Multi-Modal Itinerary Coordination for Real-Time Delay Mitigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation services are limited to single modalities, which do not adequately serve the increasing transportation needs of urban areas due to infrastructure constraints and congestion, particularly ground-based transportation.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating and managing multi-modal transportation itineraries that combine different transportation modalities, such as ground and aerial travel, using a service entity computing system and vehicle provider computing system to dynamically adjust and monitor the itinerary in real-time, mitigating delays and deviations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If ground-based transportation services are used, then infrastructure constraints and congestion worsen, but single-modality services cannot adequately serve increasing transportation needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transportation journey into multiple modal components (ground transportation, aerial transportation, and return ground transportation). This segmentation allows the system to bypass congested ground infrastructure for portions of the journey by using aerial vehicles, thereby maintaining transportation capacity while reducing the harmful effects of ground-based congestion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces aerial transportation as a third dimension to the traditional ground-based transportation system. By adding vertical dimensionality with aerial vehicles, the system provides alternative routing that avoids ground infrastructure constraints and congestion, thereby increasing overall transportation service capacity without being limited by ground infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multi-modal transportation services are implemented, then transportation needs are better served, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple transportation modalities (ground and aerial) into a unified multi-modal transportation service. The service entity computing system integrates these different modes, coordinating them to work together seamlessly. This combining approach provides versatile transportation options while managing complexity through centralized coordination rather than separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The service entity computing system performs multiple functions: it manages ground transportation services, aerial transportation services, coordinates between modalities, handles bookings, and provides real-time monitoring. This universal system handles diverse transportation needs through a single multi-functional platform, reducing the complexity that would arise from multiple separate specialized systems.
3Reliability
If real-time monitoring and dynamic adjustment are implemented, then timely arrival is ensured, but computational requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time monitoring where the service entity computing system continuously tracks the status of both ground and aerial transportation segments. This feedback mechanism allows the system to detect delays or issues as they occur and dynamically adjust subsequent segments of the multi-modal journey, ensuring timely arrival while managing complexity through automated real-time coordination rather than manual intervention.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for limiting facilitating a multi-modal transportation itinerary are provided. The system includes a service entity computing system and a vehicle provider computing system that collaborate to create and facilitate an end-to-end multi-modal transportation itinerary. This can include creating a flight schedule during a time window based on multi-modal transportation service data supplied by the service entity. The service entity can generate multi-modal transportation itineraries based on a request and the flight schedule. A rider can select an itinerary and, in response, the service entity can initiate and monitor a first ground leg of the itinerary. Deviations from the first ground leg can be provided to the vehicle provider which can delay or advance a flight based on the deviation. Likewise, deviations from an aerial transportation leg can be provided to the service entity which can delay or advance a second ground leg based on the deviation.