Interactive real-time system and its real-time use method in the transportation industry sector

Abstract

The present invention recognizes that there is a long-standing need for more efficient systems in the interactive transportation of goods and services. A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to interactive real-time systems in transportation and other industries. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to real-time methods for interactive systems of the present invention.

Description

[0001] Related applications and / or priority declarations

[0002] This application claims priority to U.S. utility application No. 16 / 038,487, filed on July 18, 2018; U.S. utility application No. 15 / 680,439, filed on August 18, 2017; U.S. utility application No. 15 / 675,757, filed on August 13, 2017; and U.S. provisional application No. 62 / 539,706, filed on August 1, 2017; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relates generally to the field of interactive real-time systems and methods for real-time use in the transportation industry sector. Background Art

[0004] As with any new industry or sector, when it's created, there are often numerous inefficiencies within these systems and methods, as there isn't sufficient data or knowledge about how to optimize them upfront. These inefficiencies are often identified through trial and error, which leads to technological advancements in the field. The same can be said of the transportation industry and many new transportation sectors, including but not limited to ride-hailing services, car-sharing, freight delivery, and express delivery.

[0005] The inefficient systems and methods currently available in the transportation industry sector disadvantage transportation customers. The companies or entities themselves (hereinafter referred to as service providers) and the representatives who perform services for the service providers are also disadvantaged.

[0006] Problems associated with current systems and methods used in the transportation industry stem from computer technology and the fact that the modern transportation industry operates and changes rapidly in real time or near real time. The transportation industry is a real-time or near real-time environment, as transportation service requests and transportation service request offers are available one second and gone the next. In a real-time or near real-time transportation industry, representatives or transportation clients are unable to access all or most real-time or near real-time information to accurately analyze or evaluate that information and make informed decisions in a timely manner. Currently, there are no real-time or near real-time systems or real-time or near real-time methods to assist representatives or transportation clients in conducting such analysis. This lack of real-time or near real-time systems or real-time or near real-time methods results in representatives being locked into or receiving suboptimal, "one-size-fits-all" transportation service requests and transportation clients being locked into or receiving suboptimal, "one-size-fits-all" transportation service offers due to their inability to apply their preferences.

[0007] Currently, transportation customers requesting rides in the ride-hailing service industry sector can have widely varying ride-hailing options, prices, wait times, and arrival times, depending on which service provider a given transportation service offer comes from and when the transportation service offer was locked or acquired. However, representatives are presented with only one transportation service request from a single service provider to accept or decline. When a representative wishes to provide transportation services in any transportation industry sector, they are further limited by the fact that only one transportation service request is displayed. Currently, systems and methods for dispatching or assigning representatives to transportation service requests are poor. Therefore, there is a need addressed by the present invention.

[0008] In the fast-paced, real-time or near-real-time environment of the transportation industry, current systems and methods for representatives to analyze or evaluate incoming transportation service requests are difficult and time-consuming. Current technology does not allow representatives to analyze or evaluate, and then target or acquire, the transportation service requests they desire based on their personal preferences. Representatives are currently presented with only a single transportation service request and have no alternative but to accept or reject that specific transportation service request. Typically, no details are provided in advance about the transportation service request a representative wishes to target or acquire, revealing them only after the transportation service request has been targeted or acquired. Representatives must choose to target or acquire a transportation service request without knowing any details about the transportation service being offered, or simply not proceed at all.

[0009] Furthermore, even if the representative were given a choice, the representative would likely never have initially locked in or acquired the transportation service request, and the representative would be penalized for canceling a transportation service request that the representative did not wish to fulfill. This disadvantage, among other things, has led to the common practice of representatives working for multiple service providers simultaneously to give the representative the illusion of choice. However, such analysis or evaluation methods are extremely laborious and time-consuming processes that are not useful or practical in the real-time or near-real-time environment of the transportation industry sector.

[0010] To analyze or evaluate transportation service requests, representatives would need to log into multiple applications from different service providers and navigate between these applications, viewing a separate transportation service request for each application. Analyzing or evaluating transportation service requests in this manner can be time-consuming and, due to the real-time or near-real-time environment, can cause representatives to miss what they would consider to be preferred transportation service requests. Currently, there are no systems or methods that representatives can use as a tool to analyze or evaluate transportation service requests in real-time or near-real-time.

[0011] Given conventional systems and methods, representatives are currently unable to analyze or evaluate transportation service requests from multiple service providers in real time or near real time, which is a frustrating obstacle when all other aspects of the transportation industry sector operate in real time or near real time. Given the current state of the art, representatives' decision-making abilities are limited. Because they are unable to consistently analyze or evaluate transportation service requests in real time or near real time, representatives are currently unable to maximize their profits or work at the efficiency they would like because they are forced to lock in or acquire less desirable transportation service requests. In order to lock in or acquire a preferred transportation service request, representatives may have to wait and abandon less desirable transportation service requests in order for a more desirable transportation service request to become available to them because only one transportation service request is provided to the representative at a time. Given the current limitations of systems and methods in the transportation industry sector, representatives who wish to work more efficiently are unable to do so.

[0012] Currently, there is no system or method that can analyze, evaluate, and target or acquire transportation service requests across more than one transportation industry sector in real time or near real time. The lack of a real-time or near real-time system or method further limits representatives' influence in the transportation industry and their ability to operate more efficiently if they wish to provide transportation services across multiple transportation industry sectors. Additionally, current limitations reduce the number of potential preferred transportation service requests available to representatives. Currently, if a representative wishes to provide ride services in the ride-hailing service industry and then deliver food in the merchandise delivery industry, because transportation service requests are very close to them, the representative would not be able to analyze or evaluate and then target or acquire these desired transportation service requests in real time or near real time. If a system and method existed that could enable representatives to do so, representatives would have access to a greater number of diverse transportation service requests and would be given greater flexibility in providing transportation services within the transportation industry. One non-limiting aspect of the present invention solves this problem for representatives.

[0013] Currently, some service providers dynamically increase prices in certain areas for various reasons. Representatives hoping to increase productivity or earn more money will work in these areas whenever possible. The problem is that by the time a representative arrives in a region with an increased price, the increased price is either changed or rescinded. Representatives encounter challenges pursuing increased pricing areas but often don't have the opportunity to capitalize on them. As a result, some representatives give up pursuing increased pricing areas. Currently, there is no system or method that representatives can use to predict where increased pricing areas will occur and maximize their profit potential.

[0014] Currently, representatives are assigned or offered one transportation service request at a time, which can either be blindly accepted without knowing any details or rejected. This process is not a useful method for presenting transportation service requests to representatives. The prior art lacks a way to visually present preferred transportation service requests from multiple service providers on a geographic map with dynamic icons that is updated in real time or near real time. Currently, there is no system or method for visually displaying preferred transportation service requests to representatives in relation to suboptimal transportation service requests.

[0015] Transportation clients often face similar challenges as representatives. Currently, when a transportation client seeks to identify or secure a transportation service offer, they are presented only with the closest representatives from a single service provider. The only way for a transportation client to analyze or evaluate transportation service offers from different service providers is through a very cumbersome and time-consuming process, similar to that used for representatives. First, the transportation client must research competitors, then download the competitor's app and enter the same search criteria as for the first service provider. This process must be repeated for each additional competitor the transportation client wishes to evaluate.

[0016] In the rapidly evolving transportation industry, seconds are crucial to locking in or obtaining a preferred transportation service offer, and current methods are not practical or useful for analyzing or evaluating transportation service offers in real time or near real time. In most cases, by the time a transportation client has completed the steps of analyzing or evaluating two or three service providers, the preferred transportation service offer preferred by a given transportation client may no longer be available. As a result, transportation clients often have to pay more or wait longer for transportation services because there is currently no way to visually analyze or evaluate transportation service offers from multiple service providers in real time or near real time. The prior art lacks a way to visually present preferred transportation service requests from multiple service providers on a geographic map with dynamic icons that is updated in real time or near real time. An improved system and method is needed.

[0017] When service providers increase pricing in certain areas, transportation customers currently have no system or method to determine that prices in nearby areas have not increased. Currently, transportation customers cannot visually analyze or evaluate different areas on a geographic map to view pricing information for a single service provider, let alone multiple service providers. This lack of transparency disadvantageously prevents transportation customers from making informed purchasing decisions due to their current limited options within the transportation industry sector. One non-limiting aspect of the present invention addresses this issue for transportation customers. Summary of the Invention

[0018] The present invention recognizes that there is a long felt need in the industry for more efficient systems for interactive transportation of goods and services.

[0019] A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to interactive systems in transportation and other industries.

[0020] A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of using the interactive system of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] As a macro-level view of real-time or near real-time transportation service systems, Figure 1 A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, in which at least one representative 2 can benefit from the present invention. A transportation service request 13 can originate from at least one external server 10 and can be sent to a central server 9 via at least one link 8. At least one service provider 5 can be associated with at least one external server 10. In this non-limiting diagram, each service provider 5 is associated with one external server 10. The central server 9 can filter the transportation service requests 13 into filtered transportation service requests 14 using at least one representative preference 3 and, preferably, the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one representative 2. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one representative preference 3. The central server 9 can sort the filtered transportation service requests 14, preferably in an order related to the corresponding weighted averages, to identify at least one preferred transportation service request 15. The central server 9 can identify, from the filtered transportation service requests 14, at least one preferred transportation service request 15 having the highest weighted average. The at least one preferred transportation service request 15 with corresponding transportation data and the filtered transportation service requests 14 with corresponding transportation data can be sent from the central server 9 to at least one application 6 via at least one link 8. At least one application 6 is operable on at least one terminal 7 and is operable to display at least one visual representation, such as but not limited to at least one dynamic Figure 11 , at least one heat Figure 12 or a combination thereof. The at least one representative 2 can analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then lock or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request 15. The at least one link 8 can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0022] As a macro-level view of real-time or near real-time transportation service systems, Figure 2A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, in which a representative 2 may benefit from the present invention. Each individual transport client 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F may submit an individual transport service request 13. An individual transport service request 13 corresponds to each individual transport client 1 in the figure. Transport clients 1A and 1B submit transport service requests 13A and 13B to an external server 10A associated with a service provider 5A. Transport clients 1C and 1D submit transport service requests 13C and 13D to an external server 10B associated with a service provider 5B. Transport clients 1E and 1F submit transport service requests 13E and 13F to an external server 10C associated with a service provider 5C. Each service provider 5 may have at least one external server 10.

[0023] The central server 9 may receive the transport service requests 13 and then filter the transport service requests 13 into filtered transport service requests 14 by using at least one representative preference 3 and preferably the real-time or near real-time geographic location of the representative 2. The central server 9 may calculate a weighted average of the at least one representative preference 3. The central server 9 may preferably sort the filtered transport service requests 14 in an order related to the corresponding weighted averages to identify at least one preferred transport service request 15. The central server 9 may identify at least one preferred transport service request 15 having the highest weighted average from the filtered transport service requests 14. The at least one preferred transport service request 15 having the corresponding transport data and the filtered transport service request 14 having the corresponding transport data may be sent from the central server 9 to the application 6 via at least one link 8. The application 6 may be operated on the terminal 7 and may display at least one visual representation, e.g., dynamically Figure 11 The individual filtered transport service requests 14D, 14F and the preferred transport service request 15A can be dynamically Figure 11 The data can be displayed as dynamic icons or visual effects, and can optionally display transportation data. The representative 2 can analyze or evaluate the dynamic Figure 11 , then locks or acquires the preferred transportation service request 15A. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof, on at least one terminal 7 associated with at least one representative 2.

[0024] Figure 3A preferred example of one non-limiting aspect of the present invention is shown as a flow chart of the steps of an exemplary method, in a preferred but not required order, in which a representative 2 may benefit from the present invention. The flow chart describes how a representative 2 may analyze or evaluate a visual representation (dynamically in this non-limiting example) Figure 11 ) to lock or obtain at least one preferred transportation service request 15. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component of at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0025] As a dynamic Figure 11 , Figure 4 A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, wherein at least one representative 2 can benefit from the present invention. At least one representative 2 can use dynamically Figure 11 The preferred transportation service request 15A is then analyzed or evaluated, and then locked or acquired. The filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D, as well as the preferred transportation service request 15A, are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D, respectively. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0026] The preferred transportation service request 15A can be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D. In this non-limiting illustration, in addition to the larger icon, a star is used to visually distinguish the preferred transportation service request 15A. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be used to distinguish the individual filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D from different transportation industry sectors, different service providers 5, or combinations thereof, from the preferred transportation service request 15A. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, an icon showing a person is a ride service request from the ride hailing industry sector, an icon showing a van is a merchandise delivery service request from the courier industry sector, and an icon with a spoon and fork is a food delivery service request from the food delivery industry sector. Each individual icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be mobile or dynamic and can be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6.

[0027] As a dynamic Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 combination of Figure 5A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, wherein at least one representative 2 can benefit from the present invention. At least one representative 2 can use dynamically Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 The system analyzes or evaluates micro- and macro-level views of at least one transportation industry sector using a combination of filters and then targets or acquires a preferred transportation service request 15A. Filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D, as well as the preferred transportation service request 15A, are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D, respectively. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0028] The preferred transportation service request 15A can be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D. In this non-limiting illustration, in addition to the larger icon, a star is used to visually distinguish the preferred transportation service request 15A. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be used to distinguish the individual filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D from different transportation industry sectors, different service providers 5, or a combination thereof, as well as the preferred transportation service request 15A. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, an icon showing a person is a ride service request from the ride hailing industry sector, an icon showing a van is a merchandise delivery service request from the courier industry sector, and an icon with a spoon and fork is a food delivery service request from the food delivery industry sector. Each individual icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be mobile or dynamic and can be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6.

[0029] In this non-limiting figure, a thermal image is shown showing areas with increased prices. Figure 12 , showing a dynamic representation of filtered transport service requests 14A, 14B, 14C and 14D and a preferred transport service request 15A Figure 11 Dynamically Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 The combined areas may be shaded or patterned in proportion to the metric of the price scale displayed on the geographic map. For example, darker shaded areas may represent areas with higher price increases, while lighter shaded areas may represent areas with lower price increases or areas that may not have price increases. At least one representative 2 may use dynamic Figure 11 and heat Figure 12This combination of analyzing and identifying the enhanced pricing areas shown as darker shaded areas to move themselves closer to the enhanced pricing areas. In this non-limiting diagram, at least one representative 2 can drive to the darker shaded area with the enhanced pricing and then lock or obtain the preferred transportation service request 15A.

[0030] As a macro-level view of real-time or near real-time transportation service systems, Figure 6 A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, in which at least one transportation client 1 can benefit from the present invention. Transportation service offers 16 can be obtained from at least one external server 10 and sent to a central server 9 via at least one link 8. At least one service provider 5 can be associated with the at least one external server 10. In this non-limiting diagram, each service provider 5 is associated with one external server 10. Using at least one transportation client preference 4 and preferably the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one transportation client 1, the central server 9 can filter the transportation service offers 16 into filtered transportation service offers 17. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one transportation client preference 4. The central server 9 can sort the filtered transportation service offers 17, preferably in order relative to the corresponding weighted average, to identify at least one preferred transportation service offer 18. The central server 9 can identify at least one preferred transportation service 18 from the filtered transportation services 17 with the highest weighted average. The at least one preferred transportation service offer 18 with corresponding transportation data and the filtered transportation service offers 17 with corresponding transportation data can be sent from the central server 9 to at least one application 6 via at least one link 8. At least one application 6 is operable on at least one terminal 7 and can display at least one visual representation, such as but not limited to at least one dynamic Figure 11 , at least one heat Figure 12 or a combination thereof. At least one transport client 1 can analyze or evaluate at least one visual representation and then lock in or acquire at least one preferred transport service offer 18. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component of at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0031] As a macro-level view of real-time or near real-time transportation service systems, Figure 7A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, in which a transportation client 1 can benefit from the present invention. Each individual representative 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, and 2F can execute a separate transportation service offer 16. A separate transportation service offer 16 corresponds to each individual representative 2 in the figure. Representatives 2A and 2B provide transportation service offers 16A and 16B to an external server 10A associated with a service provider 5A. Representatives 2C and 2D provide transportation service offers 16C and 16D to an external server 10B associated with a service provider 5B. Representatives 2E and 2F propose transportation service offers 16E and 16F to an external server 10C associated with a service provider 5C. Each service provider 5 may have at least one external server 10.

[0032] The central server 9 may receive the transport service offers 16 and then filter the transport service offers 16 into filtered transport service offers 17 by using at least one transport client preference 4 and the real-time or near real-time geographic location of the preferred transport client 1. The central server 9 may calculate a weighted average of the at least one transport client preference 4. The central server 9 may preferably sort the filtered transport service offers 17 in an order related to the corresponding weighted averages to identify at least one preferred transport service offer 18. The central server 9 may identify at least one preferred transport service 18 having the highest weighted average from the filtered transport services 17. The at least one preferred transport service offer 18 with the corresponding transport data and the filtered transport service offers 17 with the corresponding transport data may be sent from the central server 9 to at least one application 6 via at least one link 8. The application 6 may be operated on the terminal 7 and may display at least one visual representation, e.g., dynamically Figure 11 . Can be dynamically Figure 11 The individual filtered transport service offers 17C, 17F and the preferred transport service offer 18B are displayed as dynamic icons or visual effects and can optionally display transport data. The transport client 1 can analyze or evaluate the dynamic Figure 11 , then lock in or obtain the preferred transportation service offer 18B.

[0033] The at least one link may be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component with respect to at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof. The at least one link may be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof, on at least one terminal 7 associated with at least one transport client 1.

[0034] As a flow chart of the steps of an exemplary method in a preferred but not required order, Figure 8 This flow chart illustrates how a transport client 1 can benefit from the present invention by analyzing or evaluating a visual representation (in this non-limiting example, a thermal image) of a vehicle. Figure 12 ) to lock or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offer 18. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component of at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0035] As a flow chart of converting at least one transport service request 13 into at least one preferred transport service request 15, Figure 9 A preferred example relates to at least one non-limiting aspect of the present invention. Once a central server 9 receives at least one transportation service request 13 from at least one external server 10, the central server 9 may filter the at least one transportation service request 13 into at least one filtered transportation service request 14 using at least one representative preference 3 and, preferably, the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one representative 2. The central server 9 may calculate a weighted average of the at least one representative preference 3. The central server 9 may preferably sort the at least one filtered transportation service request 14 in an order relative to the corresponding weighted averages to identify at least one preferred transportation service request 15. The central server 9 may identify the at least one preferred transportation service request 15 as the at least one filtered transportation service request 14 from the at least one filtered transportation service request 14 having the highest weighted average. Not every at least one transportation service request 13 may become at least one filtered transportation service request 14, and not every at least one filtered transportation service request 14 may become at least one preferred transportation service request 15. At least one function of the central server 9 may be performed by an application 6. The at least one link may be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component regarding at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10 or a combination thereof.

[0036] As a flow chart of converting at least one transportation service offer 16 into at least one preferred transportation service offer 18, Figure 10A preferred example relates to one non-limiting aspect of the present invention. Once a central server 9 receives at least one transportation service offer 16 from at least one external server 10, the central server 9 may filter the at least one transportation service offer 16 into at least one filtered transportation service offer 17 using at least one transportation client preference 4 and, preferably, the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one transportation client 1. The central server 9 may calculate a weighted average of the at least one transportation client preference 4. The central server 9 may preferably sort the at least one filtered transportation service offer 17 in an order related to the corresponding weighted averages to identify at least one preferred transportation service offer 18. The central server 9 may identify the at least one preferred transportation service offer 18 as the at least one filtered transportation service offer 17 from the at least one filtered transportation service offer 17 having the highest weighted average. Not every at least one transportation service offer 16 may become the at least one filtered transportation service offer 17, and not every at least one filtered transportation service offer 17 may become the at least one preferred transportation service offer 18. At least one function of the central server 9 may be performed by an application 6. The at least one link may be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component regarding at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10 or a combination thereof.

[0037] As a dynamic Figure 11 , Figure 11 A preferred example relates to a non-limiting aspect of the present invention, wherein at least one transport client 1 can benefit from the present invention. At least one transport client 1 can use dynamically Figure 11 The preferred transportation service offer 18B is then analyzed or evaluated, and then locked in or acquired. The filtered transportation service offers 17A, 17B, and 17C, as well as the preferred transportation service offer 18B, are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, and 5C, respectively. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0038] The preferred transportation service offer 18B can be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service offers 17A, 17B, and 17C. In this non-limiting figure, in addition to the larger icon, a star is used to visually distinguish the preferred transportation service offer 18B. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be used to distinguish each filtered transportation service offer 17A, 17B, and 17C from a different service provider 5 from the preferred transportation service offer 18B. For example, in this non-limiting figure, the icon showing a car represents a ride service offer from the ride hailing industry sector. Each individual icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be mobile or dynamic and can be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6.

[0039] As a dynamic Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 combination of Figure 12 A preferred example relates to a non-limiting aspect of the present invention, wherein at least one transport client 1 can benefit from the present invention. At least one transport client 1 can use dynamically Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 , and then identify or acquire a preferred transportation service offer 18B. Filtered transportation service offers 17A, 17B, and 17C, as well as preferred transportation service offer 18B, are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, and 5C, respectively. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0040] The preferred transportation service offer 18B can be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service offers 17A, 17B, and 17C. In this non-limiting figure, in addition to the larger icon, a star is used to visually distinguish the preferred transportation service offer 18B. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be used to distinguish each filtered transportation service offer 17A, 17B, and 17C from a different service provider 5 from the preferred transportation service offer 18B. For example, in this non-limiting figure, the icon showing a car is a ride service offer from the ride hailing industry sector. Each individual icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual effect can be mobile or dynamic and can be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6.

[0041] In this non-limiting figure, a thermal image is shown showing areas with increased prices. Figure 12, showing a dynamic map of filtered transport service offers 17A, 17B and 17C and a preferred transport service offer 18B Figure 11 Dynamically Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 The combined areas may be shaded or patterned in proportion to the metric of the boosted pricing scale displayed on the geographic map. For example, darker shaded areas may represent areas of higher boosted pricing, while lighter shaded areas may represent areas of lower boosted pricing or areas that may not have boosted pricing. At least one transportation client 1 may use a dynamically Figure 11 and heat Figure 12 This combination of analyzing and identifying the boost pricing area to position oneself in the lower pricing area as shown in the lighter shaded area. In this non-limiting diagram, at least one transportation customer 1 can walk to the lighter shaded area with lower pricing and then lock in or obtain the preferred transportation service offer 18B.

[0042] As heat Figure 12 , Figure 13 Concerning preferred examples of at least one non-limiting aspect of the present invention, at least one transport client 1 or at least one representative 2 may benefit from the present invention. Figure 12 At least one area of ​​the at least one statistical variable may be shaded or patterned in proportion to at least one measure of at least one statistical variable. For example, darker shaded areas may represent areas with higher values ​​of the measure of the statistical variable, while lighter shaded areas may represent areas with lower values ​​of the measure of the statistical variable. For example, in this non-limiting diagram, the statistical variable may be a price scale for promotion, wherein darker shaded areas may represent areas with higher promotion pricing, while lighter shaded areas may represent areas with lower promotion pricing or areas that may not have promotion pricing. At least one transportation customer 1 or at least one representative 2 may use hot Figure 12 To analyze or evaluate, and then lock or acquire the preferred transportation service. The at least one link can be at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component related to at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, or a combination thereof.

[0043] Figure 14A preferred example of at least one non-limiting aspect of the present invention relates to at least one integration of hardware and software. At least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, at least one terminal 7, at least one link 8, or a combination thereof, can be combined or integrated. At least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, at least one link 8, or a combination thereof, can be combined or integrated on at least one terminal 7. At least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, at least one link 8, or a combination thereof, can be combined or integrated on at least one terminal 7 associated with at least one transport client 1 or at least one representative 2. In this non-limiting figure, it is common for at least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, at least one terminal 7, at least one link 8, or a combination thereof to be combined or integrated on at least one smartphone. In this non-limiting figure, at least one representative 2 can use at least one smartphone that can combine or integrate at least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, at least one terminal 7, at least one link 8, or a combination thereof. In this non-limiting figure, at least one transport client 1 can utilize at least one smartphone that can combine or integrate at least one application 6, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10, at least one terminal 7, at least one link 8 or a combination thereof.

[0044] The at least one link 8 may be at least one connection or at least one association of at least one software function or at least one software component associated with at least one application 6, at least one terminal 7, at least one central server 9, at least one external server 10 or a combination thereof. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] definition

[0046] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. Generally, the nomenclature used herein and the processes described below are well-known and commonly used in the art. These processes use conventional methods, such as those provided in the art and various general references. Where a term is provided in the singular, the inventors also contemplate the plural form of the term, and where a term is provided in the plural form, the inventors also contemplate the singular form of the term. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms used herein and the processes described below are well-known and commonly used in the art. Other technical terms used herein will have the ordinary meaning of the field in which they are used, as exemplified by various technical dictionaries.

[0047] introduce

[0048] The present invention recognizes that there is a long felt need in the industry for more efficient systems for interactive transportation of goods and services.

[0049] As a non-limiting introduction to the breadth of the invention, the invention comprises several general and useful aspects, including:

[0050] 1. Interactive systems in transportation and other industries; and

[0051] 2. A method for using the interactive system of the present invention.

[0052] These aspects of the invention, as well as other aspects described herein, can be achieved through use of the methods, articles, and compositions of matter described herein. To fully understand the scope of the invention, it will be further appreciated that various aspects of the invention can be combined to make desired embodiments of the invention.

[0053] General Description of the Invention and Problems Solved

[0054] One non-limiting aspect of the present invention may be at least one technology-based solution that may utilize at least one real-time or near real-time system and at least one real-time or near real-time method to assist at least one representative in at least one process of analyzing or evaluating, and then locking in or acquiring, at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one visual representation of the present invention.

[0055] The present invention can receive and filter at least one transportation service request based on at least one representative preference and preferably at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one representative. The present invention can identify at least one preferred transportation service request from the at least one filtered transportation service request. At least one visual representation of the at least one filtered transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, at least one preferred transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof can be compiled with at least one geographic map on at least one application. The present invention can provide at least one visual tool for at least one representative to assist in analyzing or evaluating and then targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0056] A non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention can be at least one dynamic map. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention can be at least one geographic map that can display, in real time or near real time, information including, but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, at least one filtered transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, from at least one service provider. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention can display, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one transportation customer, at least one starting service geographic location, at least one ending service geographic location, pricing information, or a combination thereof. When analyzing or evaluating and then locking or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one representative can visually identify the at least one preferred transportation service request to make at least one well-informed decision. A differentiated improvement of the at least one dynamic map of the present invention can be that information including, but not limited to, at least one transportation customer, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one corresponding transportation service request, or a combination thereof can be individually displayed as at least one moving transient icon, at least one moving transient visual (effect), or at least one moving transient symbol, and can be updated in real time or near real time.

[0057] One non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one heat map. The at least one heat map of the present invention may be at least one geographic map in which at least one region may be shaded, filled, patterned, or a combination thereof, including but not limited to, in proportion to at least one metric of at least one statistical variable displayed on the at least one geographic map, to assist at least one representative in analyzing or evaluating at least one transportation service request.

[0058] One non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one predictive heat map. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may be at least one variation of at least one heat map of the present invention that may be compiled from at least one statistical variable including, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near real-time filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one past filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may estimate, including but not limited to, future supply, future demand, at least one future statistical variable, or a combination thereof. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may utilize machine learning techniques.

[0059] One non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention can be at least one historical heat map. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention can be at least one variation of the at least one heat map of the present invention, which can be compiled from at least one statistical variable, including but not limited to at least one past filtered transportation service request combined with corresponding transportation data. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention can display past supply, past demand, at least one past statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0060] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one combination of at least one dynamic map of the present invention and at least one heat map of the present invention. The at least one combination of at least one dynamic map of the present invention and at least one heat map of the present invention may allow at least one representative to view at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry sector at both a macro and micro level.

[0061] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one improved technique for displaying information that may enable at least one new way to analyze or evaluate at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one visual representation of the present invention. At least one improved technique related to at least one dynamic map of the present invention may enable at least one representative to more easily analyze or evaluate at least one visually identifiable preferred transportation service request relative to at least one filtered transportation service request. At least one representative may use at least one heat map of the present invention to analyze or evaluate whether at least one given geographic location is a good area for at least one job. One benefit may be that at least one representative may gain insight and know which of at least one transportation service request is preferred to be targeted or acquired because at least one visual representation of the present invention may be continuously updated in real time or near real time. At least one improved technique may allow at least one representative to visually gain a perspective of at least one real time or near real time environment in at least one transportation industry sector to identify at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0062] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one new technology that can generate new data useful to at least one representative. A non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention can convert information including, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near real-time filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one past filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof into at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention, which the representative can analyze or evaluate to work more in line with their goals. The at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention can provide at least one solution to at least one missed opportunity to pursue at least one increased pricing area. A non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention can provide at least one representative with new data for analysis or evaluation based on information including, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near real-time filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one past filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and can utilize machine learning techniques to predict future supply or future demand.

[0063] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one improved ability of at least one representative to interact with, including but not limited to, at least one transportation customer, at least one commodity supplier, at least one service provider, or a combination thereof, due to increased understanding or knowledge of at least one transportation industry sector. The present invention may be at least one tool for presenting, including but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one filtered transportation service request, transportation data, or a combination thereof, for analysis or evaluation by at least one representative.

[0064] One benefit of the present invention may improve the decision-making capabilities of at least one representative, allow at least one representative to use at least one representative preference, and may improve the ability of at least one representative to lock in or obtain at least one most preferred transportation service request available at that time.

[0065] One non-limiting aspect of the present invention may be at least one technology-based solution that may utilize at least one real-time or near real-time system and at least one real-time or near real-time method to assist at least one representative in at least one process of analyzing or evaluating, and then locking in or acquiring, at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one visual representation of the present invention.

[0066] The present invention can receive and filter at least one transportation service offer based on at least one transportation customer preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the preferred at least one transportation customer. The present invention can identify at least one preferred transportation service offer from the at least one filtered transportation service offer. At least one visual representation of the at least one filtered transportation service offer with corresponding transportation data, at least one preferred transportation service offer with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof can be compiled with at least one geographic map on at least one application. The present invention can provide at least one visual tool for the at least one transportation customer to assist in analyzing or evaluating, and then targeting or acquiring, the at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0067] A non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention can be at least one dynamic map. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention can be at least one geographic map that can display, in real time or near real time, at least one preferred transportation service offer with corresponding transportation data, at least one filtered transportation service offer with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof from at least one service provider. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention can display, including but not limited to, at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one representative, at least one starting service geographic location, at least one ending service geographic location, pricing information, or a combination thereof. When analyzing or evaluating, and then locking in or acquiring, at least one preferred transportation service offer, at least one transportation customer can visually identify the at least one preferred transportation service offer to make at least one well-informed decision. A differentiated improvement of the at least one dynamic map of the present invention can be that, including but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one service provider, at least one merchandise supplier, at least one corresponding transportation service offer, or a combination thereof, can be individually displayed as at least one moving transient icon, at least one moving transient visual effect, or at least one moving transient symbol, and can be updated in real time or near real time.

[0068] One non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one heat map. The at least one heat map of the present invention may be at least one geographic map in which at least one region may be shaded, filled, patterned, or a combination thereof, including but not limited to, in proportion to at least one metric of at least one statistical variable displayed on the at least one geographic map, to assist at least one transportation client in analyzing or evaluating at least one transportation service offer.

[0069] One non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one predictive heat map. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may be at least one variation of at least one heat map of the present invention that may be compiled from at least one statistical variable including, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near real-time filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one past filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may estimate, including but not limited to, future supply, future demand, at least one future statistical variable, or a combination thereof. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may utilize machine learning techniques.

[0070] One non-limiting embodiment of at least one visual representation of the present invention can be at least one historical heat map. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention can be at least one variation of the at least one heat map of the present invention, which can be compiled from at least one statistical variable, including but not limited to at least one past filtered transportation service offer combined with corresponding transportation data. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention can display past supply, past demand, at least one past statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0071] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one combination of at least one dynamic map of the present invention and at least one heat map of the present invention. The at least one combination of the at least one dynamic map of the present invention and at least one heat map of the present invention may allow at least one transportation client to view at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry sector at both a macro and micro level.

[0072] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one improved technique for displaying information that may result in at least one new way to analyze or evaluate at least one preferred transportation service offer using at least one visual representation of the present invention. At least one improved technique related to at least one dynamic map of the present invention may enable at least one transportation customer to easily analyze or evaluate at least one visually identifiable preferred transportation service offer relative to at least one filtered transportation service offer. At least one transportation customer may use at least one heat map of the present invention to analyze or evaluate whether at least one transportation customer is in at least one boost pricing zone. One benefit may be that at least one transportation customer may gain insights and know which of at least one transportation service offer is preferred to be targeted or acquired because at least one visual representation of the present invention may be continuously updated in real time or near real time. At least one improved technique may allow at least one transportation customer to visually gain at least one real-time or near real-time contextual perspective in at least one transportation industry sector to identify at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0073] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one new technology that can generate new data useful to at least one transportation customer. A non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention can convert information including, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near real-time filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one past filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, into at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention and at least one future preferred transportation service offer, wherein at least one transportation customer can analyze or evaluate the at least one predictive heatmap to help identify. The at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention can provide at least one solution to at least one problem of paying more for at least one similar transportation service. A non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heatmap of the present invention can provide at least one transportation customer with new data for analysis or evaluation based on information including, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near real-time filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one past filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and can utilize machine learning techniques to predict future supply or future demand.

[0074] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one improved ability of at least one transportation client to interact with, including but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one commodity supplier, at least one service provider, or a combination thereof, due to increased insight or knowledge related to at least one transportation industry sector. The present invention may be at least one tool for presenting, including but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service offer, at least one filtered transportation service offer, transportation data, or a combination thereof, for analysis or evaluation by at least one transportation client.

[0075] One benefit of the present invention is that it can improve the decision-making ability of at least one transportation customer, allow at least one transportation customer to use at least one transportation customer preference, and can improve the ability of at least one transportation customer to lock in or obtain at least one most preferred transportation service offer available at the time.

[0076] One benefit of the present invention is that at least one visual representation of the present invention can provide at least one representative with more knowledge or information about at least one analysis or at least one trend based on input or provided by at least one representative, including but not limited to at least one metric, at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof, to assist in analyzing or evaluating, and preferably targeting or acquiring, at least one preferred transportation service request. The at least one visual representation of the present invention can be at least one tool presenting, including but not limited to, real-time information or data, near real-time information or data, historical information or data, predictive information or data, or a combination thereof, which can assist at least one representative in analyzing or evaluating at least one transportation service request and can improve transparency.

[0077] One benefit of the present invention is that at least one representative may have more control or flexibility when analyzing or evaluating and then targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request. The at least one representative may set at least one parameter or at least one representative preference for how and where the at least one representative wishes to work, thereby providing the at least one representative with more control or flexibility.

[0078] One benefit of the present invention may be that at least one visual representation of the present invention may provide at least one transportation client with additional knowledge or information regarding at least one analysis or at least one trend based on input or provided by the at least one transportation client, including but not limited to at least one metric, at least one transportation client preference, or a combination thereof, to assist in analyzing or evaluating, and preferably targeting or acquiring, at least one preferred transportation service offer. The at least one visual representation of the present invention may present at least one tool, including but not limited to real-time information or data, near real-time information or data, historical information or data, forecasted information or data, or a combination thereof, that may assist the at least one transportation client in analyzing or evaluating at least one transportation service offer and may improve transparency. This increased knowledge or information may be amplified for the at least one transportation client when traveling outside of their hometown. The at least one transportation client may not have the same local knowledge or information about at least one different region as at least one person from at least one different region. The present invention may provide the at least one transportation client with pricing information from at least one service provider that may help balance supply and demand. The present invention may provide greater price transparency, thereby improving the knowledge or information of the at least one transportation client.

[0079] A benefit of the present invention for at least one representative is that at least one method of analyzing or evaluating and then targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request can now be performed in real time or near real time. By utilizing at least one system and at least one method that can operate in real time or near real time, quantum computing, machine learning techniques, or a combination thereof can be combined to further improve the analysis or evaluation for targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request for, including but not limited to, at least one representative.

[0080] One benefit of the present invention for at least one transportation client is that at least one method of analyzing or evaluating and then targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service offer can now be performed in real time or near real time. By utilizing at least one system and at least one method that can operate in real time or near real time, quantum computing, machine learning techniques, or a combination thereof can be used in conjunction to further improve the analysis or evaluation for targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service offer for, including but not limited to, at least one transportation client.

[0081] One benefit of the present invention may be a greater number of at least one transportation service request available for analysis or evaluation by at least one representative. The greater the number of at least one transportation service request presented to at least one representative, the greater the chance of identifying at least one preferred transportation service request to target or acquire, given the preferences of at least one representative.

[0082] One benefit of the present invention is that a greater number of at least one transportation service offer may be available for analysis or evaluation by at least one transportation client. The greater the number of at least one transportation service offer presented to at least one transportation client, the greater the chance of identifying at least one preferred transportation service offer to target or acquire, given the preferences of at least one transportation client.

[0083] One benefit of the present invention is that at least one representative can now input or provide at least one representative preference to filter at least one transportation service request into at least one filtered transportation service request and identify at least one preferred transportation service request from the at least one filtered transportation service request. Due to at least one improved process for identifying and preferably targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one representative preference, at least one representative can more efficiently analyze or evaluate at least one transportation service request. The at least one improved process can allow at least one representative to work more efficiently and spend less time identifying and targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request, and more time providing at least one transportation service.

[0084] One benefit of the present invention is that at least one transportation customer can now input or provide at least one transportation customer preference to filter at least one transportation service offer into at least one filtered transportation service offer and identify at least one preferred transportation service offer from the at least one filtered transportation service offer. Due to at least one improved process for identifying and preferably targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service offer by using at least one transportation customer preference, at least one transportation customer can more efficiently analyze or evaluate at least one transportation service offer.

[0085] One benefit of the present invention is that at least one representative can increase their earning potential when locking or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request associated with at least one representative preference. The present invention can provide at least one representative with at least one capability to input or provide at least one representative preference to identify and preferably lock or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request. At least one improved process can allow at least one representative to only lock or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request that can increase the at least one representative's potential earnings within at least one given time interval when using at least one enhanced pricing preference. When using at least one enhanced pricing preference to increase earning potential, at least one representative may only wish to provide at least one shorter distance transportation service to stay within at least one given area. For each at least one transportation service provided within at least one enhanced pricing area, rather than at least one representative performing at least one similar transportation service outside of the at least one enhanced pricing area, at least one representative can increase earning potential.

[0086] One benefit of the present invention may be that at least one transportation client can save money when targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service offer associated with at least one transportation client preference. The present invention may provide at least one transportation client with at least one capability to input or provide at least one transportation client preference in order to identify and preferentially target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer. At least one improved process may allow at least one transportation client, when using at least one pricing preference, to only target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer that would save the at least one transportation client from paying more for at least one similar transportation service. At least one transportation client may use at least one heat map of the present invention to identify at least one boosted pricing area near at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client. If the at least one transportation client is located within at least one boosted pricing area, the at least one transportation client may visually identify at least one potential nearby area without boosted pricing. The at least one transportation client may then have at least one option of walking to the at least one area without boosted pricing to request the at least one transportation service. As a result, the at least one transportation client may now pay a significantly lower price for at least one similar transportation service.

[0087] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one ability for at least one representative to operate or provide at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry sector. Currently, at least one service provider does not have at least one ability for at least one representative to operate in at least one additional transportation industry sector. The present invention may allow at least one representative to initially operate in at least one transportation industry sector, then perform at least one transportation service in at least one different transportation industry sector, and then return to operating in the at least one first transportation industry sector. The present invention may seamlessly allow at least one representative to transfer between at least one transportation industry sector based on at least one representative preference.

[0088] One benefit of the present invention may be at least one ability of at least one transportation client to analyze or evaluate and then target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0089] One benefit of the present invention is that it can add value to the entire transportation industry. By increasing at least one representative's satisfaction and allowing at least one representative to identify and execute at least one preferred transportation service based on at least one representative's preferences, at least one representative and at least one service provider can benefit from the present invention. At least one transportation customer can benefit from the present invention, including but not limited to, shorter wait times, higher quality at least one transportation service, greater price transparency, or a combination thereof. In summary, the present invention can improve at least one existing system and at least one existing method by adapting them to a real-time or near-real-time environment, thereby making at least one transportation industry sector more usable for all stakeholders.

[0090] Detailed description of embodiments and exemplary aspects of the invention

[0091] I. System 1: Representational Map

[0092] A first aspect of the present invention includes a real-time or near real-time system for assisting at least one representative in the transportation industry in at least one process of targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request associated with at least one representative preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative using at least one visual representation, comprising:

[0093] a) at least one external server; including:

[0094] i) at least one computer processor;

[0095] ii) at least one computer readable memory;

[0096] iii) at least one network interface; and

[0097] iv) at least one real-time or near real-time source of a plurality of transportation service requests;

[0098] b) at least one central server; including:

[0099] i) at least one computer processor;

[0100] ii) at least one computer readable memory; and

[0101] iii) at least one network interface;

[0102] c) at least one terminal; comprising:

[0103] At least one electronic computing device comprising:

[0104] (i) at least one computer processor;

[0105] (ii) at least one computer-readable memory;

[0106] (iii) at least one input source;

[0107] (iv) at least one display;

[0108] (v) at least one geolocation module; and

[0109] (vi) at least one network interface;

[0110] d) at least one application; including:

[0111] i) at least one computer program operable to display said at least one visual representation;

[0112] ii) the at least one computer program is operable to lock or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service request;

[0113] iii) or a combination thereof;

[0114] e) at least one link; including:

[0115] i) at least one electronic communications network channel;

[0116] ii) at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component;

[0117] iii) or a combination thereof;

[0118] f) Multiple transport service requests, including:

[0119] At least one separate request for transportation services, including:

[0120] (i) at least one request to transport at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one thing, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location;

[0121] (ii) the individual transportation service requests are updated in real time or near real time; and

[0122] (iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to the above-mentioned individual transportation service requests;

[0123] g) Multiple filtered transport service requests; including:

[0124] i) at least a subset of all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests, the subset being at least one result of filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests using the at least one representative preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative;

[0125] ii) all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests are updated in real time or near real time; and

[0126] iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each filtered transportation service request;

[0127] h) at least one preferred transportation service request; including:

[0128] i) at least one request identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests to transport the at least one person, the at least one commodity, the at least one thing, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location;

[0129] ii) the at least one preferred transportation service request is updated in real time or near real time; and

[0130] iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each preferred transportation service request;

[0131] i) At least one representative; including:

[0132] i) at least one person, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, that analyzes or evaluates the at least one visual representation and then targets or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service request; and

[0133] ii) said at least one representative performs at least one transportation service;

[0134] j) At least one representative preference; including:

[0135] i) at least one option selected or provided by the at least one representative for filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests; and

[0136] ii) the at least one representative preference is used to identify the at least one preferred transportation service request; and k) at least one visual representation; comprising:

[0137] at least one geographic map displaying all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof;

[0138] wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are transmitted in real time or near real time between the at least one external server and the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0139] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one representative preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative, or a combination thereof, are communicated in real-time or near real-time between the at least one central server and the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0140] Further, wherein the at least one application is operated on the at least one terminal, and the at least one representative uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one visual representation of the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof;

[0141] Further, wherein said at least one representative uses said at least one application to analyze or evaluate said at least one visual representation and then to lock or acquire said at least one preferred transportation service request;

[0142] Further, wherein the at least one external server is at least one real-time or near real-time source of all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests sent in real-time or near real-time from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0143] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are updated in real time or near real time;

[0144] Further, wherein the at least one central server normalizes, aggregates, or both, all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time;

[0145] Further, wherein the at least one central server filters all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time by using the at least one representative preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests;

[0146] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests are updated in real time or near real time;

[0147] Further, wherein the at least one central server identifies the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in real time or near real time relative to the at least one representative preference;

[0148] Further, wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is updated in real time or near real time;

[0149] Further, wherein, the at least one central server transmits all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0150] Further, wherein the at least one terminal facilitates or provides at least one input function, at least one display function, and operation of the at least one application, and is used by the at least one representative to interface / associate with the at least one application;

[0151] Further, wherein the at least one terminal, the at least one application, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, the at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated;

[0152] Further, wherein said at least one application compiles in real time or near real time all or some of said plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, said at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, said at least one visual representation representing a preference, or a combination thereof;

[0153] Further, wherein the at least one application updates and displays the at least one visual representation in real time or near real time;

[0154] Further, wherein the at least one representative uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then lock or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service request; and

[0155] Further, wherein the at least one representative performs the at least one transportation service.

[0156] A. At least one central server

[0157] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one function of the at least one central server or the at least one external server is performed by the at least one application.

[0158] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one central server is located on or associated with the at least one terminal.

[0159] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests structured in at least one different format are standardized or converted into at least one unified format.

[0160] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system according to the above, wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are constructed into at least one unified format and are not standardized before being sent from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link located between the at least one external server and the at least one central server.

[0161] B. At least one application

[0162] Embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one application operates on the at least one central server.

[0163] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server or the at least one external server.

[0164] C. Multiple transportation service requests

[0165] An embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data originate from or are provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0166] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple transportation service requests include at least one ride-hailing service request, at least one ride-sharing service request, at least one car-sharing service request, at least one point-to-point transportation service request, at least one shipping service request, at least one personal delivery service request, at least one taxi service request, at least one shuttle service request, at least one merchandise delivery service request, at least one item delivery service request, at least one medical service and delivery request, at least one food delivery service request, at least one courier delivery service request, at least one freight delivery service request, at least one animal delivery service request, at least one delivery service request, or a combination thereof.

[0167] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of transportation service requests is a single transportation service request.

[0168] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the transportation data includes at least one starting service geographic location, at least one ending service geographic location, pricing information, enhanced pricing information, at least one representative preference, at least one distance parameter, at least one estimated arrival time, at least one time to destination, at least one transportation customer geographic location, at least one transportation customer review, at least one transportation customer rating, at least one transportation customer details, at least one transportation service details, at least one transportation service route, at least one preferred transportation customer, at least one sensor data, at least one representative geographic location, at least one representative review, at least one representative rating, at least one representative details, at least one autonomous vehicle geographic location, at least one autonomous vehicle review, at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one autonomous vehicle details, at least one preferred autonomous vehicle, at least one routing preference, at least one fuel economy preference, at least one battery life preference, at least one vehicle capacity preference, at least one vehicle diagnostic preference, at least one transportation data preference, at least one service provider geographic location, at least one service provider review, at least one service provider rating, at least one service provider details, at least one preferred service provider, at least one commodity supplier geographic location, at least one commodity supplier review, at least one commodity supplier rating, at least one commodity supplier details, at least one preferred Goods suppliers, geographic location of at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, comments of at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, ratings of at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, details of at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one preferred owner or at least one preferred controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager geographic location, at least one fleet manager comments, at least one fleet manager rating, at least one fleet manager details, at least one preferred fleet manager, at least one logistics provider geographic location, at least one logistics provider comments, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider details, at least one preferred logistics provider, at least one logistics provider geographic location, at least one logistics provider comments, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider details, at least one preferred logistics provider, at least one transportation industry sector details, at least one preferred transportation industry sector, at least one goods details, at least one item details, at least one vehicle type details, at least one vehicle details, at least one metric of at least one statistical variable, at least one service level details, at least one fuel consumption, at least one battery level, at least one vehicle diagnostic, at least one vehicle capacity, or a combination thereof.

[0169] D. Multiple filtered transport service requests

[0170] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are filtered in relation to the at least one representative preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests by at least one process of classifying, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, sorting, systematizing, labeling, marking, resolving, arranging, bracketing, grading, organizing, categorizing, isolating, isolating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0171] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one representative preference.

[0172] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein at least one different geographic location is used that is different from the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative when filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests.

[0173] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of filtered transportation service requests is a single filtered transportation service request.

[0174] E. At least one preferred shipping service request

[0175] An embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one representative locks or acquires at least one filtered transportation service request that is different from the at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0176] F. At least one representative preference

[0177] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one representative preference includes at least one pricing preference, at least one enhanced pricing preference, at least one geographic location preference, at least one distance preference, at least one route preference, at least one service duration preference, at least one start service geographic location preference, at least one end service geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one prediction preference, at least one history preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one sensor preference, at least one event preference, at least one traffic condition-based preference, at least one road condition preference, at least one weather condition preference, at least one delivery preference, at least one route planning preference, at least one fuel economy preference, at least one battery life preference, at least one vehicle capacity preference, at least one vehicle diagnostic preference, at least one transport data preference, at least one transport service duration preference, at least one transport service request density preference, at least one transport customer density preference, good, at least one transportation customer detail preference, at least one transportation customer rating preference, at least one representative density preference, at least one autonomous vehicle density preference, at least one service provider preference, at least one service provider density preference, at least one service level preference, at least one commodity supplier preference, at least one commodity supplier density preference, at least one owner or at least one controller preference of at least one autonomous vehicle, density preference of at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager preference, at least one fleet manager density preference, at least one logistics provider preference, at least one logistics provider density preference, at least one logistics supplier preference, at least one logistics supplier density preference, at least one commodity detail preference, at least one transportation industry sector preference, at least one freight preference, at least one waypoint preference, at least one delivery service preference, at least one earliest outstanding request preference, or a combination thereof.

[0178] G. At least one visual representation

[0179] Embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and sent to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0180] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation comprises at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0181] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is displayed in at least one visually identifiable format compared to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests.

[0182] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one dynamic map includes displaying all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0183] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or transient icon or at least one moving or transient visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0184] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with at least one individual service provider, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0185] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one heat map comprises the at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of at least one statistical variable of:

[0186] all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0187] all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data;

[0188] all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0189] said at least one representative preference;

[0190] or a combination thereof.

[0191] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one metric of at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, enhanced pricing, transportation service request density, filtered transportation service request density, preferred transportation service request density, service density level, transportation service distance, estimated arrival time, preferred transportation customer density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry sector, transportation industry sector density, representative density, transportation customer density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or a combination thereof.

[0192] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one region of the at least one heat map is distinguished in proportion to at least one measure of the at least one statistical variable and is displayed as having at least one distinguishable hue, at least one distinguishable shade, at least one distinguishable saturation, at least one distinguishable opacity, at least one distinguishable color, at least one distinguishable color value, at least one distinguishable pattern, at least one distinguishable fill pattern, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or a combination thereof.

[0193] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is not identified prior to compiling the at least one heat map, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map, at least one historical heat map, at least one predictive heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0194] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one statistical variable representing preference, or a combination thereof.

[0195] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one historical heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service requests in the past combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in the past combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in the past combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one statistical variable representing preference, or a combination thereof.

[0196] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one predicted heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one statistical variable representing preference or a combination thereof.

[0197] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future enhanced pricing, future transportation service request density, future filtered transportation service request density, future preferred transportation service request density, future service density level, future transportation industry sector density, future representative density, future transportation customer density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service demand level, future transportation industry sector demand, future transportation service demand, future service provider demand, future commodity supplier demand, future transportation service supply, future representative supply, or a combination thereof.

[0198] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one representative of at least one future change or update of the at least one statistical variable, the at least one metric of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0199] H. Functionality

[0200] Embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one representative, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof targets or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service request in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0201] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one representative simultaneously locks or acquires more than one preferred transportation service request.

[0202] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative is updated or changed, or the traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service request combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some or a combination of the multiple filtered transportation service requests combined with the corresponding transportation data are identified or updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0203] Embodiments of the invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0204] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one representative browses or navigates at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to identify and then lock on to or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service request or the at least one filtered transportation service request by selecting or accepting the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one filtered transportation service request, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof.

[0205] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one application, the at least one terminal, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, the at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated.

[0206] II. Method #1: Representation Map

[0207] A second aspect of the present invention includes a real-time or near real-time method for assisting at least one representative in the transportation industry by using at least one visual representation to target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request associated with at least one representative preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative, the method comprising:

[0208] a) provide any system in Part I above;

[0209] b) receiving, at the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests from the at least one external server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0210] c) storing all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time in at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server;

[0211] d) normalizing all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time using the at least one central server;

[0212] e) aggregating all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time using the at least one central server;

[0213] f) transmitting, from the at least one application to the at least one central server in real time or near real time, the at least one representative preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one representative via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, wherein:

[0214] i) said at least one representative uses said at least one input source of said at least one terminal to

[0215] a representative preference input or provided into the at least one application; and

[0216] ii) said at least one application using said at least one geo-location module of said at least one terminal to provide said at least one real-time or near real-time geo-location of said at least one representative;

[0217] g) receiving, at the at least one central server, from the at least one application in real time or near real time, the at least one representative preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0218] h) filtering, at the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time using the at least one representative preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests;

[0219] i) identifying, at the at least one central server, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in relation to the at least one representative preference;

[0220] j) sending, in real time or near real time, all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, from the at least one central server to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0221] k) receiving, at the at least one application from the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0222] 1) compiling a visual representation in real time or near real time in at least one digital form at said at least one application, wherein:

[0223] i) providing, on said at least one application, at least one geographical map associated with said at least one real-time or near real-time geographical location of said at least one representative;

[0224] ii) all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, are positioned on the at least one geographic map in relation to at least one corresponding geographic location contained therein; and

[0225] iii) updating the at least one visual representation in real time or near real time with all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one subsequent or additional preferred transportation service request in combination with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0226] m) displaying said at least one visual representation on said at least one application in real time or near real time using said at least one display of said at least one terminal; and

[0227] n) wherein the at least one representative analyzes or evaluates the at least one visual representation to locate or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service request, and then the at least one representative executes the at least one transportation service.

[0228] A. Standardize multiple shipping service requests

[0229] Embodiments of the present invention include where all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests structured in at least one different format are standardized or converted into at least one unified format.

[0230] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are constructed into at least one unified format and are not standardized before being sent from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via a link located between the at least one external server and the at least one central server.

[0231] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein steps CG can be performed in any order before filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests.

[0232] B. Send at least one representative preference and at least one geographic location

[0233] Embodiments of the present invention include wherein, once the at least one delegate preference is input or provided into the at least one application, the at least one delegate preference is stored or cached on the at least one application, the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, or a combination thereof, and the at least one delegate does not input or provide the at least one delegate preference into the at least one application again.

[0234] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one delegate preference is stored or cached in the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, and the at least one delegate preference is not re-sent from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0235] Yet another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein, at any time prior to filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests, the at least one representative preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative, or a combination thereof, is sent from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0236] C. Filter multiple transport service requests

[0237] Embodiments of the present invention include where all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are filtered in relation to the at least one representative preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests by at least one process of classifying, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, sorting, systematizing, labeling, marking, resolving, arranging, bracketing, grading, organizing, categorizing, isolating, segregating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0238] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, on the at least one application, all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests are filtered in real time or near real time, and the at least one preferred transportation service request is identified in real time or near real time from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests by: a) sending all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0239] b) filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time by using the at least one representative preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one representative to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests; and

[0240] c) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in relation to the at least one representative preference.

[0241] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein at least one different geographic location is used that is different from the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative when filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests.

[0242] D. Identify at least one preferred transportation service request

[0243] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service request associated with the at least one representative preference is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests by using at least one picking algorithm, at least one selection algorithm, at least one search algorithm, at least one merging algorithm, at least one maximum function, at least one minimum function, at least one graph algorithm, at least one graph search algorithm, at least one tree algorithm, at least one tree search algorithm, at least one matrix calculation, at least one matrix algorithm, at least one comparison, or a combination thereof.

[0244] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in relation to at least one weighted average of the at least one representative preference.

[0245] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is identified in real time or near real time on the at least one application from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests by:

[0246] a) sending all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; and

[0247] b) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests in relation to the at least one representative preference.

[0248] E. Compile at least one visual representation

[0249] Embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and sent to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0250] F. Display at least one visual representation

[0251] Embodiments of the invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0252] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation comprises at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0253] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is displayed in at least one visually identifiable format compared to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests.

[0254] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one dynamic map includes at least one geographic map, which displays all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0255] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or transient icon, or at least one moving or transient visual effect, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0256] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with at least one individual service provider, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0257] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one heat map may include the at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of at least one statistical variable of:

[0258] all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0259] all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data;

[0260] all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0261] said at least one representative preference;

[0262] or a combination thereof.

[0263] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one metric of at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, enhanced pricing, transportation service request density, filtered transportation service request density, preferred transportation service request density, service level density, transportation service distance, estimated arrival time, preferred transportation customer density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry sector, transportation industry sector density, representative density, transportation customer density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or a combination thereof.

[0264] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one region of the at least one heat map is distinguished proportionally to at least one measure of the at least one statistical variable and displayed as having at least one distinguishable hue, at least one distinguishable shade, at least one distinguishable saturation, at least one distinguishable opacity, at least one distinguishable color, at least one distinguishable color value, at least one distinguishable pattern, at least one distinguishable fill pattern, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or a combination thereof.

[0265] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is not identified prior to compiling the at least one heat map, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map, at least one historical heat map, at least one predictive heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0266] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one statistical variable representing preference, or a combination thereof.

[0267] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one historical heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service requests in the past combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in the past combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in the past combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one statistical variable representing preference or a combination thereof.

[0268] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one predicted heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service request in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one statistical variable representing preference or a combination thereof.

[0269] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future enhanced pricing, future transportation service request density, future filtered transportation service request density, future preferred transportation service request density, future service density level, future transportation industry sector density, future representative density, future transportation customer density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level, future transportation industry sector demand, future transportation service demand, future service provider demand, future commodity supplier demand, future transportation service supply, future representative supply, or a combination thereof.

[0270] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one representative of at least one future change or update of the at least one statistical variable, the at least one metric of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0271] G. Additional Embodiments

[0272] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one function of the at least one central server or the at least one external server is performed by the at least one application.

[0273] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one application operates on the at least one central server.

[0274] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server or the at least one external server.

[0275] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one representative, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof targets or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service request in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0276] An embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service requests combined with corresponding transportation data originate from or are provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0277] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one representative simultaneously locks or acquires more than one of said preferred transportation service requests.

[0278] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one representative locks or acquires at least one of said filtered transportation service requests that is different from said at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0279] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one representative is updated or changed, or the traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service request combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service requests combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof are identified or updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0280] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the plurality of transportation service requests is a single transportation service request.

[0281] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of filtered transportation service requests is a single filtered transportation service request.

[0282] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one representative browses or navigates at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to identify and then lock on or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one of the filtered transportation service requests by selecting or accepting the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one filtered transportation service request, the at least one representative preference, or a combination thereof.

[0283] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one central server is located on or associated with the at least one terminal.

[0284] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one application, the at least one terminal, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, the at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated.

[0285] III. System #2: Transport Customer Map

[0286] A third aspect of the present invention includes a real-time or near real-time system that assists at least one transportation customer in the transportation industry by using at least one visual representation to locate or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer associated with at least one transportation customer preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, comprising:

[0287] a) at least one external server; including:

[0288] i) at least one computer processor;

[0289] ii) at least one computer readable memory;

[0290] iii) at least one network interface; and

[0291] iv) at least one real-time or near real-time source of a plurality of transportation service offers;

[0292] b) at least one central server; including:

[0293] i) at least one computer processor;

[0294] ii) at least one computer readable memory; and

[0295] iii) at least one network interface;

[0296] c) at least one terminal; comprising:

[0297] At least one electronic computing device comprising:

[0298] (i) at least one computer processor;

[0299] (ii) at least one computer-readable memory;

[0300] (iii) at least one input source;

[0301] (iv) at least one display;

[0302] (v) at least one geolocation module; and

[0303] (vi) at least one network interface;

[0304] d) at least one application; including:

[0305] at least one computer program operable to display the at least one visual representation and to lock or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service request;

[0306] e) at least one link; including:

[0307] at least one electronic communications network channel;

[0308] f) Multiple offers of transportation services, including:

[0309] At least one separate offer for transportation services, including:

[0310] (i) at least one offer to transport at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one thing, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location;

[0311] (ii) each of the transportation service offers is updated in real time or near real time; and

[0312] (iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each of the above transportation service offers;

[0313] g) Multiple filtered transportation service offers; including:

[0314] i) at least a subset of all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers, the subset being at least one result of filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers using the at least one transportation customer preference and the real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer;

[0315] ii) all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time; and

[0316] iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each filtered transportation service offer;

[0317] h) at least one preferred transportation service offer; including:

[0318] i) at least one offer identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers to transport the at least one person, the at least one commodity, the at least one thing, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location;

[0319] ii) the at least one preferred transportation service offer is updated in real time or near real time; and

[0320] iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each preferred transportation service offer;

[0321] i) At least one transport customer; including:

[0322] i) at least one person, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, which analyzes or evaluates the at least one visual representation and then locates or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service offer; and

[0323] ii) the at least one transportation customer receiving at least one transportation service;

[0324] j) At least one transportation customer preference; including:

[0325] i) at least one option selected or provided by the at least one transportation client for filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers; and

[0326] ii) the at least one transportation customer preference is used to identify the at least one preferred transportation service offer; and

[0327] k) at least one visual representation; comprising:

[0328] at least one geographic map displaying all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0329] wherein at least one starting service geographic location and at least one ending service geographic location are input or provided to the at least one application to be sent to the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server;

[0330] Further, wherein the at least one start service geographic location and the at least one end service geographic location are transmitted from the at least one central server to the at least one external server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0331] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are transmitted in real time or near real time between the at least one external server and the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0332] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, the real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof, are transmitted in real-time or near real-time between the at least one central server and the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0333] Further, wherein the at least one application is run on the at least one terminal, and the at least one transportation customer uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate all or some of the filtered transportation service offers in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with the corresponding transportation data, or the at least one visual representation of a combination thereof;

[0334] Further, wherein the at least one transportation customer uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then lock in or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer;

[0335] Further, wherein the at least one external server is at least one real-time or near real-time source of all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers transmitted in real-time or near real-time from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0336] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time;

[0337] Further, wherein the at least one central server normalizes, aggregates, or a combination thereof all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time;

[0338] Further, wherein the at least one central server filters all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time by using the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers;

[0339] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time;

[0340] Further, wherein said at least one central server identifies said at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of said plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with said at least one transportation customer preference in real time or near real time;

[0341] Further, wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is updated in real time or near real time;

[0342] Further, wherein, the at least one central server transmits all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0343] Further, wherein the at least one terminal facilitates or provides for operation of at least one input function, at least one display function, and the at least one application, and is used by the at least one transportation client to interface with the at least one application;

[0344] Further, wherein said at least one application compiles said at least one visual representation of all or some of said plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, said at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time;

[0345] Further, wherein the at least one application displays the at least one visual representation that is updated in real time or near real time:

[0346] Further, wherein the at least one transportation customer uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then lock in or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer; and

[0347] Further, wherein the at least one transportation client receives the at least one transportation service.

[0348] A. At least one central server

[0349] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one function of the at least one central server is performed by the at least one application.

[0350] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one central server is located on the at least one terminal.

[0351] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers structured in at least one different format are standardized or converted into at least one unified format.

[0352] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are constructed into at least one unified format and are not standardized before being sent from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link located between the at least one external server and the at least one central server.

[0353] B. At least one application

[0354] Embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one application operates on the at least one central server.

[0355] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server.

[0356] C. Multiple Transportation Service Offers

[0357] An embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data originate from or are provided by at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0358] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple transportation service offers include at least one ride-hailing service offer, at least one ride-sharing service offer, at least one car-sharing service offer, at least one point-to-point transportation service offer, at least one personal delivery service offer, at least one taxi service offer, at least one shuttle service offer, at least one merchandise delivery service offer, at least one item delivery service offer, at least one medical service and delivery offer, at least one food delivery service offer, at least one courier delivery service offer, at least one freight delivery service offer, at least one animal delivery service offer, at least one delivery service offer, or a combination thereof.

[0359] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of transportation service offers is a single transportation service offer.

[0360] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the transportation data includes at least one starting service geographic location, at least one ending service geographic location, pricing information, enhanced pricing information, at least one transportation customer preference, at least one distance parameter, at least one estimated arrival time, at least one time to arrive at a destination, at least one transportation customer geographic location, at least one transportation customer comment, at least one transportation customer rating, at least one transportation customer detail, at least one transportation service detail, at least one transportation service route, at least one representative geographic location, at least one representative comment, at least one representative rating, at least one representative detail, at least one autonomous vehicle geographic location, at least one autonomous vehicle comment, at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one autonomous vehicle detail, at least one service provider geographic location, at least one service provider comment, at least one service provider rating, at least one service provider detail, at least one preferred service provider, at least one commodity supplier geographic location, at least one commodity supplier comment, at least one commodity supplier rating, at least one commodity supplier detail, at least one preferred commodity supplier, at least one transportation industry sector detail, at least one preferred transportation industry sector, at least one commodity detail, at least one item detail, at least one vehicle type detail, at least one vehicle detail, at least one metric of at least one statistical variable, at least one service level detail, or a combination thereof.

[0361] D. Multiple filtered transportation service offers

[0362] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are filtered in relation to the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by at least one process of classifying, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, sorting, systematizing, labeling, marking, distinguishing, arranging, bracketing, grading, organizing, categorizing, isolating, isolating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0363] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0364] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein at least one different geographic location that is different from the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is used when filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0365] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of filtered transportation service offers is a single filtered transportation service offer.

[0366] E. At least one preferred transportation service offer

[0367] Embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one transportation client locks in or acquires at least one filtered transportation service offer that is different from the at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0368] F. At least one transport customer

[0369] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one transportation customer locks in or acquires more than one of said representatives or more than one of said autonomous vehicles for said at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0370] G. At least one transportation customer preference

[0371] Embodiments of the present invention include; wherein, the at least one transportation customer preference includes at least one pricing preference, at least one enhanced pricing preference, at least one geographic location preference, at least one distance preference, at least one route preference, at least one service duration preference, at least one start service geographic location preference, at least one end service geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one prediction preference, at least one history preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one event inclusion preference, at least one event exclusion preference, at least one traffic condition-based preference, at least one road condition preference, at least one weather condition preference, at least one transportation service duration preference, at least one transportation service offer density preference, at least one representative detail preference, at least one representative rating preference, at least one representative density preference, at least one transportation customer density preference, at least one service provider inclusion preference, at least one service provider exclusion preference, at least one service provider density preference, at least one service level preference, at least one commodity supplier inclusion preference, at least one commodity supplier exclusion preference, at least one commodity supplier density preference, at least one commodity detail preference, at least one transportation industry sector preference, at least one freight preference, at least one waypoint preference, at least one delivery service preference or a combination thereof.

[0372] H. At least one visual representation

[0373] Embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and sent to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0374] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation comprises at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0375] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is displayed in at least one visually identifiable format as compared to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers.

[0376] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one dynamic map includes at least one geographic map that displays all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0377] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or transient icon or at least one moving or transient visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0378] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one individual service provider, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0379] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one heat map may include the at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of at least one statistical variable of:

[0380] all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0381] all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data;

[0382] the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0383] or a combination thereof.

[0384] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one metric for at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, enhanced pricing, transportation service offer density, filtered transportation service offer density, preferred transportation service offer density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry sector, transportation industry sector density, service level density, transportation service distance, estimated arrival time, preferred representative density, representative density, transportation customer density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or a combination thereof.

[0385] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one region of the at least one heat map is distinguished in proportion to at least one measure of the at least one statistical variable and is displayed as having at least one distinguishable hue, at least one distinguishable shade, at least one distinguishable saturation, at least one distinguishable opacity, at least one distinguishable color, at least one distinguishable color value, at least one distinguishable pattern, at least one distinguishable fill pattern, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or a combination thereof.

[0386] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is not identified prior to compiling the at least one heat map, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map, at least one historical heat map, at least one predictive heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0387] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0388] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one historical heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0389] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one predicted heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0390] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future enhanced pricing, future transportation service offer density, future filtered transportation service offer density, future preferred transportation service offer density, future service level density, future transportation industry sector density, future representative density, future transportation customer density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service supply level, future transportation industry sector density, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation customer demand, or a combination thereof.

[0391] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one transportation customer of at least one future change or update of the at least one statistical variable, the at least one metric of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0392] I. Functionality

[0393] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one transportation client locks in or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service offer in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0394] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is updated or changed, or the traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some or a combination of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data are identified or updated in real time or near real time.

[0395] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0396] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one transportation customer browses or navigates at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to identify and then locks on or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service offer or the at least one filtered transportation service offer by selecting the at least one preferred transportation service offer or the at least one filtered transportation service offer.

[0397] IV. Method #2: Shipping Customer Map

[0398] A fourth aspect of the present invention includes a real-time or near real-time method for assisting at least one transportation customer in the transportation industry by using at least one visual representation to target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer associated with at least one transportation customer preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the method comprising:

[0399] a) provide any system in Part III above;

[0400] b) providing the at least one service start geographical location and the at least one service end geographical location to the at least one application on the at least one terminal;

[0401] c) transmitting the at least one starting service geographic location and the at least one ending service geographic location from the at least one application to the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server;

[0402] d) receiving, at the at least one central server, the at least one start service geographic location and the at least one end service geographic location from the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0403] e) transmitting the at least one starting service geographic location and the at least one ending service geographic location from the at least one central server to the at least one external server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0404] f) receiving, at the at least one external server, the at least one start service geographic location and the at least one end service geographic location from the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0405] g) receiving, at the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers from the at least one external server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0406] h) storing all or some of said plurality of transportation service offers in said at least one computer-readable memory of said at least one central server in real time or near real time;

[0407] i) normalizing all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time using the at least one central server;

[0408] j) aggregating all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time using the at least one central server;

[0409] k) transmitting the at least one transport customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport customer from the at least one application to the at least one central server in real-time or near real-time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, wherein:

[0410] i) said at least one transport client uses said at least one input source of said at least one terminal to

[0411] At least one transportation customer preference is input into or provided to the at least one application; and

[0412] ii) said at least one application providing said at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of said at least one transport customer using said at least one geographic location module of said at least one terminal;

[0413] l) receiving, at the at least one central server, the at least one transport customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport customer from the at least one application in real-time or near real-time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0414] m) filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers at the at least one central server in real time or near real time by using the at least one transportation client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers;

[0415] n) identifying, at the at least one central server, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with the at least one transportation client preference;

[0416] o) transmitting all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0417] p) receiving, at the at least one application, from the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0418] q) compiling, at the at least one application, in digital form in real time or near real time, the at least one visual representation, wherein:

[0419] i) providing on said at least one application the at least one physical connection with said at least one transport customer;

[0420] said at least one geographic map related to a real-time or near real-time geographic location;

[0421] ii) combining all or some of the plurality of filtered transport service offers associated with the corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer associated with the corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof with at least one of the plurality of filtered transport service offers associated with the corresponding transport data;

[0422] at least one corresponding geographical location is relevantly located on the at least one geographical map; and

[0423] iii) updating the at least one visual representation in real time or near real time with all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers that are subsequently or additionally combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer that is subsequently or additionally combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0424] r) displaying said at least one visual representation on said at least one application in real time or near real time using said at least one display of said at least one terminal; and

[0425] s) wherein the at least one transportation client analyzes or evaluates the at least one visual representation to lock in or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer, and then the at least one transportation client receives the at least one transportation service.

[0426] A. Standardize multiple transportation service offers

[0427] Embodiments of the present invention include those wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers structured in at least one different format are standardized or converted into at least one unified format.

[0428] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are constructed into at least one unified format and are not standardized before being sent from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link located between the at least one external server and the at least one central server.

[0429] Another embodiment of the present invention comprises wherein step HL may be performed in any order prior to filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0430] B. Send at least one shipping customer preference and at least one geographic location

[0431] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, once entered or provided into the at least one application, the at least one transportation customer preference is stored or cached on the at least one application, the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, or a combination thereof, and the at least one transportation customer does not re-enter or provide the at least one transportation customer preference into the at least one application by the at least one transportation customer.

[0432] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one transportation client preference is stored or cached in the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, and the at least one transportation client preference is not sent again from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0433] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof, is sent from the at least one application to the at least one central server at any time before filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0434] C. Filter multiple shipping service offers

[0435] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are filtered in relation to the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by at least one process of classifying, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, sorting, systematizing, labeling, marking, distinguishing, arranging, bracketing, grading, organizing, categorizing, isolating, isolating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0436] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein, on the at least one application, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are filtered in real time or near real time, and the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified in real time or near real time from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by:

[0437] a) sending all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0438] b) filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time by using the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers; and

[0439] c) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0440] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein at least one different geographic location than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is used when filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0441] D. Identify at least one preferred transportation service offer

[0442] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer related to the at least one transportation customer preference is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by using at least one picking algorithm, at least one selection algorithm, at least one search algorithm, at least one merging algorithm, at least one maximum function, at least one minimum function, at least one comparison, or a combination thereof.

[0443] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in relation to at least one weighted average of the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0444] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified in real time or near real time on the at least one application from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by:

[0445] a) transmitting all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; and

[0446] b) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0447] E. Compile at least one visual representation

[0448] Embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and sent to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0449] F. Display at least one visual representation

[0450] Embodiments of the invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0451] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation comprises at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0452] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is displayed in at least one visually identifiable format as compared to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers.

[0453] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map that displays all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0454] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or transient icon or at least one moving or transient visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0455] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one individual service provider, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0456] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one heat map may include the at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of at least one statistical variable of:

[0457] all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0458] all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data;

[0459] the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0460] or a combination thereof.

[0461] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one metric for at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, enhanced pricing, transportation service offer density, filtered transportation service offer density, preferred transportation service offer density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry sector, transportation industry sector density, service density level, transportation service distance, estimated arrival time, preferred representative density, representative density, transportation customer density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or a combination thereof.

[0462] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one region of the at least one heat map is distinguished in proportion to at least one measure of the at least one statistical variable and is displayed as having at least one distinguishable hue, at least one distinguishable shade, at least one distinguishable saturation, at least one distinguishable opacity, at least one distinguishable color, at least one distinguishable color value, at least one distinguishable pattern, at least one distinguishable fill pattern, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or a combination thereof.

[0463] Additional embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one preferred transportation service offer is not identified prior to compiling the at least one heat map, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map, at least one historical heat map, at least one predictive heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0464] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0465] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one historical heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0466] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one predicted heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in combination with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in combination with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0467] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future enhanced pricing, future transportation service offer density, future filtered transportation service offer density, future preferred transportation service offer density, future service level density, future transportation industry sector density, future representative density, future transportation customer density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service supply level, future transportation industry sector density, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation customer demand, or a combination thereof.

[0468] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one predictive heat map generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one transportation customer of at least one future change or update of the at least one statistical variable, the at least one metric of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0469] G. Additional Embodiments

[0470] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one function of the at least one central server is performed by the at least one application.

[0471] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one application operates on the at least one central server.

[0472] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server.

[0473] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a method according to above, wherein said at least one transportation client targets or acquires said at least one preferred transportation service offer in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0474] An embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data originate from or are provided by at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0475] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one transportation client locks in or acquires more than one of said representatives or more than one of said autonomous vehicles for said at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0476] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one transportation client locks in or acquires at least one of said filtered transportation service offers that is different from said at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0477] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: when at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is updated or changed, or traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offer associated with the corresponding transportation data, all or some or a combination of the multiple filtered transportation service offers associated with the corresponding transportation data are identified or updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0478] An embodiment of the present invention includes where the plurality of transportation service offers is a single transportation service offer.

[0479] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of filtered transportation service offers is a single filtered transportation service offer.

[0480] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one transportation customer browses or navigates at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to identify and then lock or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer or at least one of the filtered transportation service offers by selecting the at least one preferred transportation service offer or at least one of the filtered transportation service offers.

[0481] V. System #3: Transport Customer Map

[0482] One aspect of the present invention includes a real-time or near real-time system for assisting at least one transportation customer in the transportation industry by using at least one visual representation to target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer associated with at least one transportation customer preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, comprising:

[0483] a) at least one external server; including:

[0484] i) at least one computer processor;

[0485] ii) at least one computer readable memory;

[0486] iii) at least one network interface; and

[0487] iv) at least one real-time or near real-time source of a plurality of transportation service offers;

[0488] b) at least one central server; including:

[0489] i) at least one computer processor;

[0490] ii) at least one computer readable memory; and

[0491] iii) at least one network interface;

[0492] c) at least one terminal; comprising:

[0493] At least one electronic computing device comprising:

[0494] (i) at least one computer processor;

[0495] (ii) at least one computer-readable memory;

[0496] (iii) at least one input source;

[0497] (iv) at least one display;

[0498] (v) at least one geolocation module; and

[0499] (vi) at least one network interface;

[0500] d) at least one application; including:

[0501] i) at least one computer program operable to display said at least one visual representation;

[0502] ii) said at least one computer program is operable to lock in or acquire said at least one preferred transportation service offer;

[0503] iii) or a combination thereof;

[0504] e) at least one link; including:

[0505] i) at least one electronic communications network channel;

[0506] ii) at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component;

[0507] iii) or a combination thereof;

[0508] f) Multiple offers of transportation services, including:

[0509] At least one separate offer for transportation services, including:

[0510] (i) at least one offer to transport at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one thing, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location;

[0511] (ii) the individual transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time; and

[0512] (iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to the above-mentioned individual transportation service offers;

[0513] g) Multiple filtered transportation service offers; including:

[0514] i) at least a subset of all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers, the subset being at least one result of filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers using the at least one transportation customer preference and the one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer;

[0515] ii) all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time; and

[0516] iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to the individual filtered transportation service offers;

[0517] h) at least one preferred transportation service offer; including:

[0518] i) at least one offer identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers to transport the at least one person, the at least one commodity, the at least one thing, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location;

[0519] ii) the at least one preferred transportation service offer is updated in real time or near real time; and

[0520] iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each preferred transportation service offer;

[0521] i) At least one transport customer; including:

[0522] i) at least one person, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, which analyzes or evaluates the at least one visual representation and then locates or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service offer; and

[0523] ii) the at least one transportation customer receiving at least one transportation service;

[0524] j) At least one transportation customer preference; including:

[0525] i) at least one option selected or provided by the at least one transportation client for filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers; and

[0526] ii) the at least one transportation customer preference is used to identify the at least one preferred transportation service offer; and

[0527] k) at least one visual representation; including:

[0528] at least one geographic map displaying all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in conjunction with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in conjunction with corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof;

[0529] wherein at least one start service geographic location, at least one end service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, is input or provided to the at least one application to be transmitted to the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server;

[0530] Further, wherein the at least one start service geographic location, the at least one end service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, is transmitted in real time or near real time from the at least one central server to the at least one external server via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0531] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are transmitted in real time or near real time between the at least one external server and the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0532] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof, are transmitted in real-time or near real-time between the at least one central server and the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0533] Further, wherein the at least one application is operated on the at least one terminal, and the at least one transportation client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one visual representation of the at least one transportation client preference, or a combination thereof;

[0534] Further, wherein the at least one transportation customer uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then lock in or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer;

[0535] Further, wherein the at least one external server is at least one real-time or near real-time source of all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers sent in real-time or near real-time from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0536] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time;

[0537] Further, wherein the at least one central server normalizes, aggregates, or a combination thereof all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time;

[0538] Further, wherein the at least one central server filters all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time by using the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers;

[0539] Further, wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers are updated in real time or near real time;

[0540] Further, wherein said at least one central server identifies said at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of said plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with said at least one transportation customer preference in real time or near real time;

[0541] Further, wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is updated in real time or near real time;

[0542] Further, wherein, the at least one central server transmits all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0543] Further, wherein the at least one terminal facilitates or provides for operation of at least one input function, at least one display function, and the at least one application, and is used by the at least one transportation client to interface with the at least one application;

[0544] Further, wherein the at least one terminal, the at least one application, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, the at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated;

[0545] Further, wherein said at least one application compiles said at least one visual representation of all or some of said plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, said at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, said at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, in real time or near real time;

[0546] Further, wherein the at least one application updates and displays the at least one visual representation in real time or near real time;

[0547] Further, wherein the at least one transportation customer uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then lock in or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer; and

[0548] Further, wherein the at least one transportation client receives the at least one transportation service.

[0549] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one function of the at least one central server or the at least one external server is performed by the at least one application.

[0550] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one central server is located on or associated with the at least one terminal.

[0551] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof are constructed in at least one different format and are standardized or converted into at least one unified format.

[0552] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are constructed into at least one unified format and are not standardized before being sent from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server.

[0553] Embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one application operates on the at least one central server.

[0554] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server or the at least one external server.

[0555] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data originate from or are provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0556] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple transportation service offers include at least one ride-hailing service offer, at least one ride-sharing service offer, at least one car-sharing service offer, at least one point-to-point transportation service offer, at least one shipping service offer, at least one personal delivery service offer, at least one taxi service offer, at least one shuttle service offer, at least one merchandise delivery service offer, at least one item delivery service offer, at least one medical service and delivery offer, at least one food delivery service offer, at least one courier delivery service offer, at least one freight delivery service offer, at least one animal delivery service offer, at least one delivery service offer, or a combination thereof.

[0557] An embodiment of the present invention includes where the plurality of transportation service offers is a single transportation service offer.

[0558] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the transportation data includes at least one starting service geographic location, at least one ending service geographic location, pricing information, enhanced pricing information, at least one transportation customer preference, at least one distance parameter, at least one estimated arrival time, at least one time to arrive at a destination, at least one transportation customer geographic location, at least one transportation customer review, at least one transportation customer rating, at least one transportation customer details, at least one transportation service details, at least one transportation service route, at least one preferred representative, at least one sensor data, at least one representative geographic location, at least one representative review, at least one representative rating, at least one representative details, at least one autonomous vehicle geographic location, at least one autonomous vehicle review, at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one autonomous vehicle details, at least one preferred autonomous vehicle, at least one route planning preference, at least one fuel economy preference, at least one battery life preference, at least one vehicle capacity preference, at least one vehicle diagnostic preference, at least one transportation data preference, at least one service provider geographic location, at least one service provider review, at least one service provider rating, at least one service provider details, at least one preferred service provider, at least one commodity supplier geographic location, at least one commodity supplier review, at least one commodity supplier rating, at least one commodity supplier details, at least one preferred commodity supplier, at least one logistics provider geographic location, at least one logistics provider review, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider details, at least one preferred logistics provider, at least one transportation industry sector details, at least one preferred transportation industry sector, at least one commodity details, at least one item details, at least one vehicle type details, at least one vehicle details, at least one metric of at least one statistical variable, at least one service level details, at least one fuel consumption, at least one battery level, at least one vehicle diagnostic, at least one vehicle capacity, or a combination thereof.

[0559] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are filtered in relation to the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by at least one process of classifying, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, sorting, systematizing, labeling, marking, distinguishing, arranging, bracketing, grading, organizing, categorizing, isolating, isolating, grouping, comparing or a combination thereof.

[0560] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in relation to at least one weighted average of the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0561] An embodiment of the invention includes wherein at least one different geographic location than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is used when filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0562] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of filtered transportation service offers is a single filtered transportation service offer.

[0563] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one transportation client locks in or acquires the at least one filtered transportation service offer that is different from the at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0564] Additional embodiments of the present invention include where said at least one transportation client locks in or acquires more than one of said representatives or more than one of said autonomous vehicles for said at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0565] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one transportation customer preference includes at least one pricing preference, at least one enhanced pricing preference, at least one geographic location preference, at least one distance preference, at least one route preference, at least one service duration preference, at least one start service geographic location preference, at least one end service geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one prediction preference, at least one history preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one sensor preference, at least one event preference, at least one traffic condition-based preference, at least one road condition preference, at least one weather condition preference, at least one delivery preference, at least one route planning preference, at least one fuel economy preference, at least one battery life preference, at least one vehicle capacity preference, at least one vehicle diagnostic preference, at least one transportation data preference, at least one transportation service duration preference, at least one transportation service offer density preference, at least one transportation customer preference. density preference, at least one transport customer detail preference, at least one transport customer rating preference, at least one representative density preference, at least one autonomous vehicle density preference, at least one service provider preference, at least one service provider density preference, at least one service level preference, at least one commodity supplier preference, at least one commodity supplier density preference, at least one owner or at least one controller preference of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller density preference of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager preference, at least one fleet manager density preference, at least one logistics provider preference, at least one logistics provider density preference, at least one logistics supplier preference, at least one logistics supplier density preference, at least one commodity detail preference, at least one transport industry sector preference, at least one freight preference, at least one waypoint preference, at least one delivery service preference, at least one earliest outstanding offer preference, or a combination thereof.

[0566] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and sent to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0567] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation comprises at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0568] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one transportation customer utilizes the at least one visual representation to lock or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offer related to the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0569] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one transportation customer preference is displayed as having the at least one visual representation or at least one icon or at least one visual effect on the at least one visual representation to allow the at least one transportation customer to analyze or evaluate all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and to lock or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer related to at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0570] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof is displayed in at least one visually recognizable format compared to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0571] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map that displays all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0572] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers related to at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or transient icon or at least one moving or transient visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0573] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0574] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof related to at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector are displayed as at least one icon or at least one visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0575] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one different icon, at least one different symbol, at least one different color, at least one different shade, at least one different pattern, at least one different visual effect, or a combination thereof, or are displayed in this way.

[0576] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers related to at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one similar icon, at least one similar symbol, at least one similar color, at least one similar shade, at least one similar pattern, at least one similar visual effect, or a combination thereof, or are displayed in this way.

[0577] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one transportation client updates, modifies or changes the at least one transportation client preference, and the at least one dynamic map displays all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation client preference or a combination thereof in real time or near real time based on the at least one transportation client preference after update, modification or change.

[0578] An embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one heat map may include the at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of at least one statistical variable of:

[0579] all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0580] all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data;

[0581] the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0582] the at least one transportation customer preference;

[0583] or a combination thereof.

[0584] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one metric of transportation service availability, pricing, enhanced pricing, transportation service offer density, filtered transportation service offer density, preferred transportation service offer density, preferred commodity supplier density, at least one preferred transportation industry sector, transportation industry sector density, service level density, at least one transportation service distance, at least one estimated arrival time, preferred representative density, representative density, transportation customer density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or a combination thereof.

[0585] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one region of the at least one heat map is distinguished in proportion to at least one measure of the at least one statistical variable and is displayed as having at least one distinguishable hue, at least one distinguishable shade, at least one distinguishable saturation, at least one distinguishable opacity, at least one distinguishable color, at least one distinguishable color value, at least one distinguishable pattern, at least one distinguishable fill pattern, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or a combination thereof.

[0586] Additional embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one preferred transportation service offer is not identified prior to compiling the at least one heat map, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map, at least one historical heat map, at least one predictive heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0587] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with corresponding transportation data, at least one transportation customer preference, or at least one statistical variable thereof.

[0588] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one historical heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference or at least one statistical variable thereof.

[0589] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one predicted heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference or a combination thereof.

[0590] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future enhanced pricing, future transportation service offer density, future filtered transportation service offer density, future preferred transportation service offer density, future service density level, future transportation industry sector density, future representative density, future transportation customer density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service supply level, future transportation industry sector density, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation customer demand, or a combination thereof.

[0591] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one predictive heat map generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one transportation customer of at least one future change or update of the at least one statistical variable, the at least one metric of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0592] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one transportation client, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof targets or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service offer in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0593] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is updated or changed, or the traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the subsequent or additional preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location, or a combination thereof are identified or updated in real time or near real-time.

[0594] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0595] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one transportation customer browses or navigates at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to identify and then lock on to or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer or the at least one filtered transportation service offer by selecting or accepting the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one filtered transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof.

[0596] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one application, the at least one terminal, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, the at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated.

[0597] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the subsequent or additional at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, at least one locked or acquired preferred transportation service offer, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location or a combination thereof are sent in real time or near real time between the at least one application and the at least one central server through at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, and are updated in real time or near real time.

[0598] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the subsequent or additional at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, at least one locked or acquired preferred transportation service offer, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location or a combination thereof are sent in real time or near real time between the at least one application and the at least one external server via at least one link located between the at least one application and the at least one external server, and are updated in real time or near real time.

[0599] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the subsequent or additional at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, at least one locked or acquired preferred transportation service offer, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location or a combination thereof are sent in real time or near real time between the at least one central server and the at least one external server via at least one link located between the at least one central server and the at least one external server, and are updated in real time or near real time.

[0600] VI. Method #3: Shipping Customer Map

[0601] Another aspect of the present invention includes a real-time or near real-time method for assisting at least one transportation customer in the transportation industry by using at least one visual representation to target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer associated with at least one transportation customer preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the method comprising:

[0602] a) providing a system of the present invention, such as but not limited to the above aspects of the present invention;

[0603] b) providing, on the at least one terminal, to the at least one application the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof;

[0604] c) transmitting the at least one start service geographic location, the at least one end service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, from the at least one application to the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server;

[0605] d) receiving, at the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application, the at least one start service geographic location, the at least one end service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, from the at least one application in real time or near real time;

[0606] e) transmitting the at least one start service geographic location, the at least one end service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, from the at least one central server to the at least one external server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0607] f) receiving, at the at least one external server, the at least one start service geographic location, the at least one end service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof, from the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one external server and the at least one central server;

[0608] g) receiving, at the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers from the at least one external server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one external server;

[0609] h) storing all or some of said plurality of transportation service offers in said at least one computer-readable memory of said at least one central server in real time or near real time;

[0610] i) normalizing all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time using the at least one central server;

[0611] j) aggregating all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time using the at least one central server;

[0612] k) transmitting the at least one transport customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport customer from the at least one application to the at least one central server in real-time or near real-time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, wherein:

[0613] i. said at least one transport customer inputs or provides said at least one transport customer preference to said at least one application using said at least one input source of said at least one terminal; and

[0614] ii. said at least one application using said at least one geographic location module of said at least one terminal to provide said at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of said at least one transport customer;

[0615] l) receiving, at the at least one central server, the at least one transport customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport customer from the at least one application in real-time or near real-time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0616] m) filtering, at the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time by using the at least one transportation client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers;

[0617] n) identifying, at the at least one central server, in real time or near real time, at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers associated with the at least one transportation client preference;

[0618] o) transmitting all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0619] p) receiving, at the at least one application, from the at least one central server in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0620] q) compiling, at the at least one application, in digital form in real time or near real time, the at least one visual representation, wherein:

[0621] i. providing said at least one real-time communication with said at least one transport customer on said at least one application.

[0622] said at least one geographic map related to a real-time or near real-time geographic location;

[0623] ii. positioning all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof on the at least one geographic map in relation to at least one corresponding geographic location contained therein; and

[0624] iii. updating the at least one visual representation in real time or near real time with all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers that are combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer that is combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof;

[0625] r) displaying said at least one visual representation on said at least one application in real time or near real time using said at least one display of said at least one terminal; and

[0626] s) wherein the at least one transportation client analyzes or evaluates the at least one visual representation to lock in or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer, and then the at least one transportation client receives the at least one transportation service.

[0627] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof are constructed into at least one different format and standardized or converted into at least one unified format.

[0628] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are constructed into at least one unified format and are not standardized before being sent from the at least one external server to the at least one central server via at least one link located between the at least one external server and the at least one central server.

[0629] Another embodiment of the present invention comprises wherein step HL may be performed in any order prior to filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0630] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein, once entered or provided into the at least one application, the at least one transportation customer preference is stored or cached on the at least one application, the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, or a combination thereof, and the at least one transportation customer does not re-enter or provide the at least one transportation customer preference into the at least one application by the at least one transportation customer.

[0631] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one transportation client preference is stored or cached in the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, and the at least one transportation client preference is not sent again from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0632] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at any time before filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers, the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof, is sent from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0633] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are filtered in relation to the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by at least one process of classifying, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, sorting, systematizing, labeling, marking, distinguishing, arranging, bracketing, grading, organizing, categorizing, isolating, isolating, grouping, comparing or a combination thereof.

[0634] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein, on the at least one application, all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers are filtered in real time or near real time, and the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified in real time or near real time from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by:

[0635] transmitting all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application;

[0636] filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in real time or near real time by using the at least one transportation customer preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer to identify all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers; and

[0637] The at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified in real time or near real time from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in relation to the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0638] An embodiment of the invention includes wherein at least one different geographic location than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is used when filtering all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers.

[0639] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer related to the at least one transportation customer preference is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers by using at least one picking algorithm, at least one selection algorithm, at least one search algorithm, at least one merging algorithm, at least one maximum function, at least one minimum function, at least one graph algorithm, at least one graph search algorithm, at least one tree algorithm, at least one tree search algorithm, at least one matrix calculation, at least one matrix algorithm, at least one comparison or a combination thereof.

[0640] Additional embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in relation to at least one weighted average of the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0641] One embodiment of the present invention includes wherein identifying the at least one preferred transportation service offer from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers on the at least one application in real time or near real time by:

[0642] transmitting all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers from the at least one central server to the at least one application in real time or near real time via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; and

[0643] The at least one preferred transportation service offer is identified in real time or near real time from all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in relation to the at least one transportation customer preference.

[0644] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and sent to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0645] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0646] Additional embodiments of the present invention include wherein the at least one visual representation comprises at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0647] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one transportation customer utilizes the at least one visual representation to lock or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offer related to the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0648] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one transportation customer preference is displayed as having the at least one visual representation or at least one icon or at least one visual effect on the at least one visual representation to allow the at least one transportation customer to analyze or evaluate all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and to lock or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer related to at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0649] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof is displayed in at least one visually recognizable format compared to all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers related to at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0650] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map that displays all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service in combination with corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof in real time or near real time.

[0651] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers related to at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or transient icon or at least one moving or transient visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0652] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers related to at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0653] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof related to at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector are displayed as at least one icon or at least one visual effect and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0654] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one different icon, at least one different symbol, at least one different color, at least one different shade, at least one different pattern, at least one different visual effect, or a combination thereof, or are displayed in this way.

[0655] One embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers related to at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed as at least one similar icon, at least one similar symbol, at least one similar color, at least one similar shade, at least one similar pattern, at least one similar visual effect, or a combination thereof, or are displayed in this way.

[0656] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one transportation client updates, modifies or changes the at least one transportation client preference, and the at least one dynamic map displays all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation client preference or a combination thereof in real time or near real time based on the at least one transportation client preference after update, modification or change.

[0657] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one heat map may include the at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of at least one statistical variable of:

[0658] all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0659] all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data;

[0660] the at least one preferred transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data;

[0661] the at least one transportation customer preference;

[0662] or a combination thereof.

[0663] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one metric of transportation service availability, pricing, enhanced pricing, transportation service offer density, filtered transportation service offer density, preferred transportation service offer density, preferred commodity supplier density, at least one preferred transportation industry sector, transportation industry sector density, service level density, at least one transportation service distance, at least one estimated arrival time, preferred representative density, representative density, transportation customer density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or a combination thereof.

[0664] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one region of the at least one heat map is distinguished in proportion to at least one measure of the at least one statistical variable and is displayed as having at least one distinguishable hue, at least one distinguishable shade, at least one distinguishable saturation, at least one distinguishable opacity, at least one distinguishable color, at least one distinguishable color value, at least one distinguishable pattern, at least one distinguishable fill pattern, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or a combination thereof.

[0665] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offer is not identified prior to compiling the at least one heat map, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map, at least one historical heat map, at least one predictive heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0666] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference or a combination thereof.

[0667] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein, at least one historical heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference, or at least one statistical variable thereof.

[0668] An embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, at least one predicted heat map is compiled from all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one preferred transportation service offer in the past combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation customer preference or a combination thereof.

[0669] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future enhanced pricing, future transportation service offer density, future filtered transportation service offer density, future preferred transportation service offer density, future service density level, future transportation industry sector density, future representative density, future transportation customer density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service supply level, future transportation industry sector density, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation customer demand, or a combination thereof.

[0670] Additional embodiments of the present invention include: wherein the at least one predictive heat map generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one transportation customer of at least one future change or update of the at least one statistical variable, the at least one metric of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0671] Embodiments of the present invention include: wherein at least one function of the at least one central server or the at least one external server is performed by the at least one application.

[0672] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0673] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server or the at least one external server.

[0674] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one transportation client, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof targets or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service offer in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0675] An embodiment of the present invention includes where all or some of the plurality of transportation service offers combined with corresponding transportation data originate from or are provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0676] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one transportation client locks in or acquires more than one of said representatives or more than one of said autonomous vehicles for said at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0677] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein said at least one transportation client locks in or acquires at least one of said filtered transportation service offers that is different from said at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0678] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer is updated or changed, or the traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the subsequent or additional preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location, or a combination thereof are identified or updated in real time or near real-time.

[0679] An embodiment of the present invention includes where the plurality of transportation service offers is a single transportation service offer.

[0680] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the plurality of filtered transportation service offers is a single filtered transportation service offer.

[0681] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein the at least one transportation customer browses or navigates at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to identify and then lock on to or acquire the at least one preferred transportation service offer or the at least one filtered transportation service offer by selecting or accepting the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one filtered transportation service offer, the at least one transportation customer preference or a combination thereof.

[0682] Another embodiment of the present invention includes wherein the at least one central server is located on or associated with the at least one terminal.

[0683] Embodiments of the present invention include where the at least one application, the at least one terminal, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, the at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated.

[0684] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: before receiving all or some of the multiple transportation service offers, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location, the at least one transportation customer preference or a combination thereof is provided on or at the at least one central server.

[0685] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one subsequent or additional preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, at least one locked or acquired preferred transportation service offer, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location or a combination thereof are sent in real time or near real time between the at least one application and the at least one central server through at least one link located between the at least one application and the at least one central server, and are updated in real time or near real time.

[0686] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the subsequent or additional at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, at least one locked or acquired preferred transportation service offer, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location or a combination thereof are sent in real time or near real time between the at least one application and the at least one external server through at least one link located between the at least one application and the at least one external server, and are updated in real time or near real time.

[0687] Another embodiment of the present invention includes: wherein, the at least one preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the multiple transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, all or some of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation customer, the at least one transportation customer preference, all or some of the subsequent or additional multiple filtered transportation service offers combined with the corresponding transportation data, the at least one subsequent or additional preferred transportation service offer combined with the corresponding transportation data, at least one locked or acquired preferred transportation service offer, the at least one starting service geographic location, the at least one ending service geographic location or a combination thereof are sent in real time or near real time between the at least one central server and the at least one external server through at least one link located between the at least one central server and the at least one external server, and are updated in real time or near real time.

[0688] VII. Detailed explanation of Parts I to VI

[0689] The following detailed description of the present invention includes, in part, a system and method for targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one preferred transportation service offer within the transportation industry. The system includes, but is not limited to, hardware, software, multiple parties, an interactive geographic map, and other information related to targeting or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one preferred transportation service offer within the transportation industry.

[0690] Near real-time

[0691] Near real-time can, for example, refer to a delay introduced by automated data processing between at least one occurrence of at least one event and at least one use of the processed data. Near real-time can refer to the timeliness of data or information, which may be delayed by the time required for electronic communications and automated data processing. Near real-time means the absence of noticeable delays. Near real-time can refer to the highest state of development or current technology.

[0692] As a non-limiting example, near real-time can be real-time or similar to real-time. As a non-limiting example, near real-time can depict at least one event or at least one situation as if it existed at the current time minus the processing time. As a non-limiting example, at least one function of at least one system, at least one method, or a combination thereof can be performed in real-time or near real-time. As a non-limiting example, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle can be updated in real-time or near real-time. As a non-limiting example, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation customer can be updated in real-time or near real-time. As a non-limiting example, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one representative can be updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0693] Transportation Customers

[0694] The at least one transportation client may be, but is not limited to, at least one person, at least one entity, at least one robot, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, and may, for example, perform analysis or evaluation and then identify or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer. The at least one transportation client need not be the at least one consumer of the at least one transportation service. The at least one transportation client may be, but is not limited to, at least one other person, at least one other machine, at least one other transportation client, or a combination thereof, to identify or acquire at least one transportation service. The at least one transportation client or at least one consumer of at least one service may receive or request at least one transportation service.

[0695] At least one transportation client may input or provide at least one transportation client preference for filtering at least one transportation service offer. At least one transportation client may input or provide at least one transportation client preference for identifying, including but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service offer, at least one filtered transportation service offer, or a combination thereof. At least one transportation client may perform at least one function in real time or near real time, the function being updated or refreshed with the state of the art or existing technology.

[0696] At least one transportation client can lock or obtain at least one preferred transportation service through, but not limited to, at least one terminal, at least one application, at least one central server, at least one external server, or a combination thereof. At least one transportation client can lock or obtain at least one transportation service offer, at least one filtered transportation service offer, at least one preferred transportation service offer, or a combination thereof, associated with at least one service provider in at least one transportation industry.

[0697] At least one transportation customer may, for example, input or generate at least one transportation service request, which may become at least one filtered transportation service request and / or at least one preferred transportation service request, for purposes including but not limited to at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof, or together therewith.

[0698] As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may lock on to or acquire at least one filtered transportation service offer that is different from at least one preferred transportation service offer. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one digital personal assistant or at least one machine capable of locking on to or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one passenger in the ride hailing industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one consumer of at least one commodity in the food delivery industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be a consumer of at least one freight in the freight industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may lock on to or acquire at least one transportation service offer, at least one filtered transportation service offer, at least one preferred transportation service offer, or a combination thereof in relation to at least one separate service provider in at least one separate transportation industry sector.

[0699] As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may utilize at least one visual representation, such as, but not limited to, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof, to analyze or evaluate, and then target or acquire, at least one preferred transportation service offer. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may target or acquire more than one representative or more than one autonomous vehicle for at least one preferred transportation service offer. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may utilize or perform at least one function of at least one visual representation in the same or similar manner as at least one representative.

[0700] Service Provider

[0701] At least one service provider may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that may retain or contract with, including but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one commodity supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof, to provide at least one transportation service. At least one service provider may facilitate at least one transportation service between, including but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one commodity supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one transportation customer, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof. At least one service provider may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that may provide or perform at least one service, at least one delivery service, or a combination thereof.

[0702] The at least one service provider can be at least one source or at least one provider of all or some of at least one transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one transportation service offer with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, related to at least one transportation industry sector, via at least one external server. The at least one service provider can utilize, including but not limited to, at least one central server, at least one external server, at least one application, or a combination thereof, to facilitate and perform the at least one transportation service.

[0703] At least one service provider may operate in at least one transportation industry. The at least one service provider may independently control or operate at least one transportation network, including, but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one commodity supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, at least one transportation client, or a combination thereof. The at least one service provider may utilize information technology infrastructure associated with, including, but not limited to, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof. The at least one service provider may perform at least one function in real time or near real time, updated or refreshed to the latest state-of-the-art or current technology. The at least one service provider may accept or reject at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0704] At least one service provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof to promote, operate, or manage at least one transportation service. At least one service provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof to promote, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one transportation client or at least one representative. At least one service provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof as at least one tool to target or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offer or at least one preferred transportation service request for at least one transportation client or at least one representative. At least one map provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof to promote, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0705] At least one service provider may own, operate, or control at least one autonomous vehicle. At least one service provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on behalf of at least one third party. At least one service provider may optionally be considered or referred to as at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle. At least one service provider may operate, own, or control at least one network to facilitate at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry sector. At least one service provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative, or a combination thereof on at least one network. At least one service provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative, or a combination thereof on at least one other network. At least one service provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative, or a combination thereof on behalf of at least one third party on at least one network.

[0706] The at least one service provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one vehicle that may have or utilize at least one designated locker, etc., which may be at least one commodity supplier or at least one autonomous vehicle. The at least one service provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one vehicle that may have or utilize at least one carriage, etc., which may be at least one mobile commodity supplier, at least one mobile autonomous vehicle, at least one mobile storefront, at least one last-mile delivery vehicle, at least one mobile logistics provider, at least one mobile logistics provider, or a combination thereof.

[0707] As non-limiting examples, the at least one service provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one ride-sharing service controller, at least one ride-hailing service controller, at least one ride-sharing service controller, at least one taxi service controller, at least one shuttle service controller, at least one people delivery service controller, at least one food delivery service controller, at least one merchandise delivery service controller, at least one animal delivery service controller, at least one medical service and delivery controller, at least one express delivery service controller, at least one item delivery service controller, at least one cargo delivery service controller, at least one point-to-point transportation service controller, at least one delivery service controller, at least one transportation service controller, or a combination thereof.

[0708] As a non-limiting example, when utilizing at least one autonomous vehicle, the at least one service provider may be considered or referred to as at least one representative. As a non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may be considered or referred to as at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative, at least one commodity supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof.

[0709] As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may operate in at least one separate transportation industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may be at least one source or at least one provider of all or some of at least one transportation service request associated with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one transportation service offer associated with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one representative, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation customer, all or some of transportation data related to at least one autonomous vehicle, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof.

[0710] As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may have or utilize at least one API that may provide all or some of at least one transportation service request in conjunction with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one transportation service offer in conjunction with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one representative, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation customer, all or some of transportation data related to at least one autonomous vehicle, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle, or combinations thereof. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may have or generate all or some of the transportation data.

[0711] As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may operate or control at least one autonomous vehicle for or on behalf of at least one OEM or at least one automobile manufacturer to provide at least one transportation service. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may control or operate at least one autonomous vehicle or at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle for or on behalf of at least one OEM on at least one network (which may operate in at least one transportation industry sector). As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may use at least one external server for or in conjunction with at least one transportation industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may lease or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may lease or sublease at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may lease or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle or at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle from at least one third party.

[0712] As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may cause at least one transportation service request to be displayed on at least one visual representation, which may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application. As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may cause at least one transportation service offer to be displayed on at least one visual representation, which may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application.

[0713] Product Supplier

[0714] The at least one commodity supplier may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that can provide or supply, including but not limited to, at least one commodity, at least one product, at least one thing, at least one article, or a combination thereof, for transportation in the at least one transportation service. The at least one commodity supplier may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that can provide or supply, including but not limited to, at least one service, at least one delivery service, or a combination thereof.

[0715] The at least one commodity provider may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that may retain or contract with, including but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof, to provide at least one transportation service. The at least one commodity provider may facilitate at least one transportation service between, including but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one transportation customer, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof.

[0716] At least one commodity supplier may utilize, for example, at least one external server, which may be at least one source or at least one provider of at least one transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, at least one transportation service offer with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, in relation to at least one transportation industry sector. The at least one commodity supplier may utilize, including but not limited to, at least one central server, at least one external server, at least one application, or a combination thereof, to facilitate and execute the at least one transportation service.

[0717] At least one commodity provider may operate in at least one transportation industry sector. The at least one commodity provider may be, or operate in conjunction with, at least one service provider. The at least one commodity provider may independently control or operate at least one transportation network, including, but not limited to, at least one representative, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one commodity provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, at least one transportation client, or a combination thereof. The at least one commodity provider may utilize information technology infrastructure associated with, including, but not limited to, at least one service provider, at least one commodity provider, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof. The at least one commodity provider may perform at least one function in real time or near real time, updated or refreshed to the latest state-of-the-art or current technology. The at least one commodity provider may accept or reject at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one preferred transportation service offer.

[0718] At least one commodity provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof to promote, operate, or manage at least one transportation service. At least one commodity provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof to promote, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one transportation customer or at least one representative. At least one commodity provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof as at least one tool to target or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offer or at least one preferred transportation service request for at least one transportation customer or at least one representative. At least one map provider may use at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof to promote, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one commodity provider operating in at least one transportation industry sector.

[0719] At least one commodity provider may own, operate, or control at least one autonomous vehicle. At least one commodity provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on behalf of at least one third party. At least one commodity provider may operate, own, or control at least one network to facilitate at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry sector. At least one commodity provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on at least one network. At least one commodity provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on at least one other network. At least one commodity provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on behalf of at least one third party on at least one network.

[0720] The at least one commodity supplier may be, but is not limited to, at least one vehicle that may have or utilize at least one designated locker, etc., which may be at least one service provider or at least one autonomous vehicle. The at least one commodity supplier may be, but is not limited to, at least one vehicle that may have or utilize at least one carriage, etc., which may be at least one mobile commodity supplier, at least one mobile autonomous vehicle, at least one mobile storefront, at least one last-mile delivery vehicle, at least one mobile logistics provider, at least one mobile logistics provider, or a combination thereof.

[0721] As non-limiting examples, the at least one commodity provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one food delivery service controller, at least one commodity delivery service controller, at least one animal delivery service controller, at least one medical service and delivery controller, at least one courier service controller, at least one item delivery service controller, at least one cargo delivery service controller, at least one point-to-point transportation service controller, at least one delivery service controller, at least one transportation service controller, or a combination thereof.

[0722] As non-limiting examples, the at least one commodity provider may be considered or referred to as at least one service provider. As non-limiting examples, the at least one commodity provider may alternatively be considered or referred to as at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative, at least one service provider, at least one fleet manager, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof.

[0723] As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may be at least one food truck. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may be at least one entity that produces or supplies goods. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may provide or perform at least one transportation service related to at least one food item. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may operate in at least one separate transportation industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may operate as at least one separate service provider. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may be at least one source or at least one provider of at least one transportation service request in combination with corresponding transportation data, at least one transportation service offer in combination with corresponding transportation data, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one representative, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation customer, all or some transportation data related to at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof.

[0724] As non-limiting examples, the at least one commodity provider may optionally retain and / or contract with: at least one representative, at least one autonomous delivery vehicle, or a combination thereof. As non-limiting examples, the at least one commodity provider may utilize, including but not limited to, at least one central server, at least one external server, at least one application, or a combination thereof, to facilitate the at least one transportation service.

[0725] As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity provider may have or utilize at least one API that can provide all or some of at least one transportation service request in conjunction with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one transportation service offer in conjunction with corresponding transportation data, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one representative, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation customer, all or some of transportation data related to at least one autonomous vehicle, all or some of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle, or combinations thereof. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity provider may have or generate all or some of the transportation data.

[0726] As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity provider may utilize or use at least one external server for at least one transportation industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity provider may lease or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity provider may lease or sublease at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity provider may lease or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle or at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle from at least one third party.

[0727] As a non-limiting example, at least one product provider may cause at least one transportation service request to be displayed on at least one visual representation, which may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application. As a non-limiting example, at least one product provider may cause at least one transportation service offer to be displayed on at least one visual representation, which may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application.

[0728] represent

[0729] The at least one representative may be, but is not limited to, at least one person, at least one entity, at least one robot, at least one machine, etc., which may, for example, lock or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one filtered transportation service request, at least one transportation service request, or a combination thereof. The at least one representative may provide or perform at least one transportation service for, but is not limited to, at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one product, at least one thing, at least one item, at least one transportation customer, or a combination thereof. The at least one representative may be employed or contracted by at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, or a combination thereof. The at least one representative may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one person that may provide or perform at least one service, at least one delivery service, or a combination thereof. The at least one representative may own, operate, or control at least one autonomous vehicle.

[0730] At least one representative can log in and / or log out at any time, including but not limited to at least one service provider network, at least one owner or controller network of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager network, at least one logistics provider network, at least one logistics supplier network, at least one application, at least one central server, at least one external server, or a combination thereof. At least one representative can log in to, including but not limited to at least one service provider network, at least one owner or controller network of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager network, at least one logistics provider network, at least one logistics supplier network, at least one central server, at least one external server, or a combination thereof. For example, once at least one starting service geographic location, at least one ending service geographic location, pricing information, or a combination thereof is known, at least one transportation service offer associated with the at least one representative can be generated.

[0731] At least one representative may input or provide at least one representative preference for filtering at least one transportation service request. At least one representative may input or provide at least one representative preference for identifying, including but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one filtered transportation service request, or a combination thereof.

[0732] At least one representative may use at least one application to access at least one service provider network, at least one commodity supplier network, at least one owner or controller network of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager network, at least one logistics provider network, at least one logistics provider network, or a combination thereof, via, but not limited to, at least one terminal, at least one central server, at least one external server, at least one application, or a combination thereof, to facilitate at least one transportation service. The at least one representative may provide at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry sector. The at least one representative may provide at least one transportation service for at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one owner or controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, or a combination thereof. The at least one representative may utilize information technology infrastructure associated with, but not limited to, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one owner or controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, or a combination thereof. The at least one representative may perform at least one function in real time or near real time, updated or refreshed using state-of-the-art or existing technology.

[0733] As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may select or acquire at least one filtered transportation service request that is different from at least one preferred transportation service request. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may select or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one application, at least one central server, at least one external server, or a combination thereof. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may use at least one visual representation, such as, but not limited to, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof, to analyze or evaluate, and then select or acquire at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0734] As a non-limiting example, when utilizing at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative may be considered or referred to as at least one service provider, etc. As a non-limiting example, when utilizing at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative may be considered or referred to as at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, etc. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may be considered or referred to as at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may use at least one autonomous vehicle to perform at least one transportation service. As a non-limiting example, when utilizing at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one representative may be considered or referred to as at least one commodity supplier, etc.

[0735] As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may be at least one independent third party. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may be at least one independent contractor. As a non-limiting example, in the ride-hailing / ride-sharing industry sector, at least one representative may be at least one driver. As a non-limiting example, in the food delivery industry sector, at least one representative may be at least one driver that picks up at least one food item and delivers at least one food item to at least one transportation customer. As a non-limiting example, in the courier industry sector, at least one representative may be at least one person that picks up and delivers at least one good, at least one thing, at least one product, or a combination thereof. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may provide at least one transportation service in at least one separate transportation industry sector. As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may provide at least one transportation service for at least one separate service provider.

[0736] As a non-limiting example, at least one representative may utilize or perform at least one function of at least one visual representation in the same or similar manner as at least one transportation client. As a...

Claims

1. A network for communicating and locking transportation service offers from a representative to a transportation customer, wherein: The representative controls a vehicle configured to perform a transportation service and has a representative device in communication with the network, including: at least one external server in communication with the network, wherein the network is configured to receive one or more transportation service offers from the representative, the at least one external server being associated with a business entity providing goods or services and having a source of the one or more transportation service offers, wherein the one or more transportation service offers are dynamic and continuously updated; a central server in communication with the network, the central server configured to receive the one or more transportation service offers from the at least one external server in substantially real time and having an application associated therewith, the application configured to input one or a combination of geographic location data and transportation customer preferences; a terminal in communication with the network, the terminal configured to interact with the application and provide geographic location data associated with the transportation client to the central server, the terminal including a display device and an input device; wherein the central server is configured to process the one or more transportation service offers including transportation data, wherein the transportation data corresponds to the geographic location data, the transportation customer preferences, and at least one characteristic of the one or more transportation service offers, and wherein the central server is further configured to: standardizing and / or aggregating the one or more transportation service offers; filtering the one or more transportation service offers by using the transportation customer preferences and geographic location data to identify a filtered subset of the transportation service offers; identifying one or more preferred transportation service offers from the filtered subset of transportation service offers based on the transportation customer preferences; and Wherein, the application is further configured to: generating a visual representation comprising at least one geographic map and one or more selectable offer options, wherein the selectable offer options are associated with one or a combination of the filtered subset of transportation service offers, the one or more preferred transportation service offers, and the transportation customer preferences, wherein the visual representation is displayed on the terminal and comprises a dynamic map that updates in substantially real time to display updated results for the one or more selectable offer options; and The one or more selectable offer options are locked in response to a customer input via the terminal.

2. The network according to claim 1, wherein At least one of the one or more transportation service offers and the geographic location data associated with the transportation customers is structured in at least one different format, and the central server is further configured to standardize or convert the at least one of the one or more transportation service offers and the geographic location data associated with the transportation customers into a unified format.

3. The network according to claim 1, wherein The at least one application operates on the central server.

4. The network according to claim 1, wherein All or some of the one or more transportation service offers and the geographic location data are from the at least one external server.

5. The network according to claim 1, wherein All or some of the one or more transportation service offers include offers to transport individuals, items, medical services, and / or animals.

6. The network according to claim 1, wherein The one or more preferred transportation service offers are identified from the filtered subset of transportation service offers using the weighted average of the transportation customer preferences.

7. The network according to claim 6, wherein At least one different geographic location than the real-time geographic location of the transportation client is used when filtering all or some of the transportation service offers.

8. The network according to claim 1, wherein The visual representation further comprises a heat map.

9. The network according to claim 1, wherein The transportation customer utilizes the visual representation to target the one or more preferred transportation service offers in substantially real time.

10. The network according to claim 1, wherein The transportation customer preferences are displayed as icons or visual effects within the visual representation.

11. The network according to claim 1, wherein The one or more preferred transportation service offers and / or the one or more transportation customer preferences are displayed in a visually recognizable format compared to a filtered subset of the transportation service offers associated with the business entity.

12. The network according to claim 1, wherein The dynamic map includes a geographic map that displays, in substantially real time, all or some of the filtered subset of the transportation service offers, the one or more preferred transportation service offers, and the transportation customer preferences.

13. The network according to claim 8, wherein The heat map comprises a geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of a statistical variable, wherein the statistical variable corresponds to: the one or more transportation service offers; a filtered subset of the transportation service offers; the one or more preferred transportation service offers; Said shipping customer preferences.

14. The network according to claim 13, wherein The statistical variables include at least one measure of transportation service availability, pricing, distance, and estimated time of arrival.

15. The network of claim 13, wherein: Regions of the heat map are distinguished in proportion to the measure of the statistical variable and are displayed with one or more distinguishable visual characteristics selected from hue, shade, saturation, opacity, color, and pattern.

16. The network of claim 14, wherein: The heat map is a substantially real-time heat map, a historical heat map, or a predicted heat map.

17. A method for assisting a transportation client in locking in one or more transportation service offers, the method comprising: At a central server, in arbitrary order, in approximately real time: i) receiving one or more transportation service offers from at least one external server associated with a business entity, The business entity provides goods or services from at least one first geographic location to at least one second geographic location, wherein the one or more transportation service offers include transportation data corresponding to at least one characteristic of the one or more transportation service offers, the at least one external server comprises a source of the one or more transportation service offers, and wherein the one or more transportation service offers are dynamic and continuously updated; ii) receiving transportation customer preferences input via an application and a terminal having a display device and an input device; iii) receiving geographic location data; normalizing and aggregating the one or more transportation service offers; filtering the one or more transportation service offers using the transportation client preferences and geographic location data corresponding to the transportation client to identify a filtered subset of the transportation service offers; identifying one or more preferred transportation service offers based on the transportation customer preferences; generating a visual representation comprising a geographic map and one or more selectable offer options, wherein the selectable offer options are associated with one or a combination of the filtered subset of transportation service offers, the one or more preferred transportation service offers, and the transportation customer preferences, wherein the visual representation is displayed on the terminal and comprises a dynamic map that updates in substantially real time to display updated results for the one or more selectable offer options; and The one or more selectable offer options are locked in response to a customer input via the terminal.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein: All or some of the one or more transportation service offers and the geographic location data are structured in at least one different format and are standardized or converted into a unified format.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein At least one different geographic location than the geographic location data of the transportation customer is used when filtering the one or more transportation service offers.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein The one or more preferred transportation service offers are identified from the filtered subset of transportation service offers using the weighted average of the transportation customer preferences.

21. The method according to claim 17, wherein The visual representation further comprises a heat map.

22. The method according to claim 17, wherein The transportation customer utilizes the visual representation to target the one or more preferred transportation service offers in substantially real time.

23. The method according to claim 17, wherein The one or more preferred transportation service offers, the at least one transportation customer preference, or a combination thereof are displayed in a visually recognizable format compared to the filtered subset of transportation service offers.

24. The method according to claim 21, wherein The heat map includes a geographic map displaying at least one visual depiction of a statistical variable corresponding to: the one or more transportation service offers; a filtered subset of the transportation service offers; the one or more preferred transportation service offers; Said shipping customer preferences.

25. The method according to claim 21, wherein The heat map is a substantially real-time heat map, a historical heat map, or a predicted heat map.

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