Real-time carpooling coordinating system and methods
First Claim
1. A transport computing device comprising a computer processor and signal-bearing non-transitory storage medium, bearing one or more computer-executable instructions, wherein the instructions configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
- acquiring an identity of a transportation vehicle unit that is en route to or transporting at least one second end user;
determining that the transportation vehicle unit en route to or transporting the at least one second end user is able to accommodate transport of a first end user while also transporting the at least one second end user along a selected route; and
directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user with the second end user over at least a portion of the route;
wherein the operations are carried out by the processor in response to a request for transportation by the first user.
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Abstract
Computationally implemented methods, devices and systems that are designed for transmitting a request for one or more identities of a transportation vehicle unit for transporting a first end user; receiving the one or more identities of the transportation vehicle unit for transporting the first end user, the transportation vehicle unit currently en route to or is currently transporting a second end user and having been identified based, at least in part, on a determination that the transportation vehicle unit is able to accommodate transport of the first end user while transporting the second end user; and directing the identified transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user.
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9 Claims
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1. A transport computing device comprising a computer processor and signal-bearing non-transitory storage medium, bearing one or more computer-executable instructions, wherein the instructions configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
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acquiring an identity of a transportation vehicle unit that is en route to or transporting at least one second end user; determining that the transportation vehicle unit en route to or transporting the at least one second end user is able to accommodate transport of a first end user while also transporting the at least one second end user along a selected route; and directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user with the second end user over at least a portion of the route; wherein the operations are carried out by the processor in response to a request for transportation by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for arranging for carpooling of first and second end users utilizing a computer program product that via a computer processor electronically conducts the steps of:
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acquiring an identity of a transportation vehicle unit that is en route to or transporting at least one second end user; determining that the transportation vehicle unit en route to or transporting the at least one second end user is able to accommodate transport of the first end user while also transporting the at least one second end user along a selected route; and directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user with the second end user over at least a portion of the route; wherein the steps are carried out by the processor in response to a request for transportation by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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