Abstract: Planning the presentation of advertisements to travelers, includes using a computer and software to receive data pertaining to a departure time, a location of one or more travelers, a starting location of the traveler, and a vendor event, including a time and location for the event. The received information is used to calculate available time between the departure time and the time of the event, and to calculate, for a given mode of travel, a travel time from the starting location to the event location and then to the departure location. The calculated travel time plus a predetermined amount of time at the event location is compared with the calculated amount of time available, and if the calculated amount of time available is at least equal, present an advertisement corresponding to the vendor event to the traveler.

Abstract: Delivering packages among a community of participants is carried out using a computer. Software stores information pertaining to senders, couriers, and receivers, including their images. Information is additionally stored pertaining to the package, including a description, an image of the contents, and geographic locations where the package is to be picked up and delivered. A picture of the courier is taken when she is physically in the presence of the sender, and the computer compares this image to the stored image to confirm the identity of the courier. An image of the receiver is similarly compared, and the images of the contents are compared. The GPS coordinates of the pickup and delivery are compared with previously agreed upon locations. Participants are notified if images or coordinates do not match.

Abstract: A system for planning transportation for a passenger along a route from an origin to a destination includes software which stores information pertaining to the passenger's desired route, one or more public transportation options, and one or more drivers willing to transport the passenger, using a private vehicle, along at least a portion of the route. Drivers bids for transporting the passenger are obtained using crowd-sourcing. The public transportation information and driver information are used to calculate one or more combinations of private legs and public legs using a graph search algorithm and the heuristic formula w=ntp(+*)(tm)x, where n and x are constant, x<1, and tp, tm are time waiting and time moving, respectively.

Abstract: Planning the presentation of advertisements to travelers, includes using a computer and software to receive data pertaining to a departure time, a location of one or more travelers, a starting location of the traveler, and a vendor event, including a time and location for the event. The received information is used to calculate available time between the departure time and the time of the event, and to calculate, for a given mode of travel, a travel time from the starting location to the event location and then to the departure location. The calculated travel time plus a predetermined amount of time at the event location is compared with the calculated amount of time available, and if the calculated amount of time available is at least equal, present an advertisement corresponding to the vendor event to the traveler.

Abstract: A system for planning transportation for a passenger along a route from an origin to a destination includes software which stores information pertaining to the passenger's desired route, one or more public transportation options, and one or more drivers willing to transport the passenger, using a private vehicle, along at least a portion of the route. Drivers bids for transporting the passenger are obtained using crowd-sourcing. The public transportation information and driver information are used to calculate one or more combinations of private legs and public legs using a graph search algorithm and the heuristic formula w=ntp(+*)(tm)x, where n and x are constant, x<1, and tp, tm are time waiting and time moving, respectively.