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PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE ROUTING OPTIONS TO A RIDER OF A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

  • US 20180003517A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2016
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing rider-selected routing options to a driver using a transportation management system, the method comprising:

  • receiving a trip request for transporting a rider from an origin location to a destination location;

    determining a plurality of different routing options associated with the trip request, each routing option optimized according to a different combination of trip parameters and specifying a unique path for traveling from the origin location to the destination location;

    transmitting the plurality of routing options to a rider client device for display to the rider;

    receiving from the rider client device a selection of a routing option in the plurality of routing options; and

    transmitting the selected routing option to a driver client device associated with a driver selected to transport the rider from the origin location to the destination location, wherein transmitting the selected routing option comprises providing for display a visual indication that the selected routing option was selected by the rider.

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