Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel
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Application No.: US16053640Application Date: 2018-08-02
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Publication No.: US10405141B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Mary O'Malley
- Applicant: EBAY INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: EBAY INC.
- Current Assignee: EBAY INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/04 ; H04W40/24 ; H04W68/00 ; H04W4/40 ; H04W4/80 ; H04W4/42 ; H04W4/029

Abstract:
There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel. A user may take a trip on a vehicle, such as a bus, train, cruise ship, or other large travel vehicle. The users may disembark the vehicle in order to visit a location but plan to travel further on the vehicle. Thus, when the vehicle is attempting to leave the location where the users have left the vehicle, the vehicle may be required to again account for each passenger. The vehicle may utilize a wireless beacon located near an entrance and/or onboard the vehicle to account for each passenger. The wireless beacon may connect to a communication device of each user when the communication device is in proximity to the wireless beacon and, thus, inform the vehicle's operator that each user in located on the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180343543A1 WIRELESS BEACON DEVICES FOR USE IN TRACKING USER LOCATIONS DURING GROUP TRAVEL Public/Granted day:2018-11-29
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