Abstract: A geo-aware transportation verification system and is disclosed. A processor receives a billing request for payment, including an actual geolocation and an actual time and date. The processor compares a service request to a billing request to determine whether a driver is within a field of acceptability. There are at least three types of fields of acceptability for assisting billing verification, where one may be active at a time. The processor automatically adjusts the billing request to match the service request if the driver is within a field of acceptability for geolocation and time. The processor conditionally rejects a billing request if the driver is not within the field of acceptability and provides a user engagement panel on which the user is allowed to submit billing relevant data for further verification. The field of acceptability is updated dynamically based on collected data.

Abstract: A system and method for identifying a potential parking violation for a location includes storing and rating parking violation related data, and notifying a user, by a computing system communicating with a user's computing device, of the potential parking violation and how to avoid receiving the potential parking violation citation. The data is stored in a database and clustered by data types. The user's computing device is used to identify user type, location, and time. A user engagement panel is used to share and rate parking violation related data and notifications, and rewards are allocated to a user for contributing useful data. Highly rated data may be incorporated into the notifications. The data is analyzed to predict or infer a violation. A notification corresponding to a current location and user type are generated when violations are predicted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method of improving a calculation and display of an individualized estimated time of arrival (ETA). Using at least one computing device, driver-related data, including real-time and historic data, associated with a driver may be collected and stored in memory. The computing device may also be used to perform analysis on the driving data and ETA-related data to determine the individualized ETA based at least in part on a set of individualized parameters. The computing device may also be used to display to the driver and/or user the individualized ETA and a corresponding level of familiarity of the driver with one or more segments of a route of the driver.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying potentially available legal parking and generating notifications thereof is provided. The system receives location information from a user's computing device and queries the database for legal parking related data relevant to the time, location, and user type, which is categorized by data type. The system precludes illegal and occupied parking locations from identification as potentially available legal parking locations based on user type. Illegal parking locations are determined based on parking prohibitions directly applicable or applicable by inference to the user. The system generates one or more notifications comprising the legal parking related data and transmits them to the user's computing device. The user can interact with the system through a user engagement panel to provide legal parking related data. Data submitted through the user engagement panel is subject to ratings from additional users, and can be used to update the database.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method of improving a calculation and display of an individualized estimated time of arrival (ETA). Using at least one computing device, driver-related data, including real-time and historic data, associated with a driver may be collected and stored in memory. The computing device may also be used to perform analysis on the driving data and ETA-related data to determine the individualized ETA based at least in part on a set of individualized parameters. The computing device may also be used to display to the driver and/or user the individualized ETA and a corresponding level of familiarity of the driver with one or more segments of a route of the driver.

Abstract: Provided is a convertible software application management system for a shared data-access layer in a distributed structure system linked to a database for customizable data processing at least in the transportation, home healthcare, delivery, and other service industries. Provided is a dispatching service provider (DSP) application for dispatching objects of service companies to provide an efficient mobile app to promote a cooperative relationship between a DSP and service companies using white label apps and a streamlined/efficient dispatching system. Customers only need to download or utilize a single mobile app to access service providers from a plurality of service companies, white label companies, and/or a DSP, all using the same dispatch software. This increases the likelihood of a customer to find suitable service providers for his/her needs and allows service entities to reach additional customers and maintain their brands without the need for a plurality of mobile applications.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system displays a control directly reachable by the user to change a convertible user application from one of a first state and a second state to the other of the first state and the second state. Selection of each state of the convertible user application causes selective launching of one or more applications thereof, which retrieves a respective set of data corresponding to the selection, and displays available service providers associated with one or more service entities associated with the selected application. The respective set of data is retrieved from one or more databases having one or more portions of data shared or linked by a service entity and one or more additional service entities, and one or more additional portions allocated to at least one of the service entity or the one or more additional service entities, respectively.

Abstract: A system and method for identifying a potential parking violation for a location includes storing and rating parking violation related data, and notifying a user, by a computing system communicating with a user's computing device, of the potential parking violation and how to avoid receiving the potential parking violation citation. The data is stored in a database and clustered by data types. The user's computing device is used to identify user type, location, and time. A user engagement panel is used to share and rate parking violation related data and notifications, and rewards are allocated to a user for contributing useful data. Highly rated data may be incorporated into the notifications. The data is analyzed to predict or infer a violation. A notification corresponding to a current location and user type are generated when violations are predicted.

Abstract: A system and method for transportation services includes receiving customer preference data of a customer, including one or more favorite drivers or one or more preferred drivers, and one or more preset service zones for one or more drivers. In response to receipt of a service request, the system retrieves a set of driver data related to at least one favorite driver or preferred driver of the customer associated with one or more of the preset service zones containing a pickup location or a drop off location of the service request. One of the favorite drivers or preferred drivers of the customer is selected from the set based on compatibility. Preset service limitation data of drivers and blacklists of both a customer and one or more drivers are additionally or alternatively used to determine compatibility or incompatibility of drivers with a customer for matching purposes.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method is provided for predicting user trustworthiness through location-based verification with social networking, and for providing an on-line platform for communicating trustworthiness indicators between different users. The system displays to users, one or more indicators associated with risk levels of other users. The system comprises location identifiers which collect user time and location data to verify the trustworthiness of user transactions. Trustworthiness ratings are established in part by tracking, for particular transactions, time-varying geographic locations of one or more remote computing devices of one or more users associated with the particular transactions and comparing the time-location data for the particular transactions with one or more time-based attributes or location-based attributes of the transactions.

Abstract: A geo-aware transportation verification system and is disclosed. A processor receives a billing request for payment, including an actual geolocation and an actual time and date. The processor compares a service request to a billing request to determine whether a driver is within a field of acceptability. There are at least three types of fields of acceptability for assisting billing verification, where one may be active at a time. The processor automatically adjusts the billing request to match the service request if the driver is within a field of acceptability for geolocation and time. The processor conditionally rejects a billing request if the driver is not within the field of acceptability and provides a user engagement panel on which the user is allowed to submit billing relevant data for further verification. The field of acceptability is updated dynamically based on collected data.

Abstract: A system and method for providing legal parking guidance includes a server which stores legal parking related data having one or more data types. The server receives, from a user computing device, user data which includes a user type corresponding to one or more of the data types and real-time location data associated with one or more locations of a user. The server also identifies one or more potentially available legal parking locations based on the legal parking related data, the location data, and the user type, and transmits at least a portion of data associated with at least one of the one or more potentially available legal parking locations to the user computing device. The user type includes at least one of commercial vehicle user, non-commercial vehicle user, user vehicle-type, or user vehicle-plate-type. The system may also include a location identifier and an accelerometer to monitor the speed, location, parking intent, or leaving intent of a user.

Abstract: A method for providing a customized platform for facilitating prescheduling transport and delivery services based on estimated driver availability and compatibility with individual customers. A service provider and customer may be matched based on favorites, preferred or regular and a dispatch matrix of preferences, limitations, and indicators. Customers and service providers may create favorites lists, preferred lists, and blacklists according to feedback with each other to enable customers to receive service from their favorite service providers and vice versa, and prevent service between customers and service providers when blacklisted. Customers and drivers may also negotiate prices for requested services based at least in part on supply and demand. The method provides for automatically scheduling transportation services in which service requests are received and automatically scheduled based on a partner driver arrangement using a micro-dispatch system without live dispatching agent involvement.

Abstract: A method and system for remotely seeking assistance to timely refill an expiring parking meter and generating notifications thereof. Data indicative of a vehicle being parked in a parking space and parking meter time limit information are received for a parking meter associated with the parking space. An approaching expiration of the parking meter time limit is detected and sent to the first user. The first user may then transmit a request to additional users in the area for assistance with refilling the parking meter. Upon acceptance of the request by a second user, the first user is notified. An escrow account is established for the first user to deposit payment for the refilling, and notification of the deposit is sent to the second user. Upon completion, the second user transmits proof of the refilling and the deposit payment is transferred from the escrow account to the second user.

Abstract: A system and method for identifying a potential parking violation for a location includes storing and rating parking violation related data, and notifying a user, by a computing system communicating with a user's computing device, of the potential parking violation and how to avoid receiving the potential parking violation citation. The data is stored in a database and clustered by data types. The user's computing device is used to identify user type, location, and time. A user engagement panel is used to share and rate parking violation related data and notifications, and rewards are allocated to a user for contributing useful data. Highly rated data may be incorporated into the notifications. The data is analyzed to predict or infer a violation. A notification corresponding to a current location and user type are generated when violations are predicted.

Abstract: A method and system provides automated and customized prescheduling home health care services based on caregiver availability and caregiver compatibility with individual patients without or with less live coordinator involvement. A caregiver and patient may be matched with one another based on priority rankings of favorite lists and/or preferred lists, and/or based on preferences or limitations. Patients and caregivers may also anonymously create blacklists to exclude one another from being matched together without the excluded party finding out that he or she has been blacklisted. Service requests are received in advance of a designated scheduling date, prescheduled, and/or batched based on caregiver availability and customizable parameters and/or preferences to establish priority and/or compatibility between individual patients and caregivers.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method are provided for predicting user trustworthiness through location-based verification with social networking, and for providing an on-line platform for communicating trustworthiness information between different users. The system collects user time and location data to verify the trustworthiness of user transactions. Trustworthiness ratings are established in part by tracking, for particular transactions, time-varying geographic locations of one or more remote computing devices of one or more users associated with the particular transactions, and comparing the time-location data for the particular transactions with one or more time-based attributes or location-based attributes of the transactions.

Abstract: Disclosed is system and method for sealed bid online auctions according to a set of predetermined rules. The system designates a winning bid rank for the winning bid and a designated bid rank for a designated bid relative to the winning bid. A commitment may be associated with a bid, and may be associated with consideration which is allocated to one or more auction participants or one or more non-auction participants. A payment amount associated with the amount of the winning bid is calculated in accordance with one or more sets of predetermined rules. Calculation of the payment amount may be based on at least one of the fee or an adjustment based the amount of the winning bid and the amount of the designated bid. The fee may be paid by one or more auction or non-auction participants.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method is provided for predicting user trustworthiness through location-based verification with social networking, and for providing an on-line platform for communicating trustworthiness indicators between different users. The system displays to users, one or more indicators associated with risk levels of other users. The system comprises location identifiers which collect user time and location data to verify the trustworthiness of user transactions. Trustworthiness ratings are established in part by tracking, for particular transactions, time-varying geographic locations of one or more remote computing devices of one or more users associated with the particular transactions and comparing the time-location data for the particular transactions with one or more time-based attributes or location-based attributes of the transactions.

Abstract: A method and system for automated time management is provided. The system is configured to track actual worktime and/or location of employees and independent contractors, predict potentially unauthorized additional worktime or overtime, automatically notify a supervisor of the potential overage, receive a decision with either an authorized adjustment to the worktime or a rejection, and communicate the decision to the employee or independent contractor. Time and location of employees and independent contractors are tracked and compared with an established field of acceptability for work requests involving designated locations and times. The field of acceptability may include the designated locations, as well as routes thereto and therefrom. The system computes a total work-time of the employee or independent contractor based on time periods where they are within the field of acceptability, and does not include time where they are not deemed within the field of acceptability.