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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Applicants:
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventor:
Eric John Smith, Holland, MI (US);
Assignees:
DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for determining location information of a portable device relative to an object is provided. In one embodiment, a booking control system is provided for booking a resource or service associated with the object. The system and method may determine location information with respect to the portable device, and identify the user as checked-in or checked-out (e.g., the resource is in-use or out of use) based on the location information.