Automated carpool matching
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1. A method comprising:
- collecting data from a first mobile communication device of a first user and from a second mobile communication device of a second user;
determining a first travel pattern associated with the first user and a second travel pattern associated with the second user;
determining a match between the first and second travel patterns; and
generating a carpool proposal directed at the first and second users.
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Abstract
Automated carpool matching. For example, a method includes: collecting data from a first mobile communication device of a first user and from a second mobile communication device of a second user; determining a first travel pattern associated with the first user and a second travel pattern associated with the second user; determining a match between the first and second travel patterns; and generating a carpool proposal directed at the first and second users.
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1. A method comprising:
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collecting data from a first mobile communication device of a first user and from a second mobile communication device of a second user; determining a first travel pattern associated with the first user and a second travel pattern associated with the second user; determining a match between the first and second travel patterns; and generating a carpool proposal directed at the first and second users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a route analysis module to collect data from a first mobile communication device of a first user and from a second mobile communication device of a second user, and to determine a first travel pattern associated with the first user and a second travel pattern associated with the second user; and a carpool matching module to determine a match between the first and second travel patterns, and to generate a carpool proposal directed at the first and second users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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