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US 12,481,931 · App. 17/559,698 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Car-hailing method and device, as well as computer readable storage medium

Inventor: Yangchen Guo (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G06Q10/02G06Q50/40H04W4/023H04W4/025
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Patent No.
US 12,481,931
App. No.
17/559,698
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A car-hailing method and device, as well as a computer readable storage medium. The method includes receiving a car-hailing instruction and sending a car-hailing notification to a second terminal associated with a first terminal so that the second terminal sends car-hailing information to a target object according to the car-hailing notification. The car-hailing information includes at least a geographical location of the first terminal, user information and a destination.

Claims (29)

1 . A car-hailing method, being applied to a system comprising a first terminal used by a first user having a visual defect and a second terminal used by a second user, the method comprising:

associating the first terminal with the second terminal,

the first terminal receiving a car-hailing instruction from the first user once the first user operates the car-hailing response functional hardware key, wherein the first terminal comprises a car-hailing interface, the car-hailing interface comprises the car-hailing response functional hardware key configured to receive a car-hailing instruction in the form of voice input once being tapped and trigger a corresponding function once being operated,

when the function of one-key car hailing is triggered, the first terminal sending a car-hailing notification to the second terminal associated with the first terminal, to trigger the second terminal to send a formal car-hailing information generated according to the car-hailing notification to a target object, wherein the car-hailing notification is not recognizable by the target object while the car-hailing information is recognizable by the target object,

the second terminal communicating with a third terminal associated with a vehicle providing passenger service, the communicating comprising at least one of talking, text information or image information, and

the second terminal sending, to the third terminal, confirmation information that the first terminal has arrived.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the function comprises at least one of a group consisting of one-key car hailing, joining a call, voice broadcast and contacting the second user.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the car-hailing response functional hardware key is configured to trigger a corresponding function according to the riding phase of the first user.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of frequently used destinations are preset into the first terminal, and the method further comprises:

in response to determining that one of the plurality of frequently used destinations is selected, using preset car-hailing information, the car-hailing information comprising at least the geographical position and a destination of the first terminal.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the car-hailing information is preset in the second terminal, or is temporarily inputted.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

the first terminal prompting vehicle-traveling information of the first terminal, the vehicle-traveling information comprising at least one of: whether a destination has been reached, a current geographical location, a distance from the destination, estimated arrival time or road conditions ahead.

7 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

the second terminal prompting the vehicle-traveling information of the first terminal.

8 . A car-hailing system comprising a first terminal used by a first user having a visual defect and a second terminal used by a second user, each of the first terminal and the second terminal comprising:

a memory configured to store computer instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the computer instructions to cooperatively perform steps of a car-hailing method comprising:

associating the first terminal with the second terminal,

the first terminal receiving a car-hailing instruction from the first user once the first user operates the car-hailing response functional hardware key, wherein the first terminal comprises a car-hailing interface, the car-hailing interface comprises the car-hailing response functional hardware key configured to receive a car-hailing instruction in the form of voice input once being tapped and trigger a corresponding function once being operated,

when the function of one-key car hailing is triggered, the first terminal sending a car-hailing notification to the second terminal associated with the first terminal, to trigger the second terminal to send a formal car-hailing information generated according to the car-hailing notification to a target object, wherein the car-hailing notification is not recognizable by the target object while the car-hailing information is recognizable by the target object,

the second terminal communicating with a third terminal associated with a vehicle providing passenger service, the communicating comprising at least one of talking, text information or image information, and

the second terminal sending, to the third terminal, confirmation information that the first terminal has arrived.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on a processor, causes the processor performs steps of a car-hailing method comprising:

associating a first terminal used by a first user having a visual defect with a second terminal used by a second user,

the first terminal receiving a car-hailing instruction from the first user once the first user operates the car-hailing response functional hardware key, wherein the first terminal comprises a car-hailing interface, the car-hailing interface comprises the car-hailing response functional hardware key configured to receive a car-hailing instruction in the form of voice input once being tapped and trigger a corresponding function once being operated,

when the function of one-key car hailing is triggered, the first terminal sending a car-hailing notification to the second terminal associated with the first terminal, to trigger the second terminal to send a formal car-hailing information generated according to the car-hailing notification to a target object, wherein the car-hailing notification is not recognizable by the target object while the car-hailing information is recognizable by the target object,

the second terminal communicating with a third terminal associated with a vehicle providing passenger service, the communicating comprising at least one of talking, text information or image information, and

the second terminal sending, to the third terminal, confirmation information that the first terminal has arrived.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: GUO, YANGCHEN
To: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058708/0875 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810449117.6 · May 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16473275
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