US 11,926,213 B2
Vehicle display with for-hire interface
Daniel P. Bayer, Allendale, MI (US); Autumn N. Lagowski, Holland, MI (US); Mark R. Roth, Grand Rapids, MI (US); Bradley R. Hamlin, Allendale, MI (US); and Nigel T. Lock, Holland, MI (US)
Assigned to GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed by Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/142,294.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,351, filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0206268 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/197 (2022.01); B60K 2370/166 (2019.05); B60K 2370/739 (2019.05); B60K 2370/741 (2019.05); B60K 2370/779 (2019.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system for a vehicle comprising:
a display device comprising a screen disposed in a passenger compartment, the display device in communication with a user interface;
an authentication system comprising at least one scanning apparatus configured to capture a biometric data;
a communication circuit configured to communicate with a remote server; and
a controller configured to:
capture the biometric data of a first potential passenger with the at least one scanning apparatus;
access a first passenger information comprising a first identification profile from the remote server via the communication circuit;
authenticate the first potential passenger as at least one of a confirmed passenger and an operator of the vehicle based on the identification profile and the biometric data;
display image data on the screen; and
display for-hire vehicle information over the image data.