Method and system for identifying meeting points

A computer-implemented method for execution by a ridesharing platform, the method comprising:

• receiving, from an electronic device associated with a potential passenger, a rideshare request, the rideshare request being associated with (1) a search departure position and (2) a search arrival position;
• accessing, from a trip database, trips associated with selected meeting points, the selected meeting points being associated with a geographical coordinate system;
• selecting, by a processor, candidate trips from the trips based on a comparison of at least one of the search departure position and the search arrival position and the selected meeting points, the comparison comprising a determination as to whether a given selected meeting point is within a distance from the at least one of the search departure position and the search arrival position;
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• transmitting, to the electronic device, the candidate trips for displaying to the potential passenger.

A computer-implemented system for processing a rideshare request, the system comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• a processor configured to perform:
• receiving, from an electronic device associated with a driver, instructions to create a trip in the ridesharing platform, the instructions being associated with a driver departure position, a driver arrival position and a deviation threshold reflective of an acceptable deviation from an original route from the driver departure position to the driver arrival position, the deviation threshold being associated with at least one of a deviation distance and a deviation duration;
• generating an original route by causing to compute an original polyline defining the original route, the original polyline extending from the driver departure position to the driver arrival position, the original polyline being associated with a geographical coordinate system, the original route being associated with at least one of an original route distance and an original trip duration;
• accessing, from a meeting point database, a set of meeting points, each one of the meeting points of the set of meeting points being associated with the geographical coordinate system;
• determining, by a processor, from the set of meeting points, candidate meeting points which are within a distance from the original polyline;
• generating, for each one of the candidate meeting points, a detour route by causing to compute a detour polyline defining the detour route, the detour polyline extending from the driver departure position to the one of the candidate meeting points and from the one of the candidate meeting points to the driver arrival position, the detour route being associated with at least one of a detour route distance and a detour trip duration;
• identifying, by the processor, selected candidate meeting points from the candidate meeting points based on a comparison of the original route and the detour route;
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• storing, in a trip database, the selected candidate meeting points, the selected candidate meeting points being associated with the trip.

A computer-implemented system for processing a rideshare request, the system comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• a processor configured to perform:
• receiving, from an electronic device associated with a potential passenger, a rideshare request, the rideshare request being associated with a search departure position and a search arrival position;
• accessing, from a trip database, trips associated with selected meeting points, the selected meeting points being associated with a geographical coordinate system;
• selecting, by a processor, candidate trips from the trips based on a comparison of at least one of the search departure position and the search arrival position and the selected meeting points, the comparison comprising a determination as to whether a given selected meeting point is within a distance from the at least one of the search departure position and the search arrival position;
• and
• transmitting, to the electronic device, the candidate trips for displaying to the potential passenger.