US 12,287,218 B2
Managing transport occupants during transport events
Emily S. Lerner, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Nutonya L Parker, Dallas, TX (US); Randall M. Harris, Dallas, TX (US); and Anil Nagpal, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,256.
Application 18/213,256 is a continuation of application No. 16/396,164, filed on Apr. 26, 2019, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349707 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01)
CPC G01C 21/36 (2013.01) [G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying by a transport that a target device has entered the transport and has initiated a transport event between a target location and an event destination, wherein the transport event is set up by a registered device;
receiving by the transport during the transport event a request from the registered device to perform a modification to the transport event, wherein the modification comprises adding an intermediate destination for the transport to stop before arriving at the event destination;
identifying by the transport that the modification has occurred based on the transport being stationary for a certain period of time at the intermediate destination and an expected transport operation has occurred before arriving at the event destination;
screening a mobile device of a potential occupant located at the intermediate destination by the transport;
identifying by the transport that the potential occupant is authorized to use the transport based on the screening; and
notifying the registered device by the transport that the potential occupant is authorized to use the transport.