Systems and methods for monitoring on-route transportations

• US 10,515,537 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2018
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2016
• 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, Beibei, He, Xu, Tang, Chao, Wu, Zhaoxue
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US16/167,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20190088107A1
• Time in Patent Office: 427 Days
• Field of Search: 340988, 340994, 340995, 34093669, 340434, 235382, 235385
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09685 where the complete route is computed only once and not updated
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 : for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for monitoring on route transportations. The method includes obtaining a driving route of a target vehicle; obtaining a reference position on the driving route away from a first current position of the target vehicle; determining a second current position of the target vehicle after a reference time; determining a distance between the second current position and the reference position is greater than a preset distance; and sending a signal to a target terminal indicating that the target vehicle is off-route.

Claims

1. An on-route transportations monitoring system for sending an emergency alert to a target terminal;

comprising;

one or more network ports to communicate with user terminals registered with an online transportation service platform;

logic circuits coupled to the one or more network ports, wherein during operation the logic circuits;

initiate a transportation transaction between a passenger of a vehicle and a driver of the vehicle through the online transportation service platform, the passenger accessing the online transportation service platform via a first user terminal associated with the passenger, the driver accessing the online transportation service platform via a second user terminal associated with the driver, the transportation transaction involving transporting the passenger from a departure position to a destination;

send first signals to the first user terminal to generate a first presentation including registration information of the driver;

confirm an occurrence of a predefined emergency by receiving an alert for the occurrence of the predefined emergency from the first user terminal when transporting the passenger from the departure position to the destination, the alert resulting from activation of an alert button as part of a user interface displayed by the first user terminal;

receive emergency information from the first user terminal; and

send second signals including the emergency information to a target terminal, the emergency information including a location of the occurrence of the predefined emergency and the registration information of the driver.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the target terminal includes at east a preset contact of the passenger.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the target terminal is associated with a preset contact by the passenger, a public security bureau data center, or a police station.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the target terminal is associated with a data center associated with the online transportation service platform.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein to send the second signals including the emergency information to the target terminal, the logic circuits further:

send the second signals to the target terminal to generate a second presentation including the emergency information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein to send the second signals including the emergency information to the target terminal, the logic circuits further:

send the second signals to the target terminal in a form of message, call, or command.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein

the registration information of the driver includes at least one of registered identification information of the vehicle, driver identity information of the vehicle, or a registration image of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the logic circuits further:

send a reminder to the first user terminal to remind the passenger to verify whether actual identification information of the vehicle is consistent with the registered identification information, or whether actual identity information of the driver is consistent with the driver.

9. An on-route transportations monitoring method for sending an emergency alert to a target terminal, comprising:

initiating, by at least one electronic device of an online transportation service platform, a transportation transaction between a passenger of a vehicle and a driver of the vehicle through the online transportation service platform, the passenger accessing the online transportation service platform via a first user terminal associated with the passenger, the driver accessing the online transportation service platform via a second user terminal associated with the driver, the transportation transaction involving transporting the passenger from a departure position to a destination;

sending, by the at least one electronic device, first signals to the first user terminal to generate a first presentation including registration information of the driver;

confirming, by the at least one electronic device, an occurrence of a predefined emergency by receiving an alert for the occurrence of the predefined emergency from the first user terminal when transporting the passenger from the departure position to the destination, the alert resulting from activation of an alert button as part of a user interface displayed by the first user terminal;

receiving, by the at least one electronic device, emergency information from the first user terminal; and

sending, by the at least one electronic device, second signals including the emergency information to a target terminal, the emergency information including a location of the occurrence of the predefined emergency and the registration information of the driver.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the target terminal includes at least a preset contact of the passenger.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the target terminal is associated with a preset contact by the passenger, a public security bureau data center, or a police station.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the target terminal is associated with a data center associated with the online transportation service platform.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the sending the second signals including the emergency information to the target terminal includes:

sending, by the at least one electronic device, the second signals to the target terminal to generate a second presentation including the emergency information.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the sending the second signals including the emergency information to the target terminal includes:

sending, by the at least one electronic device, the second signals to the target terminal in a form of message, call, or command.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein

the registration information of the driver includes at least one of registered identification information of the vehicle, driver identity information of the vehicle, or a registration image of the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further includes:

sending, by the at least one electronic device, a reminder to the first user terminal to remind the passenger to verify whether actual identification information of the vehicle is consistent with the registered identification information, or whether actual identity information of the driver is consistent with the driver.

17. An on-route transportations monitoring system for sending an emergency alert to a target terminal, comprising:

one or more network ports to communicate with user terminals registered with an online transportation service platform;

logic circuits coupled to the one or more network ports, wherein during operation the logic circuits;

initiate a transportation transaction between a passenger of a vehicle and a driver of the vehicle through the online transportation service platform, the passenger accessing the online transportation service platform via a first user terminal associated with the passenger, the driver accessing the online transportation service platform via a second user terminal associated with the driver, the transportation transaction involving transporting the passenger from a departure position to a destination;

send first signals to the first user terminal to generate a first presentation including registration information of the driver;

confirm an occurrence of a predefined emergency by receiving an alert for the occurrence of the predefined emergency from the first user terminal when transporting the passenger from the departure position to the destination, the alert resulting from activation of an alert button as part of a user interface displayed by the first user terminal;

receive the emergency information from the first user terminal; and

send second signals including the emergency information to a target terminal associated with a preset contact of the passenger, a public security bureau data center, a police station, or a data center associated with the online transportation service platform, the emergency information including a location of the occurrence of the predefined emergency and the registration information of the driver.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein to send the second signals including the emergency information to the target terminal, the logic circuits further;

send the second signals to the target terminal to generate a second presentation including the emergency information.

19. The system of claim 17, herein;

the registration information of the driver includes registered identification information of the vehicle, driver identity information of the vehicle, and a registration image of the vehicle.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the logic circuits further:

send a reminder to the first user terminal to remind the passenger to verify whether actual identification information of the vehicle is consistent with the registered identification information, or whether actual identity information of the driver is consistent with the driver.

21. An on-route transportations monitoring method for sending an emergency alert to a target terminal, comprising:

initiating, by at least one electronic device of an online transportation service platform, a transportation transaction between a passenger of a vehicle and a driver of the vehicle through the online transportation service platform, the passenger accessing the online transportation service platform via a first user terminal associated with the passenger, the driver accessing the online transportation service platform via a second user terminal associated with the driver, the transportation transaction involving transporting the passenger from a departure position to a destination;

sending, by the at least one electronic device, first signals to the first user terminal to generate a first presentation including registration information of the driver;

confirming, by the at least one electronic device, an occurrence of a predefined emergency by receiving an alert for the occurrence of the predefined emergency from the first user terminal when transporting the passenger from the departure position to the destination, the alert resulting from activation of an alert button as part of a user interface displayed by the first user terminal;

receiving, by the at least one electronic device, the emergency information from the first user terminal; and

sending, by the at least one electronic device, second signals including the emergency information to a target terminal associated with a preset contact of the passenger, a public security bureau data center, a police station, or a data center associated with the online transportation service platform, the emergency information including a location of the occurrence of the predefined emergency and the registration information of the driver.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the sending the second signals including the emergency information to the target terminal includes:

sending, by the at least one electronic device, the second signals to the target terminal to generate a second presentation including the emergency information.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein:

the registration information of the driver includes registered identification information of the vehicle, driver identity information of the vehicle, and a registration image of the vehicle.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the method further includes:

sending, by the at least one electronic device, a reminder to the first user terminal to remind the passenger to verify whether actual identification information of the vehicle is consistent with the registered identification information, or whether actual identity information of the driver is consistent with the driver.