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ARRANGING A TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR MULTIPLE USERS

  • US 20160034845A1
  • Filed: 07/30/2015
  • Published: 02/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of arranging a transport service for a rider, the method being performed by a computing system and comprising:

  • receiving, from a first computing device, a request for a transport service for a first rider, the request including a first pickup location and a first destination location;

    determining, based on the first pickup location and the first destination location, a plurality of candidate drivers, each candidate driver being currently assigned to provide a transport service for a respective rider; and

    performing, at the computing system, a selection process to select a driver from the plurality of candidate drivers, wherein performing the selection process includes;

    for each candidate driver in the plurality of candidate drivers, determining a set of possible travel sequences in which that candidate driver can provide both the transport service for the respective rider and the transport service for the first rider by traveling to at least the first pickup location, the first destination location, and a destination location of the respective rider, wherein each possible travel sequence in the set is different from other possible travel sequences in the set;

    computing a score for each possible travel sequence in the sets of possible travel sequences of the plurality of candidate drivers;

    selecting a possible travel sequence, from the sets of possible travel sequences, based on the computed scores; and

    identifying the candidate driver to provide the transport service for the first rider based on the selected possible travel sequence.

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