Vehicle and system for preventing free riding

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12314953-B2
Application number	US-202217969208-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2022
Priority date	Dec 30, 2021
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle includes a first sensor for sensing a first image, a second sensor for sensing a second image, and a processor that generates identification information of an object based on the first image, matches the identification information with payment request information including information about fare payment of the object, generates location information of the object based on the second image, matches the identification information with the location information to generate boarding information of the object, and determines a free riding of the object based on the boarding information and payment approval information corresponding to the identification information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a first sensor for sensing a first image;
a second sensor for sensing a second image; and
a processor configured to:
generate identification information of an object based on the first image;
match the identification information with payment request information including information about fare payment of the object;
generate location information of the object based on the second image;
match the identification information with the location information to generate boarding information of the object;
determine whether the object has a free ride based on the boarding information and payment approval information corresponding to the payment request information; and
output the boarding unavailable notification to the object visually by a notification lamp and auditorily by a speaker, in response that the identification information is not generated for a preset number of times or more.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate image information of the object and distance information between the first sensor and the object based on the first image; and
generate the identification information based on the image information and the distance information.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate the payment request information based on the first image; and
transmit the payment request information to a payment server.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive the payment approval information from the payment server; and
determine that the object is an object having successful payment approval information when the payment approval information includes information corresponding to a payment success.

5. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to sense the first image again through the first sensor when the identification information or the payment request information is not generated.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to request the object to change a location when the first sensor senses the first image again.

7. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to request the object to input the payment request information or receive the payment request information from the outside when the payment request information is not generated for a preset number of times or more.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
an input device for receiving the payment request information,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
match identification information of an object located closest to the input device with the payment request information; and
transmit the payment request information to a payment server when the payment request information is input.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive the payment approval information corresponding to the payment request information from the payment server; and
determine that the object is an object having successful payment approval information when the payment approval information includes information corresponding to a payment success.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the object has the free ride when there is no payment approval information corresponding to the object.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit identification information of the object who has the free ride to a control center,
wherein the control center stores identity information corresponding to the identification information.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in case of multi-men boarding, match identification information of multi-men boarding objects with payment request information of an object who has requested the multi-men boarding.

13. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to match the identification information with the location information through a deep learning technique.

14. A system comprising:
a vehicle including:
a first sensor for sensing a first image;
a second sensor for sensing a second image; and
a processor configured to generate identification information of an object based on the first image, match the identification information with payment request information including information about fare payment of the object, generate location information of the object based on the second image, match the identification information with the location information to generate boarding information of the object, determine whether the object has a free ride based on the boarding information and payment approval information corresponding to the payment request information, output a boarding unavailable notification to the object visually by a notification lamp and auditorily by a speaker, in response that the identification information is not generated for a preset number of times or more, and transmit identification information of the object who has the free ride to a control center,

a payment server for receiving the payment request information from the vehicle and transmitting the payment approval information to the vehicle; and
the control center for storing identity information of the object who has the free ride based on the identification information when the object has the free ride and for monitoring the object who has the free ride.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the vehicle, in case of multi-men boarding, matches identification information of multi-men boarding objects with payment request information of an object who has requested the multi-men boarding.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the vehicle further includes an input device for receiving the payment request information, matches identification information of an object located closest to the input device with the payment request information, and transmits the payment request information to the payment server when the payment request information is input.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the vehicle receives the payment approval information corresponding to the payment request information from the payment server, and determines that the object is an object having successful payment approval information when the payment approval information includes information corresponding to a payment success.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the vehicle generates the payment request information based on the first image,
wherein the payment server transmits the payment approval information corresponding to the payment request information to the vehicle.

19. A method for operating of a vehicle, the method comprising:
sensing, by a first sensor, a first image;
generating, by a processor, identification information of an object based on the first image;
matching, by the processor, the identification information with payment request information including information about fare payment of the object;
sensing, by a second sensor, a second image;
generating, by the processor, location information of the object based on the second image;
matching, by the processor, the identification information with the location information to generate boarding information of the object; and
determining, by the processor, whether the object has a free ride based on the boarding information and payment approval information corresponding to the identification in

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Kang Yim Ju
• Na Young Il
• Lee Hoon
• Yoo Jae Nam
• Lee Chang Jae
• Lee Wan Jae

Classifications

• G07B15/02

  taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems (G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24) · CPC title

• G06V10/761

  Proximity, similarity or dissimilarity measures · CPC title

• G06V40/172 Primary

  Classification, e.g. identification · CPC title

• G06V10/82

  using neural networks · CPC title

• G06Q20/102

  Bill distribution or payments · CPC title