AD HOC AND OPPORTUNISTIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an analysis component that evaluates transit information related to at least two users; and
a management component that automatically organizes at least two users that have transit information evaluated into a travel group, organization occurs as a function of the transit information evaluation.
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Abstract
Individuals can be organized into travel groups in plans constructed in advance or in real-time to save resources and travel in an efficient manner. Multi-segment trips between starting points and destinations can be constructed with several vehicles, including private, public, and commercial transportation assets. Numerous requests for real-time or planned recurrent commutes by a population of users can be considered in a larger analysis that seeks to optimize one or more attributes such as vehicle usage and/or greenhouse emissions. Data concerning multiple related individuals can be gathered and analyzed—based upon the analysis, a determination can be made if it is logical to group individuals together such that they physically travel together. A transportation asset provider and/or individuals can be offered a reward to become part of the travel group and/or to perform specific tasks related to the travel group, such as using a vehicle with a certain fuel type.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an analysis component that evaluates transit information related to at least two users; and a management component that automatically organizes at least two users that have transit information evaluated into a travel group, organization occurs as a function of the transit information evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising
organizing at least two individuals into a transit assembly; - and
producing a route automatically that enables at least two individuals in the transit assembly to achieve an individual objective as part of the transit assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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means for gathering data that relates to travel of at least two individuals; means for analyzing the gathered data; means for determining if travel of at least two individuals can be coordinated based upon a result of the gathered data analysis; means for coordinating the travel of at least two individuals based upon a positive response to the determination of if travel of at least two individuals can be coordinated; means for communicating with the at least two individuals, communication includes ascertaining if the at least two individuals accept the coordination; and means for implementing the coordination upon an agenda for the at least two individuals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification