IP Library Granted Patent US 10,699,494
Granted Patent B2
US 10,699,494 · App. 16/536,041 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Method and device for in-vehicle payment

Inventors: Hong Zhang (Hangzhou, CN); Zhongzheng Ye (Hangzhou, CN); Li Chen (Hangzhou, CN); Le Zhou (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
G07B15/063G06K9/00087G06K9/00832G06Q20/3224G06Q20/40145G06Q30/0266H04W4/029
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Patent No.
US 10,699,494
App. No.
16/536,041
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and device for in-vehicle payment. A face image of an in-vehicle user and a geographic location of the in-vehicle user are received at a point of a ride route traveled by a vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user. An image set associated with the geographic location is received from an image database using the geographic location of the in-vehicle user. The image set includes face images of a plurality of users. The face image of the in-vehicle user is compared with face images in the image set to determine an identity of the in-vehicle user. A fare deduction account corresponding to the in-vehicle user is identified using the identity of the in-vehicle user. A fare corresponding to the ride route is deducted from the fare deduction account.

Claims (57)

1. A computer-implemented method for in-vehicle payment, comprising:

receiving, using a smart terminal device, a face image of an in-vehicle user and a geographic location of the in-vehicle user at a point of a ride route traveled by a vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user;

transmitting, from the smart terminal device to an image database, a request for an image set associated with the geographic location, wherein the request comprises one or more coordinates that correspond to the geographic location;

receiving, on the smart terminal device from the image database in response to the request, an image set associated with the one or more coordinates that correspond to the geographic location, wherein the image set comprises face images of a plurality of users;

comparing, using the smart terminal device, the face image of the in-vehicle user with face images in the image set to determine an identity of the in-vehicle user;

identifying, on the smart terminal device using the identity of the in-vehicle user, an account corresponding to the in-vehicle user; and

deducting, from the account using the smart terminal device, a fare corresponding to the ride route.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the in-vehicle user comprises:

receiving the geographic location collected by an application (app) including client software when the in-vehicle user is in the vehicle, wherein the app executes on the smart terminal device inside the vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining a user attribute feature of the in-vehicle user based on the face image of the in-vehicle user; and

pushing an advertisement relevant to the user attribute feature to the app for presentation to the in-vehicle user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the in-vehicle user at the point of the ride route comprises:

determining the geographic location of the in-vehicle user based on a location of a network access point connected to the smart terminal device of the in-vehicle user, wherein the location of the network access point is within a predetermined range of the point of the ride route.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the geographic location in association with the face image of the in-vehicle user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the user attribute feature is one or more of a gender and an age.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:

providing, for presentation to the in-vehicle user, entertainment, wherein pushing the advertisement to the app includes superimposing the advertisement onto the entertainment.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a smart terminal device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a face image of an in-vehicle user and a geographic location of the in-vehicle user at a point of a ride route traveled by a vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user;

transmitting, to an image database, a request for an image set associated with the geographic location, wherein the request comprises one or more coordinates that correspond to the geographic location;

receiving, from the image database in response to the request, an image set associated with the one or more coordinates that correspond to the geographic location, wherein the image set comprises face images of a plurality of users;

comparing the face image of the in-vehicle user with face images in the image set to determine an identity of the in-vehicle user;

identifying, using the identity of the in-vehicle user, an account corresponding to the in-vehicle user; and

deducting, from the account, a fare corresponding to the ride route.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the in-vehicle user comprises:

receiving the geographic location collected by an application (app) including client software when the in-vehicle user is in the vehicle, wherein the app executes on the smart terminal device inside the vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:

determining a user attribute feature of the in-vehicle user based on the face image of the in-vehicle user; and

pushing an advertisement relevant to the user attribute feature to the app for presentation to the in-vehicle user.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the in-vehicle user at the point of the ride route comprises:

determining the geographic location of the in-vehicle user based on a location of a network access point connected to the smart terminal device of the in-vehicle user, wherein the location of the network access point is within a predetermined range of the point of the ride route.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

storing the geographic location in association with the face image of the in-vehicle user.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the user attribute feature is one or more of a gender and an age.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

providing, for presentation to the in-vehicle user, entertainment, wherein pushing the advertisement to the app includes superimposing the advertisement onto the entertainment.

15. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

receiving a face image of an in-vehicle user and a geographic location of the in-vehicle user at a point of a ride route traveled by a vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user;

transmitting, to an image database, a request for an image set associated with the geographic location, wherein the request comprises one or more coordinates that correspond to the geographic location;

receiving, from the image database in response to the request, an image set associated with the one or more coordinates that correspond to the geographic location, wherein the image set comprises face images of a plurality of users;

comparing the face image of the in-vehicle user with face images in the image set to determine an identity of the in-vehicle user;

identifying, using the identity of the in-vehicle user, an account corresponding to the in-vehicle user; and

deducting, from the account, a fare corresponding to the ride route.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the in-vehicle user comprises:

receiving the geographic location collected by an application (app) including client software when the in-vehicle user is in the vehicle, wherein the app executes on a smart terminal device inside the vehicle occupied by the in-vehicle user.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:

determining a user attribute feature of the in-vehicle user based on the face image of the in-vehicle user; and

pushing an advertisement relevant to the user attribute feature to the app for presentation to the in-vehicle user.

18. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein receiving the geographic location of the in-vehicle user at the point of the ride route comprises:

determining the geographic location of the in-vehicle user based on a location of a network access point connected to a smart terminal device of the in-vehicle user, wherein the location of the network access point is within a predetermined range of the point of the ride route.

19. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

storing the geographic location in association with the face image of the in-vehicle user.

20. The computer-implemented system of claim 17 , wherein the user attribute feature is one or more of a gender and an age.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053743/0464 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2019
From: ZHANG, HONG; YE, ZHONGZHENG; CHEN, LI; ZHOU, LE
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050122/0402 →