Patents Assigned to TRANSIT LABS INC.
  • Patent number: 12523479
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for constraint-based itinerary generation in a ride-sharing service are disclosed. Drivers in the ride-sharing service may execute itineraries that include legs, where each leg is defined by a start point and a stop point. The itineraries may be generated in real time in response to ride requests, traffic conditions, and the like. A number of itinerary variations may be generated. Ride requests may include ride tags upon which a ride constraint may be defined. Vehicles may be compared to the ride constraint to determine whether the vehicle satisfies the ride constraint. Vehicles that do not satisfy the ride constraint may be removed from consideration when generating the itineraries, thereby constraining the search space in determining an optimal itinerary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Transit Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Finn Lidbetter, Clayton Goes, Prem Gururajan, Alexander Bailey, John McElroy
  • Patent number: 12051020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically scheduling breaks for drivers in a ride-sharing service are disclosed. Driver breaks may be scheduled dynamically in the context of a ride-sharing service in which rides may be requested ad hoc and drivers are rerouted accordingly. An allocation system may optimize a drive itinerary to service passengers requesting rides and breaks for drivers. A break request comprising break parameters may be received. The allocation system may attempt an insertion of the break request into the drive itinerary. The drive itinerary may then be validated to determine if all rides can be serviced with the break request entered into the itinerary. If the drive itinerary is not validated, the drive itinerary is modified until the break request is successfully inserted into the drive itinerary. The drive itinerary and driver breaks may be continuously modified and optimized in response to real time events and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Transit Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Lidbetter, Alexander Bailey, Clayton Goes, Prem Gururajan, Rohit Sivakumar
  • Patent number: 11429910
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically scheduling breaks for drivers in a ride-sharing service are disclosed. Driver breaks may be scheduled dynamically in the context of a ride-sharing service in which rides may be requested ad hoc and drivers are rerouted accordingly. An allocation system may optimize a drive itinerary to service passengers requesting rides and breaks for drivers. A break request comprising break parameters may be received. The allocation system may attempt an insertion of the break request into the drive itinerary. The drive itinerary may then be validated to determine if all rides can be serviced with the break request entered into the itinerary. If the drive itinerary is not validated, the drive itinerary is modified until the break request is successfully inserted into the drive itinerary. The drive itinerary and driver breaks may be continuously modified and optimized in response to real time events and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Transit Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Lidbetter, Alexander Bailey, Clayton Goes, Prem Gururajan, Rohit Sivakumar
  • Patent number: 10853743
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for electronically booking ride share trips. The systems and methods can involve a data storage device storing ride sharing records with itineraries including a plurality of legs. The systems and methods can involve at least one processor configured to receive a trip booking request for a passenger, the trip booking request defining passenger constraints including a desired pickup time or drop off time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TRANSIT LABS INC.
    Inventors: Prem Gururajan, Simon Parent, Alexander Bailey, Darren Maki
  • Patent number: 10248913
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for electronically booking ride share trips. The systems and methods can involve a data storage device storing ride sharing records with itineraries including a plurality of legs. The systems and methods can involve at least one processor configured to receive a trip booking request for a passenger, the trip booking request defining passenger constraints including a desired pickup time or drop off time. The at least one processor is configured to generate trip booking options from available ride sharing itineraries, each trip booking option including a leg that satisfies the passenger constraints of the trip booking request. The at least one processor is configured to compute objective values for the trip booking options and remove at least one trip booking option based on a comparison of its objective value and temporal proximity to at least one other trip booking option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TRANSIT LABS INC.
    Inventors: Prem Gururajan, Simon Parent, Alexander Bailey, Darren Maki