Transport Computing Device for Directive Conflict Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation network systems often lack the ability to seamlessly integrate passenger transport with package delivery, as they may not have real-time information on the package delivery obligations of transportation vehicle units, leading to potential conflicts between passenger transport directives and package delivery obligations.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a transport computing device associated with each vehicle, capable of receiving and verifying end user transport directives against package delivery directives to ensure that passenger transport does not violate package delivery obligations, using modules for receiving directives, confirming non-conflict, and presenting instructive directives to optimize route planning and delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the system integrates real-time verification of transport directives against package delivery obligations, then the reliability of directive execution is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transport computing device as an intermediary between the transportation vehicle unit and the directive management system. This intermediary receives transport directives, retrieves package delivery obligations, performs conflict verification, and presents resolved directives. By centralizing the verification logic in this intermediary component, the system achieves reliable directive execution without distributing complex verification logic across multiple components, thus managing overall system complexity.
2Productivity
If the system performs real-time conflict verification between transport and package delivery directives, then the productivity of transportation operations is improved, but the use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs conflict verification in advance before the transportation vehicle unit executes transport directives. The transport computing device retrieves package delivery obligations and verifies potential conflicts before the vehicle departs or changes route. This preliminary verification prevents costly deviations and ensures efficient operations without requiring continuous energy-intensive monitoring during transit, thus improving productivity while managing energy consumption.
3Ease of operation
If the system implements comprehensive directive verification and optimization modules, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transport computing device automatically performs conflict verification and presents optimized transport directives without requiring manual intervention from operators. The system self-manages the complex tasks of retrieving package delivery obligations, comparing them against transport directives, identifying conflicts, and presenting resolved directives. This automation improves ease of operation by eliminating manual verification steps while containing complexity within the automated system rather than requiring complex human procedures.
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AI summary
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving one or more package delivery directives that direct a transportation vehicle unit to deliver one or more packages; receiving one or more end user transport directives that direct the transportation vehicle unit to transport one or more end users; and verifying that the one or more end user transport directives do not conflict with the one or more package delivery directives such that transport of the one or more end users by the transportation vehicle unit in accordance with the one or more end user transport directives will not violate one or more package delivery obligations of the transportation vehicle unit to deliver the one or more packages in accordance with the one or more package delivery directives. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.