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

Claim 0:
1. A multimodal transportation system, comprising:
a docking station for docking one or more micromobility transit vehicles, the docking station comprising a plurality of racks, each 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 a 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:
identify, using the sensor, a docking availability of one or more racks of the plurality of racks; and
transmit the docking availability of the one or more racks.