Method and system for providing a combined metering and dispatching service with advertising
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1. A method to provide combined metering and dispatching comprising:
- (a) receiving a request from a customer for a mobile unit with a driver to take the customer from an origination point to a destination point;
(b) storing the request in the form of request data in a web server which is remote from the mobile unit;
(c) providing a computer processing unit located in the mobile unit, the computer processing unit receives and processes;
(i) the request data into request processed information; and
(ii) metering data into metering information;
(d) transmitting the request data from the remote web server to the computer processing unit; and
(e) transmitting the request processed information and the metering information from the computer processing unit to a driver interface module located in the mobile unit.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a wireless Web-based dispatch, metering and tracking system for taxicabs and other fleets of mobile units for hire. The system accommodates on-line booking; various forms of payment; accurate and efficient metering, dispatch and reporting functions; and is supported by on-screen advertising.
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1. A method to provide combined metering and dispatching comprising:
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(a) receiving a request from a customer for a mobile unit with a driver to take the customer from an origination point to a destination point;
(b) storing the request in the form of request data in a web server which is remote from the mobile unit;
(c) providing a computer processing unit located in the mobile unit, the computer processing unit receives and processes;
(i) the request data into request processed information; and
(ii) metering data into metering information;
(d) transmitting the request data from the remote web server to the computer processing unit; and
(e) transmitting the request processed information and the metering information from the computer processing unit to a driver interface module located in the mobile unit.
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2. A method to provide combined metering and dispatching service with advertising comprising:
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(a) receiving a request from a customer for a mobile unit with a driver to take the customer from an origination point to a destination point;
(b) storing the request in the form of request data in a remote web server which is remote from the mobile unit;
(c) providing a computer processing unit located in the mobile unit, the computer processing unit receives and processes;
(i) the request data into request processed information;
(ii) metering data into metering information; and
(iii) advertising data into advertising information;
(d) transmitting the request data from the remote web server to the computer processing unit;
(e) transmitting the request processed information and the metering information from the computer processing unit to a driver interface module located in the mobile unit; and
(f) transmitting the advertising information from the computer processing unit to a passenger interface module located in the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for use in providing a combined metering and dispatching service with advertising comprising:
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(a) a mobile unit for a driver and a passenger;
(b) a computer processing unit in the mobile unit;
(c) a first screen display in the mobile unit and coupled to the computer processing unit;
(d) a second screen display in the mobile unit and coupled to the computer processing unit;
(e) means transmitting global positioning navigational data to the computer processing unit; and
(f) a web server remote to the mobile unit and wirelessly coupled to the computer processing unit.
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