Efficient Automated Ride Sharing System
First Claim
1. An automated method for establishing ride-sharing routes, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of requests for transportation between a plurality of start locations and a plurality of end locations;
automatically determining a route that includes the plurality of start locations and plurality of end locations as a function of at least one of the following criteria;
a service level agreement with at least one transportation requestor,real time traffic conditionsreal time weather conditions, anddistance between the first start location and the last end location;
automatically selecting a mobile resource that satisfies at least one of the criteria relied on to determine the route;
automatically transmitting the determined route information to the selected mobile resource; and
automatically receiving confirmation of the transmitted route information from the selected mobile resource.
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Abstract
An automated method for establishing ride-sharing routes is disclosed. A plurality of requests for transportation between a plurality of start locations and a plurality of end locations is received. A route is determined that includes the plurality of start locations and plurality of end locations as a function of at least one of the following criteria: a service level agreement with at least one transportation requestor, real time traffic conditions real time weather conditions, and distance between the first start location and the last end location. A mobile resource is selected that satisfies at least one of the criteria relied on to determine the route. The determined route information is transmitted to the selected mobile resource. Confirmation of the transmitted route information is received from the selected mobile resource.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated method for establishing ride-sharing routes, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for transportation between a plurality of start locations and a plurality of end locations; automatically determining a route that includes the plurality of start locations and plurality of end locations as a function of at least one of the following criteria; a service level agreement with at least one transportation requestor, real time traffic conditions real time weather conditions, and distance between the first start location and the last end location; automatically selecting a mobile resource that satisfies at least one of the criteria relied on to determine the route; automatically transmitting the determined route information to the selected mobile resource; and automatically receiving confirmation of the transmitted route information from the selected mobile resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automated method for establishing ride-sharing routes, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for transportation between a plurality of start locations and a plurality of end locations; automatically determining a plurality of routes, each of which includes one or more of the start locations and one or more of the end locations as a function of at least one of the following criteria; a service level agreement with at least one transportation requestor, whether one or more transportation requestors is ambulatory, and whether one or more transportation requestors is wheelchair bound, real time traffic conditions real time weather conditions, and distance between the first start location and the last end location; automatically selecting a mobile resource for each determined route, each mobile resource satisfying at least one of the criteria relied on to determine the respective routes; automatically transmitting respective determined route information to the respective selected mobile resource; and automatically receiving confirmation of the transmitted route information from the selected mobile resources. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article of manufacture including a non-volatile computer readable medium having computer program logic stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device;
- cause the computing device to perform a method for automated operation of a mobile resource fleet upon receipt of a service request to dispatch a mobile resource, comprising;
receiving a plurality of requests for transportation between a plurality of start locations and a plurality of end locations; automatically determining a route that includes the plurality of start locations and plurality of end locations as a function of at least one of the following criteria; a service level agreement with at least one transportation requestor, real time traffic conditions real time weather conditions, and distance between the first start location and the last end location; automatically selecting a mobile resource that satisfies at least one of the criteria relied on to determine the route; automatically transmitting the determined route information to the selected mobile resource; and automatically receiving confirmation of the transmitted route information from the selected mobile resource. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- cause the computing device to perform a method for automated operation of a mobile resource fleet upon receipt of a service request to dispatch a mobile resource, comprising;
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19. An article of manufacture including a non-volatile computer readable medium having computer program logic stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for automated operation of a mobile resource fleet upon receipt of a service request to dispatch a mobile resource, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for transportation between a plurality of start locations and a plurality of end locations; automatically determining a plurality of routes, each of which includes one or more of the start locations and one or more of the end locations as a function of at least one of the following criteria; a service level agreement with at least one transportation requestor, whether one or more transportation requestors is ambulatory, and whether one or more transportation requestors is wheelchair bound, real time traffic conditions real time weather conditions, and distance between the first start location and the last end location; automatically selecting a mobile resource for each determined route, each mobile resource satisfying at least one of the criteria relied on to determine the respective routes; automatically transmitting respective determined route information to the respective selected mobile resource; and automatically receiving confirmation of the transmitted route information from the selected mobile resources. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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