Interactive network and method for securing conveyance services
The inventive platform and method optimize efficiency of operation within the conveyance industry for goods, services and/or freight by providing for the filtering, selection and securing of conveyance services in accordance with one or more of client and operator preferences in substantially real time. An efficiency preference may be employed to pool conveyance services for optimizing vehicle utilization.
1 . A platform for optimizing utilization of an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) for efficiently providing a conveyance service for conveyance of a person or an object associated with a client order, wherein the AV is a self-governing machine that performs the conveyance service unaided by a human operator, the platform comprising:
one or more external server in communication with a network, the one or more external server associated with a business entity that provides goods or services;
a central server in communication with the network, wherein the central server is configured for receiving conveyance service requests (CSRs) from the one or more external server, the CSRs for conveyance of the client order from a first geographical location to at least one second geographical location, the CSRs associated with conveyance data comprising information relating to fulfillment of the client order, wherein the CSRs and the conveyance data are repeatedly updated;
an application in communication with the network, the application configured for receiving one or a combination of a selected preference, geographical location data, and vehicle-related data;
a display device in communication with the network, the display device configured to generate a visual representation comprising one or more of the CSRs, a geographical map having a vehicle marker indicating an AV location, the selected preference, and conveyance service information (CSI) comprising one or more of the conveyance data, the geographical location data, and the vehicle-related data;
wherein one or a combination of the central server and the application is automated in whole or in part and further configured to aggregate at least a portion of the CSRs
and after aggregating, to:
(a) filter, one or a combination of, in any order:
(i) at least a portion of the CSRs using one or a combination of the selected preference and the CSI to identify a filtered subset of CSRs; and
(ii) at least a portion of the vehicle-related data using one or a combination of the selected preference, the CSRs, and the CSI to identify a filtered subset of vehicle-related data;
(b) identify a match between one or more of the filtered subset of CSRs and the filtered subset of vehicle-related data and one or a combination of the selected preference, the CSRs, and the CSI;
(c) secure the conveyance service associated with the match to define a secured conveyance service;
(d) determine a route for the AV to perform the secured conveyance service from the first geographical location to the at least one second geographical location and communicate instructions to the AV, wherein the instructions comprise the route; and
(e) dynamically update the visual representation to reflect changes in one or a combination of the secured conveyance service, the selected preference, the CSI, and the AV location;
wherein the AV receives the instructions via the network and follows the route to perform the secured conveyance service unaided by a human operator.
2 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein one or a combination of the application and the central server is further configured to repeat steps (a) through (c) to optimize utilization of the AV by securing an additional conveyance service.
3 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the selected preference comprises a vehicle capacity preference configured for optimizing utilization of the AV.
4 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the business entity comprises one or more of an entity that conveys goods or services, and entity that produces or supplies freight, an entity that provides transportation services, a courier, an AV owner, a goods supplier, a service provider, a dispatcher, a logistics provider, a broker, a freight provider, a fleet manager, and a map provider.
5 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the AV comprises one or more of a wheeled vehicle, a delivery vehicle, a train, an aircraft, a drone, a vessel, a truck, a trailer, a transportation machine, and a space vehicle.
6 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the application comprises one or a combination of a web application, a mobile application, a cloud application, a computer application, an application programming interface (API), a software as a service (SaaS), an application associated with the AV, a computer program, and system software.
7 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the display device is further configured to display an estimated time of arrival.
8 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of one or more of the CSRs, the selected preference, the AV location, and the CSI is pre-filtered, pre-standardized, or pre-categorized.
9 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein, prior to step (a), at least a portion of one or a combination of the CSRs, the selected preference, the AV location, and the CSI is structured in a uniform format.
10 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein at least one function of one or a combination of the central server and the application comprises using one of machine learning technology, quantum computing technology, and blockchain technology.
11 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the application comprises a combination of multiple applications, wherein a separate application is associated with each of one or a more of the AV, an AV owner, a client, a representative, a service provider, a dispatcher, a map provider, and the business entity.
12 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the AV is configured to be geofenced to a geographical area.
13 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein at least one of filtering and identifying comprises using a different geographical location.
14 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the conveyance data further comprises one or more of pricing information, an estimated time of arrival (ETA), a vehicle detail, and a level of service.
15 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein one or a combination of the central server and the application is further configured to generate a status notification associated with the secured conveyance service.
16 . The platform of claim 1 , wherein the business entity comprises a dispatcher associated with a service provider.
17 . A method using a platform within a network for optimizing utilization of an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) for efficiently providing a conveyance service for conveyance of a person or an object associated with a client order, wherein the AV is a self-governing machine that performs the conveyance service unaided by a human operator, the method comprising:
(a) receiving within one or a combination of an application and a central server in communication with the network, one or a combination of, in any order:
(i) conveyance service requests (CSRs) from one or more external server associated with a business entity that provides goods or services associated with the client order, the CSRs for conveyance of the client order from a first geographical location to at least one second geographical location, the CSRs associated with conveyance data comprising information relating to fulfillment of the client order, wherein the CSRs and the conveyance data are repeatedly updated;
(ii) vehicle-related data;
(iii) geographical location data; and
(iv) a selected preference;
(b) aggregating at least a portion of the CSRs;
(c) displaying on a display device a visual representation comprising one or more of the CSRs, a geographical map having a vehicle marker indicating an AV location, the selected preference, and conveyance service information (CSI) comprising one or more of the conveyance data, the geographical location data, and the vehicle-related data:
(d) processing at least a portion of the CSRs, the selected preference, and the CSI by:
(i) filtering, in any order, at least a portion of the CSRs and the CSI to identify one or more of:
(a) a filtered subset of CSRs using one or a combination of the selected preference and the CSI; and
(b) a filtered subset of vehicle-related data using one or a combination of the selected preference, the CSRs, and the CSI; and
(ii) identifying a match between one or more of the filtered subset of CSRs and the filtered subset of vehicle-related data and one or a combination of the selected preference, the CSRs, and the CSI;
(e) securing the conveyance service associated with the match to define a secured conveyance service;
(f) determining a route for the AV to perform the secured conveyance service from the first geographical location to the at least one second geographical location and communicate instructions to the AV, wherein the instructions comprise the route; and
(g) dynamically updating the visual representation to reflect changes in one or a combination of the secured conveyance service, the selected preference, the CSI, and the AV location;
wherein the AV receives the instructions via the network and follows the route to perform the secured conveyance service unaided by a human operator.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein one or a combination of the application and the central server is further configured to repeat steps (d) through (e) to optimize utilization of the AV by securing an additional conveyance service.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the selected preference comprises a vehicle capacity preference configured for optimizing utilization of the AV.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein one or more of steps (a) through (g) comprises using one of machine learning technology, quantum computing technology, and blockchain technology.
21 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least a portion of one or more of the CSRs, the selected preference, the AV location, and the CSI is pre-filtered, pre-standardized, or pre-categorized.
22 . The method of claim 17 , wherein, prior to step (a), at least a portion of one or a combination of the CSRs, the selected preference, the AV location, and the CSI is structured in a uniform format.
23 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one of filtering and identifying comprises using a different geographical location.
24 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the application comprises a plurality of applications, wherein each application of the plurality is associated with one or a combination of the AV, an AV owner, a client, a representative, a service provider, a dispatcher, a map provider, and the business entity.
25 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the display device is associated with a user terminal.
26 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the application is associated with a map provider.
27 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the business entity comprises one or more of an entity that conveys goods or services, and entity that produces or supplies freight, an entity that provides transportation services, a courier, an AV owner, a goods supplier, a service provider, a dispatcher, a logistics provider, a broker, a freight provider, a fleet manager, and a map provider.
28 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the AV comprises one or more of a wheeled vehicle, a delivery vehicle, a train, an aircraft, a drone, a vessel, a truck, a trailer, a transportation machine, and a space vehicle.
29 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the AV is configured to be geofenced to a geographical area.
30 . The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one of filtering and identifying comprises using a different geographical location.
31 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the conveyance data further comprises one or more of pricing information, an estimated time of arrival (ETA), a vehicle detail, and a level of service.
32 . The method of claim 17 , wherein one or a combination of the central server and the application is further configured to generate a status notification associated with the secured conveyance service.
33 . A method using a platform within a network for optimizing utilization of an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) for efficiently providing a conveyance service for conveyance of a person or an object associated with a client order, wherein the AV is a self-governing machine that performs the conveyance service unaided by a human operator, the method comprising:
(a) receiving within one or a combination of an application and a central server in communication with the network, one or a combination of, in any order:
(i) conveyance service requests (CSRs) from one or more external server associated with a business entity that provides goods or services associated with the client order, the CSRs for conveyance of the client order from a first geographical location to at least one second geographical location, the CSRs associated with conveyance data comprising information relating to fulfillment of the client order, wherein the CSRs and the conveyance data are repeatedly updated;
(ii) vehicle-related data;
(iii) geographical location data; and
(iv) a selected preference;
(b) processing at least a portion of one or a combination of the CSRs, the selected preference, and conveyance service information (CSI) comprising one or more of the conveyance data, the geographical location data, and the vehicle-related data by:
(i) aggregating at least a portion of the CSRs;
(ii) filtering, in any order, at least a portion of the CSRs and the CSI to identify one or more of:
(a) a filtered subset of CSRs using one or a combination of the selected preference and the CSI; and
(b) a filtered subset of vehicle-related data using one or a combination of the selected preference, the CSRs, and the CSI; and
(iii) identifying a match between one or more of the filtered subset of CSRs and the filtered subset of vehicle-related data and one or a combination of the selected preference, the CSRs, and the CSI;
(c) securing the conveyance service associated with the match to define a secured conveyance service;
(d) determining a route for the AV to perform the secured conveyance service from the first geographical location to the at least one second geographical location and communicate instructions to the AV, wherein the instructions comprise the route;
(e) generating on a display device a visual representation comprising a vehicle marker indicating an AV location relative to the route; and
(f) dynamically updating the visual representation to reflect changes in one or a combination of the secured conveyance service, the selected preference, the CSI, and the AV location;
wherein the AV receives the instructions via the network and follows the route to perform the secured conveyance service unaided by a human operator.
34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the selected preference comprises a vehicle capacity preference configured for optimizing utilization of the AV.
35 . The method of claim 33 , wherein one or more of steps (a) through (f) comprises using one of machine learning technology, quantum computing technology, and blockchain technology.
36 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the visual representation comprises a geographical map having the route superimposed thereon.
37 . The method of claim 33 , wherein at least a portion of one or more of the CSRs, the selected preference, the AV location, and the CSI is pre-filtered, pre-standardized, or pre-categorized.
38 . The method of claim 33 , wherein, prior to step (a), at least a portion of one or a combination of the CSRs, the selected preference, the AV location, and the CSI is structured in a uniform format.
39 . The method of claim 33 , wherein at least one of filtering and identifying comprises using a different geographical location.
40 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the application comprises a plurality of applications, wherein each application of the plurality is associated with one or a combination of the AV, an AV owner, a client, a representative, a service provider, a dispatcher, a map provider, and the business entity.
41 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the display device is associated with a user terminal.
42 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the application is associated with a map provider.
43 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the business entity comprises one or more of an entity that conveys goods or services, an entity that produces or supplies freight, an entity that provides transportation services, a courier, an AV owner, a goods supplier, a service provider, a dispatcher, a logistics provider, a broker, a freight provider, a fleet manager, and a map provider.
44 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the AV comprises one or more of a wheeled vehicle, a delivery vehicle, a train, an aircraft, a drone, a vessel, a truck, a trailer, a transportation machine, and a space vehicle.
45 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the AV is configured to be geofenced to a geographical area.
46 . The method of claim 33 , wherein at least one of filtering and identifying comprises using a different geographical location.
47 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the conveyance data further comprises one or more of pricing information, an estimated time of arrival (ETA), a vehicle detail, and a level of service.
48 . The method of claim 33 , wherein one or a combination of the central server and the application is further configured to generate a status notification associated with the secured conveyance service.
49 . The method of claim 33 , wherein one or a combination of the application and the central server is further configured to repeat steps (b) through (c) to optimize utilization of the AV by securing an additional conveyance service.