US 6,980,101 B2
Motor vehicle occupancy signaling systemGeneral
US 6,980,101 B2
Motor vehicle occupancy signaling system
Tech Center:
2600 Communications
Examiner:
Daryl C Pope
Art Unit:
2632 Digital and Optical Communications
Agent:
AMTECH SYSTEMS, LLC
Inventors:
Kalon Lee Kelley
Assignee:
Priority:
03/14/05
Filed:
03/14/05
Granted:
12/27/05
Expiration:
03/14/25
Abstract
A system that allows a claim by a registrant as to the number of occupants traveling in a vehicle over a section of highway with a high occupancy vehicle incentive program in place to be transmitted. The registrant is identified by a registrant identifier. The claim about occupancy is optionally visually displayed as the vehicle traverses the highway. The identification of the registrant making the claim is captured by a plurality of reading devices along the highway and transferred to a central processing system. That system determines if a qualified ride-sharing event has occurred, and if so it will then provide for distribution of the program incentives to the registered individual(s).
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06Q30/0284G06QG08G1/01G08G