System for preemptively navigating drivers to an event created through a social network system
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1. A method comprising:
- accessing, by a server comprising a processing device, one or more user accounts on a social network system;
identifying, by the processing device based on information stored by the social network system that is accessible through the one or more user accounts, an event and a plurality of prospective passengers that indicated an intent to attend the event;
determining, based on the identified plurality of prospective passengers that indicated the intent to attend the event, an expected demand for drivers of a taxi service; and
responsive to determining that the expected demand exceeds an expected supply of drivers of the taxi service, transmitting, by the processing device to a plurality of driver computing devices corresponding to a plurality of drivers associated with the taxi service, navigational data to direct the plurality of drivers to drive to a location of the event to transport passengers from the location of the event.
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Abstract
In one embodiment an event likely to be attended by a plurality of users of a taxi service is identified. A location of the event is determined and an end time of the event is estimated. Prior to the end time of the event, a plurality of drivers associated with the taxi service are directed to drive to the location of the event to transport passengers from the location of the event.
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing, by a server comprising a processing device, one or more user accounts on a social network system; identifying, by the processing device based on information stored by the social network system that is accessible through the one or more user accounts, an event and a plurality of prospective passengers that indicated an intent to attend the event; determining, based on the identified plurality of prospective passengers that indicated the intent to attend the event, an expected demand for drivers of a taxi service; and responsive to determining that the expected demand exceeds an expected supply of drivers of the taxi service, transmitting, by the processing device to a plurality of driver computing devices corresponding to a plurality of drivers associated with the taxi service, navigational data to direct the plurality of drivers to drive to a location of the event to transport passengers from the location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a processing device communicably coupled to the memory, the processing device to execute instructions to; access one or more user accounts on a social network system; identify, based on information stored by the social network system that is accessible through the one or more user accounts, an event to be attended by a plurality of prospective passengers that indicated an intent to attend the event; determine, based on the identified plurality of prospective passengers that indicated the intent to attend the event, an expected demand for drivers of a taxi service; and responsive to determining that the expected demand exceeds an expected supply of drivers of the taxi service, transmit, to a plurality of driver computing devices corresponding to a plurality of drivers associated with the taxi service, navigational data to direct the plurality of drivers to drive to a location of the event to transport passengers from the location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. At least one computer-readable non-transitory media storing one or more instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
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access one or more user accounts on a social network system; identify, based on information stored by the social network system that is accessible through the one or more user accounts, an event to be attended by a plurality of prospective passengers that indicated an intent to attend the event; determine, based on the identified plurality of prospective passengers that indicated the intent to attend the event, an expected demand for drivers of a taxi service; and responsive to determining that the expected demand exceeds an expected supply of drivers of the taxi service, transmit, to a plurality of driver computing devices corresponding to a plurality of drivers associated with the taxi service, navigational data to direct the plurality of drivers to drive to a location of the event to transport passengers from the location of the event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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