US 11,796,321 B2
System for pod-based transportation
John William Glatfelter, Kennett Square, PA (US); and Brian Dale Laughlin, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/444,526.
Prior Publication US 2020/0400437 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.01)
CPC G01C 21/265 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3605 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/42 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to monitor transportation of one or more persons, the system comprising:
pods that each comprise exterior walls that extend around and form an interior space to house the one or more persons, the exterior walls comprising floor wall segments, roof wall segments, and side wall segments that are configured to connect together in multiple different configurations and form the interior space, the wall segments comprising one or more doors and one or more windows, the pods further comprising one or more partitions configured to be mounted to the wall segments in different locations to adjust a layout of the interior space;
vehicles each configured to individually connect to one or more of the pods and to transport the pods from a first location to a second location, at least one of the vehicles configured to transport the pods by land and at least one of the vehicles configured to transport the pods by air; and
a server located remotely from the pods and the vehicles, the server configured to receive data from the pods and the vehicles through a wireless communication network to monitor a usage and location of the pods, the server configured to monitor a number of the wall segments and the partitions for each of the pods and the configuration of the wall segments of the pods.