Systems and methods for travel planning that calls for at least one transportation vehicle unit
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- circuitry configured for receiving a request for transporting an end user towards a destination location from a starting location on at least one later date;
circuitry configured for providing a travel plan for facilitating the end user to travel to the destination location from the starting location on the at least one later date at least partially based on one or more likely traffic conditions on the at least one later date, the travel plan identifying at least a first route leg and a second route leg, at least the second route leg being a transport route leg in which a transportation vehicle unit will transport the end user over the transport route leg, the travel plan provided at least partially in graphical form including at least one digital map illustrating at least a portion of at least one route leg;
circuitry configured for detecting the end user on the first route leg at least partially using at least one position sensor of a mobile device associated with the end user;
circuitry configured for estimating that the end user will reach a rendezvous location associated with a starting location of the second route leg at a first leg arrival time at least partially based on one or more first traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the end user and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more first traffic conditions received from at least one third party;
circuitry configured for detecting a current route of the transportation vehicle unit relative to the rendezvous location at least partially using at least one position sensor of a transport computing device within the transportation vehicle unit; and
circuitry configured for directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg in response, at least in part, to determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more second traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the transportation vehicle unit and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more second traffic conditions received from the at least one third party.
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Abstract
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving a request for transporting one or more end users towards a destination location; providing a travel plan for facilitating the one or more end users to travel to the destination location from a starting location, the travel plan identifying at least two route legs including at least one transport route leg that calls for at least one transportation vehicle unit to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg; and directing the at least one transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the one or more end users at a rendezvous location in order to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
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38 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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circuitry configured for receiving a request for transporting an end user towards a destination location from a starting location on at least one later date; circuitry configured for providing a travel plan for facilitating the end user to travel to the destination location from the starting location on the at least one later date at least partially based on one or more likely traffic conditions on the at least one later date, the travel plan identifying at least a first route leg and a second route leg, at least the second route leg being a transport route leg in which a transportation vehicle unit will transport the end user over the transport route leg, the travel plan provided at least partially in graphical form including at least one digital map illustrating at least a portion of at least one route leg; circuitry configured for detecting the end user on the first route leg at least partially using at least one position sensor of a mobile device associated with the end user; circuitry configured for estimating that the end user will reach a rendezvous location associated with a starting location of the second route leg at a first leg arrival time at least partially based on one or more first traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the end user and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more first traffic conditions received from at least one third party; circuitry configured for detecting a current route of the transportation vehicle unit relative to the rendezvous location at least partially using at least one position sensor of a transport computing device within the transportation vehicle unit; and circuitry configured for directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg in response, at least in part, to determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more second traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the transportation vehicle unit and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more second traffic conditions received from the at least one third party. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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2. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for transporting an end user towards a destination location from a starting location on at least one later date; providing a travel plan for facilitating the end user to travel to the destination location from the starting location on the at least one later date at least partially based on one or more likely traffic conditions on the at least one later date, the travel plan identifying at least a first route leg and a second route leg, at least the second route leg being a transport route leg in which a transportation vehicle unit will transport the end user over the transport route leg, the travel plan provided at least partially in graphical form including at least one digital map illustrating at least a portion of at least one route leg; detecting the end user on the first route leg at least partially using at least one position sensor of a mobile device associated with the end user; estimating that the end user will reach a rendezvous location associated with a starting location of the second route kg at a first leg arrival time at least partially based on one or more first traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the end user and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more first traffic conditions received from at least one third party; detecting a current route of the transportation vehicle unit relative to the rendezvous location at least partially using at least one position sensor of a transport computing device within the transportation vehicle unit; and directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg in response, at least in part, to determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more second traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the transportation vehicle unit and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more second traffic conditions received from the at least one third party, wherein at least one of the receiving, providing, detecting, estimating, or directing is at least partially implemented using at least one processing device.
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37. A system, comprising:
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at least one processing device; and one or more instructions which, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to perform one or more operations including at least; receiving a request for transporting an end user towards a destination location from a starting location on at least one later date; providing a travel plan for facilitating the end user to travel to the destination location from the starting location on the at least one later date at least partially based on one or more likely traffic conditions on the at least one later date, the travel plan identifying at least a first route leg and a second route leg, at least the second route leg being a transport route leg in which a transportation vehicle unit will transport the end user over the transport route leg, the travel plan provided at least partially in graphical form including at least one digital map illustrating at least a portion of at least one route leg; detecting the end user on the first route leg at least partially using at least one position sensor of a mobile device associated with the end user; estimating that the end user will reach a rendezvous location associated with a starting location of the second route leg at a first leg arrival time at least partially based on one or more first traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the end user and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more first traffic conditions received from at least one third party; detecting a current route of the transportation vehicle unit relative to the rendezvous location at least partially using at least one position sensor of a transport computing device within the transportation vehicle unit; and directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg in response, at least in part, to determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more second traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the transportation vehicle unit and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more second traffic conditions received from the at least one third party.
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38. A system, comprising:
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circuitry configured for receiving a request for transporting an end user towards a destination location; circuitry configured for providing a travel plan for facilitating the end user to travel to the destination location from a starting location, the travel plan identifying at least a first route leg and a second route leg, at least the second route leg being a transport route leg in which a transportation vehicle unit will transport the end user over the transport route leg; circuitry configured for detecting the end user on the first route leg at least partially using at least one position sensor of a mobile device associated with the end user; circuitry configured for estimating that the end user will reach a rendezvous location associated with a starting location of the second route leg at a first leg arrival time at least partially based on one or more first traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the end user and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more first traffic conditions received from at least one third party; circuitry configured for detecting a current route of the transportation vehicle unit relative to the rendezvous location at least partially using at least one position sensor of a transport computing device within the transportation vehicle unit; and circuitry configured for directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg in response, at least in part, to determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more second traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the transportation vehicle unit and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more second traffic conditions received from the at least one third party, wherein circuitry configured for directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location, including at least a rendezvous location on an opposite side of an international border, in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg across the international border, including at least determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more current international border crossing wait times comprises; circuitry configured for determining that one or more current international border crossing by walking wait times are substantially shorter than one or more current international border crossing driving wait times; circuitry configured for transmitting an indication to the end user to terminate the first route leg on the opposite side of the international border and walk across the border; and circuitry configured for directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at a rendezvous location located after the international border in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg on the current side of the international border.
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