Patents Assigned to The University of Arizona, Tech Transfer Arizona
  • Patent number: 8855903
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing incentives for the public to travel during time windows and routes that help alleviate traffic congestion. The systems described herein include at least two components: a computer server software system that includes various algorithms and database sub-systems; and a mobile device application. Generally, a user may enter an origin, destination, and preferred time of travel for an intended trip into the mobile device application, which transmits the information to a remote server. The server computes a route for the trip and provides the user with available incentives for traveling the route at one or more departure time windows. The user's mobile device transmits GPS data to the server, which allows the server to verify whether the user has traveled the route during the specified time window. If so, the server then provides the incentive to the user via the user's mobile device or through email.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignees: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, The University of Arizona, Tech Transfer Arizona
    Inventor: Yi-Chang Chiu