Trip Termination Detection Using Passive Driver Device Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing on-demand transportation services face challenges in accurately determining the point of trip termination, which can lead to incorrect fare calculations and inefficient service management, as they rely heavily on driver input that may be unreliable or delayed.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses passive information from a driver's mobile computing device, such as GPS, sensor data, and environmental information, to programmatically determine the point of trip termination, independent of user input, ensuring accurate trip end location detection and fare determination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the system relies on driver input to determine trip termination, then the system is simple to operate, but the accuracy and reliability of trip termination detection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses passive information from the driver's mobile computing device to automatically determine trip termination without requiring active driver input. The device's sensors and GPS independently detect when the trip has ended, making the system self-sufficient and eliminating reliance on driver action while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/manual system of driver input with an automated electronic system using passive sensors, GPS data, and algorithmic processing. This substitution eliminates human error and delay while maintaining ease of operation, as no additional driver action is required beyond normal device usage.
2Measurement precision
If the system uses passive information from the driver's device, then the trip termination detection accuracy improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages the driver's existing mobile computing device, which already possesses GPS, sensors, and processing capabilities for other functions. By repurposing these existing components for trip termination detection, the system achieves high accuracy without adding dedicated hardware, thus minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile computing device acts as an intermediary between the vehicle's operational state and the service arrangement system. It collects passive information from various sensors and GPS, processes this data locally, and transmits the determined trip termination point to the service system, simplifying the overall architecture while maintaining high detection accuracy.
3Ease of manufacture
If the system uses driver input for trip termination, then the implementation is straightforward, but the reliability of fare calculation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors passive information from the driver's device throughout the trip and uses this feedback to independently verify and determine trip termination. This ongoing feedback loop ensures that fare calculations are based on objective, verifiable data rather than potentially unreliable driver input, enhancing reliability while maintaining straightforward implementation through automated processing.
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AI summary
In context of a transportation service provided through a transport arrangement service, examples determine a point of trip termination for a trip. The point of trip termination can be determined from passive information that is collected from a computing device of a driver. The point of trip termination can be determined based on driver input and the collected information from the driver's computing device.