US 11,887,030 B2
Interactive network and method for securing conveyance services
Alexis DaCosta, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Vince Coletti, San Marcos, CA (US)
Assigned to TELEPORT MOBILITY, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by TELEPORT MOBILITY, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,882.
Application 15/680,439 is a division of application No. 15/675,757, filed on Aug. 13, 2017, granted, now 11,176,500.
Application 17/397,882 is a continuation of application No. 16/038,487, filed on Jul. 18, 2018, granted, now 11,087,252, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 16/038,487 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/680,439, filed on Aug. 18, 2017, granted, now 11,087,250, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/539,706, filed on Aug. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/482,306, filed on Apr. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/426,549, filed on Nov. 27, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/375,491, filed on Aug. 16, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0398055 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G08G 1/123 (2006.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06Q 50/32 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/063114 (2013.01) [G01C 21/343 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/24578 (2019.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063112 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01); G08G 1/123 (2013.01); G08G 1/127 (2013.01); B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G06Q 50/32 (2013.01); G08G 1/202 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network for improving efficiency for securing conveyance services by a vehicle controlled by a representative, the network comprising:
at least one external server in communication with the network, the at least one external server associated with a business entity that provides goods or services, the at least one external server comprising a source of conveyance service requests on behalf of one or more client, and conveyance data, at least a portion of the conveyance data comprising vehicle-related data relating to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle-related data includes vehicle capacity;
a central server in communication with the network, wherein the at least one central server is automated in whole or in part and configured for repeatedly receiving the conveyance service requests and the vehicle-related data from the at least one external server and for performing one or more of standardizing and aggregating one or a combination of the conveyance service requests and the vehicle-related data;
an application associated with the vehicle, the application configured for communicating one or a combination of geographical location data and the vehicle-related data to the network;
a representative application in communication with the network, the representative application configured for entry by the representative of one or more representative preference;
at least one terminal comprising a display device and an input device, the at least one terminal configured for interacting with one or more of the application and the representative application;
wherein the central server is further configured to process the conveyance service requests comprising conveyance data corresponding to at least one feature of the conveyance service requests, the geographical location data, the one or more representative preference, and the vehicle-related data, and wherein the central server is further configured to perform the steps of:
(a) filtering, in any order:
(i) at least a portion of the conveyance service requests by using one or a combination of the one or more representative preference and the geographical location data to identify a filtered subset of conveyance service requests; and
(ii) at least a portion of the vehicle-related data by using one or a combination of the one or more representative preference and the geographical location data to identify a filtered subset of vehicle-related data;
(b) identifying one or more matches between the filtered subset of conveyance service requests and the filtered subset of vehicle-related data based on one or a combination of the one or more representative preference and the geographical location data;
(c) securing the one or more matches by communicating one or more of the one or more matches and conveyance service instructions to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to provide the conveyance services on behalf of the one or more client;
(d) automatically and repeatedly analyzing one or more of the conveyance service requests, updated vehicle-related data, and updated geographical location data and repeating steps (a) through (c) to pool additional conveyance services to be provided by the vehicle until one or more of the vehicle capacity has been substantially filled and an ending service location has been reached; and
(e) generating on the display device a visual representation corresponding to a route followed by the vehicle in providing the one or more conveyance services, wherein the visual representation is dynamically updated to display progression of the conveyance services.