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Systems and methods for travel planning that calls for at least one transportation vehicle unit

  • US 10,458,801 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2014
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • circuitry configured for receiving a request for transporting an end user towards a destination location from a starting location on at least one later date;

    circuitry configured for providing a travel plan for facilitating the end user to travel to the destination location from the starting location on the at least one later date at least partially based on one or more likely traffic conditions on the at least one later date, the travel plan identifying at least a first route leg and a second route leg, at least the second route leg being a transport route leg in which a transportation vehicle unit will transport the end user over the transport route leg, the travel plan provided at least partially in graphical form including at least one digital map illustrating at least a portion of at least one route leg;

    circuitry configured for detecting the end user on the first route leg at least partially using at least one position sensor of a mobile device associated with the end user;

    circuitry configured for estimating that the end user will reach a rendezvous location associated with a starting location of the second route leg at a first leg arrival time at least partially based on one or more first traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the end user and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more first traffic conditions received from at least one third party;

    circuitry configured for detecting a current route of the transportation vehicle unit relative to the rendezvous location at least partially using at least one position sensor of a transport computing device within the transportation vehicle unit; and

    circuitry configured for directing the transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the end user at the rendezvous location in order to transport the end user over the transport route leg in response, at least in part, to determining a sufficient amount of time for the transportation vehicle unit to reach the rendezvous location at or before the first leg arrival time at least partially based on the current route of the transportation vehicle unit and at least partially based on one or more second traffic conditions associated with a geographic area involving a current position of the transportation vehicle unit and involving the starting location of the second route leg, the one or more second traffic conditions received from the at least one third party.

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