DISPATCH SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING A USER TO CALL A HIRE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A dispatch system for allowing a user to call a hire vehicle, said dispatch system comprising:
- a plurality of vehicle-end devices to be disposed at respective hire vehicles, each of said vehicle-end devices including a memory unit for storing model information relevant to a respective one of the hire vehicles and being operable to send out the model information and real-time position information associated with a current position thereof;
a client-end device operable by the user to send out passenger information including a departure position and a required vehicle model; and
a dispatch server operable to communicate with each of said vehicle-end devices for receiving the model information and the real-time position information and to communicate with said client-end device for receiving the passenger information, said dispatch server including a memory device for storing a map database having a plurality of maps, and a processor operable tocompare the passenger information with the model information and the real-time position information to find a matching one of the hire vehicles that has the model information and the current position respectively matching the required vehicle model and the departure position of the passenger information,transmit to said client-end device the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles and the real-time position information of a dispatched one of said vehicle-end devices that is disposed at the matching one of the hire vehicles as well as a corresponding one of the maps, which corresponds to the real-time position information of the dispatched one of the vehicle-end devices, so as to allow said client-end device to display the corresponding one of the maps with an indicator that indicates the current position and that is associated with the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles, anddispatch the matching one of the hire vehicles to the user.
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Abstract
A dispatch system includes a plurality of vehicle-end devices, a client-end device, and a dispatch server. The vehicle-end devices are disposed at respective hire vehicles. The client-end device is operable to send out passenger information. The dispatch server receives the passenger information, and stores a map database. The dispatch server is operable to find a matching one of the hire vehicles, to transmit to the client-end device information of the matching one of the hire vehicles so as to allow the client-end device to display with an indicator that indicates the current position of the matching one of the hire vehicles, and to dispatch the matching one of the hire vehicles to the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A dispatch system for allowing a user to call a hire vehicle, said dispatch system comprising:
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a plurality of vehicle-end devices to be disposed at respective hire vehicles, each of said vehicle-end devices including a memory unit for storing model information relevant to a respective one of the hire vehicles and being operable to send out the model information and real-time position information associated with a current position thereof; a client-end device operable by the user to send out passenger information including a departure position and a required vehicle model; and a dispatch server operable to communicate with each of said vehicle-end devices for receiving the model information and the real-time position information and to communicate with said client-end device for receiving the passenger information, said dispatch server including a memory device for storing a map database having a plurality of maps, and a processor operable to compare the passenger information with the model information and the real-time position information to find a matching one of the hire vehicles that has the model information and the current position respectively matching the required vehicle model and the departure position of the passenger information, transmit to said client-end device the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles and the real-time position information of a dispatched one of said vehicle-end devices that is disposed at the matching one of the hire vehicles as well as a corresponding one of the maps, which corresponds to the real-time position information of the dispatched one of the vehicle-end devices, so as to allow said client-end device to display the corresponding one of the maps with an indicator that indicates the current position and that is associated with the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles, and dispatch the matching one of the hire vehicles to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A dispatch server for dispatching a hire vehicle to a user, said dispatch server being operable to communicate with a client-end device operable by the user to send out passenger information including a departure position and a required vehicle model, and with a plurality of vehicle-end devices which are disposed at respective hire vehicles and each of which stores model information relevant to a respective one of the hire vehicles and is operable to send out the model information and real-time position information associated with a current position thereof, said dispatch server comprising:
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a memory device for storing a map database having a plurality of maps; and a processor coupled to said memory device and operable to compare the passenger information with the model information and the real-time position information to find a matching one of the hire vehicles that has the model information and the current position respectively matching the required vehicle model and the departure position of the passenger information, transmit to the client-end device the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles and the real-time position information of a dispatched one of the vehicle-end devices that is disposed at the matching one of the hire vehicles as well as a corresponding one of the maps, which corresponds to the real-time position information of the dispatched one of the vehicle-end devices, so as to allow the client-end device to dynamically display the corresponding one of the maps with an indicator that indicates the current position and that is associated with the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles, and dispatch the matching one of the hire vehicles to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A client-end device operable to communicate with a dispatch server for dispatching a hire vehicle to a user who is associated with said client-end device, the dispatch server storing a plurality of maps and being operable to communicate with a plurality of vehicle-end devices which are disposed at respective hire vehicles and each of which stores model information relevant to a respective one of the hire vehicles and is operable to send out the model information and real-time position information associated with a current position thereof, said client-end device comprising:
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a memory unit having instructions of a dedicated application program; and a processor coupled to said memory unit and operable to execute the dedicated application program to allow user operation to send out passenger information about a departure position and a required vehicle model to the dispatch server, receive the model information of a matching one of the hire vehicles that is found by the dispatch server after comparing the passenger information with the model information and the real-time position information and that has the model information and the current position respectively matching the required vehicle model and the departure position of the passenger information, receive the real-time position information of a dispatched one of the vehicle-end devices that is disposed at the matching one of the hire vehicles and a corresponding one of the maps, which corresponds to the real-time position information of the dispatched one of the vehicle-end devices, and dynamically display the corresponding one of the maps with an indicator that indicates the current position and that is associated with the model information of the matching one of the hire vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A vehicle-end device to be disposed at a hire vehicle and operable to communicate with a dispatch server for dispatching the hire vehicle to a user who is associated with a client-end device operable by the user to send out passenger information including a departure position and a required vehicle model, the dispatch server storing a plurality of maps and being operable to communicate with the client-end device for receiving the passenger information,
said vehicle-end device comprising a memory unit for storing model information relevant to the hire vehicle and is further operable to send out the model information and real-time position information associated with a current position thereof to the dispatch server so as to allow the dispatch server to compare the passenger information with the model information and the real-time position information to determine whether the hire vehicle has the model information and the current position respectively matching the required vehicle model and the departure position of the passenger information, and when the hire vehicle has the model information and the current position respectively matching the required vehicle model and the departure position of the passenger information, transmit to the client-end device the model information of the hire vehicle and the real-time position information as well as a corresponding one of the maps, which corresponds to the real-time position information of the vehicle-end device, so as to allow the client-end device to dynamically display the corresponding one of the maps with an indicator that indicates the current position and that is associated with the model information of the hire vehicle.
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