Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mobile device application for communicating with vehicles
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Application No.: US12796574Application Date: 2010-06-08
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Publication No.: US10297097B2Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Lesley Mottla , Douglas Williams , Jonathan Eric Wolfe , Gregory Ramsperger , David J. Goldman , Syed Naveed Ghalib , Lisa Rigano , Lucas P. Schneider
- Applicant: Lesley Mottla , Douglas Williams , Jonathan Eric Wolfe , Gregory Ramsperger , David J. Goldman , Syed Naveed Ghalib , Lisa Rigano , Lucas P. Schneider
- Applicant Address: US MA Boston
- Assignee: ZIPCAR, INC.
- Current Assignee: ZIPCAR, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Boston
- Agency: Baker Donelson
- Agent Wayne Edward Ramage
- Main IPC: G07C9/00
- IPC: G07C9/00 ; G06Q10/02 ; G07B15/00

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for reserving a reservable asset using a mobile device. A mobile device communicates directly with a vehicle-associated control module or through a reservation server using either a TCP/IP communications channel or near-field communications. A member enters a request using the user interface provided by the mobile-device application. The identity of the member is validated the vehicle-associated control module executes the request by sending a signal to a computer or sensor in the vehicle through the vehicle wiring or the vehicle CANbus. The request can be a function, such as unlocking the vehicle doors, illuminating the interior or exterior lights, honking the horn, or activating a panic alarm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110060480A1 MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION FOR COMMUNICATING WITH VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2011-03-10
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