METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR RIDE MATCHING BASED ON SELECTION CRITERIA AND DRIVER CHARACTERISTIC INFORMATION
First Claim
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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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination. Characteristic information about a plurality of drivers is received and a plurality of selection criteria are received from the passenger. A request for the trip is received from the passenger. One of the drivers is automatically identified as a candidate driver for the trip based on the selection criteria and the characteristic information responsive to the received request. Contact information is provided to the passenger and/or the identified candidate driver to match the passenger with the identified candidate driver. One or more of the drivers may be associated with transportation service providing companies and the request for the trip may be a reservation request for a planned trip at a scheduled time in the future and the reservation request may include a date and/or time defining the scheduled time in the future.
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1. A computer-implemented system for matching a passenger with a driver for a trip to a destination, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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