Global Patent Index - EP 1506536 A1

EP 1506536 A1 20050216 - TAXI BOOKING METHOD AND DEVICE USING INDIVIDUAL UNITS ENABLING CALLER LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION

Title (en)

TAXI BOOKING METHOD AND DEVICE USING INDIVIDUAL UNITS ENABLING CALLER LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR RESERVIERUNG VON TAXEN MIT HILFE INDIVIDUELLER GEHÄUSE, WELCHES DIE LOKALISIERUNG UND DIE IDENTIFIKATION EINES ANRUFERS ERLAUBT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE RESERVATION DE TAXI PAR BOITIERS INDIVIDUELS PERMETTANT LA LOCALISATION ET L'IDENTIFICATION DE L'APPELANT

Publication

EP 1506536 A1 20050216 (FR)

Application

EP 02738236 A 20020510

Priority

  • FR 0201592 W 20020510
  • FR 0106191 A 20010510

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02091330A1] The invention concerns a method which consists in: calling (7) a central management station (2) via a GSM mobile telephone; indicating (9) to the central management station (2) the geographical position of the caller-client and his identity by coupling the individual identification unit (4) to the mobile telephone (3), the geographical co-ordinates being supplied by a GPS receiver (18) integrated in the locating unit; identifying (10) in the central management station (2) the free taxi nearest to the geographical location indicated by the locating unit (4); transmitting (11) to the selected taxi the caller-client location; and transmitting (12) to the caller-client the identification of the identified free taxi. The invention is applicable to public transport, rescue organisations for people in distress.

IPC 1-7

G08G 1/127; G07B 13/00; H04Q 7/22; G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G07B 13/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01); H04Q 7/22 (2006.01); H04Q 7/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G07B 13/00 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02091330A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02091330 A1 20021114; EP 1506536 A1 20050216; FR 2824657 A1 20021115; FR 2824657 B1 20031031

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0201592 W 20020510; EP 02738236 A 20020510; FR 0106191 A 20010510