A device, system, and method optimizes taxi dispatch requests. The system comprises delivery vehicles located within a dispatch region and a dispatch center processing dispatch requests and receiving data including status information with corresponding timestamps of availability of the delivery vehicles. The method includes receiving a new dispatch request. The method includes determining a dynamic pooling scheme is to be used, the dynamic pooling scheme waiting for the pool of the available delivery vehicles to grow to reach a predetermined pooling size prior to selecting a delivery vehicle for the new dispatch request. The method includes determining a respective overall cost associated with pairing each available delivery vehicle to the new dispatch request. The method includes selecting a pairing based on the respective overall costs. The method includes dispatching a selected available delivery vehicle in the optimal pairing to service the new dispatch request.
Device, System, and Method for Optimizing Taxi Dispatch Requests
2019-01-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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