Rideshare Directive Conflict Verification System
Solution Overview
Problem
Current ridesharing and carpooling systems often lack real-time coordination and may not have up-to-date information on transportation vehicle units' passenger obligations, leading to potential conflicts and inefficiencies in matching new passengers with existing routes.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that includes a transport computing device associated with a transportation vehicle unit, capable of receiving first and second directives to transport end users, and verifying that these directives do not conflict with existing obligations, ensuring compliance and efficient route adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the system accepts multiple passenger transport directives simultaneously, then the productivity and utilization of transportation vehicle units is improved, but the risk of conflicting obligations and reliability issues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the status of transportation vehicle units and updates the availability determination based on real-time obligation fulfillment. When a vehicle completes an obligation or becomes unavailable, the system receives feedback and adjusts subsequent directive assignments accordingly, preventing over-allocation and conflicts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically determines vehicle availability based on current obligation status rather than using static availability flags. The availability state changes in real-time as obligations are fulfilled or new ones are assigned, allowing the system to flexibly manage multiple directives while maintaining reliability through continuous status evaluation.
2Loss of time
If the system assigns new passengers to vehicles en route, then the loss of time for passenger waiting is reduced, but the complexity of coordinating multiple obligations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system determines whether a vehicle is available to accept new directives before assigning them, by evaluating the vehicle's current obligation status and route compatibility. This preliminary availability check prevents assigning conflicting obligations and simplifies coordination by filtering out incompatible assignments before they are created.
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines multiple passenger transport obligations into a single vehicle route when compatible, merging the transport of first and second end users into one coordinated journey. This reduces overall system complexity by consolidating obligations rather than managing separate routes, while minimizing passenger waiting time through efficient vehicle utilization.
Data Source
AI summary
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving one or more first directives that direct a transportation vehicle unit to transport a first end user; receiving, while the transportation vehicle unit is en route to or is transporting the first end user, one or more second directives that direct the transportation vehicle unit to transport a second end user while transporting the first end user, the transportation vehicle unit having been determined to be able to accommodate transport of the second end user while transporting the first end user; and verifying that compliance with the one or more second directives will not conflict with one or more obligations to transport the first end user by the transportation vehicle unit. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.