- Patent Title: Systems and methods for queueing in dynamic transportation networks
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Application No.: US16024451Application Date: 2018-06-29
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Publication No.: US11341435B2Publication Date: 2022-05-24
- Inventor: Garrett van Ryzin , Jianzhe Luo , Christopher Sholley , Adam Greenhall , Jeremy Alexander Karp
- Applicant: Lyft, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: FisherBroyles LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/06
- IPC: G06Q10/06

Abstract:
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include matching transportation requests to transportation providers using a dynamic transportation matching system. Matching transportation requestors which have varying preferences for waiting times and transportation pricing with transportation providers having varying levels of available supply may involve matching methods that satisfy the transportation requestors while maintaining an appropriate level of supply. A method which provides immediate service for transportation requestors that may be willing to pay a premium fare while placing transportation requestors not willing to pay a premium fare and may be willing to wait may provide a balance of supply and demand of transportation providers. Accordingly, immediately matching transportation requestors not willing to wait while placing the transportation requestors willing to wait in a queue may provide the balanced approach to managing transportation provider availability. Other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200005206A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUEUEING IN DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS Public/Granted day:2020-01-02
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