187 results about "Carpool" patented technology

The invention provides a method and system for providing car-pooling assistance using a wireless communication system. The method includes steps for receiving a user carpool enrollment request, obtaining the positional information of the user's moving vehicle, storing the positional information as a route in a call center database and sending at least one available match based on the carpool enrollment request to the user.

A navigation system comprises a storage device which stores link data of each of links constituting roads on a map. As for a carpool link defined as a link allowing only a vehicle in which a plurality of persons are riding to pass through, the link data contains information indicative thereof. The navigation system searches for a recommended route from a departure place to a destination by use of the link data. If the links constituting the recommended route includes a carpool link, the navigation system receives an input of the number of person-on-board. The navigation system searches for a recommended route once again by use of the link data, from the departure place to the destination comprising the links passable with the number of person-on-board received by the receive step.

A remote server receives traffic data from a plurality of probe vehicles traveling on roadways. The remote server stores the received traffic data in a regular lane database and/or a carpool lane database. The remote server differentiates the received traffic data for storage in the appropriate database based on the number of probe vehicles associated with each speed pattern observed within the received traffic data.

The invention relates to an intelligent tourism service system based on a cloud platform and a mobile terminal. The intelligent tourism service system comprises the mobile terminal, an application APP and an interactive cloud platform system, core functions and data of the system are stored on the cloud platform, and a user can access the cloud platform data and interact with the platform through the mobile terminal and the application APP. Scenic spot introduction, positioning, synchronous voice explanation and peripheral information and other functions can be provided for tourists, and meanwhile, a social networking platform for finding companions, carpooling, sharing rooms, making friends can also be provided for the tourists.

Systems, methods, and computer program products match a candidate passenger with a driver for a trip toward a common direction. A candidate passenger for the trip is automatically identified based on the physical start-address and direction sent to the database via text messaging (Short Message Service) or by wireless email. The driver is provided a means of contacting or locating the identified candidate passenger.

A method and apparatus for a navigation system is designed to avoid traffic rule violation. The method includes the steps of: evaluating requirements prescribed by local carpool lane regulation for using a carpool lane of a road; determining a number of occupants of a vehicle; determining whether the number of occupants of the vehicle satisfies the requirements; detecting a current location of the vehicle as to which lane the vehicle is running; detecting a lane change action for the carpool lane indicating that the vehicle enters the carpool lane or about to enter the carpool lane; and generating a warning for notifying violation of carpool lane regulation when the lane change action for the carpool lane is detected and the number of occupants fails to satisfy the requirements.

A car pool software package is disclosed. The software suggests potential car pool partners by scanning a database of commuters, such as an employee database, as well as a facility database to determine arrival and departure times. An ordered list of potential car pool partners is then generated and forwarded to interested commuters. Pollution savings may be calculated and reported to an appropriate agency in exchange for credits to offset other pollution or trade on the open market.

The invention specifically designs a taxi carpooling mechanism and an achieving method aiming at a transportation hub. The method comprises the steps as follows: a carpooling process is divided into 'carpooling initiation' and 'rapid joining' according to different requirements of arrival passengers on time and price; the passengers can put forward and create an application of a carpooling path through the 'carpooling initiation', examine a recommended carpooling path, and carpool with others, so as to obtain the maximal benefits in cost; the passengers can also select the 'rapid joining', and match with the passengers who create the carpooling path, so as to reach the carpooling intention; and the main bases of carpooling matching and path recommending of the passengers are road cost difference, road time difference and waiting time, so that carpooling parties obtain the maximal overall benefits in time and cost. Aiming at the carpooling flow, the invention further provides a method for dividing a taxi waiting area in the transportation hub into a 'queue area' and a 'carpooling area', so that the carpooling efficiency can be effectively improved; and disputes of the passengers are avoided. The overall mechanism and flow are applied to carpooling in the transportation hub, so that the operation efficiency of the transportation hub is improved; the passengers can rapidly reach the destinations conveniently; and seamless connection of a plurality of urban traffic modes is achieved.

The invention discloses a method and system for achieving taxi sharing. The method comprises the steps that communication connection between a server and a handheld terminal is built; user information reported by the handheld terminal is received by the server, matched user information is selected by the server to form taxi sharing information according to the multiple pieces of user information received by the server, and a corresponding taxi is selected according to the taxi sharing information; a user contact way in the taxi sharing information is sent to a car-mounted terminal of the corresponding taxi by the server, or a contact way of the taxi is sent to a handheld terminal of a user to ensure that the connection of the user and the taxi is built and taxi sharing the taxi and the user reach an agreement. According to the method and system for achieving taxi sharing, connection does not need building before the user shares the taxi with others, the user builds a corresponding taxi sharing agreement only when the information of use taxi taking requirements is matched, and therefore the probability of reaching a taxi sharing agreement among users can be obviously increased, taxi sharing steps and the consumed time in the taxi sharing process are reduced and the purpose of improving using convenience for the users can be achieved.

A method and an apparatus for confirming that two or more individuals' participation in a carpool where acceleration datum is collected from the individuals' associated devices. The acceleration datum of the devices is compared to determine that a first individual that is associated with the first device and at least a second individual that is associated with a second device traveled together in one single vehicle for a period of time to satisfy a carpool requirement. At least one of the individuals receives a benefit or incentive of the carpool.

A new algorithm is introduced to compare different transportation routes. Using the formula a special indicator I is calculated online. For the purpose of the Invention I may fluctuate from 0 to 1. If it is zero the two routes are fully matched, they are same routes. If I>1 there is no match at all. The smaller is I the better is the match. Based on this algorithm a Social Networking website is created connecting people on the move with different services providers and between themselves.

By communicating with service providers customers may find the most efficient match for their next ride or move, or freight and save substantial money. On the other side Providers can drastically reduce the amount of empty trips and make additional money too.

The Network may also be used to create and develop carpools and vanpools. The ultimate goal of the Invention and of this Network for Movers is to reduce Traffic and Pollution around the World.

The invention relates to a taxi sharing system and a taxi sharing method utilizing the taxi sharing system. The taxi sharing system comprises a plurality of taxi terminals, an information server and a plurality of passenger mobile terminals, wherein each taxi terminal comprises a first control module, a register and login module connected with the first control module, a taxi information releasing module and the like, the information server comprises a second control module, a user verification module connected with the second control module, a taxi information receiving module and the like, each passenger mobile terminal comprises a third control module, an ID serial number collecting module connected with the third control module, a coordinate position collection module and the like, and the modules are in wireless communication. The invention further provides the taxi sharing method utilizing the taxi sharing system. According to the taxi sharing system and the taxi sharing method, passengers and taxi drivers do not need to make phone calls to make contact with each other, the privacy of phone numbers of the passengers and the taxi drivers is protected, and the taxi sharing system is simple in program and convenient to operate and has the advantages of real-time performance, timeliness and rapidness.

The invention provides a charging method used in taxi sharing. The charging method includes acquiring start information and terminal information of a first passenger to generate a first driving path; acquiring start information and terminal information of a second passenger to generate a second driving path; if the driving paths coincide in a section, calculating fees of coinciding section of the first driving path and the second driving path and apportioning the fees to the first passenger and the second passenger according to the preset proportion. The charging method is easy to operate, the problem that taxi sharing spends too much money and time due to long distance between destinations is solved, the taxi resources are scheduled effectively, charges calculation is clear for the passengers after sharing the taxi, charges negotiation is simplified for the passengers, and cost of passengers is lowered. The invention further provides a charging system and server used in the taxi sharing.

An embodiment of the application discloses a method for transmitting carpool information. The method includes the following steps: receiving a first request message sent by a client of a first user, and determining identifications of candidate second users according to first address information of the first user and second address information of an associated user in a double association relationship of the first user; sending a first notification message to all or partial candidate second users; receiving a first reply message returned by third users of the all or partial second users; and sending identifications of the third users returning the first reply message to the client of the first user or sending the screened identifications of the third users returning the first reply message to the client of the first user. According to the invention, the preprocessing of address information of cooperative users is realized, and directive sending of the carpool information is realized, so that the carpool efficiency is improved. The application also discloses a server embodiment and system embodiment corresponding to the method embodiment and capable of realizing the method for transmitting carpool information.

The invention provides a method and device for carpooling. The specific scheme is as follows: (1) a user enters a carpool line, and a system assists the user to search and join the existing carpool group, and creates a new carpool group, so that people with the same travel route can be mutually recognized and gathered to form a carpool group; (2) the system provides the functions of issuing carpool requirements in the carpool group and reserving carpool requirements, so that the group members can be mutually reserved for carpooling. With the scheme, the method and device, provided by the invention, can improve the carpooling success rate, provide a safe, orderly and reliable ride environment, and enable more people to participate in the carpooling activities, so as to reduce the number of private cars on the road, ease road congestion and reduce vehicle exhaust emissions.

Methods are provided for facilitating automatic scheduling of a meeting between a driver and a passenger for a rideshare trip. Readiness information of the passenger, readiness information of the driver and original vehicle location are acquired. A meeting location corresponding to the rideshare trip is determined. A pre-meeting driving time corresponding to the original vehicle location and the meeting location is determined using a GIS. A readiness time interval of the passenger corresponding to the readiness information of the passenger and a readiness time interval of the driver corresponding to the readiness information of the driver are determined. Scheduling information corresponding to the rideshare trip is determined based at least in part on a function of at least the readiness time interval of the passenger, the readiness time interval of the driver and the pre-meeting driving time. The methods are performed on one or more computing devices.

The invention provides a carpool method, a system and a terminal, wherein, the carpool method is used for a passenger terminal, comprising: receiving passenger travel information and at least one driver travel information emitted by a driver terminal; receiving the passenger travel information and at least one driver travel information emitted by the driver terminal. Determining at least one pushinformation corresponding to the passenger travel information in at least one driver travel information according to the passenger travel information; displaying at least one push message; receiving areservation instruction corresponding to at least one push information; sending a reservation signal corresponding to the reservation instruction to the driver terminal; receiving an acknowledgementsignal sent by the driver terminal. Through the technical proposal of the invention, the driver travel close to the passenger start address and the passenger end address is screened in a large numberof the driver travel according to the passenger travel start address and the end address, so that the passenger can go to the driver start address and the driver end address to get on and off the vehicle by himself, thus saving the cost and the time, and improving the user experience.