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US 12,597,299 B2Granted
System and method for repositioning vehicles in a geographic area based on utilization metric
AssigneeLyft, Inc.
InventorsRomain Clément, Joseph Patrick Wendell Whinnery
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is disclosed for managing personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) across a geographic region. One or more sensor-equipped vehicles traverse the region and collect sensor data, which is used by a computing system to determine the respective state and location of PMVs. Based on these determinations, the system generates a utilization value for the PMVs and compares it to a predefined utilization metric reflecting desired deployment levels. The system then provides instructions to reposition PMVs within the region to satisfy the utilization metric, enabling automated, demand-responsive fleet balancing and reduced reliance on manual monitoring.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining, by a computing system, respective states and respective locations of one or more personal mobility vehicles in a geographic region based on sensor data collected by one or more sensor-equipped vehicles;
- determining, by the computing system, a utilization metric that measures utilization of the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region based on the respective states and respective locations;
- generating, by the computing system, one or more predictions of utilization for the one or more personal mobility vehicles based on the respective states, the respective locations, and contextual information comprising a date, day of week, or time of day during which the sensor data was collected;
- comparing, by the computing system, the one or more predictions of utilization with the utilization metric for repositioning the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region;
- providing, by the computing system, one or more instructions to reposition the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region or to remove personal mobility vehicles from the geographic region for fleet balancing purposes;
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- providing, by the computing system, one or more routing instructions to route the one or more sensor-equipped vehicles to reconnaissance along a road on which the one or more personal mobility vehicles are determined to be located based on the sensor data.
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A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:
- determining respective states and respective locations of one or more personal mobility vehicles in a geographic region based on sensor data collected by one or more sensor-equipped vehicles;
- determining a utilization metric that measures utilization of the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region based on the respective state and respective location;
- generating one or more predictions of utilization for the one or more personal mobility vehicles based on the respective states, the respective locations, and contextual information comprising a date, day of week, or time of day during which the sensor data was collected;
- comparing the one or more predictions of utilization with the utilization metric for repositioning the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region;
- providing one or more instructions to reposition the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region or to remove personal mobility vehicles from the geographic region for fleet balancing purposes;
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- providing one or more routing instructions to route the one or more sensor-equipped vehicles to reconnaissance along a road on which the one or more personal mobility vehicles are determined to be located based on the sensor data.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform:
- determining respective states and respective locations of one or more personal mobility vehicles in a geographic region based on sensor data collected by one or more sensor-equipped vehicles;
- determining a utilization metric that measures utilization of the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region based on the respective state and respective location;
- generating one or more predictions of utilization for the one or more personal mobility vehicles based on the respective states, the respective locations, and contextual information comprising a date, day of week, or time of day during which the sensor data was collected;
- comparing the one or more predictions of utilization with the utilization metric for repositioning the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region;
- providing one or more instructions to reposition the one or more personal mobility vehicles in the geographic region or to remove personal mobility vehicles from the geographic region for fleet balancing purposes;
- and
- providing one or more routing instructions to route the one or more sensor-equipped vehicles to reconnaissance along a road on which the one or more personal mobility vehicles are determined to be located based on the sensor data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.