The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Neil Wilson, Easley, SC (US);
Lars William Johnson, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/00 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the control of rental vehicles that are operated on a pay for usage basis. With this invention, operation of a vehicle is limited to those that have either paid for its use, or those that must have access to it for the purpose of maintaining it. Central to this invention is the integration of the Point of Sale payment process with the golf cart operation through the use of a readily available portable electronic messenger commonly known as an iButton.