Transportation Coordination System for Passenger and Package Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation networking services, such as ridesharing and taxi services, face challenges in efficiently coordinating the transport of passengers and packages, especially during peak demand periods, as they often lack the resources to meet demand for door-to-door package delivery without compromising passenger transport.
Innovation Solution
A system that identifies suitable transportation vehicle units for passenger transport based on their package delivery obligations, allowing for the coordination of passenger and package transport, including the transmission of directives to ensure that package delivery does not interfere with passenger routes, and offers incentives like discounted fares for concurrent package delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If transportation services focus on passenger transport, then passenger service quality is improved, but package delivery capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by enabling transportation vehicle units to perform both passenger transport and package delivery operations. The system allows vehicles to be assigned to different types of deliveries (passenger or package) based on real-time availability and demand, making the transportation service versatile enough to handle multiple delivery obligations simultaneously without requiring separate dedicated fleets for each service type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If transportation services add package delivery capability, then service versatility is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where transportation vehicle units continuously report their status (available, busy with passenger delivery, busy with package delivery) to the central coordination system. This real-time feedback enables the system to dynamically adjust assignments and routes based on current vehicle availability, reducing the operational complexity of managing mixed-service fleets through automated information flow and adaptive routing algorithms.
3Quantity of substance
If vehicle units are assigned to package delivery, then package delivery coverage is improved, but passenger transport availability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies dynamics by enabling real-time reassignment of vehicle units between passenger transport and package delivery based on changing demand patterns and vehicle availability. Vehicles can be dynamically shifted from package delivery to passenger transport when demand changes, or assigned to package delivery when vehicles become available, optimizing the balance between package coverage and passenger availability through adaptive, real-time decision-making rather than static scheduling.
Data Source
AI summary
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving a request for transporting one or more end users; identifying one or more transportation vehicle units for transporting the one or more end users to one or more destination locations based, at least in part, on determining whether the one or more transportation vehicle units have one or more delivery package obligations; and transmitting one or more directives that direct the one or more transportation vehicle units to rendezvous with the one or more end users in order to transport the one or more end users to the one or more destination locations. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.