Data transmission and communication for processing multiple transport requests

A computing system for managing a transport service, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the computing system, cause the computing system to:
• receive, over one or more networks, a transport request from a user device of a user indicating a start location;
• perform a first optimization process to identify a first service provider for the transport request based on the start location and a set of provider information maintained by the computing system, the identification of the first service provider for the transport request being associated with a tentative assignment period;
• in response to identifying the first service provider for the transport request, transmit a first set of assignment data to a first provider device of the first service provider;
• update the set of provider information based on provider data received from a plurality of provider devices after identifying the first service provider for the transport request, the plurality of provider devices being configured to periodically transmit the provider data to the computing system over the one or more networks;
• during the tentative assignment period associated with the identification of the first service provider for the transport request, perform a second optimization process based at least on the updated set of provider information to identify a second service provider for the transport request;
• and
• in response to identifying the second service provider for the transport request during the tentative assignment period, transmit a second set of assignment data to a second provider device of the second service provider and a set of cancellation data to the first provider device of the first service provider.

A method of managing a transport service, the method being performed by a computing system and comprising:

• receiving, over one or more networks, a transport request from a user device of a user indicating a start location;
• performing a first optimization process to identify a first service provider for the transport request based on the start location and a set of provider information maintained by the computing system, the identification of the first service provider for the transport request being associated with a tentative assignment period;
• in response to identifying the first service provider for the transport request, transmitting a first set of assignment data to a first provider device of the first service provider;
• updating the set of provider information based on provider data received from a plurality of provider devices after identifying the first service provider for the transport request, the plurality of provider devices being configured to periodically transmit the provider data to the computing system over the one or more networks;
• during the tentative assignment period associated with the identification of the first service provider for the transport request, performing a second optimization process based at least on the updated set of provider information to identify a second service provider for the transport request;
• and
• in response to identifying the second service provider for the transport request during the tentative assignment period, transmitting a second set of assignment data to a second provider device of the second service provider and a set of cancellation data to the first provider device of the first service provider.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to:

• receive, over one or more networks, a transport request from a user device of a user indicating a start location;
• perform a first optimization process to identify a first service provider for the transport request based on the start location and a set of provider information maintained by the computing system, the identification of the first service provider for the transport request being associated with a tentative assignment period;
• in response to identifying the first service provider for the transport request, transmit a first set of assignment data to a first provider device of the first service provider;
• update the set of provider information based on provider data received from a plurality of provider devices after identifying the first service provider for the transport request, the plurality of provider devices being configured to periodically transmit the provider data to the computing system over the one or more networks;
• during the tentative assignment period associated with the identification of the first service provider for the transport request, perform a second optimization process based at least on the updated set of provider information to identify a second service provider for the transport request;
• and
• in response to identifying the second service provider for the transport request during the tentative assignment period, transmit a second set of assignment data to a second provider device of the second service provider and a set of cancellation data to the first provider device of the first service provider.