US 2013/0096827 A1 · RIDE-SHARE SERVICE

Abstract

Implementing a ride share service includes determining a route for an operator of the vehicle and accessing user preferences of the operator, the user preferences including characteristics of a ride share event and prospective ride share individuals. The ride share service also includes comparing the user preferences with information provided by individuals seeking transportation, each of the individuals providing a request for the transportation. The ride share service further includes identifying qualified candidates for the ride share event from the comparing by determining a threshold level of characteristics matching information provided by the individuals. In response to receiving a selection of a qualified candidate from the qualified candidates, the ride share service includes transmitting a communication to the selected qualified candidate accepting the request.

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Dependent claims

A system for implementing ride share services, comprising:

a computer processor disposed in a vehicle;
and
logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising:
determining a route for an operator of the vehicle;
accessing user preferences of the operator, the user preferences including characteristics of a ride share event and prospective ride share individuals;
comparing the user preferences with information provided by individuals seeking transportation, each of the individuals providing a request for the transportation;
identifying qualified candidates for the ride share event from the comparing by determining a threshold level of characteristics matching information provided by the individuals;
and
in response to receiving, from the operator, a selection of a qualified candidate from the qualified candidates, transmitting a communication to the selected qualified candidate accepting the request.

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A method for implementing ride share services, comprising:

determining a route for an operator of a vehicle;
accessing user preferences of the operator, the user preferences including characteristics of a ride share event and prospective ride share individuals;
comparing the user preferences with information provided by individuals seeking transportation, each of the individuals providing a request for the transportation;
identifying qualified candidates for the ride share event from the comparing by determining a threshold level of characteristics matching information provided by the individuals;
and
in response to receiving, from the operator, a selection of a qualified candidate from the qualified candidates, transmitting a communication to the selected qualified candidate accepting the request.

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A computer program product for implementing ride share services, the computer program product comprising a storage medium embodied with computer-readable program instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

determining a route for an operator of a vehicle;
accessing user preferences of the operator, the user preferences including characteristics of a ride share event and prospective ride share individuals;
comparing the user preferences with information provided by individuals seeking transportation, each of the individuals providing a request for the transportation;
identifying qualified candidates for the ride share event from the comparing by determining a threshold level of characteristics matching information provided by the individuals;
and
in response to receiving, from the operator, a selection of a qualified candidate from the qualified candidates, transmitting a communication to the selected qualified candidate accepting the request.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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