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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John William Glatfelter, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Brian Dale Laughlin, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/265 (2013.01); G01C 21/3605 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/42 (2018.02);
Abstract
A system and method to transport one or more persons or objects. The system includes pods that each have an interior space to house the one or more persons or objects, and vehicles that are each configured to individually connect to one or more of the pods and to transport the pods from a first location to a second location. A server is located remotely from the pods and the vehicles. The server is configured to receive data from the pods and the vehicles through a wireless communication network to monitor a usage and location of the pods.