REAL-TIME CARPOOLING COORDINATING SYSTEM AND METHODS
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Abstract
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for transmitting a request for one or more identities of a transportation vehicle unit for transporting a first end user; receiving the one or more identities of the transportation vehicle unit for transporting the first end user, the transportation vehicle unit currently en route to or is currently transporting a second end user and having been identified based, at least in part, on a determination that the transportation vehicle unit is able to accommodate transport of the first end user while transporting the second end user; and directing the identified transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
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232 Claims
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162. A system, comprising:
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circuitry for acquiring one or more identities of a transportation vehicle unit for transporting a first end user, the transportation vehicle unit to be identified currently en route to or is currently transporting a second end user and having been identified based, at least in part, on a determination that the identified transportation vehicle is able to accommodate transport of the first end user while transporting the second end user; and circuitry for directing the identified transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user. - View Dependent Claims (163, 164, 168, 169, 175, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 190, 191, 193, 195, 196, 198, 199, 200, 202, 204, 205, 206, 213, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230)
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231. A system, comprising:
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a transportation vehicle unit identity acquiring module configured to acquire one or more identities of a transportation vehicle unit for transporting a first end user, the transportation vehicle unit to be identified currently en route to or is currently transporting a second end user and having been identified based, at least in part, on a determination that the identified transportation vehicle is able to accommodate transport of the first end user while transporting the second end user; and a transportation vehicle unit directing module configured to direct the identified transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user; and one or more processors.
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232. A network device:
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a transportation vehicle unit identity acquiring module configured to acquire one or more identities of a transportation vehicle unit for transporting a first end user, the transportation vehicle unit to be identified currently en route to or is currently transporting a second end user and having been identified based, at least in part, on a determination that the identified transportation vehicle is able to accommodate transport of the first end user while transporting the second end user; and a transportation vehicle unit directing module configured to direct the identified transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the first end user in order to transport the first end user; a notification transmitting module configured to transmit to one or more end user devices one or more notifications that provide a notification that the identified transportation vehicle unit will be transporting the first end user; and a network interface.
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Specification