Multi-Modal Transportation Service Planning and Fulfillment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025044107-A1
Application number	US-202418805241-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 14, 2024
Priority date	Mar 18, 2019
Publication date	Feb 6, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for real-time planning and fulfillment of multi-modal transportation services in a multi-modal ride sharing network. In particular, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a computing system that creates an end-to-end multi-modal itinerary responsive to a user request for transportation service between an origin and a destination. The multi-modal itinerary can include two or more transportation legs that include travel via two or more different transportation modalities such as, as examples, via a car and via an aircraft.

First claim

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that store instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
accessing data indicative of an end-to-end itinerary for a user to travel from an origin to a destination, wherein the end-to-end itinerary comprises a plurality of transportation legs that include transportation via a plurality of different transportation modalities,
wherein the plurality of transportation legs comprise at least a first transportation leg and a second transportation leg, the first transportation leg comprising ground-based transportation associated with a service provider of ground-based transportation and the second transportation leg comprising flight-based transportation provided via one or more aircraft associated with a service provider of flight-based transportation;
accessing data indicative of an updated flight plan associated with the service provider of flight-based transportation;
accessing, from a user device over a network, location data associated with the user, the location data indicative of a progress of the user along the end-to-end itinerary;
based on the data indicative of the end-to-end itinerary, the data indicative of the updated flight plan, and the location data, computing an updated itinerary for the user;
computing an estimated arrival time of the user at the destination based on the updated itinerary; and
based on the estimated arrival time of the user the destination, providing data indicative of the updated itinerary to the user device.

22 . The computing system of claim 21 , wherein the updated itinerary comprises a different flight for the second transportation leg of the user.

23 . The computing system of claim 21 , wherein the updated itinerary comprises at least one of: (i) a different departure node for the flight-based transportation or (ii) a different arrival node for the flight-based transportation.

24 . The computing system of claim 21 , wherein the progress of the user along the end-to-end itinerary indicates the user is currently on the first transportation leg.

25 . The computing system of claim 21 , further comprising:
computing an evaluation of the updated itinerary based on a deviation of the estimated arrival time and a requested arrival time of the user.

26 . The computing system of claim 25 , wherein computing the evaluation comprises scoring the updated itinerary using an objective function based on the estimated arrival time.

27 . The computing system of claim 26 , wherein computing the evaluation further comprises scoring the updated itinerary using the objective function based on a satisfaction of desired vehicle characteristics requested by the user.

28 . The computing system of claim 21 , wherein the one or more aircraft comprise an eVTOL aircraft.

29 . The computing system of claim 21 , wherein the location data comprises GPS data received from the user device.

30 . The computing system of claim 21 , wherein the location data comprises location data associated with a vehicle providing the ground-based transportation.

31 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
accessing data indicative of an end-to-end itinerary for a user to travel from an origin to a destination, wherein the end-to-end itinerary comprises a plurality of transportation legs that include transportation via a plurality of different transportation modalities, wherein the plurality of transportation legs comprise at least a first transportation leg and a second transportation leg, the first transportation leg comprising ground-based transportation associated with a service provider of ground-based transportation and the second transportation leg comprising flight-based transportation provided via one or more aircraft associated with a service provider of flight-based transportation; accessing data indicative of an updated flight plan associated with the service provider of flight-based transportation; accessing, from a user device over a network, location data associated with the user, the location data indicative of a progress of the user along the end-to-end itinerary; based on the data indicative of the end-to-end itinerary, the data indicative of the updated flight plan, and the location data, computing an updated itinerary for the user; computing an estimated arrival time of the user at the destination based on the updated itinerary; and based on the estimated arrival time of the user the destination, providing data indicative of the updated itinerary to the user device.

32 . The computer-implemented method of claim 31 , wherein the updated itinerary comprises a different flight for the second transportation leg of the user.

33 . The computer-implemented method of claim 31 , wherein the updated itinerary comprises at least one of: (i) a different departure node for the flight-based transportation or (ii) a different arrival node for the flight-based transportation.

34 . The computer-implemented method of claim 31 , wherein the progress of the user along the end-to-end itinerary indicates the user is currently on the first transportation leg.

35 . The computer-implemented method of claim 31 , further comprising:
computing an evaluation of the updated itinerary based on a deviation of the estimated arrival time and a requested arrival time of the user.

36 . The computer-implemented method of claim 35 , wherein computing the evaluation comprises scoring the updated itinerary using an objective function based on the estimated arrival time.

37 . The computer-implemented method of claim 36 , wherein computing the evaluation further comprises scoring the updated itinerary using the objective function based on a satisfaction of desired vehicle characteristics requested by the user.

38 . The computer-implemented method of claim 31 , wherein the one or more aircraft comprise an eVTOL aircraft.

39 . The computer-implemented method of claim 31 , wherein the location data comprises GPS data received from the user device.

40 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media that store instructions that are executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
accessing data indicative of an end-to-end itinerary for a user to travel from an origin to a destination, wherein the end-to-end itinerary comprises a plurality of transportation legs that include transportation via a plurality of different transportation modalities, wherein the plurality of transportation legs comprise at least a first transportation leg and a second transportation leg, the first transportation leg comprising ground-based transportation associated with a service provider of ground-based transportation and the second transportation leg comprising flight-based transportation provided via one or more aircraft associated with a service provider of flight-based transportation; accessing data indicative of an updated flight plan associated with the service provider of flight-based transportation; accessing, from a user device over a network, location data associated with the user, the location data indicative of a progress of the user along the end-to-end itinerary; based on the data indicative of the end-to-end itinerary, the data indicative of the updated flight plan, and the location data, compu

Assignees

• Joby Aero Inc

Inventors

• Tian Kevin
• Warmoth Adam
• Lurie Raphael Max
• Godil Hasrat
• Goel Nikhil

Classifications

• G06Q50/40

  Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) · CPC title

• H04L2463/082

  applying multi-factor authentication · CPC title

• H04L63/205

  involving negotiation or determination of the one or more network security mechanisms to be used, e.g. by negotiation between the client and the server or between peers or by selection according to the capabilities of the entities involved (negotiation of communication capabilities H04L69/24) · CPC title

• H04L63/105

  Multiple levels of security · CPC title

• H04L63/10

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title