IP Library Granted Patent US 8,843,317
Granted Patent B1
US 8,843,317 · App. 14/155,488 · Granted Sep 23, 2014

Transport communication pairing

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Patent No.
US 8,843,317
App. No.
14/155,488
Granted
Sep 23, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium, in one embodiment, associating at least one wireless device and at least one user, requesting audio information from at least one remote source by said at least one wireless device, receiving said audio information from said remote source, broadcasting an audio identifier to said at least one wireless device, using said audio information, authenticating said association between said at least one wireless device and at least one transport, based on said audio information, determining at least one characteristic of said at least one user based on at least one of at least one user search history and at least one user preference selection and determining at least one probable route of said at least one transport based on said at least one characteristic and at least one of at least one route history and at least one input destination.

Claims (42)

1. A method, comprising:

associating at least one wireless device and at least one user;

requesting audio information from at least one remote source by said at least one wireless device;

receiving said audio information from said remote source;

broadcasting an audio identifier to said at least one wireless device, using said audio information;

authenticating said association between said at least one wireless device and at least one transport, based on said audio information;

determining by a processor at least one characteristic of said at least one user based on at least one of at least one user search history and at least one user preference selection; and

determining by the processor at least one probable route of said at least one transport based on said at least one characteristic and at least one of at least one route history and at least one input destination.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling said at least one wireless device and said at least one transport to communicate through audio signals using audible frequencies.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said audio information comprises encoding said audio information into said audio identifier.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said audio information comprises said audio identifier.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one wireless device comprises a handheld device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said audio information comprises encoding said audio information using a frequency shift keying method.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising ranking at least one suggestion of at least one route deviation based at least on said at least one characteristic and determined at least one probable route.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising analyzing said at least one user search history to determine at least one of at least one user hobby, at least one user sport, at least one user group and at least one user interest.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rating at least one suggestion of at least one route deviation based at least on said at least one characteristic and determined at least one probable route.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining at least one user location.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to

associate at least one wireless device and at least one user;

request audio information from at least one remote source by said at least one wireless device;

receive said audio information from said remote source by said at least one wireless device;

broadcast an audio identifier to said at least one wireless device, that uses said audio information;

authenticate said association between said at least one wireless device and at least one transport, based on said audio information;

determine at least one characteristic of said at least one user based on at least one of at least one user search history and at least one user preference selection; and

determine at least one probable route of said at least one transport based on said at least one characteristic and at least one of at least one route history and at least one input destination.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said processor further ranks at least one suggestion of at least one route deviation based at least on said at least one characteristic and determined at least one probable route.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said processor further rates at least one suggestion of at least one route deviation based at least on said at least one characteristic and determined at least one probable route.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said processor further enables said at least one wireless device and said at least one transport to communicate through audio signals that utilizes audible frequencies.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said processor further encodes said audio information into said audio identifier.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said audio information comprises said audio identifier.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed causes a processor to perform:

associating at least one wireless device and at least one user;

requesting audio information from at least one remote source by said at least one wireless device;

receiving said audio information from said remote source;

broadcasting an audio identifier to said at least one wireless device, using said audio information;

authenticating said association between said at least one wireless device and at least one transport, based on said audio information;

determining at least one characteristic of said at least one user based on at least one of at least one user search history and at least one user preference selection; and

determining at least one probable route of said at least one transport based on said at least one characteristic and at least one of at least one route history and at least one input destination.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein said processor is further configured to perform ranking at least one suggestion of at least one route deviation based at least on said at least one characteristic and determined at least one probable route.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein said processor is further configured to perform enabling said at least one wireless device and said at least one transport to communicate through audio signals using audible frequencies.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , further comprising encoding said audio information into said audio identifier.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PATENT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2021 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058426 FRAME: 0791. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 14, 2022
From: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058736/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2021
From: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058426/0791 →