System and method for managing supply of service

• US 10,373,089 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2015
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Didi Infinity Technology And Development Co.Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Didi Infinity Technology And Development Co.Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhang, Lingyu, Zhang, Bo, Feng, Pengcheng, Sun, Mingcong
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nga B
• Application Number:
  US15/306,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046644A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,565 Days
• Field of Search: 705 713
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a system and a method for managing supply of service. The system may include at least one processor that performs the operations including receiving a plurality of orders for a service; marking a locus based on the plurality of orders, the marked locus relating to a first number of orders of the plurality of orders, the first number of orders sharing a first characteristic, and the marked locus relating to a first location; and identifying at least one provider of the service to whom information relating to the marked locus is to be delivered.

Claims

1. A system for generating a presentation of a locus of an online transportation service on a provider mobile device, comprising:

at least one information exchange port of a positioning system, wherein the positioning system is configured to obtain positioning signals from a plurality of detection portions of the positioning system via at least one network, wherein

the positioning signals include locations of the plurality of detection portions of the positioning system, and

the plurality of detection portions of the positioning system include a plurality of authenticated provider mobile devices with a positioning capability and a plurality of authenticated requester mobile devices with the positioning capability;

electronic circuits that, during operation, process electronic currents to connect the electronic circuits to;

at least one user log including information of a plurality of service users and a plurality of service providers of a transportation service;

the plurality of authenticated requester mobile devices of the positioning system, via the at least one information exchange port, associated with the plurality of service users of the transportation service;

the plurality of authenticated provider mobile devices of the positioning system, via the at least one information exchange port, associated with the plurality of service providers of the transportation service for being hired by at least one of the plurality of service providers;

wherein the electronic circuits, during operation, further process electronic currents to;

receive, via the at least one information exchange port, a plurality of orders of the transportation service from the plurality of authenticated requester mobile devices;

identify from the plurality of orders a first number of orders that share a first characteristic;

mark a locus based on the first number of orders, and the marked locus relating to a first location;

identify, from the plurality of service providers, at least one service provider to whom information relating to the marked locus is to be delivered;

obtain an order acceptance rate of orders in the marked locus;

calculate a ratio of a number of service providers in the marked locus to a number of orders in the marked locus;

determine whether the order acceptance rate in the marked locus is less than a fifth threshold and whether the ratio in the marked locus is less than a sixth threshold; and

upon determining that the order acceptance rate in the marked locus is less than a fifth threshold and the ratio in the marked locus is less than a sixth threshold, generate information relating to the marked locus for animated graphic presentation via a user interface on the at least one authenticated provider mobile device associated with the identified at least one service provider, the animated graphic presentation showing at least one piece of information including

a distribution of one or more orders of the first number of orders relating to the marked locus,

a distribution of one or more of the identified at least one service provider to whom the information relating to the marked locus is to be delivered,

a route from one or more of the identified at least one service provider to one or more orders within the marked locus,

an estimated time for one or more of the identified at least one service provider to reach the marked locus or an order within the marked locus,

a locus center of the marked locus,

a locus radius of the marked radius, a traffic condition relating to the marked locus,

a road condition relating to the marked locus,

a contingent condition relating to the marked locus,

the order acceptance rate relating to the marked locus, or

the ratio of the number of service providers in the marked locus to the number of orders in the marked locus.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one base station in wireless communication with the processing circuits;

the plurality of authenticated requester mobile devices in wireless communication with the at least one base station, each associated with a service requester of the plurality of orders; and

the plurality of authenticated provider mobile devices in wireless communication with the at least one base station, each associated with a service provider of the identified at least one service provider,

wherein each of the plurality of authenticated requester mobile terminals and the plurality of authenticated provider mobile devices includes;

a global positioning system receiver, and

a wireless communication module configured to connect the global positioning system receiver with a global positioning system, and

wherein during operation, the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to communicate with the positioning system to identify the order location relating to the order.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein during operation, the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to:

wherein to identify the first number of orders the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to identify the first number of orders from the plurality of orders based on a clustering algorithm.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein during operation, the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to:

identify the marked locus based on at least one clustering algorithm.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first characteristic is that a distance between the first location and a location relating to every order of the first number of orders is less than a first threshold.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein during operation, the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to:

identify a second number of service providers relating to the marked locus, the second number of providers sharing a second characteristic.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second characteristic is that a distance between the first location and a location relating to every service provider of the second number of service providers is less than a second threshold.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein to mark the locus the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to determine that the ratio of the first number to the second number exceeds a third threshold.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein to mark the locus the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to determine that the first number exceeds a fourth threshold.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to identify an area, and

wherein the marking of the locus is based on one or more orders of the plurality of orders, the one or more orders relating to the area.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein during operation the electronic circuits further process electronic currents to:

deliver the information relating to the marked locus to a requester relating to an order of the marked locus, or to the identified at least one service provider.

12. A method for generating a presentation of a locus of an online transportation service on a provider mobile device, implemented on a system having:

at least one information exchange port of a positioning system, wherein

the positioning system is configured to obtain positioning signals from a plurality of detection portions of the positioning system via at least one network,

the positioning signals include locations of the plurality of detection portions of the positioning system, and

the plurality of detection portions of the positioning system includes a plurality of authenticated first mobile devices with a positioning capability and a plurality of authenticated second mobile devices with the positioning capability; and

electronic circuits to process electronic currents to connect to;

at least one user log including information of a plurality of service users and a plurality of service providers of a transportation service;

the plurality of authenticated first mobile devices of the positioning system, via the at least one information exchange port, associated with the plurality of service users of the transportation service;

the plurality of authenticated second mobile devices of the positioning system, via the at least one information exchange port, associated with the plurality of service providers of the transportation service for being hired by at least one of the plurality of service providers;

the method comprising;

receiving, by the electronic circuits, a plurality of orders of the transportation service from the plurality of authenticated first mobile devices;

identifying, by the electronic circuits from the plurality of orders, a first number of orders that share a first characteristic;

marking, by the electronic circuits, a locus based on the first number of orders, and the marked locus relating to a first location;

identifying, by the electronic circuits from the plurality of service providers, at least one service provider to whom information relating to the marked locus is to be delivered,

obtaining, by the electronic circuits, an order acceptance rate of orders in the marked locus;

calculating, by the electronic circuits, a ratio of a number of service providers in the marked locus to a number of orders in the marked locus; and

upon determining that the order acceptance rate in the marked locus is less than a fifth threshold and the ratio in the marked locus is less than a sixth threshold, generating, by the electronic circuits, information relating to the marked locus for animated graphic presentation via a user interface on the at least one authenticated second mobile device associated with the identified at least one service provider, the animated graphic presentation showing at least one piece of information including

a distribution of one or more orders of the first number of orders relating to the marked locus,

a distribution of one or more of the identified at least one service provider to whom the information relating to the marked locus is to be delivered,

a route from one or more of the identified at least one service provider to one or more orders within the marked locus,

an estimated time for one or more of the identified at least one service provider to reach the marked locus or an order within the marked locus,

a locus center of the marked locus,

a locus radius of the marked radius, a traffic condition relating to the marked locus,

a road condition relating to the marked locus,

a contingent condition relating to the marked locus,

the order acceptance rate relating to the marked locus, or

the ratio of the number of service providers in the marked locus to the number of orders in the marked locus.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

communicating with a positioning device relating to an order of the plurality of orders; and

identifying the order location relating to the order.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

receiving at least one order from a network.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

identifying the marked locus based on at least one clustering algorithm.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the first characteristic is that a distance between the first location and a location relating to every order of the first number of orders is less than a first threshold.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

identifying a second number of service providers relating to the marked locus, the second number of service providers sharing a second characteristic.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second characteristic is that a distance between the first location and a location relating to a service provider of the second number of service providers is less than a second threshold.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the marking the locus comprises determining that the ratio of the first number to the second number exceeds a third threshold.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the marking the locus comprises determining that the first number exceeds a fourth threshold.

21. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

delivering the information relating to the marked locus to a requester relating to an order of the marked locus, or to the identified at least one service provider.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a first order and a second order, the first order comprising a first order time, a first origin, and a destination, the second order comprising a second order time and a second origin;

calculating a first time to reach the destination based on the first order time, the first origin, and the destination;

determining a first difference between the destination and the second origin;

determining a second difference between the first time and the second order time; and

marking, if the first difference is less than a first threshold and the second difference is less than a second threshold, the first order and the second order,

wherein the first order relates to the marked locus.

23. A method for generating a presentation of a locus of an online transportation service on a provider mobile device, implemented on a system including:

at least one information exchange port of a positioning system, wherein

the positioning system is configured to obtain positioning signals from a plurality of detection portions of the positioning system via at least one network,

the positioning signals include locations of the plurality of detection portions of the positioning system, and

the plurality of detection portions of the positioning system includes a plurality of authenticated first mobile devices with a positioning capability and a plurality of authenticated second mobile devices with the positioning capability; and

electronic circuits to process electronic currents to connect to;

at least one user log including information of a plurality of service users and a plurality of service providers of a transportation service;

the at least one network via the at least one information exchange port; and

the plurality of authenticated second mobile devices, via the at least one information exchange port, associated with the plurality of service providers of the transportation service for being hired by at least one of the plurality of service providers;

the method comprising;

receiving a first order for a transportation service from a first authenticated first mobile device associated with a first service requester and a second order for the transportation service from a second authenticated first mobile device associated with a second service requester, the first order comprising a first order time, a first origin, and a destination, the second order comprising a second order time and a second origin;

calculating a first time to reach the destination based on the first order time, the first origin, and the destination;

determining a first difference between the destination and the second origin;

determining a second difference between the first time and the second order time;

marking, upon a determination that the first difference is less than a first threshold and the second difference is less than a second threshold, the first order and the second order; and

generating, by the electronic circuits, information relating to the first order and the second order for animated graphic presentation via a user interface on at least one authenticated second mobile device associated with at least one service provider, the animated graphic presentation showing at least one piece of information including the first order time, the first origin, the destination, the second order time, the second origin, the first time, the first difference, the second difference, a route from the destination to the second order origin, or a time to travel from the destination to the second order origin,

wherein the method is adapted for managing the first order and the second order.