Interactive real-time system in transportation industry segment and real-time using method thereof

Abstract

The present invention recognizes that there is a long-felt need for a more efficient system in the interactive conveyance industry for goods and services.SOLUTION: The first aspect of the invention relates generally to an interactive real-time system in the transportation and other industries. A second aspect of the invention relates generally to a real-time method of use of the interactive system of the invention.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] <Related Applications and / or Priority Claims> This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Utility Patent Application No. 16 / 038,487, filed July 18, 2018, U.S. Utility Patent Application No. 15 / 680,439, filed August 18, 2017, U.S. Utility Patent Application No. 15 / 675,757, filed August 13, 2017, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 539,706, filed August 1, 2017, which applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties for all purposes.

[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of interactive real-time systems and methods for use in the transportation industry segment. [Background technology]

[0003] At the time of creation of any new industry or industry segment, the associated systems and methods typically have multiple inefficiencies due to the lack of prior data or knowledge on how to optimize them. These inefficiencies are typically identified over time through trial and error, leading to technological advances in the field. The same is true for the transportation industry and many new transportation industry segments, including, but not limited to, the ride-hail industry segment, the ride-share industry segment, the goods delivery industry segment, and the courier industry segment.

[0004] Current inefficient systems and methods available in the transportation industry segment are detrimental to transportation clients, as well as to the businesses or entities themselves, hereafter referred to as service providers, and to agents performing services for the service providers.

[0005] Problems associated with current systems and methods used in the transportation industry segment are rooted in computer technology and the fact that the transportation industry segment operates in real time or near real time and is changing significantly in recent years. The transportation industry segment is a real time or near real time environment in that transportation service requests and transportation service offers may exist one moment and not exist the next. In a real time or near real time transportation industry segment, neither agents nor transportation clients have access to all or most of the real time or near real time information and are unable to accurately analyze or evaluate this information in order to make informed decisions on the fly. Currently, no real time or near real time systems or methods exist that can assist both agents and transportation clients in this type of analysis. The lack of real time or near real time systems or methods leads to agents securing or obtaining suboptimal, generic transportation service requests and transportation clients securing or obtaining suboptimal, generic transportation service offers due to an inability to apply their preferences.

[0006] Currently, a transportation client requesting a ride in the ride-hail industry segment can secure or obtain transportation service offers with entirely different ride options, prices, wait times, and time-to-destination times depending on which service provider a given transportation service offer is from and when the transportation service offer is secured or obtained. However, transportation clients are only given a choice of transportation service offers from one service provider to accept or reject. Agents are further limited because they are presented with only one transportation service request, even if they wish to provide transportation services in any transportation industry segment. Currently, there are insufficient systems or methods for dispatching or assigning agents to transportation service requests and for dispatching or assigning transportation service offers to transportation clients. Therefore, a need exists that the present invention addresses.

[0007] Current systems and methods for agents to analyze or evaluate received transportation service requests are prohibitively difficult and time-consuming in the fast-paced, real-time or near-real-time environment of the transportation industry segment. Current technology does not allow agents to analyze or evaluate transportation service requests and then secure or acquire the desired transportation service requests based on the agent's individual preferences. Currently, agents are provided with a single transportation service request without alternatives, and the agent only has the option of accepting or rejecting that particular transportation service request. Typically, details of the transportation service request that the agent is attempting to secure or acquire are not provided in advance and are only revealed once the transportation service request is secured or acquired. The agent must choose to secure or acquire the transportation service request or reject the job without knowing the details of the transportation services to be provided.

[0008] Furthermore, agents are penalized for canceling transportation service requests they do not want to fulfill, even if those requests are transportation service requests that they would not have secured or obtained in the first place if given the choice. Among other things, this drawback has led to the common practice of providing a false sense of choice to agents who are working for more than one service provider at the same time. However, this analysis or evaluation method is a very laborious and time-consuming process that is not useful or practical in the real-time or near-real-time environment of the transportation industry segment.

[0009] To analyze or evaluate a transportation service request, an agent must log in to multiple applications from different service providers and navigate between these applications while viewing each individual transportation service request for each application. Because analyzing or evaluating transportation service requests in this manner takes a lot of time, in a real-time or near-real-time environment, the agent may miss transportation service requests that the agent considers favorable. Currently, there is no system or method that an agent can use as a tool to analyze or evaluate transportation service requests in real-time or near-real-time.

[0010] Given conventional systems and methods, agents currently cannot analyze or evaluate transportation service requests from two or more service providers in real time or near real time, a frustrating obstacle when all other aspects of the transportation industry segment operate in real time or near real time. The current state of the art limits agents' decision-making capabilities. Without a way to continuously analyze or evaluate transportation service requests in real time or near real time, agents are currently forced to secure or acquire less favorable transportation service requests, preventing them from maximizing their profits and work as efficiently as they would like. Because agents are only provided with one transportation service request at a time, in order to secure or acquire a favorable transportation service request, the agent may have to turn down a less favorable transportation service request and wait for a more favorable transportation service request to become available. Given the current limitations of systems and methods in this transportation industry segment, agents who wish to work more efficiently are unable to do so.

[0011] Additionally, currently, no system or method exists for analyzing or evaluating transportation service requests in real time or near real time across two or more transportation industry segments. The lack of such a real-time or near real-time system or method further limits an agent's ability to expand into the transportation industry and operate more efficiently if the agent wishes to provide transportation services in more than one transportation industry segment. In addition, current limitations also reduce the amount of potentially favorable transportation service requests available to the agent. Currently, if an agent wants to provide rides in a ride-hail industry segment and deliver food in a goods delivery industry segment where the transportation service requests are adjacent, the agent does not have the ability to analyze or evaluate and secure or obtain these favorable transportation service requests in real time or near real time. A system or method that allows agents to do so would provide agents with access to a greater variety of transportation service requests, giving them more flexibility in providing transportation services within the transportation industry. One non-limiting aspect of the present invention solves this problem for agents.

[0012] Currently, some service providers dynamically increase prices in certain areas for various reasons. Agents who want to work more efficiently or earn more money try to work in these areas as much as possible. The problem is that by the time an agent reaches a high-pricing area, the high pricing has moved on or disappeared. Agents experience the challenge of chasing the high-pricing areas, but usually do not have the opportunity to invest there. As a result, some agents give up chasing the high-pricing areas. Currently, there is no system or method that agents can use to predict where the high-pricing areas will be in order to maximize their profitability.

[0013] Currently, agents are assigned or provided with one transportation service request at a time, which they can mindlessly accept or reject without knowing any details. This process is not a useful method of presenting transportation service requests to agents. Existing technology does not provide a way to visually present preferred transportation service requests from multiple service providers on a geographic map with dynamic icons that are updated in real time or near real time. Currently, no system or method exists for displaying visually distinguishable preferred transportation service requests to agents compared to less preferred transportation service requests.

[0014] Conveyance clients often endure similar problems or challenges as agents. Currently, when a conveyance client seeks to secure or acquire a conveyance service offering, the conveyance client is presented with only the closest agent from each service provider. The only way for a conveyance client to analyze or evaluate conveyance service offerings from different service providers is a very tedious and time-consuming process, similar to that of agents. First, the conveyance client must learn about competitors, then download the competitor's application and enter the same search criteria for the first service provider. This process must be repeated for all competitors that the conveyance client wishes to evaluate.

[0015] In the fast-paced transportation industry segment, where a difference of a few seconds can significantly affect whether or not a preferred transportation service offering is secured or obtained, current methods are not practical or useful for analyzing or evaluating transportation service offerings in real time or near real time. Assuming a transportation client preference, in most cases, by the time the transportation client has gone through the steps of analyzing or evaluating only two to three service providers, the preferred transportation service offering is likely no longer available. As a result, transportation clients often end up paying more for transportation services than necessary or waiting longer than necessary because there is currently no way to visually analyze or evaluate transportation service offerings from multiple service providers in real time or near real time. Existing technology does not provide a way to visually present preferred transportation service offerings from multiple service providers on a geographic map with dynamic icons that are updated in real time or near real time. Improved systems and methods are needed.

[0016] When a service provider increases pricing in a particular area, transportation clients currently have no system or method for determining whether there are nearby areas that are not subject to the higher pricing. Currently, there is no way for transportation clients to visually analyze or evaluate different areas on a geographic map to view pricing information for individual service providers, let alone pricing information for multiple service providers. Given the limited choices currently available to transportation clients in the transportation industry segment, the drawback of this lack of transparency is that transportation clients lack the opportunity to make informed purchasing decisions. One non-limiting aspect of the present invention solves this problem for transportation clients. Summary of the Invention

[0017] The present invention recognizes that there is a long-felt need in the interactive delivery industry for more efficient systems for goods and services.

[0018] A first aspect of the present invention relates generally to interactive systems in the transportation and other industries.

[0019] A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to methods of using the interactive systems of the present invention. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred example of one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention as a macroscopic, real-time or near-real-time transportation service system that can benefit at least one agent 2. Transportation service requests 13 can be sourced from at least one external server 10 and transmitted 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 illustration, 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 by using at least one agent preference 3 and preferably the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one agent 2. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one agent preference 3. The central server 9 can preferably sort the filtered transportation service requests 14 in an order related to the corresponding weighted average to identify at least one preferred transportation service request 15. At least one preferred transportation service request 15 may be identified by the central server 9 from the filtered transportation service requests 14 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 may be transmitted from the central server 9 to at least one application 6 via at least one link 8. The at least one application 6 may operate on at least one terminal 7 and may display at least one visual representation, such as, but not limited to, at least one dynamic map 11, at least one heat map 12, or a combination thereof. The at least one agent 2 may analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service request 15.The at least one link 8 may 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. [Figure 2]FIG. 2 illustrates a preferred, non-limiting example of one embodiment of the present invention as a macroscopic, real-time or near-real-time delivery service system that can benefit an agent 2. Individual delivery service requests 13 may be submitted by each of the individual delivery clients 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F. An individual delivery service request 13 corresponds to each of the individual delivery clients 1 in the figure. Delivery service requests 13A and 13B are submitted by delivery clients 1A and 1B to an external server 10A associated with service provider 5A. Delivery service requests 13C and 13D are submitted by delivery clients 1C and 1D to an external server 10B associated with service provider 5B. Delivery service requests 13E and 13F are submitted by delivery clients 1E and 1F to an external server 10C associated with service provider 5C. Each service provider 5 may have at least one external server 10. The central server 9 receives the transportation service requests 13 and can then filter the transportation service requests 13 into filtered transportation service requests 14 by using at least one agent preference 3 and, preferably, the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of the agent 2. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one agent preference 3. The central server 9 can preferably sort the filtered transportation service requests 14 in an order related to the corresponding weighted average to identify at least one preferred transportation service request 15. The at least one preferred transportation service request 15 can be identified by the central server 9 from the filtered transportation service requests 14 with 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 transmitted from the central server 9 to the application 6 via at least one link 8. The application 6 can run on a terminal 7 and can display at least one visual representation, such as a dynamic map 11.Each filtered transportation service request 14D, 14F and preferred transportation service request 15A can be shown on the dynamic map 11 as a dynamic icon or visual, and can optionally show transportation data. The agent 2 can analyze or evaluate the dynamic map 11 and then secure or obtain 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 the at least one agent 2. [Figure 3] 3 relates to a preferred example of one non-limiting aspect of the present invention as a flowchart of a preferred, but not required, order of steps in an exemplary method by which agent 2 may benefit. The flowchart illustrates steps on how agent 2 may secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service request 15 by analyzing or evaluating a visual representation, in this non-limiting example, a dynamic map 11. 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 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. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 illustrates a preferred, non-limiting example of one embodiment of the present invention, as a dynamic map 11, from which at least one agent 2 can benefit. The dynamic map 11 can be used by at least one agent 2 to analyze or evaluate, and then secure or acquire, a preferred transportation service request 15A. The filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D and the preferred transportation service request 15A are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D, respectively. 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 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 preferred transportation service request 15A may be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D. In this non-limiting illustration, a star is used in addition to a larger icon to indicate that the preferred transportation service request 15A is visually identifiable. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual may be used to identify the individual filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D and the preferred transportation service request 15A from different transportation industry segments, different service providers 5, or combinations thereof. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, the icon depicting a person is a ride service request from the ride-hail industry segment, the icon depicting a van is a product delivery service request from the courier industry segment, and the icon depicting a spoon and fork is a food delivery service request from the food delivery industry segment. The individual icons, symbols, colors, shading, or visuals may be moving or dynamic and may be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6. [Figure 5]FIG. 5 illustrates a preferred, non-limiting example of one embodiment of the present invention, which may be beneficial to at least one agent 2, as a combination of a dynamic map 11 and a heat map 12. The combination of the dynamic map 11 and the heat map 12 may be used by at least one agent 2 to analyze or evaluate at least one transportation industry segment from both a micro and a macro perspective and then secure or obtain a preferred transportation service request 15A. The filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D and the preferred transportation service request 15A are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D, respectively. 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 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 preferred transportation service request 15A may be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D. In this non-limiting illustration, a star is used in addition to a larger icon to indicate that the preferred transportation service request 15A is visually identifiable. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual may be used to identify the individual filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D and preferred transportation service requests 15A from different transportation industry segments, different service providers 5, or combinations thereof. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, the icon depicting a person is a ride service request from the ride-hail industry segment, the icon depicting a van is a goods delivery service request from the courier industry segment, and the icon depicting a spoon and fork is a food delivery service request from the food delivery industry segment.Individual icons, symbols, colors, shading, or visuals can be moving or dynamic and can be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6. In this non-limiting illustration, a dynamic map 11 showing filtered transportation service requests 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14D and preferred transportation service requests 15A is displayed in combination with a heat map 12 showing high-pricing areas. Areas in the combined dynamic map 11 and heat map 12 can be shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of a high-pricing metric displayed on the geographic map. For example, darker shaded areas can represent areas with higher pricing, while lighter shaded areas can represent areas with lower pricing or potentially no high pricing. At least one agent 2 can use this combination of the dynamic map 11 and heat map 12 to analyze and identify high-pricing areas, shown as darker shaded areas, and approach the high-pricing areas. In this non-limiting illustration, at least one agent 2 may travel to an area with higher pricing, indicated by darker shading, and then secure or obtain a preferred transportation service request 15A. [Figure 6]FIG. 6 illustrates a preferred example of one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention as a macroscopic, real-time or near-real-time transportation service system from which at least one transportation client 1 can benefit. Transportation service offerings 16 can be sourced from at least one external server 10 and transmitted 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 illustration, each service provider 5 is associated with one external server 10. The central server 9 can filter the transportation service offerings 16 into filtered transportation service offerings 17 by 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 calculate a weighted average of the at least one transportation client preference 4. The central server 9 can preferably sort the filtered transportation service offerings 17 in an order related to the corresponding weighted average to identify at least one preferred transportation service offering 18. At least one preferred transportation service offering 18 may be identified by the central server 9 from the filtered transportation service offerings 17 having the highest weighted average. The at least one preferred transportation service offering 18 with corresponding transportation data and the filtered transportation service offerings 17 with corresponding transportation data may be transmitted from the central server 9 to the at least one application 6 via the at least one link 8. The at least one application 6 may operate on the at least one terminal 7 and may display at least one visual representation, such as, but not limited to, at least one dynamic map 11, at least one heat map 12, or a combination thereof. The at least one transportation client 1 may analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then reserve or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering 18.The at least one link 8 may 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. [Figure 7]FIG. 7 illustrates a preferred, non-limiting example of one embodiment of the present invention as a macroscopic, real-time or near-real-time delivery service system from which a delivery client 1 can benefit. Individual delivery service offerings 16 can be performed by individual agents 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, and 2F. Each individual delivery service offering 16 corresponds to an individual agent 2 in the diagram. Delivery service offerings 16A and 16B are provided by agents 2A and 2B to an external server 10A associated with service provider 5A. Delivery service offerings 16C and 16D are provided by agents 2C and 2D to an external server 10B associated with service provider 5B. Delivery service offerings 16E and 16F are provided by agents 2E and 2F to an external server 10C associated with service provider 5C. Each service provider 5 may have at least one external server 10. The central server 9 receives the transportation service offerings 16 and can then filter the transportation service offerings 16 into filtered transportation service offerings 17 by using at least one transportation client preference 4 and, preferably, the real-time or near real-time geographic location of the transportation client 1. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one transportation client preference 4. The central server 9 can preferably sort the filtered transportation service offerings 17 in an order related to the corresponding weighted average to identify at least one preferred transportation service offering 18. The at least one preferred transportation service offering 18 can be identified by the central server 9 from the filtered transportation service offering 17 having the highest weighted average. The at least one preferred transportation service offering 18 with corresponding transportation data and the filtered transportation service offering 17 with corresponding transportation data can be transmitted from the central server 9 to the application 6 via at least one link 8. The application 6 can run on a terminal 7 and can display at least one visual representation, for example, a dynamic map 11.Each filtered transport service offering 17C, 17F and preferred transport service offering 18B can be shown on the dynamic map 11 as a dynamic icon or visual, and can optionally show transport data. The transport client 1 can analyze or evaluate the dynamic map 11 and then secure or obtain the preferred transport service offering 18B. 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 the at least one transport client 1. [Figure 8] 8 relates to a preferred example of one non-limiting aspect of the present invention as a flowchart of steps in a preferred, but not required, order of an exemplary method by which a transport client 1 may benefit. The flowchart illustrates steps on how a transport client 1 may secure or obtain at least one preferred transport service offering 18 by analyzing or evaluating a visual representation, in this non-limiting example, a heat map 12. 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 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. [Figure 9]FIG. 9 relates to a preferred example of at least one non-limiting aspect of the present invention as a flowchart for converting at least one transportation service request 13 into at least one preferred transportation service request 15. When the central server 9 receives at least one transportation service request 13 from at least one external server 10, the central server 9 can filter the at least one transportation service request 13 into at least one filtered transportation service request 14 using at least one agent preference 3 and, preferably, the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one agent 2. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one agent preference 3. The central server 9 can preferably sort the at least one filtered transportation service request 14 in an order related to the corresponding weighted average to identify at least one preferred transportation service request 15. The at least one preferred transportation service request 15 can be identified by the central server 9 from the at least one filtered transportation service request 14 as the at least one filtered transportation service request 14 with the highest weighted average. Not every at least one transport service request 13 can become at least one filtered transport service request 14, and not every at least one filtered transport service request 14 can become at least one preferred transport service request 15. At least one function of the central server 9 can be performed by an application 6. 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 the 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. [Figure 10]FIG. 10 relates to a preferred example of one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention as a flowchart for converting at least one transport service offering 16 into at least one preferred transport service offering 18. When the central server 9 receives at least one transport service offering 16 from at least one external server 10, the central server 9 can filter the at least one transport service offering 16 into at least one filtered transport service offering 17 using at least one transport client preference 4 and, preferably, the real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one transport client 1. The central server 9 can calculate a weighted average of the at least one transport client preference 4. The central server 9 can preferably sort the at least one filtered transport service offering 17 in an order related to the corresponding weighted average to identify at least one preferred transport service offering 18. The at least one preferred transport service offering 18 can be identified by the central server 9 from the at least one filtered transport service offering 17 as the at least one filtered transport service offering 17 with the highest weighted average. Not every at least one transport service offering 16 can be at least one filtered transport service offering 17, and not every at least one filtered transport service offering 17 can be at least one preferred transport service offering 18. At least one function of the central server 9 can be performed by an application 6. 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 the 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. [Figure 11]FIG. 11 illustrates a preferred non-limiting example of one embodiment of the present invention as a dynamic map 11 from which at least one transport client 1 can benefit. The dynamic map 11 can be used by at least one transport client 1 to analyze or evaluate, and then secure or acquire, a preferred transport service offering 18B. The filtered transport service offerings 17A, 17B, and 17C and the preferred transport service offering 18B are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, and 5C, respectively. 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 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 preferred transport service offering 18B may be visually distinguishable compared to the filtered transport service offerings 17A, 17B, and 17C. In this non-limiting illustration, a star is used in addition to a larger icon to indicate that the preferred transport service offering 18B is visually distinguishable. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual may be used to identify each filtered transportation service offering 17A, 17B, and 17C from different service providers 5, as well as a preferred transportation service offering 18B. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, the icon displaying a car is a ride service offering from the ride-hail industry segment. The individual icons, symbols, colors, shading, or visuals may be moving or dynamic and may be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6. [Figure 12]FIG. 12 illustrates a preferred example of one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, as a combination of a dynamic map 11 and a heat map 12, from which at least one transportation client 1 can benefit. The combination of the dynamic map 11 and the heat map 12 can be used by at least one transportation client 1 to analyze or evaluate at least one transportation industry segment from both a micro and a macro perspective and then secure or acquire a preferred transportation service offering 18B. The filtered transportation service offerings 17A, 17B, and 17C and the preferred transportation service offering 18B are associated with different service providers 5A, 5B, and 5C, respectively. 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 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 preferred transportation service offering 18B may be visually distinguishable from the filtered transportation service offerings 17A, 17B, and 17C. In this non-limiting illustration, a star is used in addition to a larger icon to indicate that the preferred transportation service offering 18 is visually identifiable. At least one different icon, symbol, color, shading, or visual may be used to identify each filtered transportation service offering 17A, 17B, and 17C from different service providers 5, as well as the preferred transportation service offering 18B. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, the icon displaying a car is a ride service offering from the ride-hail industry segment. The individual icons, symbols, colors, shading, or visuals may be moving or dynamic and may be updated in real time or near real time on the application 6.In this non-limiting illustration, a dynamic map 11 showing filtered transportation service offers 17A, 17B, and 17C and a preferred transportation service offer 18B is displayed in combination with a heat map 12 showing high-price areas. Areas in the combination of the dynamic map 11 and the heat map 12 can be shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the high-price metric displayed on the geographic map. For example, darker shaded areas can represent areas of higher pricing, while lighter shaded areas can represent areas of lower pricing or areas without potential high pricing. At least one transportation client 1 can use this combination of the dynamic map 11 and the heat map 12 to analyze and identify areas of high pricing and locate themselves in areas of lower pricing, shown as lighter shaded areas. In this non-limiting illustration, at least one transportation client 1 can walk to the lighter shaded, lower-price area and then secure or acquire the preferred transportation service offer 18B. [Figure 13]FIG. 13 illustrates a preferred example of at least one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention as a heat map 12 from which at least one transportation client 1 or at least one agent 2 may benefit. At least one area of ​​the heat map 12 may be shaded or patterned in proportion to at least one measurement value of at least one statistical variable. For example, darker shaded areas may represent areas with higher measurement values ​​of the statistical variable, while lighter shaded areas may represent areas with lower measurement values ​​of the statistical variable. For example, in this non-limiting illustration, the statistical variable may be a high-pricing metric, in which case darker shaded areas may represent areas with higher pricing and lighter shaded areas may represent areas with lower pricing or areas with no potential high pricing. At least one transportation client 1 or at least one agent 2 may use the heat map 12 to analyze or evaluate, and then secure or obtain, preferred transportation services. 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 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. [Figure 14]FIG. 14 illustrates a preferred example of at least one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention relating to the integration of at least one 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 may 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 may 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 may be combined or integrated on at least one terminal 7 associated with at least one transport client 1 or at least one agent 2. In this non-limiting illustration, it may be typical that 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 may be combined or integrated on at least one smartphone. In this non-limiting illustration, at least one agent 2 may utilize at least one smartphone that may 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 any combination thereof. In this non-limiting illustration, at least one transport client 1 may utilize at least one smartphone that may 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 any combination thereof.The at least one link 8 may 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. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] <Definition> Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. Generally, the nomenclature used herein and the procedures described below are well known and commonly employed in the art. Conventional methods, such as those provided in the art and various general references, are used for these procedures. When a term is written in the singular, the inventors also contemplate the plural of the term, and when a term is written in the plural, the inventors also contemplate the singular of the term. The nomenclature used herein and the procedures described below are well known and commonly employed in the art unless otherwise indicated. Other technical terms used herein have their ordinary meaning in the art in which they are used, as exemplified by various technical dictionaries.

[0022] <Introduction> The present invention recognizes that there is a long-felt need in the interactive delivery industry for more efficient systems for goods and services.

[0023] By way of a slight, non-limiting introduction to the present invention, the present invention provides 1. Interactive systems in the transport industry and other industries; and 2. Method of Using the Interactive System of the Present Invention It includes several general and useful aspects, including:

[0024] These aspects of the invention, as well as other aspects described herein, can be achieved by using the methods, products, and compositions described herein. A full understanding of the scope of the invention will be further appreciated by those skilled in the art that various aspects of the invention can be combined to create desirable embodiments of the invention.

[0025] <Summary of the invention and problems to be solved> One non-limiting aspect of the present invention may be at least one technology-based solution that can use 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 agent in at least one process of analyzing or evaluating and then securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one visual representation of the present invention.

[0026] The present invention can receive and filter at least one transportation service request based on at least one agent preference and, preferably, at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of the at least one agent. The present invention can identify at least one preferred transportation service request from the at least one filtered transportation service request. The present invention's at least one visual representation of the at least one filtered transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof can be compiled on at least one application using at least one geographic map. The present invention can provide at least one visual tool to the at least one agent to assist in analyzing or evaluating, and then securing or obtaining, the at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0027] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one dynamic map. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention may be, but is not limited to, at least one geographic map capable of displaying, in real time or near real time, at least one preferred transport service request with corresponding transport data from at least one service provider, at least one filtered transport service request with corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention may display, but is not limited to, at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one transport client, at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, pricing information, or a combination thereof. At least one agent may visually identify the at least one preferred transport service request to analyze or evaluate, and then secure or acquire, the at least one preferred transport service request to make an informed decision. One differentiating improvement of the at least one dynamic map of the present invention may be, but is not limited to, that at least one transportation client, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one corresponding transportation service request, or combinations thereof, may be individually displayed as at least one mobile temporary icon, at least one mobile temporary visual, or at least one mobile temporary symbol, and may be updated in real time or near real time.

[0028] One non-limiting embodiment of the 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 that provides at least one area with, without limitation, shading, color, pattern, or combinations thereof, proportional to at least one measurement value of at least one statistical variable displayed on the at least one geographic map to assist at least one agent in analyzing or evaluating at least one transportation service request.

[0029] One non-limiting embodiment of the 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 the at least one heat map of the present invention that can 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 request associated with corresponding transportation data, at least one historical filtered transportation service request associated with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may estimate, but is 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.

[0030] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one historical heat map. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention may be, but is not limited to, at least one variation of the at least one heat map of the present invention that may be compiled from at least one statistical variable of at least one previously filtered transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention may show historical supply, historical demand, at least one historical statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0031] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention can 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 can enable at least one agent to view at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry segment at both a macro level and a micro level.

[0032] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one improved technique for displaying information, which may provide at least one new way of analyzing or evaluating at least one preferred transportation service request by 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 agent to easily analyze or evaluate at least one preferred transportation service request that is visually identifiable compared to at least one filtered transportation service request. At least one agent may use at least one heat map of the present invention to analyze or evaluate whether at least one given geographic location is at least one good area for doing business. One advantage may be that at least one visual representation of the present invention may be continuously updated in real time or near real time, allowing at least one agent to gain insight into which of the at least one transportation service request is preferred to secure or acquire. At least one improved technique may enable at least one agent to visually grasp at least one real-time or near-real-time environmental overview in at least one transportation industry segment to identify at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0033] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one new technology that can generate new data that may be useful to at least one agent. One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may convert, without limitation, at least one real-time or near-real-time filtered transportation service request associated with corresponding transportation data, at least one historical filtered transportation service request associated with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, into at least one predictive heat map of the present invention that at least one agent can analyze or evaluate to complete more work according to a goal. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may provide at least one solution to at least one missed opportunity to track at least one area of ​​high pricing. One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may provide, without limitation, at least one agent with new data for analysis or evaluation based on, without limitation, at least one real-time or near-real-time filtered transportation service request associated with corresponding transportation data, at least one historical filtered transportation service request associated with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and may utilize machine learning techniques to predict future supply or future demand.

[0034] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one improved ability of at least one agent to interact with, but not limited to, at least one transportation client, at least one commodity supplier, at least one service provider, or combinations thereof due to increased insight or knowledge related to at least one transportation industry segment. The present invention may be at least one tool for presenting, but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one filtered transportation service request, transportation data, or combinations thereof, to be analyzed or evaluated by the at least one agent.

[0035] One advantage of the present invention is that it can improve the decision-making ability of at least one agent, enable at least one agent to use at least one agent preference, and improve the ability of the at least one agent to secure or obtain at least one most favorable transportation service request available at the time.

[0036] One non-limiting aspect of the present invention may be at least one technology-based solution that can use 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 transportation client in at least one process of analyzing or evaluating and then securing or acquiring at least one preferred transportation service offering using at least one visual representation of the present invention.

[0037] The present invention can receive and filter at least one transport service offering based on at least one transport client preference and, preferably, at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one transport client. The present invention can identify at least one preferred transport service offering from the at least one filtered transport service offering. The present invention's at least one visual representation of the at least one filtered transport service offering with corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof can be compiled using at least one geographic map on at least one application. The present invention can provide at least one visual tool to the at least one transport client to assist in analyzing or evaluating and then securing or acquiring the at least one preferred transport service offering.

[0038] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one dynamic map. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention may be, but is not limited to, at least one geographic map capable of displaying, in real time or near real time, at least one preferred transportation service offering with corresponding transportation data from at least one service provider, at least one filtered transportation service offering with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof. The at least one dynamic map of the present invention may display, but is not limited to, at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of at least one agent, at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, pricing information, or a combination thereof. At least one transportation client may visually identify the at least one preferred transportation service offering to analyze or evaluate, and then make an informed decision when securing or acquiring, the at least one preferred transportation service offering. One differentiable improvement of the at least one dynamic map of the present invention may be, without limitation, that at least one agent, at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one corresponding transportation service offering, or combinations thereof, may be individually displayed as at least one mobile temporary icon, at least one mobile temporary visual, or at least one mobile temporary symbol, and may be updated in real time or near real time.

[0039] One non-limiting embodiment of the 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 that provides at least one area with, without limitation, shading, color, pattern, or combinations thereof, proportional to at least one measurement value 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 offering.

[0040] One non-limiting embodiment of the 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 the at least one heat map of the present invention, which may be compiled from at least one statistical variable of, but not limited to, at least one real-time or near-real-time filtered transportation service offering associated with corresponding transportation data, at least one historical filtered transportation service offering associated with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may estimate, but is 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.

[0041] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one historical heat map. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention may be, but is not limited to, at least one variation of the at least one heat map of the present invention that may be compiled from at least one statistical variable of at least one past filtered transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data. The at least one historical heat map of the present invention may show past supply, past demand, at least one past statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0042] One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one visual representation of the present invention can 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 can enable at least one transportation client to view at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry segment at both a macro level and a micro level.

[0043] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one improved technique for displaying information, which may provide at least one new way of analyzing or evaluating at least one preferred transportation service offering by 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 client to easily analyze or evaluate at least one preferred transportation service offering that is visually identifiable compared to at least one filtered transportation service offering. At least one transportation client may use at least one heat map of the present invention to analyze or evaluate whether at least one transportation client is located in at least one high-pricing area. One advantage may be that at least one visual representation of the present invention may be continuously updated in real time or near real time, allowing at least one transportation client to gain insight into which of at least one transportation service offerings is preferred to secure or acquire. At least one improved technique may enable at least one transportation client to visually grasp at least one real-time or near-real-time environmental overview in at least one transportation industry segment to identify at least one preferred transportation service offering.

[0044] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one new technology capable of generating new data that may be useful to at least one transport client. One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may convert, without limitation, at least one real-time or near-real-time filtered transport service offering associated with corresponding transport data, at least one historical filtered transport service offering associated with corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, into at least one predictive heat map of the present invention that may be analyzed or evaluated by at least one transport client and facilitate the identification of at least one preferred future transport service offering. The at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may provide at least one solution to at least one problem of paying more for at least one similar transport service. One non-limiting embodiment of the at least one predictive heat map of the present invention may provide, to at least one transport client, new data for analysis or evaluation based on, without limitation, at least one real-time or near-real-time filtered transport service offering associated with corresponding transport data, at least one historical filtered transport service offering associated with corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, and may utilize machine learning techniques to predict future supply or future demand.

[0045] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one improved ability of at least one transportation client to interact with, but not limited to, at least one agent, at least one commodity supplier, at least one service provider, or combination thereof due to increased insight or knowledge related to at least one transportation industry segment. The present invention may be at least one tool for presenting, but not limited to, at least one preferred transportation service offering, at least one filtered transportation service offering, transportation data, or combination thereof, to be analyzed or evaluated by the at least one transportation client.

[0046] One advantage of the present invention is that it can improve the decision-making capabilities of at least one transport client, allowing at least one transport client to use at least one transport client preference, and can improve the ability of the at least one transport client to secure or obtain at least one most preferred transport service offering available at the time.

[0047] One advantage of the present invention may be that the at least one visual representation of the present invention may provide at least one agent with more knowledge or information regarding at least one analysis or at least one trend based on, but not limited to, at least one metric input or provided by, or at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof, to assist in analyzing or evaluating, and preferably securing or obtaining, at least one favorable transportation service request. The at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one tool for presenting, 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 may assist and provide further transparency to the at least one agent in analyzing or evaluating the at least one transportation service request.

[0048] One advantage of the present invention may be that at least one agent may have greater control or flexibility in analyzing or evaluating and then securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request. The at least one agent may set at least one parameter or at least one agent preference for how and where the at least one agent wants to work, thereby providing the at least one agent with greater control or flexibility.

[0049] One advantage of the present invention may be that the at least one visual representation of the present invention may provide at least one transport client with more knowledge or information regarding at least one analysis or at least one trend based on, but not limited to, at least one metric input or provided by, or at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, to aid in analyzing or evaluating, and preferably securing or obtaining, at least one preferred transport service offering. The at least one visual representation of the present invention may be at least one tool that can assist and provide additional transparency to the at least one transport client in analyzing or evaluating at least one transport service offering, including, but not limited to, presenting real-time information or data, near-real-time information or data, historical information or data, predictive information or data, or a combination thereof. This increased knowledge or information may be amplified for at least one transport client traveling outside of their hometown. The at least one transport client may not have the same local knowledge or information of at least one different area as at least one person from at least one different area may have. The present invention may provide at least one transport client with pricing information from at least one service provider, which may facilitate balancing supply and demand. The present invention may provide greater price transparency and improve the knowledge and information of at least one transport client.

[0050] One advantage of the present invention to the at least one agent may be that the at least one method of analyzing or evaluating and then securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transportation service request may be accomplished in real time or near real time. By utilizing the at least one system and at least one method capable of operating in real time or near real time, quantum computing, machine learning techniques, or combinations thereof may be incorporated to further improve the at least one agent's analysis or evaluation to secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service request, without limitation.

[0051] One advantage of the present invention to the at least one transport client may be that the at least one method of analyzing or evaluating and then securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transport service offering may be accomplished in real time or near real time. By utilizing the at least one system and at least one method capable of operating in real time or near real time, quantum computing, machine learning techniques, or combinations thereof may be incorporated to further improve the analysis or evaluation for securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transport service offering by the at least one transport client, without limitation.

[0052] One advantage of the present invention may be that the more at least one transportation service request is available for analysis or evaluation by the at least one agent, the more the at least one transportation service request is presented to the at least one agent, given at least one agent preference, the greater the chance that the at least one agent will be able to identify and secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0053] One advantage of the present invention may be that the more at least one transport service offering is available for analysis or evaluation by the at least one transport client, the more at least one transport client is presented with at least one transport service offering, given at least one transport client preference, the greater the chance that the at least one transport client will be able to identify and secure or obtain at least one preferred transport service offering.

[0054] One advantage of the present invention may be that at least one agent can input or provide at least one agent preference for filtering at least one transportation service request into at least one filtered transportation service request and identifying at least one preferred transportation service request from the at least one filtered transportation service request. The at least one improved process using the at least one agent preference to identify and preferably secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service request may enable the at least one agent to more efficiently analyze or evaluate the at least one transportation service request. The at least one improved process may enable the at least one agent to work more efficiently, spending less time identifying and securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transportation service request and more time providing the at least one transportation service.

[0055] One advantage of the present invention may be that at least one transport client can input or provide at least one transport client preference for filtering at least one transport service offering into at least one filtered transport service offering and identifying at least one preferred transport service offering from the at least one filtered transport service offering. The at least one improved process of using the at least one transport client preference to identify and preferably secure or obtain the at least one preferred transport service offering allows the at least one transport client to more efficiently analyze or evaluate the at least one transport service offering.

[0056] One advantage of the present invention may be that at least one agent can increase its expected profits when securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request associated with at least one agent preference. The present invention may provide at least one ability for at least one agent to input or provide at least one agent preference to identify and preferably secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service request. The at least one improved process may enable the at least one agent, when using at least one high-pricing preference, to secure or obtain only at least one preferred transportation service request that can increase the at least one agent's profitability over at least one given period. When using at least one high-pricing preference, the at least one agent may desire to provide only at least one shorter-distance transportation service to increase profitability by remaining within at least one given area. The at least one agent may be more profitable for each at least one transportation service provided within a high-price area than performing at least one similar transportation service outside the at least one high-price area.

[0057] One advantage of the present invention may be that at least one transport client can save money when securing or acquiring at least one preferred transport service offering associated with at least one transport client preference. The present invention may provide at least one ability for at least one transport client to input or provide at least one transport client preference to identify and preferably secure or acquire at least one preferred transport service offering. At least one improved process may enable at least one transport client to secure or acquire only at least one preferred transport service offering when using at least one pricing preference, which may prevent at least one transport client from overpaying for at least one similar transport service. At least one transport client may use at least one heat map of the present invention to determine at least one high-price area around at least one real-time or near-real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client. If at least one transport client is in at least one high-price area, the at least one transport client may visually determine at least one potential nearby area without high pricing. In this way, the at least one transportation client may have at least one option of walking to at least one area where there is no high pricing to request the at least one transportation service, so that the at least one transportation client may significantly reduce payment for the at least one similar transportation service.

[0058] One advantage of the present invention may be at least one ability for at least one agent to operate or provide at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry segment. Currently, at least one service provider does not have at least one ability that allows at least one agent to simultaneously operate in at least one additional transportation industry segment. The present invention may enable at least one agent to first operate in at least one transportation industry segment, then perform at least one transportation service in at least one different transportation industry segment, and then return to operate in at least one original transportation industry segment. The present invention may seamlessly enable at least one agent to move between at least one transportation industry segment based on at least one agent preference.

[0059] One advantage of the present invention may be the ability of at least one transportation client to analyze or evaluate and then secure or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offering in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0060] One advantage of the present invention is that it can add value to the entire transportation industry. At least one agent and at least one service provider can benefit from the present invention by increasing at least one agent's satisfaction and enabling at least one agent to identify and execute at least one preferred transportation service based on at least one agent preference. At least one transportation client can benefit from the present invention, including, but not limited to, shorter wait times, higher quality of at least one transportation service, greater price transparency, or a combination thereof. At the same time, 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, facilitating at least one transportation industry segment to be better for all stakeholders.

[0061] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS AND EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION I. System #1: Proxy Map A first aspect of the present invention is a real-time or near real-time system for assisting at least one agent in the transportation industry in at least one process of securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request associated with at least one preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent using at least one visual representation, comprising: a) at least one external server, i) at least one computer processor; ii) at least one computer-readable memory; and iii) at least one network interface; and iv) at least one real-time or near real-time source of a plurality of transport service requests; at least one external server comprising: b) at least one central server, i) at least one computer processor; ii) at least one computer-readable memory; and iii) at least one network interface; at least one central server comprising: c) at least one terminal, at least one electronic computing device, (i) at least one computer processor; (ii) at least one computer-readable memory; (iii) at least one input source; (iv) at least one display; (v) at least one geographic location module; (vi) at least one network interface; At least one electronic computing device comprising: At least one terminal comprising: d) at least one application, i) at least one computer program operable to display said at least one visual representation; ii) said at least one computer program operable to reserve or obtain said at least one preferred transport service request; iii) or a combination thereof At least one application including e) at least one link, i) at least one electronic communications network channel; ii) at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component; iii) or a combination thereof At least one link containing f) a plurality of transportation service requests, At least one individual transportation service request, (i) at least one request to transport at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one object, or a combination thereof, from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location; (ii) said individual transportation service requests being updated in real time or near real time; (iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each of the transportation service requests; and At least one individual transport service request including a plurality of transport service requests including: g) a plurality of filtered transport service requests, i) at least one subset of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests that is a result of at least one of filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests using the at least one agent preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent; ii) all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests being updated in real time or near real time; and iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each filtered transportation service request; and a plurality of filtered transport service requests including: h) at least one preferred transportation service request; i) at least one request to transport the at least one person, the at least one product, the at least one object, or a combination thereof from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests; ii) said at least one preferred transport service request updated in real time or near real time; and iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to individual preferred transportation service requests; and at least one preferred transport service request including: i) at least one agent, i) at least one person, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, analyzing or evaluating the at least one visual representation and then securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transportation service request; ii) the at least one agent performs at least one transportation service; At least one representative; j) at least one proxy preference, i) including at least one option selected or provided by the at least one agent used to filter all or a portion of the plurality of transport service requests into all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests; ii) the at least one agent preference is used to identify the at least one preferred transportation service request; Proxy preferences and k) at least one visual representation, at least one geographic map displaying all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof; at least one visual representation comprising: Including, all or a portion 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; further, the plurality of filtered transport service requests associated with corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service request associated with corresponding transport data, the at least one agent preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent, 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; Further, the at least one application operates on the at least one terminal, and the at least one agent uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation of all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service requests associated with corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service request associated with corresponding delivery data, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof; further, the at least one agent uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service request; further, the at least one external server is at least one real-time or near real-time source of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests 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; Further, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests are updated in real time or near real time; and wherein the at least one central server performs normalization, aggregation, or a combination thereof, of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time. and wherein the at least one central server, in real time or near real time, filters all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests by using the at least one agent preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one agent to identify all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests; Further, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests are updated in real time or near real time; Further, the at least one central server identifies, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with the at least one agent preference; further, the at least one preferred transportation service request is updated in real time or near real time; further, the at least one central server transmits all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests associated with corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service request associated with corresponding transport data, the at least one proxy 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; further, 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 agent to interface with the at least one application; Furthermore, 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 coupled or integrated; further, the at least one application compiles in real time or near real time the at least one visual representation of all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service requests associated with corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service request associated with corresponding delivery data, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof; further, the at least one application displays the at least one visual representation that is updated in real time or near real time; further, the at least one agent uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service request; and wherein the at least one agent performs the at least one transportation service. Includes the system.

[0062] A. At least one central server An embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one function of said at least one central server or said at least one external server is performed by said at least one application.

[0063] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein said at least one central server is located on or associated with said at least one terminal.

[0064] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transport service requests structured in at least one different format are standardized or converted into at least one uniform format.

[0065] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests are structured, but not standardized, in at least one uniform format before being transmitted 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.

[0066] B. At least one application One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0067] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system 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.

[0068] C. Multiple transport service requests One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data are supplied or provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0069] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests comprises at least one ride-hail service request, at least one ride-share service request, at least one car-share service request, at least one peer-to-peer transportation service request, at least one transportation service request, at least one people delivery service request, at least one taxi service request, at least one shuttle service request, at least one goods 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 cargo delivery service request, at least one animal delivery service request, at least one delivery service request, or a combination thereof.

[0070] Further embodiments of the present invention include systems in which the plurality of transport service requests is a single transport service request.

[0071] Additional embodiments of the invention provide a method for providing a transportation service comprising the transportation data comprising at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, pricing information, high pricing information, at least one agent preference, at least one distance parameter, at least one estimated time of arrival, at least one time to destination, at least one transportation client geographic location, at least one transportation client assessment, at least one transportation client rating, at least one transportation client detail, at least one transportation service detail, at least one transportation service route, at least one preferred transportation client, at least one sensor data, at least one agent geographic location, at least one agent assessment, at least one agent rating, at least one agent detail, at least one autonomous vehicle geographic location, at least one autonomous vehicle assessment, at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one autonomous vehicle detail, 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 preferences, at least one transportation data preference, at least one service provider geographic location, at least one service provider rating, 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 rating, at least one commodity supplier rating, at least one commodity supplier detail, at least one preferred commodity supplier, a geographic location of at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one vehicle detail, at least one preferred owner or at least one preferred controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager geographic location, at least one fleet manager rating;The system may include at least one fleet manager rating, at least one fleet manager detail, at least one preferred fleet manager, at least one logistics provider geographic location, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider detail, at least one preferred logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier geographic location, at least one logistics supplier rating, at least one logistics supplier rating, at least one logistics supplier detail, at least one preferred logistics supplier, at least one transportation industry segment detail, at least one preferred transportation industry segment, at least one commodity detail, at least one item detail, at least one type of vehicle detail, at least one vehicle detail, at least one measure of at least one statistical variable, at least one service level detail, at least one fuel consumption, at least one battery level, at least one vehicle diagnostic, at least one vehicle capacity, or a combination thereof.

[0072] D. Multiple filtered transport service requests One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests are filtered with respect to the at least one agent preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent, and all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests are identified by at least one process of categorizing, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, differentiating, naming, numbering, ordering, organizing, tagging, labeling, recognizing, arranging, bracketing, ranking, organizing, classifying, isolating, separating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0073] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one agent preference.

[0074] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein at least one different geographic location of the at least one agent other than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location is used when filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests.

[0075] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the plurality of filtered transport service requests is one filtered transport service request.

[0076] E. At least one preferred transport service request One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one agent secures or acquires at least one of the filtered transportation service requests other than the at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0077] F. At least one proxy preference An embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the at least one agent preference comprises at least one pricing preference, at least one high 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 service start geographic location preference, at least one service end geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one forecast preference, at least one past preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one sensor preference, at least one event preference, At least one traffic criterion preference, at least one road condition preference, at least one weather condition preference, at least one transportation 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 request density preference, at least one transportation client density preference, at least one transportation client detail preference, at least one transportation class preference, at least one agent 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 preference of at least one autonomous vehicle density, 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 segment preference, at least one cargo preference, at least one waypoint preference, at least one delivery service preference, at least one oldest outstanding request preference, or combinations thereof.

[0078] G. At least one visual representation One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and transmitted to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0079] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one visual representation includes at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0080] A further embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one preferred transportation service request is displayed in at least one format that is visually distinguishable compared to all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests.

[0081] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map that displays, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof.

[0082] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof, are individually displayed as at least one moving or temporary icon or at least one moving or temporary visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0083] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0084] A further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that said at least one heat map comprises: all or a portion of the plurality of transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data; all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data; all or a portion of said at least one preferred transport service request with associated corresponding transport data; the at least one proxy preference; or combinations of these and a system including said at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual representation of at least one statistical variable of.

[0085] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one measure of at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, high 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 client density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry segment, transportation industry segment density, agent density, transportation client density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or combinations thereof.

[0086] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one area of ​​the at least one heat map is differentiated in proportion to at least one measurement value 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 hatching, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or combinations thereof.

[0087] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system 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 combinations thereof.

[0088] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof.

[0089] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which at least one historical heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof.

[0090] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which at least one predictive heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof.

[0091] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future high pricing, future transportation service request density, future filtered transportation service request density, future preferred transportation service request density, future service level density, future transportation industry segment density, future agent density, future transportation client density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level demand, future transportation industry segment demand, future transportation service demand, future service provider demand, future commodity supplier demand, future transportation service supply, future agent supply, or a combination thereof.

[0092] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which 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 agent of at least one future change or update in the at least one statistical variable, the at least one measurement value of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0093] H. Function An embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one agent, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof secures or obtains the at least one preferred transportation service request in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0094] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one agent simultaneously reserves or obtains two or more of the preferred transportation service requests.

[0095] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent is updated or changed, or when traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, are identified or updated in real time or near real time.

[0096] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0097] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one agent identifies and then secures or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one of the filtered transportation service requests by browsing or navigating at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to select or accept the at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one of the filtered transportation service requests, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof.

[0098] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one application, the at least one terminal, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated.

[0099] II. Method #1: Delegate Map A second aspect of the present invention is a real-time or near real-time method for assisting at least one agent in the transportation industry in at least one process of securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request associated with at least one agent preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent using at least one visual representation, the method comprising: a) providing any of the systems described in Section I above; b) receiving, at the at least one central server, all or part of the plurality of transport service requests in real time or near real time from 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; c) storing in real time or near real time in said at least one computer readable memory of said at least one central server all or part of said plurality of transport service requests; d) using said at least one central server to normalize all or a portion of said plurality of transport service requests in real time or near real time; e) aggregating, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service requests using the at least one central server; f) transmitting in real time or near real time from the at least one application to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server the at least one agent preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one agent; i) the at least one agent inputting or providing the at least one agent preference to the at least one application using the at least one input source of the at least one terminal; ii) the at least one application uses the at least one geographic location module of the at least one terminal to provide the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent. Steps and g) receiving, in real time or near real time, at the at least one central server, the at least one agent preferences and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent from the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; h) at the at least one central server, filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time using the at least one agent preference and at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one agent to identify all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests; 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 a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with the at least one agent preference; j) transmitting in real time or near real time 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 all or some of the plurality of filtered transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service request with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof; k) receiving, in real time or near real time, from the at least one central server, in the at least one application, via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service request with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof; l) compiling, in said at least one application, said at least one visual representation in digital form in real time or near real time, i) the at least one geographic map associated with the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent is provided on the at least one application; ii) locating all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service request with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, on the at least one geographic map associated with at least one corresponding geographic location contained therein; iii) the at least one visual representation is updated in real time or near real time with all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests with corresponding transport data associated therewith, with subsequent or additional filtered transport service requests with corresponding transport data associated therewith, or with the at least one preferred transport service request with corresponding transport data associated therewith, or with a combination thereof. Steps and 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; n) the at least one agent analyzing or evaluating the at least one visual representation to secure or obtain the at least one preferred delivery service request, and then the at least one agent performing the at least one delivery service. The method includes:

[0100] A. Standardization of multiple transport service requests One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or some of the plurality of transport service requests structured in at least one different format are standardized or converted into at least one uniform format.

[0101] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests are structured in at least one uniform format but are not standardized before being transmitted 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.

[0102] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods in which steps C through G prior to filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests can be in any order.

[0103] B. Sending at least one proxy preference and at least one geographic location One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein, once the at least one proxy preference is entered or provided to the at least one application, it is stored or cached in the at least one application, in the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, or a combination thereof, and the at least one proxy preference is not entered or provided again to the at least one application by the at least one proxy.

[0104] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one proxy 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 proxy preference is not transmitted again from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0105] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein the at least one agent preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent, or a combination thereof, is transmitted from the at least one application to the at least one central server at any time prior to filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests.

[0106] C. Filtering Multiple Transport Service Requests One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests are filtered with respect to the at least one agent preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent, and all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests are identified by at least one process of categorizing, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, distinguishing, naming, numbering, ordering, organizing, tagging, labeling, recognizing, arranging, bracketing, ranking, organizing, classifying, isolating, separating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0107] Another embodiment of the present invention is a method for processing all or part of the plurality of transportation service requests on the at least one application, the method comprising: a) transmitting all or a portion of the plurality of transport service requests in real time or near real time 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; b) filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests in real time or near real time using the at least one agent preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent, thereby identifying all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests; c) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with the at least one agent preference. and filtering the plurality of filtered transport service requests in real time or near real time, and the at least one preferred transport service request is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests in real time or near real time.

[0108] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods in which at least one different geographic location of the at least one agent other than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location is used when filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests.

[0109] D. Identification of at least one preferred transport service request An embodiment of the present invention includes a method, wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request associated with the at least one agent preference is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests by using at least one classification 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.

[0110] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one preferred transportation service request is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one agent preference.

[0111] A further embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the at least one preferred transport service request comprises: a) transmitting all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests in real time or near real time 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; b) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transportation service request from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests associated with the at least one agent preference. and identifying, in real time or near real time, from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests on the at least one application.

[0112] E. Compiling at least one visual representation One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and transmitted to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0113] F. Display of at least one visual representation One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0114] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one visual representation includes at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0115] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method in which the at least one preferred transportation service request is displayed in at least one format that is visually distinguishable compared to all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests.

[0116] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map that displays, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof.

[0117] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof are individually displayed as at least one moving or temporary icon or at least one moving or temporary visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0118] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests, the at least one preferred transportation service request, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0119] An additional embodiment of the invention is a method for detecting a heat map comprising: all or a portion of the plurality of transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data; all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service requests with associated corresponding transport data; all or a portion of said at least one preferred transport service request with associated corresponding transport data; the at least one proxy preference; or combinations of these and wherein the at least one geographic map displays at least one visual representation of at least one statistical variable of the at least one geographical map.

[0120] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method, wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one measure of at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, high 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 client density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry segment, transportation industry segment density, agent density, transportation client density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or combinations thereof.

[0121] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one area of ​​the at least one heat map is differentiated in proportion to at least one measurement value 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 hatching, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or combinations thereof.

[0122] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods 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 combinations thereof.

[0123] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof.

[0124] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which at least one historical heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof.

[0125] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which at least one predictive heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one agent preference, or combinations thereof.

[0126] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods where the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future high pricing, future transportation service request density, future filtered transportation service request density, future preferred transportation service request density, future service level density, future transportation industry segment density, future agent density, future transportation client density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level demand, future transportation industry segment demand, future transportation service demand, future service provider demand, future commodity supplier demand, future transportation service supply, future agent supply, or combinations thereof.

[0127] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods where the at least one predictive heatmap generates at least one visual notification or at least one audio notification to notify the at least one agent of at least one future change or update in the at least one statistical variable, the at least one measurement value of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0128] G. Additional Embodiments An embodiment of the present invention includes a method, wherein at least one function of said at least one central server or said at least one external server is performed by said at least one application.

[0129] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0130] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods 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.

[0131] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods by which the at least one agent, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof, secures or obtains the at least one preferred transportation service request in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0132] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data are supplied or provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0133] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one agent simultaneously reserves or obtains two or more of the preferred transportation service requests.

[0134] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method in which the at least one agent secures or acquires at least one of the filtered transportation service requests other than the at least one preferred transportation service request.

[0135] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods in which, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one agent is updated or changed, or when traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service requests with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, are identified or updated in real time or near real time.

[0136] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the plurality of transport service requests is one transport service request.

[0137] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the plurality of filtered transport service requests is one filtered transport service request.

[0138] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method in which the at least one agent identifies and then secures or acquires the at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one of the filtered transportation service requests by browsing or navigating at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to select or accept the at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one of the filtered transportation service requests, the at least one agent preference, or a combination thereof.

[0139] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one central server is located on or associated with the at least one terminal.

[0140] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which 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.

[0141] III. System #2: Transport Client Map A third aspect of the present invention is a real-time or near real-time system for assisting at least one transport client in the transportation industry in at least one process of securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with at least one transport client preference of the at least one transport client and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of said at least one transport client, using at least one visual representation, comprising: a) at least one external server, i) at least one computer processor; ii) at least one computer-readable memory; and iii) at least one network interface; and iv) at least one real-time or near real-time source of multiple transportation service offerings; at least one external server comprising: b) at least one central server, i) at least one computer processor; ii) at least one computer-readable memory; and iii) at least one network interface; at least one central server comprising: c) at least one terminal, at least one electronic computing device, (i) at least one computer processor; (ii) at least one computer-readable memory; (iii) at least one input source; (iv) at least one display; (v) at least one geographic location module; (vi) at least one network interface; At least one electronic computing device comprising: At least one terminal comprising: d) at least one application, at least one computer program operable to display said at least one visual representation and to secure or obtain said at least one preferred transportation service offering; At least one application including e) at least one link, at least one electronic communication network channel; At least one link containing f) Providing multiple transportation services, At least one individual transportation service offering, (i) at least one provision for transporting at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one object, or a combination thereof, from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location; (ii) said individual transportation service offerings being updated in real time or near real time; and (iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each such transportation service offering; and At least one individual transport service offering, including Providing multiple transportation services, including g) a plurality of filtered transport service offerings, i) at least one subset of all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings that is at least one result of filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings using the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client; ii) all or a portion of said plurality of filtered transport service offers being updated in real time or near real time; and iii) qualitative and quantitative transport data corresponding to each filtered transport service offering; and and providing multiple filtered transport services, including: h) at least one preferred transportation service offering, i) at least one offer for transporting the at least one person, the at least one product, the at least one object, or a combination thereof, from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers; ii) said at least one preferred transportation service offering being updated in real time or near real time; and iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to individual preferred transportation service offerings; and At least one preferred transportation service offering including: i) at least one transport client; i) at least one person, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, analyzing or evaluating the at least one visual representation and then securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transportation service offering; ii) the at least one transport client receives at least one transport service; at least one transport client; j) at least one transport client preference, i) including at least one option selected or provided by said at least one transport client used to filter all or a portion of said plurality of transport service offerings into all or a portion of said plurality of filtered transport service offerings; ii) the at least one transport client preference is used to identify the at least one preferred transport service offering; conveyance client preferences; k) at least one visual representation, at least one geographic map displaying all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof; at least one visual representation comprising: Including, at least one service start geographic location and at least one service end geographic location are input or provided to the at least one application, which are transmitted in real time or near real time to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server; further, the at least one service start geographic location and the at least one service end geographic location are 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; further comprising transmitting all or part of the plurality of transportation service offers 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; Further, the plurality of filtered delivery service offers with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service offer with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one delivery client preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one delivery client, 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; Further, the at least one application operates on the at least one terminal, and the at least one transport client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation of all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof; further, the at least one transportation client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering; Furthermore, the at least one external server is at least one real-time or near real-time source of all or part 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; Further, all or part of the plurality of transportation service offerings are updated in real time or near real time; and wherein the at least one central server performs standardization, aggregation, or a combination thereof, of all or part of the plurality of transportation service offerings in real time or near real time. Further, the at least one central server filters, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings 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 a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings; further comprising: updating all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in real time or near real time; further, the at least one central server identifies, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with the at least one transport client preference; further, the at least one preferred transportation service offering is updated in real time or near real time; further, the at least one central server transmits all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offers with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer with associated corresponding transport 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; further, 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 transport client to interface with the at least one application; further, the at least one application compiles in real time or near real time the at least one visual representation of all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service offering with associated corresponding delivery data, or a combination thereof; further, the at least one application displays the at least one visual representation that is updated in real time or near real time; further, the at least one transportation client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering; further, the at least one transport client receives the at least one transport service; Includes the system.

[0142] A. At least one central server One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one function of the at least one central server is performed by the at least one application.

[0143] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which at least one central server is located on said at least one terminal.

[0144] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which the plurality of transportation service offerings, which are structured in at least one different format, are standardized or converted into at least one uniform format.

[0145] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offers are structured, but not standardized, in at least one uniform format before being transmitted 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.

[0146] B. At least one application One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0147] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server.

[0148] C. Providing multiple transport services One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data are supplied or provided by at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0149] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings include at least one ride hail service offering, at least one ride sharing service offering, at least one car sharing service offering, at least one peer-to-peer transportation service offering, at least one people delivery service offering, at least one taxi service offering, at least one shuttle service offering, at least one goods delivery service offering, at least one item delivery service offering, at least one medical service and delivery offering, at least one food delivery service offering, at least one courier delivery service offering, at least one cargo delivery service offering, at least one animal delivery service offering, at least one delivery service offering, or a combination thereof.

[0150] Further embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the plurality of transportation service offerings is a single transportation service offering.

[0151] Additional embodiments of the invention include the transportation data comprising at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, pricing information, high pricing information, at least one transportation client preference, at least one distance parameter, at least one estimated time of arrival, at least one time to destination, at least one transportation client geographic location, at least one transportation client rating, at least one transportation client rating, at least one transportation client detail, at least one transportation service detail, at least one transportation service route, at least one agent geographic location, at least one agent rating, at least one agent rating, at least one agent detail, at least one preferred agent, at least one autonomous vehicle geographic location, at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one autonomous vehicle rating. , at least one autonomous vehicle detail, at least one service provider geographic location, at least one service provider rating, 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 rating, at least one commodity supplier rating, at least one commodity supplier detail, at least one preferred commodity supplier, at least one transportation industry segment detail, at least one preferred transportation industry segment, at least one commodity detail, at least one item detail, at least one type of vehicle detail, at least one vehicle detail, at least one measure of at least one statistical variable, at least one service level detail, or a combination thereof.

[0152] D. Multiple filtered transport service offerings One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings are filtered with respect to the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, and all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings are identified by at least one process of categorizing, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, differentiating, naming, numbering, ordering, organizing, tagging, labeling, recognizing, arranging, bracketing, ranking, organizing, classifying, isolating, separating, grouping, comparing, or combinations thereof.

[0153] An additional embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one transport client preference.

[0154] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein at least one different geographic location other than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client is used when filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings.

[0155] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the plurality of filtered transport service offers is one filtered transport service offer.

[0156] E. At least one preferred transportation service offering One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one transport client secures or obtains at least one of the filtered transport service offerings other than the at least one preferred transport service offering.

[0157] F. At least one transport client An embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one transportation client reserves or acquires two or more of the agents or two or more of the autonomous vehicles for the at least one preferred transportation service offering.

[0158] G. At least one transport client preference In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one transportation client preference includes at least one pricing preference, at least one high 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 service start geographic location preference, at least one service end geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one forecast preference, at least one historical preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one event inclusion preference, at least one event exclusion preference, at least one traffic criterion preference, at least one road condition preference, at least one weather condition preference, at least one transportation service duration preference, at least one transportation The system may include a transportation service provider density preference, at least one agent detail preference, at least one agent rating preference, at least one agent density preference, at least one transportation client 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 segment preference, at least one cargo preference, at least one waypoint preference, at least one delivery service preference, or any combination thereof.

[0159] H. At least one visual representation One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and transmitted to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0160] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one visual representation includes at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0161] A further embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one preferred transportation service offering is displayed in at least one format that is visually distinguishable compared to all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings.

[0162] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map displaying, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0163] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, or a combination thereof, are individually displayed as at least one moving or temporary icon or at least one moving or temporary visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0164] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, or a combination thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0165] A further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that said at least one heat map comprises: all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data; all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offers with associated corresponding delivery data; all or part of said at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data; or combinations of these and a system including said at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual representation of at least one statistical variable of.

[0166] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one measure of at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, high pricing, transportation service offering density, filtered transportation service offering density, preferred transportation service offering density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry segment, transportation industry segment density, service level density, transportation service distance, estimated arrival time, preferred agent density, agent density, transportation client density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or combinations thereof.

[0167] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one area of ​​the at least one heat map is differentiated in proportion to at least one measurement value 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 hatching, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or combinations thereof.

[0168] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offering 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 combinations thereof.

[0169] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or combinations thereof.

[0170] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which at least one historical heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or combinations thereof.

[0171] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which at least one predictive heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or combinations thereof.

[0172] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future high pricing, future transportation service offering density, future filtered transportation service offering density, future preferred transportation service offering density, future service level density, future transportation industry segment density, future agent density, future transportation client density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level supply, future transportation industry segment supply, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation client demand, or combinations thereof.

[0173] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which 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 transport client of at least one future change or update in the at least one statistical variable, the at least one measurement value of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0174] I. Function One embodiment of the present invention includes a system for the at least one transportation client to secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0175] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client is updated or changed, or when traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, are identified or updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0176] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0177] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one transport client identifies and then secures or acquires the at least one preferred transport service offering or at least one of the filtered transport service offerings by browsing or navigating at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation and selecting the at least one preferred transport service offering or at least one of the filtered transport service offerings.

[0178] IV. Method #2: Transport Client Map A fourth aspect of the present invention is a real-time or near real-time method within the transportation industry for assisting at least one transportation client in at least one process of securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with at least one transportation client preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client using at least one visual representation, the method comprising: a) providing any of the systems described in Section III above; b) providing the at least one service start geographic location and the at least one service end geographic location to the at least one application on the at least one terminal; c) transmitting the at least one service start geographic location and the at least one service end geographic location in real time or near real time from the at least one application to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server; d) receiving, at the at least one central server, the at least one service start geographic location and the at least one service end geographic location in real time or near real time from the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; e) transmitting the at least one service start geographic location and the at least one service end 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; f) receiving, at the at least one external server, the at least one service start geographic location and the at least one service end geographic location in real time or near real time from 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; g) receiving, at said at least one central server, in real time or near real time from said at least one external server all or part of said plurality of transport service offers via at least one link between said at least one central server and said at least one external server; h) storing in real time or near real time in said at least one computer readable memory of said at least one central server all or part of said plurality of transportation service offers; i) standardizing all or part of said plurality of transportation service offerings in real time or near real time using said at least one central server; j) aggregating, in real time or near real time, all or part of said plurality of transportation service offerings using said at least one central server; k) transmitting in real time or near real time from the at least one application to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one transport client, i) the at least one transport client inputting or providing the at least one transport client preference to the at least one application using the at least one input source of the at least one terminal; ii) the at least one application uses the at least one geographic location module of the at least one terminal to provide the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client. Steps and l) receiving, in real time or near real time, at the at least one central server, the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client from the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; m) filtering, in the at least one central server, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings in real time or near real time using the at least one transport client preference and at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one transport client, to identify all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings; n) identifying, at said at least one central server, in real time or near real time, said at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of said plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with said at least one transport client preference; o) transmitting in real time or near real time 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 all or part of the plurality of filtered transport service offers with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof; p) receiving in real time or near real time from the at least one central server, via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, all or part of the plurality of filtered transport service offers with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, in the at least one application; q) compiling, in said at least one application, said at least one visual representation in digital form in real time or near real time, i) the at least one geographical map associated with the at least one real-time or near real-time geographical location of the at least one transport client is provided on the at least one application; ii) locating all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, on the at least one geographic map associated with at least one corresponding geographic location contained therein; iii) the at least one visual representation is updated in real time or near real time with all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings with which corresponding delivery data are associated, with subsequent or additional delivery service offerings with which corresponding delivery data are associated, with the at least one preferred delivery service offering with which corresponding delivery data are associated, or with a combination thereof. Steps and 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; s) the at least one transport client analyzing or evaluating the at least one visual representation to secure or obtain the at least one preferred transport service offering, and then the at least one transport client receiving the at least one transport service. The method includes:

[0179] A. Standardization of multiple transport service offerings One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or part of the plurality of transportation service offers, which are structured in at least one different format, are standardized or converted into at least one uniform format.

[0180] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or part of the plurality of transportation service offers are structured, but not standardized, in at least one uniform format before being transmitted 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.

[0181] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein steps H through L prior to filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offers can be in any order.

[0182] B. Sending at least one transport client preference and at least one geographic location Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods in which, once the at least one transport client preference is input or provided to the at least one application, it is stored or cached in the at least one application, in the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, or a combination thereof, and the at least one transport client preference is not input or provided again to the at least one application by the at least one transport client.

[0183] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one transport 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 transport client preference is not transmitted again from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0184] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one transport client preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, or a combination thereof, is transmitted from the at least one application to the at least one central server at any time prior to filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings.

[0185] C. Filtering multiple transport service offerings One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings are filtered with respect to the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, and all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings are identified by at least one process of categorizing, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, differentiating, naming, numbering, ordering, organizing, tagging, labeling, recognizing, arranging, bracketing, ranking, organizing, classifying, isolating, separating, grouping, comparing, or a combination thereof.

[0186] In another embodiment of the present invention, all or part of the plurality of transportation service offerings are provided on the at least one application, a) transmitting all or part of the plurality of transport service offers in real time or near real time 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; b) filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings in real time or near real time using the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, thereby identifying all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings; c) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with the at least one transport client preference. and filtering the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings in real time or near real time, and the at least one preferred transportation service offering is identified in real time or near real time from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings.

[0187] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein at least one different geographic location other than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client is used when filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings.

[0188] D. Identification of at least one preferred transportation service offering An embodiment of the present invention includes a method, wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering associated with the at least one transport client preference is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings by using at least one classification 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.

[0189] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one transport client preference.

[0190] A further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the at least one preferred transportation service offering comprises: a) transmitting all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offers in real time or near real time 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; b) identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with the at least one transport client preference; and identifying, in real time or near real time, from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings on the at least one application.

[0191] E. Compiling at least one visual representation One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and transmitted to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0192] F. Display of at least one visual representation One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0193] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one visual representation includes at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0194] A further embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one preferred transportation service offering is displayed in at least one format that is visually distinguishable compared to all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings.

[0195] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographic map displaying, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof.

[0196] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, or a combination thereof, are individually displayed as at least one moving or temporary icon or at least one moving or temporary visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0197] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, or a combination thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0198] Another embodiment of the invention is a method for generating a heat map comprising: all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data; all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offers with associated corresponding delivery data; all or part of said at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data; or combinations of these and wherein the at least one geographic map displays at least one visual representation of at least one statistical variable of the at least one geographical map.

[0199] Further embodiments of the invention include methods wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one measure of at least one of transportation service availability, pricing, high pricing, transportation service offering density, filtered transportation service offering density, preferred transportation service offering density, preferred commodity supplier density, preferred transportation industry segment, transportation industry segment density, service level density, transportation service distance, estimated arrival time, preferred agent density, agent density, transportation client density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or combinations thereof.

[0200] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one area of ​​the at least one heat map is differentiated in proportion to at least one measurement value 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 hatching, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or combinations thereof.

[0201] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offering 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 combinations thereof.

[0202] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or combinations thereof.

[0203] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one historical heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, or combinations thereof.

[0204] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein at least one predictive heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, or combinations thereof.

[0205] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods where the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future high pricing, future transportation service offering density, future filtered transportation service offering density, future preferred transportation service offering density, future service level density, future transportation industry segment density, future agent density, future transportation client density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level supply, future transportation industry segment supply, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation client demand, or combinations thereof.

[0206] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method 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 transport client of at least one future change or update in the at least one statistical variable, the at least one measurement value of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0207] G. Additional Embodiments One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one function of the at least one central server is performed by the at least one application.

[0208] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0209] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein at least one function of the at least one application is performed by the at least one central server.

[0210] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods for the at least one transportation client to secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0211] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data are supplied or provided by at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0212] Another embodiment of the invention includes a method in which the at least one transportation client reserves or acquires two or more of the agents or two or more of the autonomous vehicles for the at least one preferred transportation service offering.

[0213] A further embodiment of the present invention includes a method for the at least one transport client to secure or obtain at least one of the filtered transport service offerings other than the at least one preferred transport service offering.

[0214] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client is updated or changed, or when traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or some of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, are identified or updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0215] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the plurality of transportation service offerings is one transportation service offering.

[0216] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the plurality of filtered transport service offers is one filtered transport service offer.

[0217] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method in which the at least one transport client identifies and then secures or acquires the at least one preferred transport service offering or at least one of the filtered transport service offerings by browsing or navigating at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation and selecting the at least one preferred transport service offering or at least one of the filtered transport service offerings.

[0218] V. System #3: Transport Client Map One aspect of the present invention is a real-time or near real-time system for assisting at least one transport client in the transportation industry in at least one process of securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with at least one transport client preference of the at least one transport client and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of said at least one transport client, using at least one visual representation, comprising: a) at least one external server, i) at least one computer processor; ii) at least one computer-readable memory; and iii) at least one network interface; and iv) at least one real-time or near real-time source of multiple transportation service offerings; at least one external server comprising: b) at least one central server, i) at least one computer processor; ii) at least one computer-readable memory; and iii) at least one network interface; at least one central server comprising: c) at least one terminal, at least one electronic computing device, (i) at least one computer processor; (ii) at least one computer-readable memory; (iii) at least one input source; (iv) at least one display; (v) at least one geographic location module; (vi) at least one network interface; At least one electronic computing device comprising: At least one terminal comprising: d) at least one application, i) at least one computer program operable to display said at least one visual representation; ii) said at least one computer program operable to secure or obtain said at least one preferred transportation service offering; iii) or a combination thereof At least one application including e) at least one link, i) at least one electronic communications network channel; ii) at least one connection or at least one association with at least one software function or at least one software component; iii) or a combination thereof At least one link containing f) Providing multiple transportation services, At least one individual transportation service offering, (i) at least one provision for transporting at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one object, or a combination thereof, from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location; (ii) said individual transportation service offerings being updated in real time or near real time; and (iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to each such transportation service offering; and At least one individual transport service offering, including Providing multiple transportation services, including g) a plurality of filtered transport service offerings, i) at least one subset of all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings that is at least one result of filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings using the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client; ii) all or a portion of said plurality of filtered transport service offers being updated in real time or near real time; and iii) qualitative and quantitative transport data corresponding to each filtered transport service offering; and and providing multiple filtered transport services, including: h) at least one preferred transportation service offering, i) at least one offer for transporting the at least one person, the at least one product, the at least one object, or a combination thereof, from at least one geographic location to at least one other geographic location identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers; ii) said at least one preferred transportation service offering being updated in real time or near real time; and iii) qualitative and quantitative transportation data corresponding to individual preferred transportation service offerings; and At least one preferred transportation service offering including: i) at least one transport client; i) at least one person, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, analyzing or evaluating the at least one visual representation and then securing or obtaining the at least one preferred transportation service offering; ii) the at least one transport client receives at least one transport service; at least one transport client; j) at least one transport client preference, i) including at least one option selected or provided by said at least one transport client used to filter all or a portion of said plurality of transport service offerings into all or a portion of said plurality of filtered transport service offerings; ii) the at least one transport client preference is used to identify the at least one preferred transport service offering; conveyance client preferences; k) at least one visual representation, at least one geographic map displaying all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service offering with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one delivery client preference, or a combination thereof; at least one visual representation comprising: Including, inputting or providing at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, into the at least one application, which is transmitted in real time or near real time to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server; further, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, are 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; further comprising transmitting all or part of the plurality of transportation service offers 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; Further, the plurality of filtered delivery service offers with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service offer with associated corresponding delivery data, the at least one delivery client preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one delivery client, 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; Further, the at least one application operates on the at least one terminal, and the at least one transport client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation of all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof; further, the at least one transportation client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering; Furthermore, the at least one external server is at least one real-time or near real-time source of all or part 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; Further, all or part of the plurality of transportation service offerings are updated in real time or near real time; and wherein the at least one central server performs standardization, aggregation, or a combination thereof, of all or part of the plurality of transportation service offerings in real time or near real time. Further, the at least one central server filters, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings 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 a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings; further comprising: updating all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers in real time or near real time; further, the at least one central server identifies, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with the at least one transport client preference; further, the at least one preferred transportation service offering is updated in real time or near real time; Further, the at least one central server transmits all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offers associated with corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer associated with corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client 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; further, 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 transport client to interface with the at least one application; Furthermore, 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 coupled or integrated; further, the at least one application compiles in real time or near real time the at least one visual representation of all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings associated with corresponding delivery data, the at least one preferred delivery service offering associated with corresponding delivery data, the at least one delivery client preference, or a combination thereof; further, the at least one application displays the at least one visual representation that is updated in real time or near real time; further, the at least one transportation client uses the at least one application to analyze or evaluate the at least one visual representation and then secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering; further, the at least one transport client receives the at least one transport service; Includes the system.

[0219] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one function of said at least one central server or said at least one external server is performed by said at least one application.

[0220] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which at least one central server is located on or associated with said at least one terminal.

[0221] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client, or a combination thereof, are structured in at least one different format and are standardized or converted into at least one uniform format.

[0222] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offers are structured, but not standardized, in at least one uniform format before being transmitted 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.

[0223] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0224] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system 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.

[0225] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data are supplied or provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0226] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings include at least one ride hail service offering, at least one ride share service offering, at least one car share service offering, at least one peer-to-peer transportation service offering, at least one transportation service offering, at least one people delivery service offering, at least one taxi service offering, at least one shuttle service offering, at least one goods delivery service offering, at least one item delivery service offering, at least one medical service and delivery offering, at least one food delivery service offering, at least one courier delivery service offering, at least one cargo delivery service offering, at least one animal delivery service offering, at least one delivery service offering, or combinations thereof.

[0227] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the plurality of transportation service offerings is one transportation service offering.

[0228] Another embodiment of the invention is a method for transporting a vehicle, comprising: transporting data including at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, pricing information, high pricing information, at least one transport client preference, at least one distance parameter, at least one estimated time of arrival, at least one time to destination, at least one transport client geographic location, at least one transport client assessment, at least one transport client rating, at least one transport client detail, at least one transport service detail, at least one transport service route, at least one preferred agent, at least one sensor data, at least one agent geographic location, at least one agent assessment, at least one agent rating, at least one agent detail, at least one autonomous vehicle geographic location, at least one autonomous vehicle assessment, at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one autonomous vehicle detail, 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 preferences, at least one transportation data preference, at least one service provider geographic location, at least one service provider rating, 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 rating, at least one commodity supplier rating, at least one commodity supplier detail, at least one preferred commodity supplier, a geographic location of at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle rating, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one vehicle detail, at least one preferred owner or at least one preferred controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager geographic location, at least one fleet manager rating;The system may include at least one fleet manager rating, at least one fleet manager detail, at least one preferred fleet manager, at least one logistics provider geographic location, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider rating, at least one logistics provider detail, at least one preferred logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier geographic location, at least one logistics supplier rating, at least one logistics supplier rating, at least one logistics supplier detail, at least one preferred logistics supplier, at least one transportation industry segment detail, at least one preferred transportation industry segment, at least one commodity detail, at least one item detail, at least one type of vehicle detail, at least one vehicle detail, at least one measure of at least one statistical variable, at least one service level detail, at least one fuel consumption, at least one battery level, at least one vehicle diagnostic, at least one vehicle capacity, or a combination thereof.

[0229] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings are filtered with respect to the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, and all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings are identified by at least one process of categorizing, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, differentiating, naming, numbering, ordering, organizing, tagging, labeling, recognizing, arranging, bracketing, ranking, organizing, classifying, isolating, separating, grouping, comparing, or combinations thereof.

[0230] An additional embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one transport client preference.

[0231] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein at least one different geographic location other than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client is used when filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings.

[0232] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the plurality of filtered transport service offers is one filtered transport service offer.

[0233] A further embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one transport client secures or obtains at least one of the filtered transport service offerings other than the at least one preferred transport service offering.

[0234] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which the at least one transportation client reserves or acquires two or more of the agents or two or more of the autonomous vehicles for the at least one preferred transportation service offering.

[0235] In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one transport client preference includes at least one pricing preference, at least one high 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 service start geographic location preference, at least one service end geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one forecast preference, at least one historical preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one sensor preference, at least one event preference, at least one service start geographic location preference, at least one service end geographic location preference, at least one time preference, at least one forecast preference, at least one historical preference, at least one efficiency preference, at least one event ... 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 density preference, at least one transportation client density preference, at least one transportation client detail preference, at least one transportation service density preference, at least one transportation client ... The system may include a delivery client rating preference, at least one agent 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 preference of at least one autonomous vehicle density, 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 segment preference, at least one cargo preference, at least one waypoint preference, at least one delivery service preference, at least one oldest outstanding offer preference, or combinations thereof.

[0236] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and transmitted to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0237] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one visual representation includes at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0238] An additional embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one transport client utilizes the at least one visual representation to secure or obtain, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering associated with the at least one transport client preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, or a combination thereof.

[0239] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system that displays the at least one transportation client preference as at least one icon or at least one visual representation along with or on the at least one visual representation, thereby enabling the at least one transportation client to analyze or evaluate all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings associated with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0240] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or a combination thereof, is displayed in at least one format that is visually distinguishable compared to all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0241] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographical map displaying, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, the at least one transportation client preference, or a combination thereof.

[0242] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment are individually displayed as at least one moving or temporary icon or at least one moving or temporary visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0243] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0244] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment are displayed as at least one icon or at least one visual and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0245] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual goods supplier, are displayed as or with at least one different icon, at least one different symbol, at least one different color, at least one different shading, at least one different pattern, at least one different visual, or combinations thereof.

[0246] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual goods supplier, are displayed as or with at least one lookalike icon, at least one lookalike symbol, at least one lookalike color, at least one lookalike shade, at least one lookalike pattern, at least one lookalike visual, or combinations thereof.

[0247] An additional embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one transport client updates, modifies, or changes the at least one transport client preference, and the at least one dynamic map displays in real time or near real time all or part of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, based on the updated, modified, or changed at least one transport client preference.

[0248] An embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the at least one heat map comprises: all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data; all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offers with associated corresponding delivery data; all or part of said at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data; the at least one conveying client preference; or combinations of these and a system including said at least one geographic map displaying at least one visual representation of at least one statistical variable of.

[0249] Another embodiment of the invention includes a system wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one measure of transportation service availability, pricing, high pricing, transportation service offering density, filtered transportation service offering density, preferred transportation service offering density, preferred commodity supplier density, at least one preferred transportation industry segment, transportation industry segment density, service level density, at least one transportation service distance, at least one estimated arrival time, preferred agent density, agent density, transportation client density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or combinations thereof.

[0250] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein at least one area of ​​the at least one heat map is differentiated in proportion to at least one measurement value 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 hatching, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or combinations thereof.

[0251] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offering 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 combinations thereof.

[0252] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or combinations thereof.

[0253] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which at least one historical heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or combinations thereof.

[0254] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein at least one predictive heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or combinations thereof.

[0255] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system in which the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future high pricing, future transportation service offering density, future filtered transportation service offering density, future preferred transportation service offering density, future service level density, future transportation industry segment density, future agent density, future transportation client density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level supply, future transportation industry segment supply, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service demand, future transportation client demand, or combinations thereof.

[0256] An embodiment of the present invention includes a system 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 transport client of at least one future change or update in the at least one statistical variable, the at least one measurement value of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0257] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one transportation client, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof, secures or obtains the at least one preferred transportation service offering in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0258] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system in which, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client is updated or changed or when traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client, the at least one transportation client preference, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are identified or updated in real time or near real time.

[0259] Additional embodiments of the present invention include systems wherein the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0260] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one transport client identifies and then secures or acquires the at least one preferred transport service offering or at least one of the filtered transport service offerings by browsing or navigating at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to select or accept the at least one preferred transport service offering, at least one of the filtered transport service offerings, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof.

[0261] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a system in which the at least one application, the at least one terminal, the at least one central server, the at least one external server, at least one link, or a combination thereof are combined or integrated.

[0262] Further embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, the at least one transport client preference, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one subsequent or additional preferred transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, at least one reserved or obtained preferred transport service offering, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are transmitted in real time or near real time between the at least one application and the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server and updated in real time or near real time.

[0263] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a system wherein the at least one preferred delivery service offering with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the plurality of delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one delivery client, the at least one delivery client preference, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the at least one subsequent or additional preferred delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, at least one reserved or obtained preferred delivery service offering, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are transmitted 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 between the at least one application and the at least one external server and updated in real time or near real time.

[0264] One embodiment of the present invention includes a system wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, the at least one transport client preference, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one subsequent or additional preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, at least one secured or acquired preferred transport service offering, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are transmitted 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 between the at least one central server and the at least one external server and updated in real time or near real time.

[0265] VI. Method #3: Transport Client Map Another aspect of the present invention is a real-time or near real-time method within the transportation industry for assisting at least one transportation client in at least one process of securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with at least one transportation client preference and at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client using at least one visual representation, the method comprising: a) providing a system of the present invention, such as, but not limited to, the aspects of the present invention described above; b) providing the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, to the at least one application on the at least one terminal; c) transmitting the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client 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; d) receiving, at the at least one central server, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, from the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application in real time or near real time; e) transmitting the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client 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; f) receiving, at the at least one external server, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, in real time or near real time from 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; g) receiving, at said at least one central server, in real time or near real time from said at least one external server all or part of said plurality of transport service offers via at least one link between said at least one central server and said at least one external server; h) storing in real time or near real time in said at least one computer readable memory of said at least one central server all or part of said plurality of transportation service offers; i) standardizing all or part of said plurality of transportation service offerings in real time or near real time using said at least one central server; j) aggregating, in real time or near real time, all or part of said plurality of transportation service offerings using said at least one central server; k) transmitting in real time or near real time from the at least one application to the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one transport client, i) the at least one transport client inputting or providing the at least one transport client preference to the at least one application using the at least one input source of the at least one terminal; ii) the at least one application uses the at least one geographic location module of the at least one terminal to provide the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client. Steps and l) receiving, in real time or near real time, at the at least one central server, the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client from the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application; m) filtering, in the at least one central server, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings in real time or near real time using the at least one transport client preference and at least one real time or near real time geographic location of the at least one transport client, to identify all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings; n) identifying, at said at least one central server, in real time or near real time, said at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of said plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with said at least one transport client preference; o) transmitting in real time or near real time 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 all or part of the plurality of filtered transport service offers with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof; p) receiving in real time or near real time from the at least one central server, via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server, all or part of the plurality of filtered transport service offers with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offer with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, in the at least one application; q) compiling, in said at least one application, said at least one visual representation in digital form in real time or near real time, i) the at least one geographical map associated with the at least one real-time or near real-time geographical location of the at least one transport client is provided on the at least one application; ii) locating all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, or a combination thereof, on the at least one geographic map associated with at least one corresponding geographic location contained therein; iii) the at least one visual representation is updated in real time or near real time with all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings with which corresponding delivery data are associated, with subsequent or additional delivery service offerings with which corresponding delivery data are associated, with the at least one preferred delivery service offering with which corresponding delivery data are associated, or with a combination thereof. Steps and 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; s) the at least one transport client analyzing or evaluating the at least one visual representation to secure or obtain the at least one preferred transport service offering, and then the at least one transport client receiving the at least one transport service. The method includes:

[0266] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or part of the plurality of transportation service offerings, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transportation client, or a combination thereof, are structured in at least one different format and standardized or converted into at least one uniform format.

[0267] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or part of the plurality of transportation service offers are structured, but not standardized, in at least one uniform format before being transmitted 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.

[0268] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein steps H through L prior to filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offers can be in any order.

[0269] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods in which, once the at least one transport client preference is input or provided to the at least one application, it is stored or cached in the at least one application, in the at least one computer-readable memory of the at least one central server, or a combination thereof, and the at least one transport client preference is not input or provided again to the at least one application by the at least one transport client.

[0270] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one transport 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 transport client preference is not transmitted again from the at least one application to the at least one central server.

[0271] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one transport client preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, or a combination thereof, is transmitted from the at least one application to the at least one central server at any time prior to filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings.

[0272] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings are filtered with respect to the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, and all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings are identified by at least one process of categorizing, filtering, characterizing, screening, selecting, separating, identifying, designating, differentiating, naming, numbering, ordering, organizing, tagging, labeling, recognizing, arranging, bracketing, ranking, organizing, classifying, isolating, separating, grouping, comparing, or combinations thereof.

[0273] An additional embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing the plurality of transportation services, in whole or in part, on the at least one application, transmitting all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offers in real time or near real time 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; filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings in real time or near real time using the at least one transport client preference and the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, thereby identifying all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings; identifying, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with the at least one transport client preference; and filtering the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings in real time or near real time, and the at least one preferred transportation service offering is identified in real time or near real time from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings.

[0274] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which at least one different geographic location other than the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client is used when filtering all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings.

[0275] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method, wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering associated with the at least one transport client preference is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings by using at least one classification 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.

[0276] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering is identified from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings associated with at least one weighted average of the at least one transport client preference.

[0277] An embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the at least one preferred transportation service offering comprises: transmitting all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offers in real time or near real time 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; identifying the at least one preferred transportation service offering in real time or near real time from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings associated with the at least one transportation client preference; and identifying, in real time or near real time, from all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings on the at least one application.

[0278] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one visual representation is compiled on the at least one central server and transmitted to the at least one application via at least one link between the at least one central server and the at least one application.

[0279] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods in which the at least one visual representation is displayed on at least one remote display.

[0280] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one visual representation includes at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0281] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one transport client utilizes the at least one visual representation to secure or obtain, in real time or near real time, the at least one preferred transport service offering associated with the at least one transport client preference, the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, or a combination thereof.

[0282] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of displaying the at least one transportation client preference as at least one icon or at least one visual representation along with or on the at least one visual representation, thereby enabling the at least one transportation client to analyze or evaluate all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings associated with corresponding transportation data, the at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, and to secure or obtain the at least one preferred transportation service offering associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0283] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method in which the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or a combination thereof, is displayed in at least one format that is visually distinguishable compared to all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0284] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one dynamic map includes the at least one geographical map displaying, in real time or near real time, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof.

[0285] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment are individually displayed as at least one moving or temporary icon or at least one moving or temporary visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0286] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment are displayed as at least one distinguishable icon or at least one distinguishable visual, and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0287] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offerings, the at least one preferred transportation service offering, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment are displayed as at least one icon or at least one visual and are updated or changed in real time or near real time.

[0288] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual goods supplier, are displayed as or with at least one different icon, at least one different symbol, at least one different color, at least one different shading, at least one different pattern, at least one different visual, or combinations thereof.

[0289] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transportation service offers, the at least one preferred transportation service offer, the at least one transportation client preference, or combinations thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider or at least one individual goods supplier, are displayed as or with at least one lookalike icon, at least one lookalike symbol, at least one lookalike color, at least one lookalike shade, at least one lookalike pattern, at least one lookalike visual, or combinations thereof.

[0290] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one transport client updates, modifies, or changes the at least one transport client preference, and the at least one dynamic map displays in real time or near real time all or part of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, based on the updated, modified, or changed at least one transport client preference.

[0291] A further embodiment of the invention is characterized in that said at least one heat map comprises: all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data; all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offers with associated corresponding delivery data; all or part of said at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data; the at least one conveying client preference; or combinations of these and wherein the at least one geographic map displays at least one visual representation of at least one statistical variable of the at least one geographical map.

[0292] Additional embodiments of the invention include methods wherein the at least one statistical variable includes at least one measure of transportation service availability, pricing, high pricing, transportation service offering density, filtered transportation service offering density, preferred transportation service offering density, preferred commodity supplier density, at least one preferred transportation industry segment, transportation industry segment density, service level density, at least one transportation service distance, at least one estimated arrival time, preferred agent density, agent density, transportation client density, service provider density, commodity supplier density, or combinations thereof.

[0293] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one area of ​​the at least one heat map is differentiated in proportion to at least one measurement value 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 hatching, at least one distinguishable shape, at least one distinguishable image, at least one distinguishable animation, or combinations thereof.

[0294] Another embodiment of the invention includes a method wherein the at least one preferred transportation service offering 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 combinations thereof.

[0295] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein at least one real-time or near real-time heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or combinations thereof.

[0296] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods in which at least one historical heat map is compiled from the at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or combinations thereof.

[0297] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein at least one predictive heat map is compiled from at least one statistical variable of all or a portion of the plurality of past transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of past filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one past preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof.

[0298] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which the at least one predictive heat map identifies or estimates at least one of future transportation service availability, future pricing, future high pricing, future transportation service offering density, future filtered transportation service offering density, future preferred transportation service offering density, future service level density, future transportation industry segment density, future agent density, future transportation client density, future service provider density, future commodity supplier density, future service level supply, future transportation industry segment supply, future transportation service supply, future service provider supply, future commodity supplier supply, future transportation service supply, future transportation client supply, or combinations thereof.

[0299] Additional embodiments of the present invention include a method 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 transport client of at least one future change or update in the at least one statistical variable, the at least one measurement value of the at least one statistical variable, or a combination thereof.

[0300] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method, wherein at least one function of said at least one central server or said at least one external server is performed by said at least one application.

[0301] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one application runs on the at least one central server.

[0302] Further embodiments of the present invention include methods 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.

[0303] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods by which the at least one transportation client, the at least one central server, the at least one application, or a combination thereof, secures or obtains the at least one preferred transportation service offering in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0304] One embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein all or a portion of the plurality of transportation service offerings with associated corresponding transportation data are supplied or provided by at least one service provider or at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment.

[0305] Another embodiment of the invention includes a method in which the at least one transportation client reserves or acquires two or more of the agents or two or more of the autonomous vehicles for the at least one preferred transportation service offering.

[0306] A further embodiment of the present invention includes a method for the at least one transport client to secure or obtain at least one of the filtered transport service offerings other than the at least one preferred transport service offering.

[0307] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods in which, when the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client is updated or changed, or when traffic information is updated or changed, the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, the at least one transport client preference, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are identified or updated in real time or near real time.

[0308] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the plurality of transportation service offerings is one transportation service offering.

[0309] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the plurality of filtered transport service offers is one filtered transport service offer.

[0310] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method in which the at least one transport client identifies and then secures or acquires the at least one preferred transport service offering or at least one of the filtered transport service offerings by browsing or navigating at least one area of ​​the at least one visual representation to select or accept the at least one preferred transport service offering, at least one of the filtered transport service offerings, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof.

[0311] Additional embodiments of the present invention include methods wherein the at least one central server is located on or associated with the at least one terminal.

[0312] An embodiment of the present invention includes a method in which 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.

[0313] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, the at least one transport client preference, or a combination thereof, is provided on the at least one central server or at the at least one central server prior to receiving all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offers.

[0314] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, the at least one transport client preference, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, at least one reserved or obtained preferred transport service offering, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are transmitted in real time or near real time between the at least one application and the at least one central server via at least one link between the at least one application and the at least one central server and updated in real time or near real time.

[0315] Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method wherein the at least one preferred delivery service offering with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the plurality of delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one delivery client, the at least one delivery client preference, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, all or a portion of the at least one subsequent or additional preferred delivery service offerings with associated corresponding delivery data, at least one reserved or obtained preferred delivery service offering, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are transmitted 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 between the at least one application and the at least one external server and updated in real time or near real time.

[0316] Further embodiments of the present invention include a method wherein the at least one preferred transport service offering with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the plurality of transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of the at least one transport client, the at least one transport client preference, all or a portion of the plurality of subsequent or additional filtered transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, all or a portion of the at least one subsequent or additional preferred transport service offerings with associated corresponding transport data, at least one reserved or acquired preferred transport service offering, the at least one service start geographic location, the at least one service end geographic location, or combinations thereof are transmitted 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 between the at least one central server and the at least one external server and updated in real time or near real time.

[0317] VII. Detailed Description of Sections I to VI The following detailed description of the present invention includes, in part, a system and method for securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one preferred transportation service offering within the transportation industry, including, but not limited to, the following hardware, software, participants, an interactive geographic map, and certain information involved in securing or obtaining at least one preferred transportation service request or at least one preferred transportation service offering within the transportation industry.

[0318] "Near real-time" Near real time may relate to a delay caused, for example, 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 may refer to the timeliness of data or information, which may be delayed by the time required for electronic communication and automated data processing. Near real time may imply the absence of a significant delay. Near real time may refer to the highest level of development or the latest technology.

[0319] By way of non-limiting example, near real-time may be real-time or may resemble real-time. By way of non-limiting example, near real-time may represent that at least one event or at least one situation existed at a time that is a current time minus a processing time. By way of non-limiting example, at least one function, at least one method, or combination thereof of at least one system may be performed in real-time or near real-time. By way of non-limiting example, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle may be updated in real-time or near real-time. By way of non-limiting example, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle may be updated in real-time or near real-time. By way of non-limiting example, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one agent may be updated in real-time or near real-time.

[0320] "Transport Client" The at least one transport client may be, for example, but not limited to, at least one person, at least one entity, at least one robot, at least one machine, or a combination thereof, that can analyze or evaluate and then secure or obtain at least one preferred transport service offering. The at least one transport client need not be at least one consumer of the at least one transport service. The at least one transport client may secure or obtain at least one transport service offering for, but not limited to, at least one other person, at least one other machine, at least one other transport client, or a combination thereof. The at least one transport client or at least one consumer of the at least one service may receive or request at least one transport service.

[0321] At least one transport client can input or provide at least one transport client preference used to filter at least one transport service offering. At least one transport client can input or provide at least one transport client preference used to identify, without limitation, at least one preferred transport service offering, at least one filtered transport service offering, or a combination thereof. At least one transport client can perform at least one function updated or refreshed to the highest level of development or latest technology in real time or near real time.

[0322] At least one transportation client may secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offering via, 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 may secure or obtain at least one transportation service offering, at least one filtered transportation service offering, at least one preferred transportation service offering, or a combination thereof, associated with at least one service provider within at least one transportation industry segment.

[0323] At least one transportation client 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 or based on, but not limited to, at least one agent, 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 goods supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combinations thereof.

[0324] As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may secure or obtain at least one filtered transportation service offering other than the at least one preferred transportation service offering. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one personal digital assistant or at least one machine that may secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offering. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one passenger in a ride-hail industry segment. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one consumer of at least one commodity in a food delivery industry segment. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may be at least one consumer of cargo in a cargo delivery industry segment. As a non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may secure or obtain at least one transportation service offering, at least one filtered transportation service offering, at least one preferred transportation service offering, or a combination thereof, associated with at least one individual service provider within at least one individual transportation industry segment.

[0325] By way of non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may analyze or evaluate and then secure or acquire at least one preferred transportation service offering using 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. By way of non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may secure or acquire two or more agents or two or more autonomous vehicles for at least one preferred transportation service offering. By way of non-limiting example, at least one transportation client may utilize or perform at least one function of the at least one visual representation that is the same as or similar to the at least one agent.

[0326] "Service Provider" The at least one service provider may be, for example, but not limited to, at least one entity or at least one industry that may employ or contract with at least one agent, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one goods supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combination thereof, to provide at least one transportation service. The at least one service provider may facilitate at least one transportation service between, but not limited to, at least one agent, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one goods supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one transportation client, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combination thereof. The at least one service provider may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that can provide or perform at least one service, at least one delivery service, or a combination thereof.

[0327] The at least one service provider may be at least one source or at least one provider of all or a portion of at least one transportation service request with corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of at least one transportation service offering with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, related to at least one transportation industry segment, via at least one external server. The at least one service provider may use, without limitation, 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.

[0328] The at least one service provider may operate in at least one transportation industry segment. The at least one service provider may independently control or operate at least one transportation network of, but not limited to, at least one agent, 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 combinations thereof. The at least one service provider may utilize information technology infrastructure associated with, but not limited to, the at least one service provider, at least one commodity supplier, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combinations 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 highest level of development or latest 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 offering.

[0329] At least one service provider may facilitate, operate, or manage at least one transportation service using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof. At least one service provider may facilitate, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one transportation client or at least one agent using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof. At least one service provider may secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offering or at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof as at least one tool for at least one transportation client or at least one agent. At least one map provider may facilitate, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one service provider operating in at least one transportation industry segment using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0330] 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 segment. At least one service provider may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one agent, 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 agent, 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 agent, or a combination thereof on at least one network on behalf of at least one third party.

[0331] The at least one service provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one merchandise supplier or at least one autonomous vehicle, may be at least one vehicle that has or can utilize at least one designated locker, etc. The at least one service provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one mobile merchandise 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 supplier, or combinations thereof, may be at least one vehicle that has or can utilize at least one compartment, etc.

[0332] By way of example and not limitation, the at least one service provider may be, but is not limited to, at least one ride-sharing service controller, at least one ride-hail service controller, at least one car-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 goods delivery service controller, at least one animal delivery service controller, at least one medical service and medical 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 peer-to-peer transportation service controller, at least one delivery service controller, at least one transportation service controller, or combinations thereof.

[0333] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may be considered or referred to as at least one agent when utilizing at least one autonomous vehicle. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may be considered or referred to as at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one agent, at least one goods 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 supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or a combination thereof.

[0334] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one service provider can operate in at least one individual transportation industry segment. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one service provider can be at least one source or at least one provider of: all or a portion of at least one transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data; all or a portion of at least one transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data; all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one agent; all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation client; all or a portion of transportation data associated with at least one autonomous vehicle; all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle; or combinations thereof.

[0335] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may have or utilize at least one API that can provide all or a portion of at least one transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of at least one transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one agent, all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation client, all or a portion of transportation data associated with at least one autonomous vehicle, all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle, or combinations thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may have or generate all or a portion of the transportation data.

[0336] As a non-limiting example, the 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, the 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 over at least one network that may operate in at least one transportation industry segment. As a non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may utilize at least one external server for or with at least one transportation industry segment. As a non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may rent or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may rent or sublease at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, the at least one service provider may rent or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle or at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle from at least one third party.

[0337] As a non-limiting example, at least one service provider may have at least one transportation service request displayed on at least one visual representation that 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 have at least one transportation service offering displayed on at least one visual representation that may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application.

[0338] "Product Supplier" The at least one commodity supplier may be, for example, but not limited to, at least one entity or at least one industry that can provide or supply at least one commodity, at least one article, at least one thing, at least one item, or a combination thereof, that is transported by the at least one transportation service. The at least one commodity supplier may be, for example, but not limited to, at least one entity or at least one industry that can provide or supply at least one service, at least one delivery service, or a combination thereof.

[0339] The at least one commodity supplier may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one industry that may employ or contract with, for example, but not limited to, at least one agent, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combinations thereof, to provide at least one transportation service. The at least one commodity supplier may facilitate at least one transportation service between, for example, but not limited to, at least one agent, at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one transportation client, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combinations thereof.

[0340] The at least one commodity supplier may utilize at least one external server, which may be, for example, 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 offering with corresponding transportation data, or a combination thereof, related to at least one transportation industry segment. The at least one commodity supplier may facilitate and perform the at least one transportation service using, but not limited to, at least one central server, at least one external server, at least one application, or a combination thereof.

[0341] The at least one commodity supplier may operate in at least one transportation industry segment. The at least one commodity supplier may operate for or in conjunction with at least one service provider, etc. The at least one commodity supplier may independently control or operate at least one transportation network of, but not limited to, at least one agent, 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 combinations thereof. The at least one commodity supplier may utilize information technology infrastructure associated with, but not limited to, at least one commodity supplier, at least one service 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 supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or combinations thereof. The at least one commodity supplier may perform at least one function in real time or near real time, updated or refreshed to the highest level of development or latest technology. The at least one commodity supplier can accept or reject the at least one preferred delivery service request or the at least one preferred delivery service offer.

[0342] At least one commodity supplier may facilitate, operate, or manage at least one transportation service using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof. At least one commodity supplier may facilitate, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one transportation client or at least one agent using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof. At least one commodity supplier may secure or obtain at least one preferred transportation service offering or at least one preferred transportation service request using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof as at least one tool for at least one transportation client or at least one agent. At least one map provider may facilitate, operate, or manage at least one transportation service for at least one commodity supplier operating in at least one transportation industry segment using at least one visual representation, at least one dynamic map, at least one heat map, or a combination thereof.

[0343] At least one commodity supplier may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle. At least one commodity supplier may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on behalf of at least one third party. At least one commodity supplier may operate, own, or control at least one network to facilitate at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry segment. At least one commodity supplier may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on at least one network. At least one commodity supplier may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on at least one other network. At least one commodity supplier may operate, own, or control at least one autonomous vehicle on behalf of at least one third party on at least one network.

[0344] The at least one merchandise supplier may be, but is not limited to, at least one service provider or at least one autonomous vehicle, may be at least one vehicle that has or can utilize at least one designated locker, etc. The at least one merchandise supplier may be, but is not limited to, at least one mobile service provider, 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 supplier, or combinations thereof, may be at least one vehicle that has or can utilize at least one compartment, etc.

[0345] By way of example and not limitation, the at least one merchandise supplier may be, but is not limited to, 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 medical 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 peer-to-peer transportation service controller, at least one delivery service controller, at least one transportation service controller, or combinations thereof.

[0346] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may be considered or referred to as at least one service provider. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may optionally be considered or referred to as at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one agent, at least one service provider, at least one fleet manager, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one map provider, at least one third party, or any combination thereof.

[0347] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may be at least one food truck. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may be at least one entity that produces or supplies cargo. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may provide or perform at least one transportation service related to at least one food product. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may operate in at least one individual transportation industry segment. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may operate for at least one individual service provider. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may be at least one source or at least one provider of at least one transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, at least one transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one agent, at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation client, all or a portion of 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 combinations thereof.

[0348] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one goods supplier may optionally employ or contract with at least one agent, at least one autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one goods supplier may facilitate at least one transportation service using, but not limited to, at least one central server, at least one external server, at least one application, or a combination thereof.

[0349] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may have or utilize at least one API that can provide all or a portion of at least one transportation service request with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of at least one transportation service offering with associated corresponding transportation data, all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one agent, all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one transportation client, all or a portion of transportation data associated with at least one autonomous vehicle, all or a portion of at least one real-time or near real-time geographic location of at least one autonomous vehicle, or combinations thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one commodity supplier may have or generate all or a portion of the transportation data.

[0350] As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may utilize at least one external server for or in conjunction with at least one transportation industry segment. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may rent or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may rent or sublease at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle. As a non-limiting example, at least one commodity supplier may rent or sublease at least one autonomous vehicle or at least one fleet of at least one autonomous vehicle from at least one third party.

[0351] As a non-limiting example, at least one merchandise supplier may have at least one delivery service request displayed on at least one visual representation that may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application. As a non-limiting example, at least one merchandise supplier may have at least one delivery service offer displayed on at least one visual representation that may be provided by at least one map provider or at least one map provider application.

[0352] "Agent" The at least one agent may be, for example, but not limited to, at least one person, at least one entity, at least one robot, at least one machine, etc., capable of securing or obtaining 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 agent may provide or perform at least one transportation service for, but not limited to, at least one person, at least one commodity, at least one article, at least one object, at least one item, at least one transportation client, or a combination thereof. The at least one agent may be employed by or contracted with, 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 agent may be, for example, at least one entity or at least one person, capable of providing or performing at least one service, at least one delivery service, or a combination thereof. At least one agent may own, operate, or control at least one autonomous vehicle.

[0353] At least one agent may sign on and / or sign off at any time to, but not limited to, at least one service provider network, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle network, 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 agent may sign in to, but not limited to, at least one service provider network, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle network, 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, at least one transportation service offer associated with the at least one agent may be generated once at least one service start geographic location, at least one service end geographic location, pricing information, or a combination thereof is known.

[0354] At least one agent can input or provide at least one agent preference used to filter at least one transportation service request. At least one agent can input or provide at least one agent preference used to identify, without limitation, at least one preferred transportation service request, at least one filtered transportation service request, or a combination thereof.

[0355] At least one agent may use at least one application to access at least one service provider network, at least one goods supplier network, at least one owner or at least one controller of at least one autonomous vehicle network, at least one fleet manager network, at least one logistics provider network, at least one logistics supplier network, or combinations 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 combinations thereof to facilitate at least one transportation service. The at least one agent may provide at least one transportation service in at least one transportation industry segment. The at least one agent may provide at least one transportation service for at least one service provider, at least one goods 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 combinations thereof. The at least one agent may use information technology infrastructure associated with, but not limited to, at least one service provider, at least one goods 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 combinations thereof. The at least one agent may perform at least one function in real time or near real time, updated or refreshed to the highest level of development or latest technology.

[0356] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may reserve or acquire at least one filtered transport service request other than the at least one preferred transport service request. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may accept or reject the at least one preferred transport service request using at least one application, at least one central server, at least one external server, or a combination thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may analyze or evaluate and then reserve or acquire the at least one preferred transport service request using 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.

[0357] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may be considered or referred to as at least one service provider, etc., when utilizing the at least one autonomous vehicle. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may be considered or referred to as at least one owner or at least one controller, etc., of the at least one autonomous vehicle, when utilizing the at least one autonomous vehicle. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may be considered or referred to as at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one owner or at least one controller of the at least one autonomous vehicle, at least one service provider, at least one goods supplier, at least one fleet manager, at least one logistics provider, at least one logistics supplier, at least one third party, or a combination thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may perform at least one transportation service using the at least one autonomous vehicle. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may be considered or referred to as at least one goods supplier, etc., when utilizing the at least one autonomous vehicle.

[0358] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may be at least one independent third party. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may be at least one independent contractor. By way of non-limiting example, in a ride-hail / ride-share industry segment, the at least one agent may be at least one driver. By way of non-limiting example, in a food delivery industry segment, the at least one agent may be at least one driver who picks up at least one food item and drops off at least one food item to at least one delivery client. By way of non-limiting example, in a courier industry segment, the at least one agent may be at least one person who picks up and drops off at least one product, at least one object, at least one item, or a combination thereof. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may provide at least one delivery service in at least one individual delivery industry segment. By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may provide at least one delivery service for at least one individual service provider.

[0359] By way of non-limiting example, the at least one agent may utilize or perform at least one function of at least one visual representation that is the same as or similar to at least one transportation client. By way of non-limiting example, t...

Claims

1. a platform within a network for reserving transportation services and monitoring vehicles performing the reserved transportation services, said vehicles being associated with an enterprise supporting said transportation services; a server connected to the network, the server configured to receive a transportation service request communicated to the network for transportation of a person or an object from a first geographic location to at least one second geographic location, the transportation service request including transportation data including information related to one or more of information about the person or object to be transported, an estimated arrival time, and vehicle details; an application connected to the network and configured to receive one or a combination of geographic location data, vehicle-related data, and selected preferences; a terminal having an input device and connected to the network; a display device associated with the terminal and configured to display information related to the transportation service; Equipped with The application and one or a combination of the server are fully or partially automated and further configured to aggregate at least a portion of the transportation service request, the selected preferences, the transportation data, the vehicle details, the geographic location data, and the vehicle-related data, and after aggregation: (a) filtering at least a portion of the transportation service requests in any order using one or a combination of the selected preferences, the transportation data, the vehicle-related data, and the geographic location data to identify a filtered subset of transportation service requests; (b) identifying one or more preferred transportation service requests from the filtered subset of transportation service requests using one or a combination of the selected preferences, the transportation data, the vehicle-related data, and the geographic location data; (c) reserving the transportation services associated with the one or more preferred transportation service requests; (d) generating on the display device a visual representation including a map overlaid with a vehicle marker associated with the vehicle, the vehicle marker being displayed at a location on the map, the location of the vehicle marker being dynamically updated to indicate the progress of the reserved transportation service; Platform.

2. The transportation service is one or a combination of services that support or provide transportation of people, cargo, or items being transported; The platform of claim 1 .

3. The business entity may include one or more of an entity that transports goods or services, an entity that produces or supplies freight, an entity that provides transportation services, a courier, a goods supplier, a service provider, a logistics provider, a ride-hailing company, a freight provider, a fleet manager, and a map provider; The platform of claim 1 .

4. The vehicle includes one or more of an autonomous vehicle, a partially autonomous vehicle, a delivery vehicle, a truck, a trailer, a train, an aircraft, a watercraft, a drone, a transport vehicle, and a spacecraft. The platform of claim 1 .

5. the application is associated with one or a combination of the vehicle, the agent, the client, the business entity, the service provider, the goods supplier, the logistics provider, the fleet manager, the courier, the ride-hailing company, and the map provider; The platform of claim 1 .

6. the selected preferences include vehicle capacity preferences configured to manage a capacity level of the vehicle; The platform of claim 1 .

7. one or a combination of the vehicle, service provider, agent, and business entity performs all or a portion of the transportation services; The platform of claim 1 .

8. The filtering further includes using different geographic locations. The platform of claim 1 .

9. At least one function of one or a combination of the server and the application includes using one of machine learning technology, quantum computing technology, and blockchain technology. The platform of claim 1 .

10. the display device is associated with one or a combination of the vehicle, the on-board device, the agent, the client, the ride-hailing company, the fleet manager, the service provider, and the business entity; The platform of claim 1 .

11. the terminal and / or the display device are further configured to enable one of the vehicle, in-vehicle device, agent, client, service provider, and business entity to perform one of monitoring the estimated time of arrival and / or navigating within an area of ​​the visual representation; The platform of claim 1 .

12. one or a combination of the application and the server is configured to repeat steps (a) through (c) to secure additional delivery services; The platform of claim 1 .

13. the visual representation further displays any one or combination of a geographical map, a dynamic map, the selected preferences, the transportation data, the reserved transportation service, additional transportation services, the geographical location data, the vehicle-related data, the estimated arrival time, the vehicle details, a route, the business entity, a service provider, a client, an agent, and the transportation service request. The platform of claim 1 .

14. the visual representation further includes the geographical map overlaid with the vehicle marker, the vehicle marker being displayed at a location along a route associated with any one or combination of the reserved transportation service, the estimated arrival time, and additional transportation services. The platform of claim 1 .

15. After the transportation service and one of the additional transportation services are secured, the server and one of the applications, or a combination thereof, are further configured to generate an updated order, an updated estimated arrival time, an updated visual representation, the additional transportation service, and an updated route. The platform of claim 1 .

16. 1. A method of securing transportation services and monitoring vehicles performing the secured transportation services, comprising:

16. A method using a platform according to any preceding claim to receive and process a transport service request to reserve said transport service, and to monitor the progress of said reserved transport service.

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