Patent ID: 11968608
Assignee: HELBIZ HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system for setting a state of an interlock on a personal transport device, the system comprising: a plurality of beacons arranged along the perimeter of a geofenced location, the plurality of beacons operative to transmit a-Bluetooth-inquiry messages over a Bluetooth radio and ultra-wide band signals over an ultra-wide band radio; an IoT pack affixed to a body of the personal transport device, the IoT pack comprising: a Bluetooth radio adapted to receive an inquiry message from at least one of the plurality of beacons; a processor; and an ultra-wide band radio to which provision of power is controlled by the processor, the processor initiating the provision of power to the ultra-wide band radio upon receipt of the inquiry message by the Bluetooth radio and the ultra-wide band radio being adapted to, upon the initiating of the provision of power, receive the ultra-wide band signals from one or more of the plurality of beacons and determine its location on the basis thereof relative to the geofenced location; and a network operations center (“NOC”) operative to transmit one or more commands to the IoT pack on the basis of at least the results of the location determination and the state of the interlock; wherein the state of the interlock on the personal transport device is set by the IoT pack in accordance with the commands received from the NOC such that corresponding interlock endpoints are engaged or disengaged on the basis of the commands.