System and Method for Providing Driving Assistance
OwnerLisa Bottcher, Mark Larsoninventors
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Abstract
A system and method for providing driving assistance allow a user to request a driver wherein a first requested driver drives the user and a second requested driver drives the user's vehicle to a destination provided by the user. Safety and security provisions are provided to ensure protection for both the user and the first and second drivers.
Claims20
A method for assisting a driver comprising the steps of:
- providing a server supporting an application, wherein the application facilitates communication between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, wherein the first mobile device is carried by a first user of the application and the second mobile device is carried by a second user of the application;
- inputting location information about a first user's vehicle to the first mobile device;
- accessing a communication portal at the first mobile device by the first user, wherein accessing the communication portal establishes a connection between the first mobile device and the application on the server;
- sending a first communication to the application from the first mobile device requesting pick-up at a pick-up location, wherein the first communication further provides the location information about the first user's vehicle, the pick-up location, and location information about the first user's destination;
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- sending a second communication from the application to the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device is within a second vehicle comprising first and second drivers, wherein the second communication informs the second mobile device about the pick-up location, the location information about the first user's vehicle, and the location information about the first user's destination, wherein the second vehicle picks up the first user at the second location, and further wherein the first driver in the second vehicle drives the first user's vehicle from the location of the first user's vehicle to the first user's destination, and the first user rides in the second vehicle to the first user's destination driven by the second driver.
The method of claim 10 wherein the detection that the first user is impaired comprises analyzing first user data selected from the group consisting of location tracking information about the first user, audio data, video data, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.