SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAILING TAXICABS

• US 20160033299A1
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Martin Heikel
• Original Assignee: Flatiron Apps, LLC
• Inventors: Millspaugh, Ben
• Granted Patent: US 9,488,494 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indicators in a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/13 the indicator being in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

The present application provides a system and method for enabling a driver to locate a passenger. In one or more implementations, a graphical user interface is provided that is operable to send and receive information associated with passengers and vehicles. A location of a first vehicle, a location of a first passenger and a location of a second passenger are received. Information associated with the locations of the first and second passenger is transmitted and a representation of at least one of the first passenger and the second passenger and the respective location thereof is provided.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a driver to locate a passenger, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface that is operable to send and receive information associated with passengers and vehicles;

receiving, via the graphical user interface operating on a first computing device, a location of a first vehicle;

receiving, via the graphical user interface operating on a second computing device, a location of a first passenger;

receiving, via the graphical user interface operating on a third computing device, a location of a second passenger;

transmitting, to the first computing device, information associated with the locations of the first and second passenger; and

providing, via the graphical user interface operating on the first computing device, a representation of at least one of the first passenger and the second passenger and the respective location thereof.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation includes a map identifying where the at least one of the first and second passenger is located.

3. A system for enabling a driver to locate a passenger, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to interact with a computer-readable medium in order to perform operations that include;

provide a graphical user interface that is operable to send and receive information associated with passengers and vehicles;

receive, via the graphical user interface operating on a first computing device, a location of a first vehicle;

receive, via the graphical user interface operating on a second computing device, a location of a first passenger;

receive, via the graphical user interface operating on a third computing device, a location of a second passenger;

transmit, to the first computing device, information associated with the locations of the first and second passenger; and

provide, via the graphical user interface operating on the first computing device, a representation of at least one of the first passenger and the second passenger and the respective location thereof.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the representation includes a map identifying where the at least one of the first and second passenger is located.

5. A method for enabling a passenger to locate a vehicle, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface that is operable to send and receive information associated with passengers and vehicles;

receiving, via the graphical user interface operating on a first computing device, a location of a first vehicle;

receiving, via the graphical user interface operating on a second computing device, a location of a second vehicle;

receiving, via the graphical user interface operating on a third computing device, a location of a passenger;

transmitting, to the first computing device, information associated with the locations of the first and second vehicles; and

providing, via the graphical user interface operating on the third computing device, a representation of at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle and the respective location thereof.