Methods, systems and computer program products for ride matching based on current location information
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products match a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination. Candidate driver(s) for the trip are automatically identified based on a current location for the candidate driver(s) responsive to a request from the passenger. The passenger is provided an identification of the identified candidate driver.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination, comprising:
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automatically identifying a candidate driver for the trip based on a current location for the candidate driver responsive to a request from the passenger; and
providing the identified candidate driver an identification of the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination, comprising:
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a ride matching server configured to identify a candidate driver for the trip based on a current location for the candidate driver;
a location information interface configured to receive current location information associated with the candidate driver; and
a communication network interface configured to receive a request for a driver for a trip from the passenger and to provide the candidate driver an identification of the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A system for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination, comprising:
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means for identifying a candidate driver for the trip based on a current location for the candidate driver responsive to a request from the passenger; and
means for providing the identified candidate driver an identification of the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code comprising;
computer-readable program code that identifies a candidate driver for the trip based on a current location for the candidate driver responsive to a request from the passenger; and
computer-readable program code that provides the identified candidate driver an identification of the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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