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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Evangelos P. Skoures, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/12 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); G07B 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/0057 (2013.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G07B 15/00 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/518 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle door system for a for-hire vehicle (FHV) and a method of calculating a transport fare includes providing a FHV having an actuator configured to adjust a position of a door relative to a door opening. An apparatus is configured to receive vehicle occupancy data. A controller is configured to process the vehicle occupancy data to determine the vehicle occupancy over the course of a passenger transport. The controller is further configured to calculate a transport fare as a function of the vehicle occupancy over the course of the passenger transport.