IP Library Granted Patent US 11,436,687
Granted Patent B2
US 11,436,687 · App. 16/938,506 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Real-time mobility policy engine

Inventors: Zachary Levin (San Diego, CA); Christiana Casto (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Cubic Corporation
G06Q40/10G06Q30/018G06Q40/123G06Q50/26G08G1/0104
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Patent No.
US 11,436,687
App. No.
16/938,506
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of determining real-time tax and/or subsidy information includes obtaining, from an operator, trip-related information regarding a trip and determining a target objective associated with trip routing at a time of receipt of the trip-related information. The method includes obtaining additional information from one or more additional data sources based on the target objective and the trip-related information, determining, based on the trip-related information and the additional information, a tax or subsidy associated with the trip, and providing information indicative of the tax or subsidy to the operator.

Claims (90)

1. A method of determining real-time tax and/or subsidy information, the method comprising:

obtaining, via a communications interface of a mobility policy engine computing device and from an operator computing device, trip-related information regarding a trip;

determining, by the mobility policy engine computing device, a target policy objective associated with trip routing at a time of receipt of the trip-related information;

obtaining, via the communications interface of the mobility policy engine computing device, additional information from one or more additional data sources based on the target policy objective and the trip-related information, the additional information comprising one or both of historical data conditions and real-time conditions associated with the target policy objective along a route of travel associated with the trip-related information;

determining, by the mobility policy engine computing device and based on the trip-related information and the additional information, a tax or subsidy associated with the trip; and

providing, via the communications interface of the mobility policy engine computing device, information indicative of the tax or subsidy to the operator computing device to incentivize or discourage travel along a particular route to achieve the target policy objective.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the trip-related information comprises:

a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN),

a time of departure for the trip,

an origin of the trip,

a destination of the trip,

a mode of travel,

a number of travelers,

an identity of the operator, or

route information of the trip, or

any combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the target objective comprises a first target objective and a second target objective; and

the additional information is determined based at least in part on both the first target objective and the second target objective.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:

the tax or subsidy associated with the trip is based at least in part on a combination of the first target objective and the second target objective.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the additional information comprises real-time information, and the tax or subsidy is determined based, at least in part, on the real-time information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the target objective comprises a metric associated with:

equity,

carbon emissions,

air pollution,

congestion,

destination/origin,

events,

weather,

traffic incidents,

infrastructure management,

zonal pricing, or

any combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a confirmation of completion of the trip; and

automatically documenting a ledger entry for the tax or subsidy in response to receiving the confirmation.

8. A mobility policy engine computing device, comprising:

a communications interface communicatively coupled with at least one network;

a processor; and

a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:

obtain, via the at least one network and the communications interface from an operator computing device, trip-related information regarding a trip;

determine a target policy objective associated with trip routing at a time of receipt of the trip-related information;

obtain additional information from one or more additional data sources based on the target policy objective and the trip-related information, the additional information comprising one or both of historical data conditions and real-time conditions associated with the target policy objective along a route of travel associated with the trip-related information;

determine, based on the trip-related information and the additional information, a tax or subsidy associated with the trip; and

provide via the at least one network and the communications interface, information indicative of the tax or subsidy to the operator computing device to incentivize or discourage travel along a particular route to achieve the target policy objective.

9. The mobility policy engine computing device of claim 8 , wherein:

the additional information comprises average fleet fuel efficiency of a mode of travel associated with the trip.

10. The mobility policy engine computing device of claim 8 , wherein:

the trip-related information comprises:

a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN),

a time of departure for the trip,

an origin of the trip,

a destination of the trip,

a mode of travel,

a number of travelers,

an identity of the operator, or

route information of the trip, or

any combination thereof.

11. The mobility policy engine computing device of claim 8 , wherein:

the target objective comprises a first target objective and a second target objective; and

the additional information is determined based at least in part on both the first target objective and the second target objective.

12. The mobility policy engine computing device of claim 11 , wherein:

the tax or subsidy associated with the trip is based at least in part on a combination of the first target objective and the second target objective.

13. The mobility policy engine computing device of claim 8 , wherein:

the additional information comprises real-time information, and the tax or subsidy is determined based, at least in part, on the real-time information.

14. The mobility policy engine computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a confirmation of completion of the trip; and

automatically document a ledger entry for the tax or subsidy in response to receiving the confirmation.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embedded thereon which, when executed by one or more processors of a mobility policy engine computing device, cause the mobility policy engine computing device to:

obtain, via a communications interface of the mobility policy engine computing device and from an operator computing device, trip-related information regarding a trip;

determine a target policy objective associated with trip routing at a time of receipt of the trip-related information;

obtain, via the communications interface of the mobility policy engine computing device, additional information from one or more additional data sources based on the target policy objective and the trip-related information, the additional information comprising one or both of historical data conditions and real-time conditions associated with the target policy objective along a route of travel associated with the trip-related information;

determine, based on the trip-related information and the additional information, a tax or subsidy associated with the trip; and

provide, via the communications interface of the mobility policy engine computing device, information indicative of the tax or subsidy to the operator to incentivize or discourage travel along a particular route to achieve the target policy objective.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the mobility policy engine computing device to:

receive a confirmation of completion of the trip; and

automatically document a ledger entry for the tax or subsidy in response to receiving the confirmation.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the additional information comprises real-time information, and the tax or subsidy is determined based, at least in part, on the real-time information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the target objective comprises a first target objective and a second target objective; and

the additional information is determined based at least in part on both the first target objective and the second target objective.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

determining the tax or subsidy comprises calculating, with one or more modules, the tax or subsidy.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein:

the one or more modules are user-configurable.

Assignments (8)
SUPERPRIORITY PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 6, 2025
From: CUBIC CORPORATION; CUBIC DEFENSE APPLICATIONS INC.; CUBIC DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE INC.; CUBIC ITS, INC.; CUBIC SECURE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; CUBIC TOTAL LEARNING PLATFORM, LLC; CUBIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.; GATR TECHNOLOGIES INC.; NUVOTRONICS INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 073008/0761 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2025
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: CUBIC CORPORATION; CUBIC DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, INC.; CUBIC DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 072278/0272 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2025
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: CUBIC CORPORATION; CUBIC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LLC; NUVOTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 072281/0176 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 056393/0281 Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CUBIC CORPORATION; CUBIC DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, INC.; CUBIC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LLC (FORMERLY PIXIA CORP.)
Reel/Frame 072282/0124 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2025
From: CUBIC DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, INC.; CUBIC DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 071161/0299 →
SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 26, 2021
From: CUBIC CORPORATION; PIXIA CORP.; NUVOTRONICS, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 056393/0314 →
FIRST LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 26, 2021
From: CUBIC CORPORATION; PIXIA CORP.; NUVOTRONICS, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 056393/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: LEVIN, ZACHARY; CASTO, CHRISTIANA
To: CUBIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053526/0390 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62879320 · Jul 26, 2019
Related Publication 20210027391A1 · Jan 28, 2021