Rendezvous-Based Travel Planning for Multi-Leg Transport Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack efficient methods for coordinating transportation vehicle units to rendezvous with end users at designated locations to facilitate travel to a destination, particularly in complex travel scenarios involving multiple route legs.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for receiving travel requests, providing travel plans that include route legs with transportation vehicle units, and directing these units to rendezvous with end users at specific locations, utilizing computational methods and circuitry to manage the transportation process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a travel plan includes multiple route legs with transportation vehicle units, then the ability to facilitate complex multi-leg journeys is improved, but the coordination complexity between vehicle units and end users increases
Solution Approach 1:
The travel plan is divided into multiple route legs, with each leg being independently manageable. The system segments the overall journey into discrete transport segments (first leg, second leg, etc.), allowing each transportation vehicle unit to be coordinated independently for its specific route leg rather than managing the entire multi-leg journey as a single complex operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between end users and transportation vehicle units. It receives travel requests, generates comprehensive travel plans with multiple route legs, and coordinates the rendezvous between users and vehicle units at specified locations and times, thereby managing the coordination complexity centrally rather than requiring direct user-vehicle negotiation for each leg.
2Measurement precision
If the system directs transportation vehicle units to rendezvous at specific locations, then the precision of user-vehicle matching is improved, but the time and logistical coordination requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating and specifying rendezvous locations and times for each route leg before the actual transportation occurs. The travel plan identifies in advance where and when users should meet their transportation vehicle units, allowing both parties to prepare and arrive at the correct location at the correct time, thereby reducing last-minute coordination delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback mechanisms to monitor and adjust the timing and location of rendezvous points. By tracking the status of travel requests and coordinating multiple route legs, the system can optimize rendezvous arrangements based on real-time conditions, balancing the need for precise matching with the minimization of coordination time.
Data Source
AI summary
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving a request for transporting one or more end users towards a destination location; providing a travel plan for facilitating the one or more end users to travel to the destination location from a starting location, the travel plan identifying at least two route legs including at least one transport route leg that calls for at least one transportation vehicle unit to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg; and directing the at least one transportation vehicle unit to rendezvous with the one or more end users at a rendezvous location in order to transport the one or more end users over the transport route leg. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.