Patent ID: 11880899
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving location coordinates associated with a geographic location of a computing device;
determining that the geographic location is within a threshold distance to a bicycle station, the bicycle station comprising a plurality of shared bicycles, a plurality of docking spots each configured to move between an unlocked position wherein a corresponding one of the plurality of shared bicycles is not maintained in the bicycle station, and a locked position wherein the corresponding one of the plurality of shared bicycles is maintained in the bicycle station, and a kiosk for moving at least one of the plurality of docking spots between the unlocked and locked positions;
receiving user identification information comprising sensor data automatically captured by one or more sensors at the bicycle station that includes a representation of a user;
analyzing the sensor data to determine a feature vector;
comparing the feature vector to a plurality of stored feature vectors;
determining a stored feature vector from the plurality of stored feature vectors that matches the feature vector to at least a threshold deviation, the stored feature vector associated with a registered user, the registered user associated with a user account of a service provider;
authorizing access to the user account;
triggering a transport mode reservation event in the user account; and
unlocking a first docking spot of the plurality of docking spots with the kiosk to automatically provide access to a first bicycle of the plurality of shared bicylces associated with the transport mode reservation event based at least in part on an automatic authentication procedure when the user is within a signal detection range associated with the bicycle station.