Procedure for carrying out event-related journeys and application for executing the procedure

Abstract

Method for carrying out event-related trips with at least one vehicle, comprising:- sending an invitation to an event (2) and / or providing an announcement of an event to potential passengers (3a-e);- receiving confirmations from passengers (6a-d) to ride;- transmitting location queries (5) to the passengers (6a-d) who have confirmed;- receiving the current locations (7a-d) of the individual passengers (6a-d);- picking up the passengers (6a-d) with the at least one vehicle at their current locations (7a-d) and- performing an event driving service (9), wherein- the event driving service (9) is a trip to an event (10) and provides event-related services, wherein the event-related service is the transport of sports equipment (11), the playing of event-related music or videos (12), the playing of background information on the event (13), the serving of event-specific food (14), the playing of music from one or more playlists of passengers (15) and / or the performance of a karaoke show (16);

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for carrying out event-related journeys with at least one vehicle and an application for carrying out the method.

[0002] Ride-sharing services already exist where registered users act as private car service providers and offer rides to specific locations or events to potential passengers. Potential passengers can register if they are interested and are picked up by the car service provider at pre-arranged meeting points before the trip begins. Typically, sharing a ride requires a share of the travel costs, which is subject to agreement between the car service provider and the passenger.

[0003] With well-known ride-sharing services, it has proven to be a disadvantage that the passengers do not know each other and rarely share common interests, which makes the journey to the destination less entertaining.

[0004] Comparable ride-sharing services are described, for example, in US 2018 / 0 315 021 A1, US 2014 / 0 143 357 A1, DE 11 2018 007 058 T5, US 2011 / 0 153 629 A1 and US 2017 / 0 191 842 A1.

[0005] The task was therefore to provide a method and an application for implementing the method, which increases the entertainment value of a joint event-related trip.

[0006] This object is achieved by the method according to claim 1 and the application according to claim 3, wherein the application is installed on a mobile device or in a vehicle and is configured to execute the method.

[0007] As part of the process, a private or commercial ride-hailing service provider first sends an invitation to an event to potential passengers. Alternatively and / or additionally, an announcement of an event is made available to potential passengers. The potential passengers receive the invitation to the event or the announcement of the event on a mobile device and can accept or decline, so that at least the confirmations of passengers to ride are received by the ride-hailing service provider. Immediately before the start of the journey, location queries are sent to the passengers who have accepted and confirmed their participation in the journey. After the current locations of the individual passengers have been received, the fastest and most effective route for picking up the passengers with at least one vehicle from their current locations is preferably calculated.As soon as all passengers have been picked up, the event-related journey begins and an event chauffeur service is provided.

[0008] Advantageous embodiments of the present method and the application are described below and in the subclaims.

[0009] According to an initial refinement of the process, potential passengers belong to a group on a messaging service. The messaging service is preferably linked to social networks, providing access to background information on the potential passengers. This allows the ride-hailing service to indirectly specify the composition of the group of passengers, for example, by specifying "only invite friends" and / or "only invite potential passengers with similar interests." This significantly increases the likelihood that commonalities will emerge among the passengers, thus enhancing the entertainment value of the ride.

[0010] If several vehicles are required to transport all passengers, linking the messenger service with social networks also makes it possible to adapt the occupancy of the individual vehicles to the interests of the passengers.

[0011] Within the scope of the method according to the invention, it is provided that the event transport service is a trip to an event. Event-related services are provided during the trip. If, for example, the event is a sporting event in which the passengers are at least partially participating, a first event-related service can be the transport of sports equipment, such as a surfboard or a bicycle. In parallel, event-dependent or event-related music or videos can be played in the vehicle, and the vehicle can be decorated or illuminated inside and / or out according to the event. The driver can also wear an event-related costume. If, for example, the event is a concert in which the passengers are participating, the greatest hits of the performing band can be played during the trip to get the mood going.

[0012] According to a preferred embodiment of the method, it is also intended to display event-dependent background information worth knowing, for example if the event is sightseeing in a city or a visit to an attraction such as an amusement park, a museum, an exhibition or a performance.

[0013] According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the event-dependent service is the serving of event-dependent food, for which corresponding orders can be placed in advance at a restaurant on the way to the event.

[0014] The playing of music or videos is preferably done based on one or more playlists from fellow passengers or is specified by the ride service provider.

[0015] Another event-dependent service can also be the implementation of a karaoke show, in which the passengers sing songs with automatically played background music, with the lyrics displayed on a screen.

[0016] Alternatively, the event transport service can also be designed as a trip as an event, with at least one event-related service being offered during the trip. One such event-related service is, for example, conducting speed dating using a single vehicle or a fleet of several vehicles. To conduct speed dating, the vehicle or each vehicle in the fleet picks up two participants from their current locations and drives to several handover points in succession. During the trip, the participants exchange information according to the unwritten rules of speed dating and check whether or not they would like to meet again. At the next handover point, at least one participant from each vehicle in the fleet leaves the vehicle and gets into another vehicle in the fleet to meet the next speed dating participant.As many drop-off points will be visited until all speed dating participants have met in pairs. Each participant can decide whether to continue the speed dating session or end it at any time. Once the speed dating session is over, all participants can be driven to any location, for example, their homes, allowing speed dating to take place with an unlimited number of participants without the hassle of traveling to a common meeting point.

[0017] A concrete embodiment of the present method is explained below with reference to the single figure. This shows the schematic flow of the method after a ride service provider 1 sends an invitation 2 to an event to a group of several potential passengers 3 a-e sends messages that belong to a group 4 of a messenger service. Some of the potential passengers 3a-e confirms their ride to the driving service provider 1, who immediately before the start of the journey sends location queries 5 to the passengers 6 a-d . The ride service provider 1 receives the locations 7 a-e of the individual passengers 6 a-e and picks up the passengers 6 a-e at their current locations 7 a-e (arrows 8). Event shuttle service 9 is then operated.

[0018] The event transport service 9 can be designed as a trip to an event 10, whereby event-related services are offered and, if necessary, provided, such as the transport of sports equipment 11, the playing of event-related music or videos 12, the playback of background information on the event 13, the serving of event-specific food 14, the playing of music from one or more playlists of fellow passengers 15 or the performance of a karaoke show 16.

[0019] Alternatively, it is intended that the event transport service 9 is a trip as an event 17 and that at least one event-related service is offered and provided during the trip, such as the implementation of a speed dating event 18 or the implementation of a karaoke show 19 as an event. After the implementation of the event-related service, the passengers 6 a-e to their original locations or to any other location and the event is over. List of reference symbols 1 ride-hailing service provider 2 Sending an invitation 3 a-e potential passengers 4 group of a messenger service 5 location queries 6 a-d Passenger 7 a-d Locations 8 Picking up passengers 9 Event chauffeur service 10 Trip to an event 11 Transporting sports equipment 12 Playing event-dependent music or videos 13 Reproduction of background information on the event 14 Serving event-specific food 15 Playing music from one or more passenger playlists 16 Conducting a karaoke show 17 Trip as an event 18 Conducting a speed dating 19 Conducting a karaoke event as an event

Claims

[1] Method for carrying out event-related journeys with at least one vehicle comprising: - Sending an invitation to an event (2) and / or providing an announcement of an event to potential passengers (3 a-e ); - Receiving confirmations from passengers (6 a-d ) to ride along; - Transmitting location queries (5) to passengers ( 6a-d ) who have agreed; - Receiving current locations (7 a-d ) of the individual passengers (6 a-d ); - Picking up passengers (6 a-d ) with at least one vehicle at their current locations (7 a-d ) and - Carrying out an event transport service (9), whereby - the event transport service (9) is a trip to an event (10) and provides event-related services, wherein the event-related service is the transport of sports equipment (11), the playing of event-related music or videos (12), the playing of background information on the event (13), the serving of event-specific food (14), the playing of music from one or more playlists of fellow passengers (15) and / or the performance of a karaoke show (16). [2] Method according to claim 1, wherein the potential passengers (3a-e) belong to a group (4) of a messenger service. [3] Application, installed on a mobile terminal or in a vehicle, for carrying out the method according to one of claims 1 to 2.

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