Carpool or Ride Matching by wireless digital messaging Linked Database
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1. A method for matching a driver with a passenger to share rides toward a common direction, comprising:
- the establishment of a database linked to cell phones via Text Message Short Message Service (SMS) or by wireless email;
linking to a database that has program code with the ability to look-up the latitude and longitude of street addresses;
adding to the database information relating to a plurality of individual commuters, said information for each commuter including identifying tag, the origin and the desired direction of travel for each commuter;
providing an analysis program that is integrated with said database to obtain for an inquiring driver, who furnishes to the database personal information including origin and desired direction of travel, a physical location, such as street address, of the origins and desired direction of travel of potential ride sharing partners.
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Systems, methods, and computer program products match a candidate passenger with a driver for a trip toward a common direction. A candidate passenger for the trip is automatically identified based on the physical start-address and direction sent to the database via text messaging (Short Message Service) or by wireless email. The driver is provided a means of contacting or locating the identified candidate passenger.
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1. A method for matching a driver with a passenger to share rides toward a common direction, comprising:
- the establishment of a database linked to cell phones via Text Message Short Message Service (SMS) or by wireless email;
linking to a database that has program code with the ability to look-up the latitude and longitude of street addresses;
adding to the database information relating to a plurality of individual commuters, said information for each commuter including identifying tag, the origin and the desired direction of travel for each commuter;
providing an analysis program that is integrated with said database to obtain for an inquiring driver, who furnishes to the database personal information including origin and desired direction of travel, a physical location, such as street address, of the origins and desired direction of travel of potential ride sharing partners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11)
- the establishment of a database linked to cell phones via Text Message Short Message Service (SMS) or by wireless email;
- 7. A method for maintaining the privacy of subscribers whereby each subscriber can be automatically sent a contact number of the ride partner. Subscribers will then be able to use this number to communicate with the other subscriber by text-message or cell-phone call.
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