Ride-Sharing Coordinator for Facility Sponsor Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ride-sharing systems lack effective incentives to motivate drivers to participate, leading to lower implementation rates and reduced driver motivation.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that acquires and provides sponsor information, including facility details and privileges, to a ride-sharing coordinator, facilitating matching between facilities offering incentives and drivers seeking ride-sharing opportunities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If ride sharing is implemented without incentives, then the system can operate with simple structure, but driver participation and motivation remain low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a ride sharing coordinator as an intermediary component that manages the complex matching between drivers, facilities, and ride-share candidates. The coordinator receives sponsor information from facilities and coordinates with drivers, effectively mediating the interaction between multiple system elements and enabling incentive-based participation without requiring direct complex integration between all components
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: facility management module that handles sponsor information, coordinator module that manages matching and coordination, and driver management module that handles driver information. This segmentation allows the system to manage complexity through modular design while enabling high driver participation through specialized functionality in each module
2Ease of operation
If sponsor information and privileges are provided to motivate drivers, then driver motivation is enhanced, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and storing sponsor information (facility details, available time periods, and privileges) in advance before ride sharing requests are made. Facilities register their sponsorship information beforehand, and the coordinator has this information ready when matching drivers, which simplifies the real-time processing while maintaining high driver motivation through pre-configured incentives
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the coordinator provides drivers with information about available privileges and incentives based on their ride sharing participation. This feedback loop motivates drivers by showing them the benefits they will receive, while the automated nature of the feedback process manages information processing complexity through systematic data retrieval and presentation
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire sponsor information including information on a facility available as a getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, information on a time period during which the facility is available as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, and information on a privilege when the facility is used as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing; and provide the acquired sponsor information to a ride sharing coordinator.