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Method for requesting transportation services

  • US 10,516,967 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2018
  • Issued: 12/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing transportation services, the method comprising:

  • monitoring a requester location and one or more transporter locations by receiving location information automatically and periodically provided by a requester device associated with a requester and by further receiving location information automatically and periodically provided by one or more transporter devices associated with one or more transporters;

    providing, for display within a map on the requester device, real-time locations of the one or more transporter devices based on the location information of the one or more transporter devices associated with the one or more transporters;

    receiving a transportation request from the requester device;

    providing, to the one or more transporter devices, transportation request information indicating the transportation request;

    receiving, from a transporter device of the one or more transporter devices, a confirmation indicating that a transporter associated with the transporter device will service the transportation request;

    receiving, from the transporter device, a signal indicating a completion of the transportation request; and

    in response to receiving the signal indicating the completion of the transportation request, enabling payment for the transportation request.

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