Patent ID: 8126903
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for allocating drivers and passengers sharing a trip, the method being executed by processing means configured to execute a trip sharing service, the method comprising: receiving, by the trip sharing service, a first service request, the first service request being submitted from a first client device belonging to a first user, wherein the first service request comprises sufficient data to specify at least a starting time, a place of departure and a destination; specifying, by the trip sharing service, a first potential trip data object by the trip sharing service, the specification being initiated upon receiving the first service request, the first potential trip data object being the result of processing the first service request, the specifications of the first potential trip data object comprising the starting time, an arrival time, the place of departure and the destination, the specifications of the first potential trip data object further comprising user related specifications; allocating the first user to a best matching user as trip accompany in case of a successful execution of the matching method, wherein the best matching user is the user corresponding to the trip data object in the result list having the highest degree of congruency with the first potential trip data object and wherein the matching method is executed successfully in case the result list comprises at least one matching potential trip data object.