Rideshare Server Linking Real-Time Position Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rideshare systems lack flexibility in coordinating route information between suppliers and interested parties, leading to underutilization of available resources and increased mobility challenges due to traffic densities and high fuel costs.
Innovation Solution
A system that links real-time position and route information of suppliers and interested parties, allowing for flexible route coordination, including partial route segments, and communication between on-board navigation systems and servers, enabling spontaneous and real-time rideshare opportunities without the need for pre-scheduling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If real-time position and route information linking is implemented, then rideshare resource utilization is enhanced and flexibility is increased, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server is designed to handle multiple functions: storing supplier and interested party information, processing real-time position data, matching rideshare opportunities, and communicating with on-board navigation systems. This multi-functional approach consolidates system complexity into a single central component rather than distributing it across multiple specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between suppliers, interested parties, and on-board navigation systems. It centralizes the complex tasks of data collection, matching algorithms, and real-time coordination, while presenting simplified interfaces to users through mobile phones and navigation systems.
2Productivity
If route information coordination is implemented between suppliers and interested parties, then resource utilization improves, but information processing requirements and communication infrastructure demands increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential position and route information needed for rideshare matching from the complete navigation data. Instead of processing all navigation system data, it selectively captures location coordinates, route segments, and timing information relevant to rideshare coordination, reducing information processing overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
Route information is segmented into discrete segments that can be independently matched with supplier routes. The system divides continuous routes into manageable segments for comparison and matching, enabling efficient processing of route compatibility without analyzing entire route profiles at once.
3Ease of operation
If spontaneous real-time rideshare opportunities are enabled, then mobility and flexibility increase, but reliability of contact and match accuracy may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback loops where position information is continuously updated and verified in real-time. The server monitors the ongoing movement of suppliers and interested parties, adjusting matches dynamically and providing feedback to confirm match validity, thereby maintaining reliability despite the spontaneous nature of the service.
Solution Approach 2:
Suppliers register their route information and availability in advance with the server, even though actual rideshare matches occur spontaneously. This preliminary registration of intent and route data allows the system to quickly validate and confirm matches in real-time without requiring complete real-time negotiation, thus maintaining reliability while enabling spontaneity.
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AI summary
A system for procuring services such as, in particular, rideshare opportunities and transportation services, has at least one stationary server and a multitude of subscribers including suppliers and interested parties. The system includes a communications arrangement which enable at least an information exchange between the stationary server and the subscribers. The system further includes a positioning arrangement for determining the current position of the subscribers, and a memory arrangement for at least temporary storage of data and positions of the subscribers.