Patent ID: 11935403
Assignee: RIDESHARE DISPLAYS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle identification system comprising:
a display associated with a vehicle, the display located to be visible from the exterior of the vehicle;
a transceiver;
a controller, the controller communicatively coupled to the transceiver and adapted to:
receive a request from a rider for a transportation service, the request submitted via a hand-held mobile communication device associated with the rider;
identify a pick-up location of the rider;
identify the time of the request for a transportation service;
identify indicator(s) being used at the pick-up location;
generate a notification signal for transmission to a hand-held mobile communication device associated with the driver;
generate an indicator and an indicatory signal representing the indicator, wherein the indicator generated is not duplicated within the pick-up location of the rider at the time of the request;
transmit the indicator and indicatory signal to the hand-held mobile communication device associate with the rider;
transmit the indicator and indicatory signal to the display associated with the vehicle, wherein the display associated with the vehicle is configured to display the indicator; and
delete the indicator after the requested vehicle transport service commences.