Interactive real time system and real time method of use thereof in conveyance industry segments
AssigneeTeleport Mobility, Inc.
InventorsAlexis DaCosta, Vince Coletti
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Abstract
The present invention recognizes that there is a long felt need for more efficient systems in the interactive conveyance industry for goods and services. A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to an interactive real time system in the conveyance and other industries. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a real time method of use of the interactive system of the present invention.
Claims154
A network for communicating and securing one or more conveyance service offerings from at least one representative that controls at least one vehicle configured to perform conveyance services to a conveyance client, the at least one representative having a representative device in communication with the network, the network comprising:
- at least one external server in communication with the network, the network configured for receiving the one or more conveyance service offerings from the at least one representative, the at least one external server associated with a business entity that provides goods or services and comprising a substantially real time source of the one or more conveyance service offerings, wherein the one or more conveyance service offerings is dynamic and continuously updated;
- at least one central server in communication with the network, the at least one central server configured for receiving the one or more conveyance service offerings from the at least one external server in substantially real time, the at least one central server having associated therewith at least one application configured for entry of one or a combination of geographical location data and at least one conveyance client preference;
- at least one terminal in communication with the network and configured for interacting with the at least one application and for providing the geographical location data that relates to the conveyance client to the at least one central server, the at least one terminal comprising a display device and an input device;
- wherein the at least one central server is configured to process the one or more conveyance service offerings comprising conveyance data corresponding to at least one feature of the one or more conveyance service offerings, the geographical location data, the at least one conveyance client preference, and wherein the at least one central server is further configured to:
- perform one or more of standardizing and aggregating the one or more conveyance service offerings;
- filter the one or more conveyance service offerings by using the at least one conveyance client preference and the geographical location data to identify a filtered subset of conveyance service offerings;
- identify one or more preferred conveyance service offerings from the filtered subset of conveyance service offerings based on the at least one conveyance client preference;
- and wherein the at least one application is further configured to:
- generate at least one interactive visual representation comprising at least one geographical map and one or more selectable offering options associated with one or a combination of the filtered subset of conveyance service offerings, the one or more preferred conveyance service offerings, and the at least one conveyance client preference, wherein the at least one interactive visual representation is displayed on the at least one terminal, wherein the at least one interactive visual representation comprises a dynamic map that is updated in substantially real time to display updated results for the one or more selectable offering options;
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- secure the one or more selectable offering options in response to an entry by the conveyance client via the at least one input device.
A method for communicating and securing one or more conveyance service offerings from at least one representative to a conveyance client within a network, the at least one representative having a representative device in communication within the network, the method comprising:
- a) receiving at at least one central server in communication with the network in substantially real time, in any order:
- i) the one or more conveyance service offerings from at least one external server associated with a business entity that provides goods or services, the one or more conveyance service offerings comprising conveyance data corresponding to at least one feature of the one or more conveyance service offerings, from at least one first geographical location to at least one second geographical location, wherein the at least one external server comprises a substantially real time source of the one or more conveyance service offerings, and wherein the one or more conveyance service offerings is dynamic and continuously updated;
- ii) at least one conveyance client preference entered via at least one application, at least one terminal having a display device and an input device;
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- iii) geographical location data;
- b) processing the one or more conveyance service offerings by:
- i) filtering the one or more conveyance service offerings by using the at least one conveyance client preference and the geographical location data to identify a filtered subset of conveyance service offerings;
- ii) identifying one or more preferred conveyance service offerings from the filtered subset of conveyance service offerings based on the at least one conveyance client preference;
- c) generating at least one interactive visual representation comprising at least one geographical map and one or more selectable offering options associated with one or a combination of the filtered subset of conveyance service offerings, the one or more preferred conveyance service offerings, and the at least one conveyance client preference, wherein the at least one interactive visual representation is displayed on the at least one terminal, wherein the at least one interactive visual representation comprises a dynamic map that is updated in substantially real time to display updated results for the one or more selectable offering options;
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- d) securing the one or more selectable offering options in response to an entry by the conveyance client via the at least one input device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.