US Patent Issued to HERE Global on March 18 for "Method and apparatus for placing a shared micro-mobility vehicle in public spaces" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,771, issued on March 18, was assigned to HERE Global B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Method and apparatus for placing a shared micro-mobility vehicle in public spaces" was invented by Jerome Beaurepaire (Nantes, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An approach is provided for determining placement location(s) in a public space for a shared micro-mobility vehicle. The approach involves identifying a candidate placement location in the sidewalk area. The approach also involves determining factor(s) associated with the location and/or nearby location(s) in the sidewalk area. The approach further involves making a determination of whet...