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METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR RIDE MATCHING BASED ON SELECTION CRITERIA AND DRIVER CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION

  • US 20100042549A1
  • Filed: 10/20/2009
  • Published: 02/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented system for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination, comprising:

  • characteristic information about a plurality of drivers stored in a computer-readable memory device;

    a ride matching server computer, coupled to the computer-readable memory device, that includes a driver identification module executable on a processor of the ride matching server computer that is configured to identify one of the plurality of drivers as a candidate driver for the trip based on selection criteria associated with the passenger and the characteristic information responsive to a received request for a trip; and

    a communication interface coupled to the ride matching server computer that is configured to receive a request for a driver for a trip from the passenger and to provide contact information to the passenger and/or the identified candidate driver to match the passenger with the identified candidate driver.

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