Routing system
US6459986B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0969
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A routing system comprising one or more maps; route defining means instantiable to respond to driver interaction with a map to define a proposed pooling route and to store said pooling route; request defining means instantiable to respond to passenger interaction to define a request for a pooling route; search means instantiable to search stored pooling routes for one or more pooling routes suitable for said request; and addition means responsive to passenger selection of a suitable pooling route to include a passenger on said route.
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