Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Routing of vehicle for hire to dynamic pickup location
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Application No.: US14958446Application Date: 2015-12-03
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Publication No.: US09702714B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Adi Botea , Fan Xie
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: F. Chau & Associates, LLC
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00 ; G06Q30/00 ; G01C21/34 ; G01C21/36

Abstract:
A method for routing a vehicle for hire includes receiving a request to pick up a passenger at a predetermined time. Information indicating a first location of the passenger is received. The vehicle is routed to the first location at the calculated dispatch time. Information indicating a second location of the passenger is received. It is determined whether the second location jeopardized a timely pickup. The vehicle is rerouted to the second location when it is determined that the second location does not jeopardize the timely pickup. A notification is sent to the passenger warning that the second present location jeopardizes the timely pickup and the passenger is provided with directions on how to move to a location that does not jeopardize the timely pickup when it is determined that the second location of the passenger does jeopardize the timely pickup.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170160092A1 ROUTING OF VEHICLE FOR HIRE TO DYNAMIC PICKUP LOCATION Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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