US 12,333,934 B2
Vehicle identification system
Dereje M. Demisse, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to RIDESHARE DISPLAYS, INC., Livingston, NJ (US)
Filed by RideShare Displays, Inc., Fairfield, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/607,683.
Application 18/607,683 is a continuation of application No. 17/664,992, filed on May 25, 2022, granted, now 11,935,403.
Application 17/664,992 is a continuation of application No. 16/923,825, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,355,009, issued on Jun. 7, 2022.
Application 16/923,825 is a continuation of application No. 16/818,405, filed on Mar. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,030,891, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/818,405 is a continuation of application No. 16/731,558, filed on Dec. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,748,417, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 16/731,558 is a continuation of application No. 16/514,492, filed on Jul. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,559,199, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Application 16/514,492 is a continuation of application No. 16/198,140, filed on Nov. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,395,525, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 16/198,140 is a continuation of application No. 15/860,939, filed on Jan. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,169,987, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Application 15/860,939 is a continuation of application No. 14/723,049, filed on May 27, 2015, granted, now 9,892,637, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/004,753, filed on May 29, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2025/0174120 A1, May 29, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/017 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/017 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle identification method implemented as an application on mobile communication devices over a computer network, comprising:
(a) receiving a ride request for transportation service from a mobile communication device of a user;
(b) determining that a vehicle is within a predetermined distance of a pickup location of the user via GPS;
(c) generating a notification signal which is transmitted to a mobile communication device associated with a driver of the vehicle;
(d) generating an indicator based upon a first indicatory signal generated from the mobile communication device associated with the driver when the notification signal is received by the mobile communication device associated with the driver, wherein the indicator is not duplicated in the pickup location;
(e) transmitting the first indicatory signal from the mobile communication device associated with the driver to a display associated with the vehicle;
(f) transmitting a second indicatory signal representative of the indicator to the mobile communication device of the user;
(g) displaying the indicator on the display associated with the vehicle, the mobile communication device associated with the driver, and the mobile communication device of the user; and
(h) allowing identification of the vehicle based on the appearance of a match, by visual observation of the user, between the indicator being displayed on the mobile communication device of the user and the indicator being displayed on the display associated with the vehicle.