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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Kees Wesselius, Wormer, NL;
Daan Reyer Van Dijk, Bethesda, MD (US);
Pieter Andreas Geelen, Amsterdam, NL;
Harold Goddijn, Amsterdam, NL;
Kees Wesselius, Wormer, NL;
Daan Reyer van Dijk, Bethesda, MD (US);
Pieter Andreas Geelen, Amsterdam, NL;
Harold Goddijn, Amsterdam, NL;
TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A vehicle request management system having a serverarranged to communicate with a plurality of vehicle requesting devicesand a plurality of vehicles, each being equipped with a devicehaving route planning and navigation functionality. Upon receipt of a vehicle request, the serverselects a suitable vehicleand determines the route that the vehicle should travel to the pick-up location and then onto the drop-off location. The serverreceives updates as to the position of the selected vehicleas it completes the request, and uses data associated with the calculated route and the position of the selected vehicleto provide enhanced functionality.