US 11,859,988 B2
Detecting the number of vehicle passengers
Yaron Rakah, Givatayim (IL); Oren Shoval, Jerusalem (IL); Daniel Ramot, New York, NY (US); Shmulik Marcovitch, Kfar Saba (IL); Shahar Chen, Tel Aviv (IL); and Amir Livne Bar-On, Givatayim (IL)
Assigned to VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/711,399.
Application 16/711,399 is a continuation of application No. 15/914,843, filed on Mar. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,677,602.
Application 15/914,843 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/015060, filed on Jan. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/450,239, filed on Jan. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/500,109, filed on May 2, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/537,155, filed on Jul. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0158525 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G08G 1/005 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3438 (2013.01) [B60N 2/002 (2013.01); G01C 21/343 (2013.01); G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G08G 1/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/096822 (2013.01); G08G 1/096844 (2013.01); G08G 1/123 (2013.01); G08G 1/148 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); G08G 1/127 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated ridesharing dispatch system, comprising:
a memory device configured to store data relating to historical demand in a geographical area; a communications interface;
at least one processor, in communication with the memory device, configured to:
predict a first imminent demand and a second imminent demand of ridesharing requests in the geographical area based on the data relating to historical demand in the geographical area, wherein the predicted first imminent demand and the predicted second imminent demand occurs within a predetermined time period from a given point in time;
select, based on the predicted first and second imminent demands, a first holding zone location and a second holding zone location for propositioning empty ridesharing vehicles to wait in order to locate the empty ridesharing vehicles to expedite satisfaction of the predicted first and second imminent demands within a predetermined time threshold upon receipt, the second imminent demand being greater than the first imminent demand;
send, via the communications interface, to a mobile communications device in a first specific ridesharing vehicle, instructions directing the first specific ridesharing vehicle to the first holding zone based on global positioning system (GPS) data received from a GPS device associated with the first specific ridesharing vehicle;
send, via the communications interface, to a mobile communications device in a second specific ridesharing vehicle to the second holding zone based on GPS data received from a GPS device associated with the second specific ridesharing vehicle; and
send, via the communications interface, to a mobile communications device in a third specific ridesharing vehicle to the second holding zone based on GPS data received from a GPS device associated with the third specific ridesharing vehicle.