公开(公告)号：US20240338992A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18675089

申请日：2024-05-27

申请人： Scooterbug, Inc

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Thomas Dwayne Taylor ,  Michael Buchoff

IPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/27 ,  G07F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06F16/9554 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00896 ,  G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/27 ,  G07F17/0028 ,  G07C2009/00769

摘要： A wireless access control system network, in which a multi-level machine-readable code system and method are deployed for initiating and enabling contact-less access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in said environment using web-enabled mobile phones. The multi-level machine-readable code system including multi-level codes including facility-level codes, site-level codes and device-level codes, that are scanned by mobile computing devices such as mobile smart phones to initiated web-based e-commerce-enabled transactions that allow guest users to select and rent the particular networked devices available for rental and use within a facility, such as, for example, storage lockers, strollers, EVCs, wheelchairs and the like at a site selected within the environment. The wireless access and control system network can automatically assign an available device to the guest user at the selected site. When the guest reads the device-level machine-readable code on a device available for rental at a site, the wireless control access network also enables the guest users to scan the code and rent the device at the selected site and automatically control access to the rented device at the selected site, for access and use in the environment.

公开(公告)号：US11854335B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17242922

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： ScooterBug, Inc.

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Edward Joel Rodriguez ,  Thomas Dwayne Taylor ,  Michael Buchoff Buchoff ,  Sowmya Balda ,  Kyle Clarennce West ,  Brian William Rood ,  Tomas Rodriguez

IPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0645

CPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00571 ,  G07C9/00912 ,  G07C2009/00523

摘要： A method of contact-less access control to a device available for rental, access and use in an environment, by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes displayed in the environment using web-enabled mobile phones wirelessly connected to a wireless access control network. To practice a facility-level, site-level access and/or device-level access control method, a web-enabled mobile phone is used to scan facility-level, site-level and/or device-level machine-readable codes in the environment, and in response, rental transaction identifiers are stored within the cache on the web-enabled mobile phone scanning the machine-readable code. Each rental transaction identifier identifies the web-enabled mobile phone that is linked to a specific device rental transaction. After renting the selected device at either a facility-level, site-level or device-level location in the environment, the web-enabled mobile phone is used to scan the device-level machine-readable code on the rented device. The web-enabled mobile phone uses the rental transaction identifier stored within its cache to automatically enable access to the rented device at the selected site for use in the environment. While not required by the access methods, the user may set a passcode for entry into the system using the web-enabled mobile phone, to further constrain access to the rented device.

公开(公告)号：US11881074B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17242990

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： Scooterbug, Inc.

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Thomas Dwayne Taylor ,  Michael Buchoff Buchoff ,  Sowmya Balda ,  Stephanie Cornelia Lutz ,  Marc Maxwell Barber ,  Kevin George Miranda

IPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0645

CPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00571 ,  G07C9/00912 ,  G07C2009/00523

摘要： A GPS-tracked wireless-networked wheelchair system includes a wheelchair framework for carrying a passenger, and having a set of wheels adapted to rotate. A device-level machine-readable code is displayed on a surface associated with the wheelchair system. A brake assembly is arranged with the set of wheels and has a locked position, and an unlocked position. A wireless control module is operably connected to a wireless communication network. When a web-enabled mobile phone is used to (i) scan the device-level machine-readable code displayed on the wheelchair system, (ii) complete a wheelchair rental transaction over the wireless communication network, and (iii) obtain access control over the rented wheelchair system, then the wireless wheel locking control module unlocks the brake assembly, and the wheelchair framework is allowed to move relative to the ground surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230036188A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17828739

申请日：2022-05-31

申请人： ScooterBug, Inc.

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Edward Joel Rodriguez ,  Marc Maxwell Barber

IPC分类号： B62D39/00 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B62D1/16 ,  B62D1/14 ,  B60Q5/00 ,  G06Q30/02

摘要： A wireless network, systems and methods, wherein each passenger-carrying rideable vehicle deployed in the system includes: a modular construction consisting of a lightweight body driven by an electric-battery driven motor, and specially adapted for receiving a customizable ornamental body having the appearance and personality of a particular or an inanimate object; motorized and/or animated elements disposed beneath the animal character skin covering for enabling animal behaviors and/or expressions that promote a fun and entertaining ride experience; an audio-transducers mounted within the animal character body for playing music from smartphone applications and animated animal character body portions to provide a sense of realism and excitement as the electric entertainment vehicle is ridden through an amusement facility.

公开(公告)号：US11875629B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17242933

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： Scooterbug, Inc.

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Thomas Dwayne Taylor ,  Michael Buchoff Buchoff ,  Sowmya Balda ,  Stephanie Cornelia Lutz ,  Marc Maxwell Barber ,  Kevin George Miranda

IPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0645

CPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00571 ,  G07C9/00912 ,  G07C2009/00523

摘要： A wireless-networked stroller access control system includes a plurality of wireless-networked strollers, each having stroller framework for carrying a passenger, and having a set of wheels mounted on an axle. A device-level machine-readable code is displayed on a surface associated with the stroller system. A wheel brake assembly is arranged with the set of wheels and has a locked position, and an unlocked position. A manually-actuated control bar assembly is mounted on the stroller framework, arranged with respect to the wheel brake assembly, and has a locked state of operation and an unlocked state of operation. A wireless wheel-axle locking control module is arranged in wireless communication with a wireless communication infrastructure, and configured with the manually-actuated control bar assembly to control the state of operation of the manually-actuated control bar assembly and also the wheel brake assembly. When a web-enabled mobile phone is used to (i) scan the device-level machine-readable code displayed on the wireless-networked stroller, (ii) complete a stroller rental transaction over the wireless access control network, and (iii) obtain access control over the rented stroller system, then the wireless wheel-axle locking control module unlocks the wheel brake assembly, so that the set of wheels are allowed to rotate and the stroller framework is allowed to moved relative to the ground surface.

公开(公告)号：US20190054972A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US15998677

申请日：2018-08-16

申请人： ScooterBug, Inc.

发明人： Christopher T. Meehan ,  Marc M. Barber ,  Kurt D. Ring ,  Colt Wright Fletcher ,  John Thomas Zaniker ,  Tomas Rodriguez ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Hal Gunner

IPC分类号： B62K5/01 ,  B62K23/00 ,  B62J99/00 ,  B62K21/00 ,  G06Q30/06

摘要： One embodiment of an electric convenience vehicle (ECV) may include a frame, a plurality of wheels configured to support and move the frame, a user support member supported by the frame, a steering mechanism disposed toward a front portion of the ECV, a motor configured to cause at least one wheel to be propelled forward, propelled backward, or to remain in a fixed position, a throttle, when activated in a first position, may cause the motor to propel the wheel(s) in a forward direction, when activated in a second position, may cause the motor to propel the wheel(s) in a reverse direction, and a control and communications unit (CCU) disposed in front of the user support member, and configured to control operations of the motor.

公开(公告)号：US11995943B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17399080

申请日：2021-08-11

申请人： Scooterbug, INC.

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Thomas Dwayne Taylor ,  Michael Buchoff

IPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/27 ,  G07F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G06F16/9554 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00896 ,  G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/27 ,  G07F17/0028 ,  G07C2009/00769

摘要： A multi-level machine-readable code system and method deployed in an environment supported by a wireless access control system network. The multi-level machine-readable code system including multi-level codes including facility-level codes, site-level codes and device-level codes, that are scanned by mobile computing devices such as mobile smart phones to initiated web-based e-commerce-enabled transactions that allow guest users to select and rent the particular networked devices available for rental and use within a facility, such as, for example, storage lockers, strollers, EVCs, wheelchairs and the like at a site selected within the environment. The wireless access and control system network can automatically assign an available device to the guest user at the selected site. When the guest reads the device-level machine-readable code on a device available for rental at a site, the wireless control access network also enables the guest users to scan the code and rent the device at the selected site and automatically control access to the rented device at the selected site, for access and use in the environment.

公开(公告)号：US11631295B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16990381

申请日：2020-08-11

申请人： Scooterbug, Inc.

发明人： Mark Christopher Schmidt ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Edward Joel Rodriguez ,  Thomas Dwayne Taylor ,  Michael Buchoff Buchoff ,  Sowmya Balda ,  Kyle Clarennce West ,  Stephanie Cornelia Lutz ,  Marc Maxwell Barber ,  Kevin George Miranda ,  Brian William Rood ,  Tomas Rodriguez

IPC分类号： G07F17/12 ,  G07C9/00 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0645

摘要： A wireless network, mobile systems and methods for controlling access to lockers, strollers, wheel chairs and electronic convenience vehicles and other networked devices provided with machine-readable codes that are scanned by mobile phones and computing devices.

公开(公告)号：US11247746B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US15998677

申请日：2018-08-16

申请人： ScooterBug, Inc.

发明人： Christopher T. Meehan ,  Marc M. Barber ,  Kurt D. Ring ,  Colt Wright Fletcher ,  John Thomas Zaniker ,  Tomas Rodriguez ,  Wesley Edward Swogger ,  Hal Gunner

IPC分类号： B60W30/16 ,  A61G5/04 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B62K5/01 ,  B62K23/00 ,  B62J99/00 ,  B62K21/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07F17/00 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  B62J45/20 ,  B62J45/40 ,  B62J50/20

摘要： One embodiment of an electric convenience vehicle (ECV) may include a frame, a plurality of wheels configured to support and move the frame, a user support member supported by the frame, a steering mechanism disposed toward a front portion of the ECV, a motor configured to cause at least one wheel to be propelled forward, propelled backward, or to remain in a fixed position, a throttle, when activated in a first position, may cause the motor to propel the wheel(s) in a forward direction, when activated in a second position, may cause the motor to propel the wheel(s) in a reverse direction, and a control and communications unit (CCU) disposed in front of the user support member, and configured to control operations of the motor.

公开(公告)号：US20170098273A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15237506

申请日：2016-08-15

申请人： ScooterBug, Inc.

发明人： Christopher T. Meehan ,  Kurt D. Ring

IPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  E05B77/00 ,  B60L11/18

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0645 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/60 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L2200/24 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B62H2003/005 ,  E05B77/00 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/163

摘要： Systems and methods for self service vending of electric convenience vehicles (ECVs) are disclosed. Various embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein allow convenient rental of ECVs to visitors of large venues without requiring dedicated service personnel. In one embodiment, a self service vending system may include a charging station configured to charge an ECV, a locking mechanism configured to lock the ECV, and a terminal configured to process a reservation of the ECV and to provide a code for operating the ECV based on the reservation. In some embodiments, a self service vending system may include a docking station. Embodiments may further include a reservation management system. Computer systems implementing methods of self service vending of ECVs are also disclosed.