CARPOOL ARRANGER AND METHOD OF OPERATION
First Claim
1. A carpool arranger having at least one potential passenger and at least one vehicle and comprisingat least one potential passenger internet device having a global positioning system unit and a communication unit;
- at least one vehicle internet device having a global positioning system unit and a communication unit; and
a central processing module that has a passenger database, a vehicle database, a route planning unit that plans a carpool route for each vehicle such that original route of each vehicle is a subset of the planned carpool route, an expense calculating unit and a communication unit.
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Abstract
The present invention is a carpool arranger and a method of operating the carpool arranger. The carpool arranger comprises at least one passenger internet device, at least one vehicle internet device and a central processing module. The method of operating the carpool arranger comprises steps of transmitting information from each passenger internet device and each vehicle internet device to a central processing module; planning an optimal route for a passenger internet device that transmits a carpool request; choosing appropriate vehicles; planning carpool routes for the chosen vehicles; and transmitting information from the central processing module to each passenger internet device and each vehicle internet device.
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1. A carpool arranger having at least one potential passenger and at least one vehicle and comprising
at least one potential passenger internet device having a global positioning system unit and a communication unit; -
at least one vehicle internet device having a global positioning system unit and a communication unit; and a central processing module that has a passenger database, a vehicle database, a route planning unit that plans a carpool route for each vehicle such that original route of each vehicle is a subset of the planned carpool route, an expense calculating unit and a communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a carpool arranger comprising steps of
transmitting information from each potential passenger internet device and each vehicle internet device to a central processing module; -
planning an optimal route for a passenger internet device that transmits a carpool request; choosing appropriate vehicles; planning carpool routes for the chosen vehicles; and transmitting information from the central processing module to each potential passenger internet device and each vehicle internet device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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