System and method for optimizing passenger pick-up
US10222221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3676
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One embodiment provides a system that facilitates optimization of passenger pick-up. During operation, the system generates, by a first mobile computing device associated with a passenger at a first location, a request for a target location at which to meet with a vehicle. The system receives the target location and a planned passenger route for the passenger to the target location, which are calculated based on a location, facing direction, and direction of movement, if any, of the vehicle, and wherein the target location is different from the first location, thereby facilitating optimization of a time duration and route the passenger takes to meet the vehicle.
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