Server dispatching shared vehicles via aggregated transport demand

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Solution Overview

Problem

When public transport is non-operational, users are often left stranded without a reliable alternative, as existing systems fail to efficiently dispatch vehicles to transport them to their destinations, especially when substitute transport lacks sufficient capacity.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle dispatch system comprising a server, information processing device, and driver terminals that receive user requests and public transport data to dispatch registered vehicles, enabling quick transportation to destinations by selecting candidate vehicles based on positional information and transportation demand, facilitating ride-sharing and mediating compensation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If substitute public transport is used when regular public transport is non-operable, then users can be transported to destinations, but the transportation capacity is insufficient causing long waiting times

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransportation availabilityVSAvoidwaiting time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple transportation request information (individual requests and public transport requests) into a single unified dispatch system. The server aggregates these requests and dispatches shared vehicles to serve multiple users simultaneously, thereby increasing transportation capacity and reducing waiting times when regular public transport is non-operable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The dispatch server is designed to handle multiple types of transportation requests universally - both individual user requests and public transport requests from information processing devices. This multi-functional capability allows the system to efficiently allocate shared vehicles to various transportation needs, maximizing resource utilization and reducing overall waiting time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If individual vehicle dispatch requests are processed separately, then specific user needs are met, but overall transportation efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser service qualityVSAvoidtransportation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges individual vehicle dispatch requests with public transport requests into a unified processing framework. The server combines these different types of requests and dispatches shared vehicles to serve multiple users simultaneously, thereby increasing transportation capacity and reducing waiting times when regular public transport is non-operable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional transfer information systems are used, then users receive transfer certificates, but users without smartphones or in areas without substitute public transport cannot be assisted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem coverageVSAvoidtransportation guarantee

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11481697B2Vehicle dispatch system, server, and information processing method

Publication Date: 2022.10.25 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

AI summary

A vehicle dispatch system includes an information processing device provided in a public transport, a server configured to manage a service for dispatching a vehicle, and driver terminals configured to be browsed and operated by drivers of a plurality of registered vehicles. The server is configured to receive a second request including the number of transportation requesters of a plurality of sections respectively connecting second positions as departure places and destinations from the information processing device. The server is configured to decide candidates of a plurality of vehicles to be dispatched to any of the second positions based on the number of transportation requesters of each section and transmits second vehicle dispatch request information including positional information of any of the second positions and the number of boarding requesters and not including identification information of a specific user to the vehicles.