Ridesharing Pickup Grouping and Vehicle Allocation Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ridesharing management systems lack efficient user grouping and vehicle allocation processes, leading to suboptimal administration and convenience for users.
Innovation Solution
A ridesharing management device that communicates with users' terminal devices to acquire pick-up requests, performs user grouping, and allocates vehicles based on defined conditions, determining optimal pick-up places and times to assemble users efficiently, while also considering cost and positional information to improve convenience and service provision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users are served individually without grouping, then each user receives personalized service, but administrative efficiency deteriorates and resource utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by grouping multiple users with similar ride requirements into clusters. The service manager combines individual user requests into grouped service targets, allowing a single vehicle to serve multiple users sequentially. This reduces the total number of vehicles needed and improves administrative efficiency while maintaining personalized service through customized pickup sequences and routes within each group.
2Reliability
If multiple vehicles are allocated to serve individual users, then service availability improves, but resource utilization deteriorates and operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by enabling a single vehicle to perform multiple service functions by serving different users in sequence. Instead of dedicating one vehicle to one user, the allocated vehicle becomes a multi-functional resource that can pick up and drop off multiple users along its route. This increases resource utilization while maintaining service availability through optimized routing and timing.
3Productivity
If pick-up places are determined without optimization, then user convenience is maintained, but travel costs increase and assembly efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-determining optimized pick-up places and sequences before users actually arrive. The service manager calculates optimal pickup locations and routes in advance based on user destinations and requirements, then communicates these predetermined locations to users. This allows efficient assembly of grouped users while maintaining convenience, as users are given specific pickup instructions beforehand rather than requiring real-time negotiation.
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AI summary
A ridesharing management device includes: a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of terminal devices used by a plurality of users; an acquirer configured to acquire pick-up requests of the plurality of users in which a use condition including at least a desired pick-up place is defined; and a service manager configured to perform a grouping process of grouping users associated with the use condition and an allocating process of allocating a vehicle which is able to be used by the grouped users according to the use condition included in the pick-up request and configured to determine a pick-up place at which the allocated vehicle is picked up so that the grouped users are able to be assembled according to results of the grouping process and the allocating process.