Multi-modal Itinerary System for Aerial Transport Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation services are limited to single modalities and fail to efficiently serve users in densely populated urban areas, where ground infrastructure is congested, making it difficult to provide suitable transportation solutions for all users.
Innovation Solution
A computing system that generates and manages multi-modal transportation itineraries, including aerial transport, to facilitate travel through a combination of ground and aerial transportation legs, allowing secondary users to be integrated into existing itineraries with customizable control and communication of itinerary data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If ground-based transportation services are used in densely populated urban areas, then existing infrastructure can be utilized, but transportation efficiency deteriorates due to congestion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces aerial transportation as a third dimension to the traditional two-dimensional ground-based transportation system. By adding vertical flight paths and aerial vehicles (e.g., eVTOLs, drones), the system creates parallel transportation corridors that do not intersect with ground infrastructure, thereby eliminating congestion while maintaining infrastructure utilization.
2Adaptability or versatility
If single-modality transportation services are provided, then service simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to different user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal transportation platform that can serve multiple user types (primary users, secondary users, companions) and multiple transportation modalities (aerial, ground, water) through a single integrated system. The platform dynamically assigns roles and generates customized itineraries based on user needs, allowing one system to fulfill diverse transportation requirements without requiring separate specialized services.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts user roles (primary user, secondary user, companion) and itinerary configurations based on real-time requirements. The transportation platform can flexibly modify service parameters such as who receives notifications, who makes decisions, and which transportation legs are shared among users, enabling adaptive service delivery without fixed structural complexity.
3Productivity
If secondary users are integrated into existing itineraries, then resource utilization is optimized, but control management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes user roles and authorization levels before the transportation service begins. The primary user pre-configures which secondary users can access the itinerary, what level of control they have, and which transportation legs are shared. This preliminary setup simplifies real-time management by pre-defining control protocols that the system automatically enforces throughout the journey.
Solution Approach 2:
The transportation platform acts as an intermediary that manages the complex interactions between primary users and secondary users. It handles itinerary generation, notification routing, and control permissions centrally, shielding individual users from the complexity of coordinating multiple participants. The platform mediates all communications and decisions, simplifying the user experience while enabling flexible resource sharing.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for communicating with secondary users of a transportation service are provided. A method can include obtaining a request for a transportation service including an aerial transport of a first user from a first user device associated with the first user. The method can include generating a first multi-modal transportation itinerary for facilitating the aerial transport for the first user. The method can include obtaining data indicative of a second user that is to travel with the first user for at least a portion of the first multi-modal transportation itinerary and determining a second multi-modal transportation itinerary for facilitating the aerial transport for the second user. The method can include communicating passenger itinerary data indicative of the second multi-modal transportation itinerary to a second user device associated with the second user.