Vehicle ride sharing system and method using smart modules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11699110
APP PUB NO 20210241188A1
SERIAL NO

17240018

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A vehicle sharing system includes a vehicle having interior transceiver modules associated with different passenger seating areas and a vehicle computing system (VCS) including a processor and a memory in communication with the modules and programmed to detect occupancy status of each seating area based on signals from the modules and to communicate the occupancy statuses to a remote server to facilitate scheduling of ride-sharing passengers for a specified seating area of the vehicle. The reserved seating location may be used to align the seating location/door with a passenger during pick-up, adjust vehicle accessory settings associated with the reserved seating location, and activate a visual indicator to direct the passenger to the assigned/reserved seating location.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE 800 FAIRLANE PLAZE SOUTH DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buttolo, Pietro Dearborn Heights, US 307 3057
Gardner, Cornel Lewis Romulus, US 155 2450
Huebner, Annette Lynn Highland, US 191 952
Rankin,, II James Stewart Novi, US 49 693
Salter, Stuart C White Lake, US 1041 6210
Surman, James J Clinton Township, US 179 1467
Wallace, Jeffrey A Walled Lake, US 12 149

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