Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 18, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2018
Assignee:
SCOOT NETWORKS, INC.
Inventors:
Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 20, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 22, 2017
Assignee:
Scoot Networks, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo
Abstract: A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 25, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 7, 2017
Assignee:
SCOOT NETWORKS, INC.
Inventors:
Michael Keating, J. Loren Passmore, Peter R. Russo