Systems and methods for recommending a pickup location

A method for recommending a pickup location implemented on a computing device having one or more processors and one or more storage media, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the one or more processors, first signals from a terminal associated with a service requestor at a time point, the first signals including
• a first portion of structured data encoding a request or an intention for a first transportation service,
• a second portion of the structured data encoding an origin location of the first transportation service, and
• a third portion of the structured data encoding a destination of the first transportation service;
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, second signals to access the storage medium to read a plurality of candidate locations;
• for each of the plurality of candidate locations, determining, by the one or more processors, a matching index value of the candidate location based on the origin location or the destination, wherein the matching index value is a probability of becoming a pickup location of the first transportation service;
• selecting, by the one or more processors, one or more pickup locations from the plurality of candidate locations based on the matching index values of the plurality of candidate locations;
• and
• transmitting, by the one or more processors, third signals encoding the one or more pickup locations to the terminal;
• wherein the matching index value of the candidate location is determined based on a convenience index associated with the destination and the candidate location, determining the convenience index including;
• determining a first route based on the candidate location and the destination;
• determining a driving distance based on the first route;
• determining an estimated driving time based on the first route;
• determining a first direction from the origin location to the destination;
• determining a second direction from the origin location to the candidate location;
• determining an angle between the first direction and the second direction;
• and
• determining the convenience index based on at least one of the driving distance, the estimated driving time or the angle.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising at least one set of instructions for operating an online transportation service platform, wherein when executed by one or more processors of an electronic terminal, the at least one set of instructions directs the one or more processors to perform a method including:

• receiving first signals from a terminal associated with a service requestor at a time point, the first signals including
• a first portion of structured data encoding a request or an intention for a first transportation service,
• a second portion of the structured data encoding an origin location of the first transportation service, and
• a third portion of the structured data encoding a destination of the first transportation service;
• transmitting second signals to access the storage medium to read a plurality of candidate locations;
• for each of the plurality of candidate locations, determining a matching index value of the candidate location based on the origin location or the destination, wherein the matching index value is a probability of becoming a pickup location of the first transportation service;
• selecting one or more pickup locations from the plurality of candidate locations based on the matching index values of the plurality of candidate locations;
• and
• transmitting third signals encoding the one or more pickup locations to the terminal;
• wherein the matching index value of the candidate location is determined based on a convenience index associated with the destination and the candidate location, determining the convenience index including;
• determining a first route based on the candidate location and the destination;
• determining a driving distance based on the first route;
• determining an estimated driving time based on the first route;
• determining a first direction from the origin location to the destination;
• determining a second direction from the origin location to the candidate location;
• determining an angle between the first direction and the second direction;
• and
• determining the convenience index based on at least one of the driving distance, the estimated driving time or the angle.