USPTO Patent Grant for Operation Management System

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent (US12586430B2) to NEC CORPORATION for an operation management system and apparatus. The system utilizes biometric information for user authentication during vehicle boarding reservations and actual boarding to ensure a match between reservation and boarding details.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12586430B2 for an operation management system and apparatus to NEC CORPORATION. The patent covers a system that includes a server and a vehicle-equipped apparatus, designed to manage operations by verifying user identity through biometric data. Key features include a reservation acceptance unit that captures biometric information and boarding point details, and a boarding information acquisition unit that collects similar data during actual boarding, with an authentication unit to match these details.

This patent grant signifies the protection of intellectual property related to biometric authentication in transportation and operation management systems. While not a direct regulatory mandate for companies, it establishes proprietary technology that could influence future product development and market offerings in areas involving user identification and access control, particularly in the transportation sector. Companies developing similar systems should be aware of this granted patent to avoid potential infringement.

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Operation management system, operation management apparatus, operation management method, and non-transitory storage medium

Grant US12586430B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

NEC CORPORATION

Inventors

Akihisa Sudou, Daisuke Kawasaki, Kaori Yamane

Abstract

An operation management system (100) includes a server apparatus (102) and an operation management apparatus (103). The operation management system (100) includes: a reservation acceptance unit (111) acquiring reservation information including biometric information of a user making a boarding reservation for a vehicle, and a boarding point; a boarding information acquisition unit (120) acquiring boarding information including biometric information of the user generated by a camera (103) equipped on the vehicle and boarding place information indicating the boarding point; and an authentication unit (113) determining whether there is a match of biometric information and a boarding point that are included in each piece of the reservation information and the boarding information.