Application-based commercial ground transportation management system

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US20160189067A1Inactive Publication Date: 2016-06-30THE CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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Authority / Receiving Office
US ¡ United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
THE CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable ¡ inactive patent

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Abstract

A management system for a Permitting Authority (PA) or its appointed designee to monitor and track application-based commercial ground transportation (ABCT) Provider activity through the ABCT-Driver's mobile device, the ABCT-Provider's app, the ABCT-Provider's computer systems, and the PA's electronically-enabled geo-fence, all without the need for specialized hardware such as transponders or other tracking equipment. Each mobile communication device associated with an ABCT-Vehicle continually transmits information to an ABCT-Provider Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) System associated with an ABCT-Provider when an application on the mobile communication device is active. The information transmitted by the mobile communication device enables the ABCT-Provider ICT System to identify and monitor the ABCT-Driver's identity, the vehicle information, the geographic locus, and / or the ABCT-Vehicle's activity data.
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BACKGROUND

[0001] A new mode of online enabled application-based commercial ground transportation (ABCT) has necessitated a new process for airports or other geographically-defined authorities, or “Permitting Authorities” (PA), to manage such transportation activity.

[0002] Commercial transportation plays an important role in carrying passengers to and from airports. Commercial transportation includes taxicabs, limousines, busses, and shuttle vans. Commercial transportation also includes ABCT—online enabled application-based platforms used to connect passengers with drivers using their commercial or personal non-commercial vehicles. ABCT-Providers include what is known in the State of California as Transportation Network Companies (TNCs). Commercial transportation to and from airports is a lucrative business, with drivers typically earning their highest fares overall on trips to and from airports.

[0003] State and local governments regulate the various modes of commercial transportation o...

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