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US 10,593,206 B2Granted
Ride hailing with optimal pick-up points in shared transport system
AssigneeCarma Technology Limited
InventorSean O'Sullivan
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Abstract
The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
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A method of sharing transportation employing a ground transportation network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the ground transportation network, a first ride request from a first transport user device, wherein the first transport user device is associated with a first transport user, and wherein the first ride request includes a first pick-up location and a first drop-off location;
- identifying, by the ground transportation network, a first transport provider in close proximity to the first pick-up location received in the first ride request, wherein the first transport provider comprises a first transport provider device in communication with the ground transportation network;
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a first transport request to the first transport provider device;
- detecting, by the ground transportation network, whether the first transport provider accepts the first transport request;
- sending, by the ground transportation network, transport instructions to the first transport provider device if the first transport provider accepts the first transport request, wherein the transport instructions include information identifying the first transport user, a first optimal pick-up location, and the first drop-off location, the first optimal pick-up location being different from the first pick-up location;
- sending, by the ground transportation network, instructions to the first transport user device directing the first transport user to be picked up at the first optimal pick-up location;
- receiving indication, by the ground transportation network, that the first transport provider has picked up the first transport user for a first journey from the first optimal pick-up location to the first drop-off location;
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- receiving indication, by the ground transportation network, that the first transport provider has ended the first journey after dropping off the first transport user at the first drop-off location.
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A computer system for sharing transportation employing a ground transportation network, the system comprising:
- a memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein;
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- a processor configured to access the memory and execute the processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor configures the processor to perform a plurality of functions, including functions to:
- receive, by the ground transportation network, a first ride request from a first transport user device, wherein the first transport user device is associated with a first transport user, and wherein the first ride request includes a first pick-up location and a first drop-off location;
- identify, by the ground transportation network, a first transport provider in close proximity to the first pick-up location received in the first ride request, wherein the first transport provider comprises a first transport provider device in communication with the ground transportation network;
- send, by the ground transportation network, a first transport request to the first transport provider device;
- detect, by the ground transportation network, whether the first transport provider accepts the first transport request;
- send, by the ground transportation network, transport instructions to the first transport provider device if the first transport provider accepts the first transport request, wherein the transport instructions include information identifying the first transport user, a first optimal pick-up location, and the first drop-off location, the first optimal pick-up location being different from the first pick-up location;
- send, by the ground transportation network, instructions to the first transport user device directing the first transport user to be picked up at the first optimal pick-up location;
- receive indication, by the ground transportation network, that the first transport provider has picked up the first transport user for a first journey from the first optimal pick-up location to the first drop-off location;
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- receive indication, by the ground transportation network, that the first transport provider has ended the first journey after dropping off the first transport user at the first drop-off location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.