Patent ID: 11862019
Assignee: LYFT, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A docking station for docking a micromobility transit vehicle, the docking station comprising:
a rack comprising:
a base frame comprising frame segments,
an anchor coupled to and extending vertically from at least one of the frame segments of the base frame; and
a lock plate coupled to the anchor and including a lock hole, the lock hole being disposed through the lock plate and being capable of receiving a locking device associated with the micromobility transit vehicle so as to permit locking of the micromobility transit vehicle to the anchor;

a sensor; and
a processor in communication with the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:
detect the micromobility transit vehicle is docked to the lock plate using the sensor, and
transmit a status of the micromobility transit vehicle based on the detecting the micromobility transit vehicle is docked to the lock plate.