Facilitating direct rider driver pairing for mass egress areas
US10192387B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/021
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile computing device can store a rider application for an on-demand transportation service. Based on the mobile computing device being in a mass egress area, the rider application can initiate a late-binding state to enable a direct pairing between the user and an available driver. In the late-binding state, the mobile computing device can receive a unique match code from a backend transport system that manages the on-demand transportation service, and display the unique match code on the display screen to facilitate the direct pairing.
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