Patent ID: 11892844
Assignee: MOTIONAL AD LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. At least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions embodied in a stationary apparatus residing at a fixed location, the instructions, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
display, on a screen, a user interface for hailing a vehicle;
receive, from an operator of the stationary apparatus operating the user interface, an indication for a request for a pick-up by a vehicle at a location proximate to the stationary apparatus;
transmit the request for the pick-up to a plurality of vehicles;
receive a response from a responsive vehicle of the plurality of vehicles accepting the request for the pick-up, wherein the response is received after the responsive vehicle exchanges at least one message with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles ensuring that multiple vehicles do not respond to the request for the pick-up; and
display, on the screen, the response to the operator of the stationary apparatus.