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TRANSPORT ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE

  • US 20110153453A1
  • Filed: 12/18/2009
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A transport allocation and payment system comprising:

  • a plurality of vehicles, each comprising a positional locator and a transceiver;

    a base station comprising a transceiver and a server;

    a user device comprising a processor, a transceiver, a display and a user interface;

    the positional locator of each vehicle being arranged to transmit the location of each vehicle to the base station using the vehicle'"'"'s transceiver;

    the base station being arranged to receive the location of each vehicle via the base station'"'"'s transceiver and to update a positional database stored on the server;

    the user device being arranged to receive a request for transport from a user via a user interface and to transmit said request and the location of the user device to the server of the base station via the user device'"'"'s transceiver;

    the base station being arranged to transmit data corresponding to the locations of at least some of the plurality of vehicles to the user device;

    the user device being arranged to display the location of the at least some of the plurality of vehicles on the display;

    the user interface being arranged to receive a user input indicative of which one of the at least some of the plurality of vehicles the user wishes to hire;

    the user device being arranged to transmit data corresponding to the user input to the base station; and

    the base station being arranged to transmit the data corresponding to the user input to the one of the plurality of vehicles.

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