Casual driver ride sharing
AssigneeLyft, Inc.
InventorsDavid Dryjanski, Lev Popov, Timothy Brown, Logan Green, Austin Broyles
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Abstract
A system for casual driver ride sharing includes an interface and processor. The interface is to receive a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user. The processor is to determine compatibility between the typical route information and the request for the ride; determine a ranked list based at least in part on the compatibility; and provide a ride offer to a driver of the one or more casual drivers based at least in part on the ranked list.
Claims20
A system for casual driver ride sharing, comprising:
- an interface to:
- receive a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user;
- and
- receive typical route information from one or more casual drivers;
- and
- a processor to:
- determine compatibility between the typical route information and the request for the ride;
- determine a ranked list based at least in part on the compatibility;
- and
- provide a ride offer to a driver of the one or more casual drivers based at least in part on the ranked list.
A method for casual driver ride sharing, comprising, receiving a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user;
- and
- receiving typical route information from one or more casual drivers;
- and
- determining, using a processor, compatibility between the typical route information and the request for the ride;
- determining a ranked list based at least in part on the compatibility;
- and
- providing a ride offer to a driver of the one or more casual drivers based at least in part on the ranked list.
A computer program product for casual driver ride sharing, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user;
- and
- receiving typical route information from one or more casual drivers;
- and
- determining, using a processor, compatibility between the typical route information and the request for the ride;
- determining a ranked list based at least in part on the compatibility;
- and
- providing a ride offer to a driver of the one or more casual drivers based at least in part on the ranked list.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.