Facilitating direct rider driver pairing for mass egress areas
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
- a network communication interface;
an output device;
one or more processors; and
one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile computing device to;
execute, on the mobile computing device, a rider application in one of at least two modes, including a default mode and a late-binding mode;
wherein execution of the rider application causes the mobile computing device to communicate with an on-demand transportation system, over one or more wireless networks, using the network communication interface;
wherein in either of the default mode or the late-binding mode, the rider application is operable by a user to cause the mobile computing device to transmit, over the one or more wireless networks, a transport request to the on-demand transportation system based on a corresponding user-input;
wherein in the default mode, the rider application receives from the on-demand transportation system over the one or more wireless networks, and as a response to the transport request, a confirmation of a paired driver that is assigned to the transport request of the user of the mobile computing device;
wherein in the late-binding mode, the rider application;
receives, over the one or more wireless networks, data for a unique match code from the on-demand transportation system;
generates, based on the data for the unique match code, a digital signature;
outputs, from the output device of the mobile computing device, the digital signature, wherein the outputted digital signature is detected by a corresponding computing device of an available driver, causing the available driver and the user to be paired through the on-demand transportation system for the transport request; and
update a status of the rider application to indicate that transport is being provided by the available driver for the user.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device can store a rider application for an on-demand transportation service. Based on the mobile computing device being in a mass egress area, the rider application can initiate a late-binding state to enable a direct pairing between the user and an available driver. In the late-binding state, the mobile computing device can receive a unique match code from a backend transport system that manages the on-demand transportation service, and display the unique match code on the display screen to facilitate the direct pairing.
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a network communication interface; an output device; one or more processors; and one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile computing device to; execute, on the mobile computing device, a rider application in one of at least two modes, including a default mode and a late-binding mode; wherein execution of the rider application causes the mobile computing device to communicate with an on-demand transportation system, over one or more wireless networks, using the network communication interface; wherein in either of the default mode or the late-binding mode, the rider application is operable by a user to cause the mobile computing device to transmit, over the one or more wireless networks, a transport request to the on-demand transportation system based on a corresponding user-input; wherein in the default mode, the rider application receives from the on-demand transportation system over the one or more wireless networks, and as a response to the transport request, a confirmation of a paired driver that is assigned to the transport request of the user of the mobile computing device; wherein in the late-binding mode, the rider application; receives, over the one or more wireless networks, data for a unique match code from the on-demand transportation system; generates, based on the data for the unique match code, a digital signature; outputs, from the output device of the mobile computing device, the digital signature, wherein the outputted digital signature is detected by a corresponding computing device of an available driver, causing the available driver and the user to be paired through the on-demand transportation system for the transport request; and update a status of the rider application to indicate that transport is being provided by the available driver for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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