Patents by Inventor Oren Shoval

Oren Shoval has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11859988
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a fleet of ridesharing vehicles. In one implementation, the system may include a communications interface configured to receive requests for shared rides from a plurality of users; a memory configured to store indications of passenger-capacity for specific ridesharing vehicles in the fleet; and at least one processor configured to receive information from the communications interface and access the memory The at least one processor may be further configured to assign, to ridesharing vehicles already transporting users, additional users for simultaneous transportation in the ridesharing vehicles; track a current utilized capacity of each specific ridesharing vehicle; and implement a threshold block that prevents assignment of additional users to a ridesharing vehicle when the ridesharing vehicle's current utilized capacity is above a threshold being less than the ridesharing vehicle's passenger-capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Yaron Rakah, Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot, Shmulik Marcovitch, Shahar Chen, Amir Livne Bar-On
  • Patent number: 11830363
    Abstract: A system for directing a ridesharing vehicle may include a communications interface for receiving requests for shared-rides. The system may also include at least one processor programmed to: receive during a first time period a first request from a first user; receive during a first time period a second request from a second user; during the third time period, receive current vehicle location data for ridesharing vehicles, process the first and second requests, and the vehicle location data to identify a specific ridesharing vehicle for transporting both the first and second users, and calculate a ridesharing route for picking up and dropping off the first and second users; and after the third time period and before the second time period, wireless transmit to the specific ridesharing vehicle, the calculated route for picking up the first and second users during the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Ramot, Oren Shoval, Shmulik Marcovitch, Omer Zuqert, Yaron Rakah
  • Patent number: 11674811
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to ridesharing may involve receiving a ride request from a user including a desired destination and information associated with a current location of the user, and receive location information of on-demand and of fixed-line ridesharing vehicles and based on the received location information, identify a fixed-line ridesharing vehicle available to pick from a first pick-up location identify an on-demand ridesharing vehicle available to pick from a second pick-up location, both locations other than the current location of the user, determine a first value and a second value indicative of a time duration for the fixed-line and one demand ridesharing vehicles to arrive at the first and second pick-up locations, respectively, and when the first value is less than the second value, inform the user that the fixed-line ridesharing vehicle is enroute and direct the user to the first pick-up location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot, Shmulik Marcovitch, Yaron Rakah, Avishai Shoham
  • Publication number: 20230140268
    Abstract: A systems and methods for ridesharing are provided. The systems and method can include and involve ridesharing based on priority, switching between multiple modes of operation (e.g., fixed routes and on demand), and/or switching drivers mid-route. The at least one processor is also configured to determine a first estimated drop-off time of the first user based on the first pickup-up location, the first desired destination. The at least one processor is also configured to calculate a mandatory drop-off time for the first user based on the priority. The at least one processor is also configured to assign a rideshare vehicle that can transport the first user to the first desired destination to minimize a difference between the mandatory drop-off time and the estimated drop-off time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Omry HOCHBERG, Shahar CHEN, Shmulik MARCOVITCH, Oren SHOVAL, Daniel RAMOT
  • Patent number: 11620592
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for planning transportation routes. In one implementation, a method for simulating vehicle ridesharing is provided. The method may include receiving a first input of a geographical area and accessing map information of roadways in the geographical area. The method may also include receiving a second input indicative of at least one scenario of ridesharing demand in the geographical area and receiving a third input indicative of virtual vehicles designated to transport virtual passengers associated with the scenario. The method may further include initiating a transportation simulation of scenario to simulate rides of the virtual vehicles transporting the virtual passengers along the roadways. The method may also include determining, based on the transportation simulation, a performance level associated with the virtual vehicles and providing an output representative of the determined performance level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Ramot, Oren Shoval, Yaron Rakah, Shmulik Marcovitch, Elad Berkman, Dan Marcus
  • Patent number: 11574263
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that, in an embodiment, includes receiving a travel request from a traveler that includes a pickup and destination location and a number of travelers and analyzing the travel request and calculating routes for vehicles that are partially based on the pickup and destination location, the number of travelers, destination locations of travelers located in the vehicles, traffic conditions, minimizing a waiting time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the travelers located in the vehicles, and optimizing an aggregation of travelers on each of the plurality vehicles. In an embodiment, the plurality of vehicles includes 5 vehicles or more and based on the calculating, the method includes supplying a selected route to a selected vehicle and supplying to the traveler, identification information related to the selected vehicle thereby resulting in transportation of the traveler to the destination location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot
  • Publication number: 20220358615
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining plans for ridesharing vehicle shifts for a plurality of ride requests that can provide an optimal plan are provided. The systems and methods can involve iteratively planning shifts such that a maximal number of rides can be schedules within a shift within one or more limitations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ioannis SIMAIAKIS, Shmulik MARCOVITCH, Shahar CHEN, Yagil ENGEL, Oren SHOVAL, Daniel RAMOT
  • Publication number: 20220341742
    Abstract: A systems and methods for ridesharing are provided. The systems and method can include splitting a plurality of GPS locations for a given vehicle into segments, determining a most probable location for each GPS location, and reconstructing the route, for a fleet of ridesharing vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Shmulik MARCOVITCH, Yaron Rakah, Elad Berkman, Aran Reisman, Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot
  • Publication number: 20220335363
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that, in an embodiment, includes receiving a travel request from a traveler that includes a pickup and destination location and a number of travelers and analyzing the travel request and calculating routes for vehicles that are partially based on the pickup and destination location, the number of travelers, destination locations of travelers located in the vehicles, traffic conditions, minimizing a waiting time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the travelers located in the vehicles, and optimizing an aggregation of travelers on each of the plurality vehicles. In an embodiment, the plurality of vehicles includes 5 vehicles or more and based on the calculating, the method includes supplying a selected route to a selected vehicle and supplying to the traveler, identification information related to the selected vehicle thereby resulting in transportation of the traveler to the destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot
  • Publication number: 20220229442
    Abstract: A system for directing a vehicle may include a processor configured to receive, from a wireless communication device, location data indicative of a current location of the vehicle and direct the vehicle to a desired destination using a first driving route. The processor may also be configured to receive, at a first time, data indicating that a new route for the vehicle is requested, and predict a location of the vehicle at a second time that will occur after the first time. The location may be one where a driver of the vehicle can safely implement instructions associated with changing the first driving route. The may further be configured to determine, based on the predicted location of the vehicle at the second time, a second driving route and prior to the second time, send instructions associated with the second driving route to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren SHOVAL, Daniel Ramot, Yaron Rakah, Shmulik Marcovitch
  • Publication number: 20220120572
    Abstract: A system may include a communications interface and a processor. The communications interface may be configured to receive ride requests from first communication devices associated with users and receive location information from second communication devices associated with vehicles. The processor may be configured to: assign a first vehicle to pick up a first group of users from the users; for each of the first group of users, determine pick-up and drop-off locations and provide a description of the pick-up location and an estimated pick-up time; after picking up some of the first group of users and before dropping them off, receive an indication of an unanticipated ridesharing event; determine an inability of the first vehicle to pick up a next user from the first group of users at a corresponding estimated pick-up time due to the unanticipated ridesharing event; and reassign the next user to a second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren SHOVAL, Daniel Ramot, Yaron Rakah, Shmulik Marcovitch
  • Publication number: 20220044344
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a fleet of multi-person transportation vehicles and a fleet of personal transportation vehicles. In some implementations, an urban mobility management system is provided. The system may determine first transportation routes for a plurality of users. The first transportation routes include at least one route in which a user uses a personal transportation vehicle for transportation and at least one route in which another user uses a multi-person transportation vehicle for transportation. The system may also determine second transportation routes for a plurality of personal transportation vehicles. The second transportation routes include at least one route in which a personal transportation vehicle is being relocated by a multi-person transportation vehicle. The system may also provide driving instructions to at least one multi-person transportation vehicle for transporting multiple users and at least personal transportation vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel RAMOT, Oren SHOVAL, Shmulik MARCOVITCH, Guy SHER
  • Publication number: 20220027800
    Abstract: A systems and methods for ridesharing are provided. The systems and method can include receiving a request for a ride share from a user and assigning a ride sharing vehicle based on a current number of unreserved reservable capacity spaces in a vehicle and a desired number of shared riders for a ride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel RAMOT, Oren SHOVAL, Shmulik MARCOVITCH
  • Publication number: 20220003561
    Abstract: A system may include a communications interface and a processor. The communications interface may be configured to receive ride requests from first communication devices associated with users and receive location information from second communication devices associated with vehicles. The processor may be configured to: assign a first vehicle to pick up a first group of users from the users; for each of the first group of users, determine pick-up and drop-off locations and provide a description of the pick-up location and an estimated pick-up time; after picking up some of the first group of users and before dropping them off, receive an indication of an unanticipated ridesharing event; determine an inability of the first vehicle to pick up a next user from the first group of users at a corresponding estimated pick-up time due to the unanticipated ridesharing event; and reassign the next user to a second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren SHOVAL, Daniel Ramot, Yaron Rakah, Shmulik Marcovitch
  • Publication number: 20220004199
    Abstract: A system for directing a vehicle may include a processor configured to receive, from a wireless communication device, location data indicative of a current location of the vehicle and direct the vehicle to a desired destination using a first driving route. The processor may also be configured to receive, at a first time, data indicating that a new route for the vehicle is requested, and predict a location of the vehicle at a second time that will occur after the first time. The location may be one where a driver of the vehicle can safely implement instructions associated with changing the first driving route. The may further be configured to determine, based on the predicted location of the vehicle at the second time, a second driving route and prior to the second time, send instructions associated with the second driving route to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Oren SHOVAL, Daniel Ramot, Yaron Rakah, Shmulik Marcovitch
  • Publication number: 20210295706
    Abstract: A system may include a processor configured to receive a first request from a first user; electronically assign a ridesharing vehicle to pick up the first user and determine a driving route for transporting the first user; determine a target arrival time at a first drop-off location; receive a second request from a second user; calculate an estimated delay that would be caused to the first user by picking up of the second user; determine whether the delay would cause the first user to arrive at a first drop-off location after a target arrival time; determine that picking up the second user will not cause the first user to arrive at the first drop-off location after the target arrival time and electronically assign the ridesharing vehicle to pick up the second user; and direct the ridesharing vehicle according to an updated driving route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC
    Inventors: Oren SHOVAL, Daniel RAMOT, Yaron RAKAH, Shmulik MARCOVITCH
  • Patent number: 11107352
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing and routing ridesharing vehicles. In some implementations, the systems and methods may count the number of passengers entering a ridesharing vehicle, distribute vehicles in need of charge to charging stations based on predicted future demand, manage a fleet of petrol and electric ridesharing vehicles, route autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles, automatically adjust drop-off locations based on safety constraints, and preschedule a rideshare with an unknown pick-up location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Ramot, Oren Shoval, Shmulik Marcovitch, Erin Abrams
  • Publication number: 20210223051
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a fleet of ridesharing vehicles are provided. The systems and method for ridesharing include ridesharing between users and a driver that may or may not have access to restricted areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Omry HOCHBERG, Shahar CHEN, Shmulik MARCOVITCH, Oren SHOVAL, Daniel RAMOT
  • Publication number: 20200333146
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for directing ridesharing vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot, Shmulik Marcovitch, Yaron Rakah, Avishai Shoham
  • Publication number: 20200334987
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for directing ridesharing vehicles. In some implementations, the systems and methods may include.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Oren Shoval, Daniel Ramot, Shmulik Marcovitch