Continuous coordinated proximity monitoring in a shared transport network
The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
1. A method of authenticating the use of a shared transport provider by a transport user device in an access control system, the access control system being in communication with a verification system and a transport provider device, wherein the transport provider device is associated with the shared transport provider, the method comprising:
detecting, by the verification system, the transport provider device of the shared transport provider via a GPS-enabled device of the transport provider device;
detecting, by the verification system, a shared transport status based on: a first determination that a transport user device is within near-field communication proximity to the transport provider device based on near-field communication being established therebetween and a second determination, subsequent to the first determination, that the transport user device is no longer within near-field communication proximity to the transport provider device based on a break in the near-field communication therebetween;
storing, by the verification system, the shared transport status for the shared transport provider; and
causing, by the verification system, the access control system to allow access for the shared transport provider based on the shared transport status.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the near-field communication proximity is determined by Bluetooth technology.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access control system is configured to allow access for the shared transport provider via an access gate based on the shared transport status, wherein the access gate is associated with a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access control system is configured to allow access for the shared transport provider via an access gate based on the shared transport status, wherein the access gate is associated with a parking lot.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access control system transmits the shared transport status to a tolling system, wherein the tolling system is associated with a toll road and applies discounted tolls to the shared transport provider based on the shared transport status.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the verification system determines a location of the transport user device based on a location of the transport provider device determined using the GPS-enabled device and the near-field communication proximity to the transport provider device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a rate is determined based on a transport journey of the transport user device, wherein the transport journey of the transport user device is based on a path traveled from a start point location at which the near-field communication is established to an end point location associated with the break in the near-field communication.
8. A computer system for authenticating the use of a shared transport provider by a transport user device in an access control system, the access control system being in communication with a verification system, and a transport provider device, wherein the transport provider device is associated with the shared transport provider, the system comprising:
a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein; and
a processor configured to access the memory and execute the processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor configures the processor to perform a plurality of functions, including functions to:
detect, by the verification system, the transport provider device of the shared transport provider via a GPS enabled device of the transport provider device;
detect, by the verification system, a shared transport status based on a first determination that a transport user device is within near-field communication proximity to the transport provider device based on near-field communication being established therebetween and a second determination, subsequent first determination, that the transport user device is no longer within near-field communication proximity to the transport provider device based on a break in the near-field communication therebetween;
store, by the verification system, the shared transport status for the shared transport provider; and
cause, by the verification system, the access control system to allow access for the shared transport provider based on the shared transport status.
9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the near-field communication proximity is determined by Bluetooth technology.
10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the access control system is configured to allow access for the shared transport provider via an access gate based on the shared transport status, wherein the access gate is associated with a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane.
11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the access control system is configured to allow access for the shared transport provider via an access gate based on the shared transport status, wherein the access gate is associated with a parking lot.
12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the access control system transmits the shared transport status to a tolling system, wherein the tolling system is associated with a toll road and applies discounted tolls to the shared transport provider based on the shared transport status.
13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the verification system determines a location of the transport user device based on a location of the transport provider device determined using the GPS-enabled device and the near-field communication proximity to the transport provider device.
14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein a rate is determined based on a transport journey of the transport user device, wherein the transport journey of the transport user device is based on a path traveled from a start point location at which the near-field communication is established to an end point location associated with the break in the near-field communication.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the allowed access for the shared transport provider includes a toll discounted based on the shared transport status.
16. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the allowed access for the shared transport provider includes a toll discounted based on the shared transport status.