Abstract: A method for pooling a plurality of shipments of less than full truckloads of freight to create a full truckload while providing a full truckload service level guarantee includes receiving a request for a first shipment of less than a full truckload of freight between an origin and a destination by a specified delivery date in accordance with a level of service guaranteed for a full truckload of freight. The method includes providing a commitment to ship the shipment as requested. The method includes receiving, after providing the commitment to ship the shipment for the first shipper, a request from a second shipper for delivery of a second shipment of less than a full truckload of freight. The method includes determining to combine the first shipment and the second shipment into a full truckload of freight.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for managing the transportation of an individual. The method includes a processor identifying, based on communicating with location services on a client, a user entering a venue, where the client is a wireless device associated with the user. The processor determined, in real time, a current location of the user within the venue. The processor obtains transportation route information associated with the user. The processor determines, based on the current location of the user and/or the transportation route, an occurrence of a transportation event. Based on the event, the processor determines one or more alternate transportation routes for the user. The processor transmits an alert that includes data related to the one or more alternate transportation routes over a wireless communication channel to the wireless device of the user.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for programmatically determining/identifying a delivery location and time based on the schedule of the consignee. One example embodiment may include a method comprising receiving shipping/parcel information/data, the shipping/parcel information/data indicative of an item/parcel to be delivered to a consignee by a carrier, determining whether consignee schedule information/data is accessible, the consignee schedule information/data comprising information/data indicative of a consignee and information/data indicative of a location and an associated time at which the consignee has indicated an ability to receive an item, and providing, to a client device, via a network, a delivery location and a delivery time, the delivery location and the delivery time determined between the consignee schedule information/data and the default delivery location and the estimated time of delivery.

Abstract: A platoon travel system includes an extraction portion, an arrangement order determination portion, a schedule notification portion, a contribution degree calculation portion, and a charge portion. The contribution degree calculation portion calculates a contribution degree for each of the plurality of target vehicles using loss-gain information. The contribution degree is calculated with respect to a benefit of all of the plurality of target vehicles obtained by performing the platoon travel. The loss-gain information reflects the benefit obtained when the plurality of target vehicles participate in the platoon travel. The charge portion determines a charge amount for each of the plurality of target vehicles based on the contribution degree calculated by the contribution degree calculation portion when the platoon travel is performed based on the platoon information. The charge amount is determined for each of the plurality of target vehicles to fairly obtain an advantage.

Abstract: Improvements in an electronically operated lockbox mailbox assembly is disclosed. The assembly provides a customizable lockbox assembly with a smart lock. The enclosure can be configured with heating, cooling and humidity functions so the internal contents remains at an optimal temperature for storage until the unit is unlocked. The assembly can be linked with other home security devices. The smart lock operated with an application for tracking, opening and security of the assembly. The assembly may take the form of a box, locker, or similar shape that can be either free-standing or “hard installed” as part of a new commercial or residential build or retrofitted to an existing commercial or residential build that is powered via hardwire, plug or battery.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for engaging a service provider to perform a delivery service to redirect a shipment to be delivered to an alternative intended destination upon receipt of a redirection request. Based on a monitored current location of a last mile delivery vehicle scheduled to deliver the shipment to an initial intended destination, a computing entity monitors the location of available service providers capable of meeting the last mile delivery vehicle to pick up the shipment and transport the shipment to the alternative intended destination. The computing entity may engage one of the service providers by transmitting a signal to a mobile computing entity carried by the service provider and may monitor the service provider's progress in meeting the last mile delivery vehicle and transporting the shipment to the alternative intended destination.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for confirming the identity of a passenger and changing destination of a vehicle. This may include receiving dispatching instructions to pick up a first passenger at a pickup location and to drop off the first passenger at a first destination as well as authentication information for authenticating a first client computing device of the first passenger. Once the client device is authenticated and a second passenger enters the vehicle, the vehicle is maneuvered towards the first destination. While doing so, a location of the vehicle is compared to location information received from the client computing devices. A notification is sent to a dispatching server based on the comparison and a second destination location is received in response. The vehicle is then maneuvered towards the second destination instead of the first destination.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving from a first computing device associated with a first user, a request to register a group trip comprising at least one trip item, the request including parameters for the group trip, and receiving authorization from a second computing device associated with a second user to be included in the group trip. The systems and method further providing for receiving from the first computing device, a request to book a trip item for the group trip, approving the request to book the trip item for the group trip based on determining that the trip item meets the parameters for the group trip, and automatically charging a payment device associated with the first user and a payment device associated with the second user according to the parameters related to the group trip.

Abstract: A request is received to provide shipping rate information to ship a package from a source location to a destination location. A shipping rate is determined locally in response to the request to ship the package via a third-party carrier without making in response to the request a call to the third-party carrier. The locally determined shipping rate is included in a set of shipping rates returned to a node associated with the request.

Abstract: A computer device and computer automated method for supporting packet delivery. A packet to be delivered has a designated delivery address and recipient. On approach of a delivery vehicle carrying the packet to the delivery address, when a geo-fence close to the delivery address is crossed, it is checked whether it is possible to deliver the packet to the designated delivery address. If it is not possible, then the method selects, conditional on sensing proximity to the designated delivery address with reference to the computing device's current location, from among one or more possible delivery addresses which have been pre-registered by the recipient as local addresses of friends an alternative delivery address at which a friend is currently located with reference to a mobile device registered to that friend. If a suitable friend who is at home is found, then the packet is delivered to the friend.

Abstract: Applications for servers, mobile, and non-mobile devices, methods for implementing applications thereon include business trip booking and aggregating trip data so that aggregated trip itinerary data by be created, modified, updated and stored for employee traveler and employer access using the applications and methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for directing a provider terminal corresponding to a provider of a transportation service to display an identity relating to a service request. The systems may perform the methods to obtain a target service request associated with a target transportation service from a target requestor; and direct a provider terminal corresponding to a provider of the target transportation service to display an identity relating to the target service request to assist the provider to identify the target requestor.

Abstract: A method and a computerized system programmed to carry out the method of predicting the capacity of a public-transport vehicle for passengers to board at the stop and for displaying this predicted capacity on remote computer devices or service screens is provided. The method comprises a prediction process and a data procurement process. The capacity of the public-transport vehicle for passengers to board at the stop is predicted in the prediction process by combining measurements of a filling level of the public-transport vehicle when the public-transport vehicle is at the stop or approaching the stop, which are performed in the course of the data procurement process, with a number of passengers expected to alight the public-transport vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method for arranging a transport service is described. A system can receive a request for transport service from a user device. The request can include a requested pickup location data point. The system determines a predetermined location data point associated with the requested pickup location data point. The first predetermined location data point can be different from the requested pickup location data point. The system selects a driver to perform a transport service for the user based, at least in part, on the requested pickup location data point, and transmits the predetermined location data point to a driver device of the selected driver.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cross-session response tracking in a distributed computing environment using query identifiers generated based on search parameters. A search query including search parameters is received from a client device. A query identifier for the search query is generated based on the search parameters. One version of a search result among multiple versions of the search result is selected based on the query identifier and sent to the client device. A record in a transaction database is correlated with the selected version of the search result using the query identifier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining delivery or pick-up windows. In one embodiment a method is provided comprising determining whether sufficient historical information/data to determine an estimated pick-up/delivery time is received for each weekday when deliveries are made and in response to determining that the sufficient historical information/data is available for a first weekday, determining an estimated pick-up/delivery time for the first serviceable point and for the first weekday based on the sufficient historical information/data for the first serviceable point and for the first weekday. Similarly, in response to determining that the sufficient historical information/data is not available for a second weekday, determining an estimated pick-up/delivery time for the first serviceable point and for the second weekday based on the first historical information/data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method of allocating orders. The system may include a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and a processor. The non-transitory computer may store an executable module. The processor may execute the executable module stored in the computer readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium may include a receiving unit (231) and an order allocation unit (361). The receiving unit (231) may receive order information and user information. The user information may include location information and/or time information. The order allocation unit (361) may allocate an order based on the location information and/or the time information. The method may include receiving order information and user information, wherein the order information and the user information may include location information and/or time information, and allocating an order based on the location information and/or the time information.

Abstract: A supply chain message routing method includes registering in a supply chain information sharing data processing system, a multiplicity of different actors in a supply chain and generating a knowledge graph that includes different entities representative of corresponding ones of the actors joined by edges representative of relationships between respectively joined ones of the entities. The knowledge graph additionally indicates a role for each of the actors. The method also includes monitoring an event log of events published thereto by the different actors and responds to a new event posted to the event log by extracting from the event, keywords pertaining to the supply chain, mapping the keywords to one or more roles of the supply chain, identifying a set of entities in the knowledge graph corresponding to the roles, formulating a message from the new event, and publishing the formulated message to each entity in the identified set.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product for a transporting of a good. An embodiment operates by receiving a user request for the transporting of the good from a pickup location to a destination location. Thereafter, a corresponding pickup, first intermediate, a second intermediate, and destination node are identified on a pre-generated graph, and transportation edges each relating to a transit cost associated with one of the pickup, first intermediate, second intermediate, and destination locations. Subsequently, a subgraph of of the pre-generated graph comprising the pickup, first intermediate, second intermediate, and destination node, as well as the transportation edges, are generated. Based on the subgraph, Based on subgraph, a preferred route from the pickup location to the destination location having a lowest transit cost for transporting the good is generated.

Abstract: A method and system capable of authenticating transactions involving at least one service provider and one or more users who are each in electronic communication. This electronic communication can be, for example, SMS, MMS, e-mail, or online account messaging. It is an aspect of certain embodiments where the transaction is an authentication and/or verification of an entity. Examples of such entities are products, actions, and users.