Apparatus and method for matching members of carpool
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsYarygina Anastasia, Jimin Han, Jung Mi Park, Jia Lee
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Abstract
An apparatus for matching members of a carpool service is provided. The apparatus includes a communication circuit that is configured to communicate with an external device and a processor that is electrically connected with the communication circuit. The processor is configured to receive an answer to a plurality of indirect questionnaires from a user terminal using the communication circuit and determine a characteristic of a first user based on the answer. Additionally, the processor is configured to determine whether to match the first user with a second user based on the user characteristic, when generating a user group to share a vehicle.
Claims20
An apparatus for matching members of a carpool service, comprising:
- a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device;
- and
- a processor configured to be electrically connected with the communication circuit,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive an answer to a plurality of indirect questionnaires from a first user terminal using the communication circuit;
- determine a characteristic of a first user based on the answer;
- and
- determine whether to match the first user with a second user based on the determined characteristic, when generating a user group to share a vehicle.
A method for matching members of a carpool service, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, an answer to a plurality of indirect questionnaires from a first user terminal;
- determining, by the processor, a characteristic of a first user based on the received answer;
- and
- determining, by the processor, whether to match the first user with a second user based on the characteristic of the first user, when generating a user group to share a vehicle.
An apparatus for matching members of a carpool service, comprising:
- a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device;
- and
- a processor configured to be electrically connected with the communication circuit,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive an answer to a plurality of indirect questionnaires from a user terminal using the communication circuit;
- generate a user profile that indicates a characteristic of a first user by statistically analyzing the received answer, a residence location of the first user, and a social media profile of the first user;
- and
- in response to receiving a matching request is received from the user terminal of the user, determine whether to match the first user with a second user based on at least part of a recently visited place of the first user or a pick-up location of the first user and the first user profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.