Patents by Inventor Bilal W. Khan

Bilal W. Khan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rules-Based Ride Security
    Publication number: 20240022884
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, through the user interface of a user device of a user, a request for a ride from the user; assigning a driver to provide the ride for the user; according to one or more application rules associated with the request for the ride, providing the driver with access to information uniquely identifying the user or a rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • Rules based driver selection
    Patent number: 11205145
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a ride from a user via a computer-implemented driver assignment platform; for each of multiple drivers, implementing, by the driver assignment platform, (1) a first rule to determine a first metric of trust for the driver, the first level of trust associated with the user, and (2) a second rule to determine a second metric of trust for the driver, the second metric of trust associated with multiple other users of the driver assignment platform; implementing, by the driver assignment platform, a selection rule to select a particular driver from the multiple drivers based on a combination of the first metric of trust and the second metric of trust; and assigning the selected driver to provide the ride for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Zemcar, Inc.
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • Rules-Based Ride Security
    Publication number: 20210289332
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, through the user interface of a user device of a user, a request for a ride from the user; assigning a driver to provide the ride for the user; according to one or more application rules associated with the request for the ride, providing the driver with access to information uniquely identifying the user or a rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • Rules-based ride security
    Patent number: 10972884
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, through the user interface of a user device of a user, a request for a ride from the user; assigning a driver to provide the ride for the user; according to one or more application rules associated with the request for the ride, providing the driver with access to information uniquely identifying the user or a rider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Zemcar, Inc.
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • RULES BASED DRIVER SELECTION
    Publication number: 20200042927
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a ride from a user via a computer-implemented driver assignment platform; for each of multiple drivers, implementing, by the driver assignment platform, (1) a first rule to determine a first metric of trust for the driver, the first level of trust associated with the user, and (2) a second rule to determine a second metric of trust for the driver, the second metric of trust associated with multiple other users of the driver assignment platform; implementing, by the driver assignment platform, a selection rule to select a particular driver from the multiple drivers based on a combination of the first metric of trust and the second metric of trust; and assigning the selected driver to provide the ride for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • Rules based driver selection
    Patent number: 10325228
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a ride from a user via a computer-implemented driver assignment platform; for each of multiple drivers, implementing, by the driver assignment platform, (1) a first rule to determine a first metric of trust for the driver, the first level of trust associated with the user, and (2) a second rule to determine a second metric of trust for the driver, the second metric of trust associated with multiple other users of the driver assignment platform; implementing, by the driver assignment platform, a selection rule to select a particular driver from the multiple drivers based on a combination of the first metric of trust and the second metric of trust; and assigning the selected driver to provide the ride for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Zemcar, Inc.
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • Rules-Based Ride Security
    Publication number: 20170127215
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, through the user interface of a user device of a user, a request for a ride from the user; assigning a driver to provide the ride for the user; according to one or more application rules associated with the request for the ride, providing the driver with access to information uniquely identifying the user or a rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan
  • Rules Based Driver Selection
    Publication number: 20170124506
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a ride from a user via a computer-implemented driver assignment platform; for each of multiple drivers, implementing, by the driver assignment platform, (1) a first rule to determine a first metric of trust for the driver, the first level of trust associated with the user, and (2) a second rule to determine a second metric of trust for the driver, the second metric of trust associated with multiple other users of the driver assignment platform; implementing, by the driver assignment platform, a selection rule to select a particular driver from the multiple drivers based on a combination of the first metric of trust and the second metric of trust; and assigning the selected driver to provide the ride for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Bilal W. Khan