Peer-to-peer ride-sourcing system
US12146750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/40
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ride-sourcing method including receiving a plurality of ride-sourcing requests; grouping a first set of the plurality of ride-sourcing requests into a first cluster and a second set of the plurality of ride-sourcing requests into a second cluster; computing a tour formation for each of the first cluster and the second cluster to define a series of stations and a cost function; applying trips to the first cluster and the second cluster under uniformity constraints; repeating the computing and applying steps until the cost function between consecutive iterations is below a threshold to define a first cluster of trips and a second cluster of trips; and assigning the first cluster of trips to a first driver and the second cluster of trips to a second driver.
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