US 11,854,336 B2
Wireless access control network for enabling contact-less access control or wireless-networked electric convenience vehicles (ECVs) available for rental access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in the environment using web-enabled mobile phones
Mark Christopher Schmidt, Windermere, FL (US); Wesley Edward Swogger, Fairfax Station, VA (US); Thomas Dwayne Taylor, Kissimmee, FL (US); Michael Buchoff Buchoff, Winter Springs, FL (US); Sowmya Balda, Orlando, FL (US); Stephanie Cornelia Lutz, Belle Island, FL (US); Marc Maxwell Barber, Deltona, FL (US); and Kevin George Miranda, Ocoee, FL (US)
Assigned to SCOOTERBUG, INC., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Scooter bug, Inc., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/242,945.
Application 17/242,945 is a continuation of application No. 16/990,381, filed on Aug. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,631,295.
Prior Publication US 2022/0051512 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/12 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2023.01)
CPC G07F 17/12 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); G07C 9/00912 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00523 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless access control network for enabling contact-less access control of wireless-networked electronic convenience vehicles (ECVs) available for rental, access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in said environment using web-enabled mobile phones wirelessly connected to said wireless access control network, said wireless access control network comprising:
a wireless communication network supporting wireless data communication among said wireless-networked electric convenience vehicles (ECVs) operably connected to said wireless communication network;
wherein each said wireless-networked electric convenience vehicle (ECV) includes (i) a body portion adapted for supporting the body of passenger, (ii) a device-level machine-readable code displayed on said body portion and uniquely identifying said wireless-networked ECV and configured to support rental, access, control and use of said wireless-networked ECV in the environment, (iii) a transport system with wheels and a drive mechanism, for supporting and transporting said body portion, and (iv) a wireless electronic control module being integrated with said transport system, and in wireless communication with said wireless access control network, for controlling said wheels and/or said drive mechanism;
a web server operably connected to an application server, a database, and said wireless communication network, for serving web pages to web-enabled mobile phones when carrying out of a facility-level access control method;
a web-enabled mobile phone, operably connected to said wireless communication network, and having a mobile phone web-browser application and cache, and configured to practice said facility-level access control method involving (i) scanning a facility-level machine-readable code displayed in said environment, and (ii) automatically directing the mobile phone web-browser application to a webpage specified by the facility-level machine-readable code, and whereupon, said application server stores a facility entry rental transaction identifier within the cache on said web-enabled mobile phone, identifying said web-enabled mobile phone as being involved to an ECV rental transaction;
said web server serving one or more webpages for display on said web-enabled mobile phone so as to enable selection and rental of a wireless-networked ECV available for rental and access at a site selected within said environment;
said web-enabled mobile phone displaying said one or more webpages to enable selection and rental of the wireless-networked ECV for access at said selected site and use within said environment;
said facility entry rental transaction identifier, stored within the cache on said web-enabled mobile phone, being automatically linked with data attributes stored in said database, specifying the rented wireless-networked ECV selected for access and control at the selected site for use within said environment; and
said web-enabled mobile phone configured for practicing a device-level access control method involving (i) scanning a device-level machine-readable code on said rented wireless-networked ECV using said web-enabled mobile phone, and (ii) using said facility entry rental transaction identifier stored within the cache on said web-enabled mobile phone to enable access to said rented wireless-networked ECV at said selected site, for use within said environment.