Systems and methods for electronic rider verification in a shared transport network
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.
Claims20
A method of electronically verifying a transport user employing a ground transportation network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the ground transportation network, a transport request from a transport user device associated with a transport user, wherein the transport request includes a pick-up location and a drop-off location;
- identifying, by the ground transportation network, a transport provider in proximity to the pick-up location received in the ride request, wherein the transport provider comprises a transport provider device in communication with the ground transportation network;
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a transport request to the transport provider device;
- upon detecting that the transport provider accepts the transport request:
- sending, by the ground transportation network, transport instructions to the transport provider device, wherein the transport instructions include the pick-up location and the drop-off location;
- and
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a first personal identification number (PIN) to the transport user device;
- and
- verifying, by the ground transportation network, that the transport provider has picked up the transport user based on matching the first PIN with a second PIN.
A computer system for electronically verifying a transport user 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, configure the processor to perform a plurality of functions comprising:
- receiving, by the ground transportation network, a transport request from a transport user device associated with a transport user, wherein the transport request includes a pick-up location and a drop-off location;
- identifying, by the ground transportation network, a transport provider in proximity to the pick-up location received in the ride request, wherein the transport provider comprises a transport provider device in communication with the ground transportation network;
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a transport request to the transport provider device;
- upon detecting that the transport provider accepts the transport request:
- sending, by the ground transportation network, transport instructions to the transport provider device, wherein the transport instructions include the pick-up location and the drop-off location;
- and
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a first personal identification number (PIN) to the transport user device;
- and
- verifying, by the ground transportation network, that the transport provider has picked up the transport user based on matching the first PIN with a second PIN.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to perform a plurality of functions for electronically verifying a transport user employing a ground transportation network, the plurality of functions comprising:
- receiving, by the ground transportation network, a transport request from a transport user device associated with a transport user, wherein the transport request includes a pick-up location and a drop-off location;
- identifying, by the ground transportation network, a transport provider in proximity to the pick-up location received in the ride request, wherein the transport provider comprises a transport provider device in communication with the ground transportation network;
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a transport request to the transport provider device;
- upon detecting that the transport provider accepts the transport request:
- sending, by the ground transportation network, transport instructions to the transport provider device, wherein the transport instructions include the pick-up location and the drop-off location;
- and
- sending, by the ground transportation network, a first personal identification number (PIN) to the transport user device;
- and
- verifying, by the ground transportation network, that the transport provider has picked up the transport user based on matching the first PIN with a second PIN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.