SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERING A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

• US 20150066606A1
• Filed: 08/28/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GT Gettaxi Systems Limited
• Original Assignee: GT GetTaxi Limited
• Inventors: Smirin, Shahar
• Granted Patent: US 10,529,005 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00

Abstract

Systems and methods for ordering a transportation vehicle are disclosed. A method includes receiving an order request from a kiosk at a kiosk location. The order request is transmitted to a computing device of a transportation vehicle. A response from the computing device is received indicating acceptance of the order request. A vehicle location of the transportation vehicle is identified and transmitted to the kiosk.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, an order request from a kiosk at a kiosk location;

transmitting, by the processing device, the order request to a computing device of a transportation vehicle;

receiving, by the processing device, a response from the computing device indicating acceptance of the order request;

identifying, by the processing device, a vehicle location of the transportation vehicle; and

transmitting, by the processing device, the vehicle location to the kiosk.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location; and

transmitting a message to at least one of a client computing device or the kiosk, wherein the message indicates that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location comprises determining that the vehicle location is within a pre-defined range of the kiosk location.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the order request to one or more additional computing devices of additional transportation vehicles.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining that the response received from the computing device was received prior to receiving one or more responses from any of the one or more additional computing devices; and

transmitting a message to at least one of a client computing device or the kiosk indicating that the transportation vehicle is traveling to the kiosk location.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an estimated time of arrival of the transportation vehicle based on the vehicle location;

identifying locations of one or more additional transportation vehicles; and

determining estimated times of arrival for each of the one or more additional transportation vehicles based the locations of the one or more additional transportation vehicles, wherein the order request is transmitted to the computing device of the transportation vehicle in response to determining that the estimated time of arrival of the transportation vehicle is less than each of the estimated times of arrival of the one or more additional transportation vehicles.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the vehicle location further comprises receiving location data from the computing device of the transportation vehicle and identifying the vehicle location based on the location data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the kiosk is to present for display a graphical indication of the vehicle location relative to the kiosk location.

9. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processing device is to;

receive an order request from a kiosk at a kiosk location;

transmit the order request to a computing device of a transportation vehicle;

receive a response from the computing device indicating acceptance of the order request;

identify a vehicle location of the transportation vehicle; and

transmit the vehicle location of the transportation vehicle to the kiosk.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further to:

determine that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location; and

transmit a message to at least one of a client computing device or the kiosk, wherein the message indicates that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein to determine that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location, the processing device is further to determine that the vehicle location is within a pre-defined range of the kiosk location.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further to:

transmit the order request to one or more additional computing devices of additional transportation vehicles.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processing device is further to:

determine that the response received from the computing device was received prior to receiving one or more responses from any of the one or more additional computing devices; and

transmit a message to at least one of a client computing device or the kiosk indicating that the transportation vehicle is traveling to the kiosk location.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further to:

determine an estimated time of arrival of the transportation vehicle based on the vehicle location;

identify locations of one or more additional transportation vehicles; and

determine estimated times of arrival for each of the one or more additional transportation vehicles based the locations of the one or more additional transportation vehicles, wherein the processing device is to transmit the order request to the computing device of the transportation vehicle in response to determining that the estimated time of arrival of the transportation vehicle is less than each of the estimated times of arrival of the one or more additional transportation vehicles.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein to identify the vehicle location, the processing device is further to receive location data from the computing device of the transportation vehicle and identify the vehicle location based on the location data.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the kiosk is to present for display a graphical indication of the vehicle location relative to the kiosk location.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving an order request from a kiosk at a kiosk location;

transmitting the order request to a computing device of a transportation vehicle;

receiving, by the processing device, a response from the computing device indicating acceptance of the order request;

identifying, by the processing device, a vehicle location of the transportation vehicle; and

transmitting, by the processing device, the vehicle location of the transportation vehicle to the kiosk.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location; and

transmitting a message to at least one of a client computing device or the kiosk, wherein the message indicates that the transportation vehicle has arrived at the kiosk location.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting the order request to one or more additional computing devices of additional transportation vehicles;

determining that the response received from the computing device was received prior to receiving one or more responses from any of the one or more additional computing devices; and

transmitting a message to at least one of a client computing device or the kiosk indicating that the transportation vehicle is traveling to the kiosk location.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an estimated time of arrival of the transportation vehicle based on the vehicle location;

identifying locations of one or more additional transportation vehicles; and

determining estimated times of arrival for each of the one or more additional transportation vehicles based the locations of the one or more additional transportation vehicles, wherein the order request is transmitted to the computing device of the transportation vehicle in response to determining that the estimated time of arrival of the transportation vehicle is less than each of the estimated times of arrival of the one or more additional transportation vehicles.