Transportation Stop Reservation Priority for Overlap Conflicts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing transportation service vehicles face confusion and inefficiencies when multiple vehicles attempt to stop at the same point simultaneously, especially when there are restrictions on stopping points, leading to potential traffic jams and user inconvenience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that determine priority between overlapping transportation service vehicles based on their service types and, if necessary, adjust operation schedules or stopping positions to prevent confusion by ensuring higher-priority vehicles can stop as scheduled, while lower-priority vehicles adjust their schedules or positions to accommodate.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple transportation service vehicles are allowed to stop at the same stopping point in the same time period, then the transportation service coverage is improved, but confusion occurs at the stopping point

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransportation service coverageVSAvoidconfusion at stopping point

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of overlap between reservation requests and existing operation schedules before approval. By checking for conflicts in advance and preventing overlapping reservations, the system allows multiple vehicles to serve the same area without causing confusion at stopping points.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts operation schedules of transportation service vehicles based on detected overlaps. When conflicts are identified, the system modifies stopping points or stopping times to resolve conflicts, enabling flexible coordination of multiple vehicles serving the same region.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If the stopping point is restricted to specific areas, then the service quality is improved, but the number of available stopping points is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice qualityVSAvoidnumber of available stopping points

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system resolves conflicts by adjusting parameters in additional dimensions beyond just stopping point location. When stopping points are restricted, the system modifies stopping times or offsets stopping positions within the restricted area, providing multiple degrees of freedom for conflict resolution while maintaining service quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Device complexity

If the stopping time is fixed, then the operation schedule is simplified, but the flexibility to avoid overlap is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation schedule complexityVSAvoidflexibility to avoid overlap

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts stopping times based on detected overlaps with other vehicles' schedules. When conflicts are identified, the system modifies the stopping time parameter to resolve conflicts, providing flexibility while maintaining relatively simple operation schedules through automated adjustments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Device complexity

If all vehicles are treated equally in priority determination, then the system is simple, but smooth provision of transportation service is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepriority determination complexityVSAvoidsmooth provision of transportation service

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different priority levels to different vehicles based on their service types and operational characteristics. By assigning higher priority to vehicles with greater influence on the transportation network, the system ensures smooth service provision through differentiated priority determination while maintaining manageable complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12614126B2Method and apparatus for managing operation of transportation service vehicle, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Publication Date: 2026.04.28 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

AI summary

According to the method of the present disclosure, first, an application for a reservation for at least one of a point and a time at which a first transportation service vehicle is to be stopped is received from a user. Next, an overlap is detected between the reservation and an operation schedule related to a stopping point and a stopping time of each of other transportation service vehicles operated in a region where the first transportation service vehicle is operated. Further, a priority between the first transportation service vehicle and a second transportation service vehicle having an operation schedule overlapping with the reservation among the other transportation service vehicles is determined based on at least a service type of each of the first transportation service vehicle and the second transportation service vehicle. Then, the user is notified of approval or disapproval of the reservation determined based on the priority.