System for procuring services
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1. A computer-implemented method for procuring a service, comprising:
- exchanging, using a processor, information between the at least one stationary physical server and the plurality of devices accessible to subscribers including at least one device accessible to suppliers and at least one device accessible to interested parties;
determining, using the processor, a current position of the devices accessible to subscribers;
storing, using the processor, data corresponding to position and route information of the subscribers;
comparing, using the processor, transportation requests, communicated to the at least one server from at least one device accessible to interested parties, to transportation offerings, communicated to the at least one server from at least one device accessible to suppliers; and
determining, using the processor, whether any transportation requests match any transportation offerings, and, in the case of a match, communicating the match to the device accessible to interested parties that communicated the matching request, the transportation offerings including a starting point, a destination point, and intermediate route information, and at least one of the transportation offerings includes at least one of a starting region and a destination region, the at least one of a starting region and a destination region being defined by a radius value around a respective geographic coordinate to increase a probability of a match.
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Abstract
A system for procuring services such as, in particular, rideshare opportunities and transportation services, has at least one stationary server and a multitude of subscribers including suppliers and interested parties. The system includes a communications arrangement which enable at least an information exchange between the stationary server and the subscribers. The system further includes a positioning arrangement for determining the current position of the subscribers, and a memory arrangement for at least temporary storage of data and positions of the subscribers.
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1. A computer-implemented method for procuring a service, comprising:
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exchanging, using a processor, information between the at least one stationary physical server and the plurality of devices accessible to subscribers including at least one device accessible to suppliers and at least one device accessible to interested parties; determining, using the processor, a current position of the devices accessible to subscribers; storing, using the processor, data corresponding to position and route information of the subscribers; comparing, using the processor, transportation requests, communicated to the at least one server from at least one device accessible to interested parties, to transportation offerings, communicated to the at least one server from at least one device accessible to suppliers; and determining, using the processor, whether any transportation requests match any transportation offerings, and, in the case of a match, communicating the match to the device accessible to interested parties that communicated the matching request, the transportation offerings including a starting point, a destination point, and intermediate route information, and at least one of the transportation offerings includes at least one of a starting region and a destination region, the at least one of a starting region and a destination region being defined by a radius value around a respective geographic coordinate to increase a probability of a match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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