US 2018/0293520 A1 · RIDE CHAINING FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL

Abstract

In an approach to ride chaining, one or more computer processors receive a request from a user for a transportation to a final destination in a vehicle. The one or more computer processors determine that a plurality of travel segments is required for the transportation to the final destination. The one or more computer processors reserve a first vehicle for a first travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a first destination. The one or more computer processors, after commencement of the first travel segment and before completion of the first travel segment, determine a second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a second destination. The one or more computer processors reserve a second vehicle for the second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments.

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Dependent claims

A method for ride chaining, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request from a user for a transportation to a final destination in a vehicle;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, that a plurality of travel segments is required for the transportation to the final destination;
reserving, by the one or more computer processors, a first vehicle for a first travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a first destination, where the first destination is not the final destination;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, after commencement of the first travel segment and before completion of the first travel segment, a second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a second destination;
and
reserving, by the one or more computer processors, a second vehicle for the second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments.

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A computer program product for ride chaining, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a request from a user for a transportation to a final destination in a vehicle;
program instructions to determine that a plurality of travel segments is required for the transportation to the final destination;
program instructions to reserve a first vehicle for a first travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a first destination, where the first destination is not the final destination program instructions to determine after commencement of the first travel segment and before completion of the first travel segment, a second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a second destination;
and
program instructions to reserve a second vehicle for the second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments.

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A computer system for ride chaining, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage devices;
program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a request from a user for a transportation to a final destination in a vehicle;
program instructions to determine that a plurality of travel segments is required for the transportation to the final destination;
program instructions to reserve a first vehicle for a first travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a first destination;
program instructions to determine after commencement of the first travel segment and before completion of the first travel segment, a second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments to a second destination;
and
program instructions to reserve a second vehicle for the second travel segment of the plurality of travel segments.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Ride chaining for long distance travel

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Ride chaining for long distance travel

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