Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Reservation – check-in – or booking display for reserved space
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-31
2011-05-31
Boyce, Akiba K Robinson (Department: 3628)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Reservation, check-in, or booking display for reserved space
C705S002000, C705S002000, C705S005000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07953618
ABSTRACT:
A transport system havingcommuters with identification and/or vehicles with identification (“identifiers”) authorizing them to take part in the transport system,at least one vehicle park in which authorized commuters may park vehicles and/or take on board authorized commuters who may or may not have parked vehicles and transport them to a specified destination and/or for set down near the specified destination,a hub at which vehicles of authorized commuters or others may take on board authorized commuters and transport them to the or a said vehicle park,optionally near the specified destination, at least one pickup point from which authorized commuters may be transported back to the hub, anda benefit sharing system involving the use of the identifiers at the vehicle park(s) and/or said hub whereby an authorized commuter, when a driver of authorized commuter(s) leaving and/or returning to or arriving at the vehicle park(s) and/or hub, benefits at some detriment to each carried commuter.
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Minett Paul
Pearce John H
Boyce Akiba K Robinson
Novak Druce & Quigg LLP
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