System for credit card acceptance in taxicabs
June 8, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus in taximeters for coaction by teletransmission with a common calculator unit Off line cash card system and method Method and apparatus for validating credit information during home delivery of order Method for transmitting creditcard information for a group of bus passengers Car rent system Portable credit card terminal interface Method of transmitting data quickly and securely from a smart card during a remote transaction Method for paying for services and/or goods and apparatus for carrying out the method System and method for coordinating personal transportation Automated routing of messages over a network InventorApplicationNo. 590335 filed on 06/08/2000US Classes:235/384, Transportation235/449MagneticExaminersPrimary: Frech, Karl D.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG07B 015/02AbstractAn on board system for a taxicab having a wireless modem that allows a passenger to charge his fare by use of a credit card to a remotely located institution responsible for the charge account. The system also provides bilateral communication to allow messages to be successfully exchanged in order to successfully conduct the business of carrying passengers in the taxicab. | |
