user; and
the comparison of the identification information with the transport user includes a comparison of a personal identification number included in the identification information with the personal identification number provided to the transport provider by the transport user.