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System and methods for verifying that one or more end user transport directives do not conflict with one or more package delivery directives

  • US 9,792,574 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2014
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • circuitry for receiving one or more package delivery requests for a transportation vehicle unit to deliver one or more packages;

    circuitry for receiving one or more end user transport requests for a transportation vehicle unit to transport one or more end users, the one or more end user transport requests including at least one or more preferences of the one or more end users related to package deliveries occurring during transport of the one or more end users;

    circuitry for selecting a candidate transportation vehicle unit to fulfill the one or more package delivery requests and the one or more end user transport requests based, at least in part, on at least one location of the candidate transportation vehicle unit sensed at least in part via at least one hardware-based position sensor of at least one transport computing device within the candidate transportation vehicle unit;

    circuitry for obtaining a verification that transport of the one or more end users can be accommodated at least partially during delivery of the one or more packages by the candidate transportation vehicle unit in accordance with the one or more preferences of the one or more end users related to package deliveries occurring during transport of the one or more end users; and

    circuitry for transmitting, to the transport computing device associated with the candidate transportation vehicle unit, a directive to at least one of deliver the one or more packages or transport the one or more end users based, at least in part, on the verification.

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