Wireless beacon devices for use in managing transportation service terminals

Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in managing transportation service terminals. A user may travel with a device, such as a communication device, that includes a communication module that may utilize specialized hardware features to establish short range wireless communications with nearby wireless beacons. The wireless beacons may be established at or nearby transportation service terminals, such as bus/train stops. The beacon may provide the aforementioned communication services with the communication device and be utilized to determine whether the user will utilize a transportation service for the terminal. If the user wishes to utilize the transportation service, a transportation service may be alerted. The user may also be alerted of an expected time of arrival for the transportation service, other transportation services available at the transportation terminal, and/or of nearby transportation terminals.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 one or more computer-readable memories storing program instructions; and   one or more processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 detecting reception of a first user device identifier corresponding to a first user device via a first service provider device of a plurality of service provider devices associated with a first transportation terminal, wherein the first user identifier is received by the first service provider device via a first connection; 
 detecting reception of the first user device identifier by a second service provider device of the plurality of service provider devices, wherein the first user device identifier is received by the second service provider device via a second connection, established after the first connection; and 
 in response to the detecting the reception of the first user device identifier by the second service provider device, transmitting a message to a device associated with a first transportation service, wherein the message includes a first information corresponding to a user of the first user device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the information corresponding to the user includes identification information of the user and a travel route corresponding to the user. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes identification information corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes an estimated time of arrival of a transportation provider corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes a map interface that indicates a location of a transportation provider corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 determining the first transportation service from a plurality of transportation services based on user information associated with the user of the first user device.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second service provider device is located in the first transportation terminal. 
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 detecting reception of a first user device identifier corresponding to a first user device via a first service provider device of a plurality of service provider devices associated with a first transportation terminal, wherein the first user identifier is received by the first service provider device via a first connection;   detecting reception of the first user device identifier by a second service provider device of the plurality of service provider devices, wherein the first user device identifier is received by the second service provider device via a second connection, established after the first connection; and   in response to the detecting the reception of the first user device identifier by the second service provider device, transmitting a message to a device associated with a first transportation service, wherein the message includes a first information corresponding to a user of the first user device.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information corresponding to the user includes identification information of the user and a travel route corresponding to the user. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes identification information corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes an estimated time of arrival of a transportation provider corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes a map interface that indicates a location of a transportation provider corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 determining the first transportation service from a plurality of transportation services based on user information associated with the user of the first user device.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second service provider device is located in the first transportation terminal. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program instructions, the program instructions when executed cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
 detecting reception of a first user device identifier corresponding to a first user device via a first service provider device of a plurality of service provider devices associated with a first transportation terminal, wherein the first user identifier is received by the first service provider device via a first connection;   detecting reception of the first user device identifier by a second service provider device of the plurality of service provider devices, wherein the first user device identifier is received by the second service provider device via a second connection, established after the first connection; and   in response to the detecting the reception of the first user device identifier by the second service provider device, transmitting a message to a device associated with a first transportation service, wherein the message includes a first information corresponding to a user of the first user device.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the information corresponding to the user includes identification information of the user and a travel route corresponding to the user. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes identification information corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes an estimated time of arrival of a transportation provider corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 transmitting a second information to the first user device, wherein the second information includes a map interface that indicates a location of a transportation provider corresponding to the first transportation service.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the second service provider device is located in the first transportation terminal.