DE102009027948A1 - System for communicating e.g. transport services, has communication units comprising transmission units for random transmission of request of customers and/or offers of suppliers and receiving units for receiving requests and/or offers - Google Patents

Abstract

The system (1) has communication units (4) for enabling information exchange between suppliers (2, 17) and prospective customers (3) for communicating a service. The communication units have transmission units (10, 11) for random transmission of a request of the customers and/or offers of the suppliers. The communication units have receiving units (13, 14) for receiving the sent requests and/or the offers. Switching devices (15, 16) of the suppliers and/or customers automatically verify the requests and/or offers upon sectional correlation. The communication units are mobile telephone, mobile navigation device, portable computer device and communication device of a motor vehicle i.e. car.

Description

The The invention relates to a system for switching at least a service, such as a ride and / or a transport service, with a variety of providers and Interested parties, as well as with means of communication, an information exchange between at least one provider and at least one interested party to facilitate the mediation of the service.

State of the art

systems for switching services according to the preamble mentioned type are known and successful for a long time. The the best known example is the so-called carpooling center represents, with the offerers and prospective ones in each case a desired Specify starting point as well as a desired destination respectively deposit. In the carpool then the offers of Provider compared with the inquiries of the interested parties and at a match Provider and prospective buyer mediated together. However, this requires a far preliminary planning by the offerer and the prospective customer.

A modern continuation of such Mitfahrzentralen provide Internet-based carpools or systems as in the DE 103 43 486 A1 This is followed by a communication to mediate the service (the carpool) via a central service server, on which the offers and requests are automatically compared with each other and corresponding matches are determined. Although providers and interested parties can thereby be communicated faster with each other, however, even with such systems providers and interested parties can use the service to be provided only to a limited extent spontaneously. Moreover, the system is relatively expensive, since in the service server all requests and offers, including those that exclude from the outset, for example, because the desired starting points are too far apart, must be compared.

Disclosure of the invention

The inventive system is characterized from that the communication means to enable a Direct information exchange between the interested party and the provider at least sending means for non-directionally sending a request of Interested parties and / or an offer of a provider, as well as receiving means for receiving the undirected request and / or the undirected sent offer. According to the invention So a direct communication between interested parties and providers intended. The direct exchange of information is a detour via a service server is not necessary so providers and prospects be able to communicate directly with each other from the beginning. Due to the undirected sending of his request, the interested party in its surrounding area, depending on the range of its transmitting means, to submit its request to any number of potential providers at the same time, provided, of course, that the provider or providers in this surrounding area of the prospective customer. Is located a provider in said range, he can by means of his Receiving means receive the request and with his planned route to compare. Voices Quotation and request at least partially match, the provider can send an appropriate message to him now known Interested parties or equal to the current Position of the prospective buyer. The invention System thus has the advantage that only those interested and Providers communicate with each other, who are also potential mediation partners represent. Of course, communication can do that as well the other way around, so that first the offer, ie the willingness to take the Provider, is sent undirected.

Farther is a switching device of the provider and / or the recipient to automatically check offer and request on at least areawise match provided. According to the advantageous system thus lead prospective customers and / or Provider the switching device itself with itself, so that "vor Place "the actual placement of the desired Service can take place. Due to the advantageous means of communication while the amount of data to be processed remains manageable, since only the requests and offers of the directly communicating with each other Suppliers and prospects compared or checked become.

Advantageously, the communication means operate on the basis of a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) and / or a wireless local area network (W-LAN), in particular a wireless motor vehicle network, optionally including a supporting, fixed communication infrastructure (repeater). MBMS is a service in the mobile radio standard UMTS, in which a data stream can be transmitted at the same time to all potential recipients, that is, to all receivers located in the transmitting range. The use of this service has the advantage that no network infrastructure needs to be built, but the existing mobile structure can be used. The Wi-Fi network is a local radio network, with mostly a Standard of the IEEE 802.11 family is meant. Such a W-LAN network is also used in the so-called car-2-car communication as a motor vehicle network, which on the radio transmission is optimized between moving transmitting means and receiving means and is used, for example, to warn other vehicles of dangers. By such a system can easily be done with other systems, for example, with portable units of pedestrians, so ultimately with the above-mentioned interested parties.

Farther is provided, the first means for automatic in particular Capture the current position, destination and / or intended Driving route of the provider and / or second means to particular Automatically capture the current position and destination of a Interested parties are provided. By capturing the position, the destination and, where appropriate, the route can easily and an automatic check regarding a match between provider and prospect take place by means of the above-mentioned switching device. Allow the means advantageously an automatic detection of each current position, need providers and / or prospects just enter your destination yourself.

advantageously, the first means comprise at least one navigation system of a Motor vehicle of the provider. By means of the navigation system can in the simplest way both the current position of the provider and a target specified by him and for the mediation of the service will be used. If necessary, too Data concerning the route via the navigation system be determined and passed on. In particular, it is here possible that, for example, the provider a corridor indicates within which he deviates from his actual travel route allows to take in an interested party.

Farther it is provided that the second means at least one mobile terminal, in particular a mobile telephone, a mobile navigation device and / or have a portable computing device. Today's mobile phones, the partly satellite-based positioning functions and corresponding navigation software can in this case as an easy way to determine the current position and / or target of an interested party become.

To a development of the invention is provided that at a at least regional agreement of offer and Request a communication connection between the corresponding Supplier and the corresponding interested parties can be produced. So For example, you may already be detecting a match a possible sub-route provider and prospective customer with each other mediated. In particular, a communication connection, such as a telephone connection to be established. About here then suppliers and interested parties can get more information change.

After all forwarding means are provided for forwarding the request the prospective customer from one supplier to another supplier serve. Advantageously, send to the transmitting means of the provider a request received from an interested party to the request to further, in the proximity Forward provider. For this purpose, so-called single hop or Multihop methods or networks. Conveniently, is allowed only a certain number of redirects, so only actual vendors who are not too far away from the prospect, with the request of the Interested parties are confronted. Conveniently, the system is set up so that the forwarded requests be flagged so that the receiving means forwarded one Recognize a request and determine how often the request has already been forwarded, and secondly requests ignore that they have already received.

in the The invention is based on an embodiment be explained in more detail. This shows the

figure a schematic representation of a system for the mediation of services.

The figure shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of an advantageous system 1 for brokering at least one service between a provider 2 and a prospective customer 3 , At the provider 2 it is a person who offers a service, in particular a ride or transport, to transport people and / or goods. At the prospective customer 3 is a person who is looking for a means of transporting himself, others and / or goods. In the system 1 have the provider 2 and the prospect 3 via means of communication 4 that provide a direct data exchange between the provider 2 and the prospective customer 3 enable. With the means of communication 4 In the present case this is a mobile terminal 5 of the prospective customer 3 for example as a mobile phone 6 or mobile navigation device 7 is trained. The means of communication 4 of the provider 2 is a communication device 8th of a motor vehicle 9 which from the provider 2 is controlled. The communication device 8th is designed for a so-called car-2-car communication (C2C), which allows an exchange of information via a wireless local area network (WLAN) between motor vehicles or he made possible. A typical application for such a car-2-car communication system is the warning of black ice on a certain stretch of road. Crosses a motor vehicle with a corresponding communication device 8th an icy bridge, it can warn subsequent vehicles by radio before they reach the danger point.

The mobile device 5 of the prospective customer 3 has a transmission means 10 , which can send a request without directing, so not to a single, specific provider, but to any number of providers within the transmission range. Likewise, the communication device has 8th of the provider 2 via a transmission means 11 , which can send an offer of the provider undirected. The request of the prospective customer 3 expediently encompasses the current position of the prospective customer 3 as well as his desired goal. The offer of the provider 2 includes the current position of the provider 2 , his destination and / or his planned route, in the simplest case a navigation system 12 of the motor vehicle 9 can be removed. The provider 2 Thus, in a simple manner, it is always possible, or even once, to send out an offer relating to its position, its destination and / or its route. The prospective 3 can request once or over a desired period of time by means of his mobile terminal 5 send out undirected.

The means of communication 4 of the prospective customer 3 and the provider 2 each further comprise receiving means 13 respectively fourteen which are used to receive the undirected request and / or the undisclosed offer.

The communication means preferably work 4 based on a so-called Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) and / or a wireless local area network (W-LAN) or on the basis of the above described Car-2-Car-communication system. These systems allow the provider 2 and the prospective customer 3 to send their offer or their request undirected within a certain distance. The distance is also influenced by the environment. Get provider 2 and prospective 3 in an area where the offer or the demand can be received by the other and the receiving means 13 or fourteen receives a corresponding request or a corresponding offer evaluate a switching device 15 of the provider 2 or a switch 16 of the prospective customer 3 the received data is such that it is checked whether there is a match between request and offer. The switching device 16 is conveniently in the appropriate mobile device 5 and the switch 15 advantageously in the communication device 8th integrated.

Detects one of the switches 15 . 16 that there is at least a partial overlap of offer and inquiry, so it shows the provider 2 or interested parties 3 and advantageously simultaneously sends a corresponding message to the receiving means 13 . fourteen of the prospective customer 3 or the provider 2 , so that there also the match is displayed, if this is not already by the switching facility provided there 16 . 15 is done. Alternatively or additionally, the switching device 15 influence the route of the provider in such a way that it is with the prospective customer 3 is passed, whereby the provider prefers to determine beforehand, to what extent the system may influence its actual travel route.

Overall, therefore, an automatic mediation of interested parties and providers is provided. If another provider with his motor vehicle was also in the transmission or reception area of the interested parties 3 (not shown), either automatic switching could take place in such a way that the provider that is closer to the interested party is brokered with the interested party, or that the interested party can choose between the two possible providers themselves. Providers who are outside the transmission or reception area of the interested party 3 located, such as the provider 17 with his motor vehicle 18 which is located in a parallel line according to the present embodiment are not taken into account in the switching, resulting in that by the respective switching device 15 . 16 only a small amount of data is to be processed.

To the provider 17 Nevertheless, to confront with the request - it could be, for example, that of the provider 17 Although starting further away, but much closer to the desired goal of the interested parties 3 would like to approach as the provider 2 - Is in an optional embodiment of the system 1 provided that the provider 2 . 17 Forwarding means for forwarding the request of the interested party 3 from a provider ( 2 ) to another provider ( 17 ) carry with them. Expediently, the forwarding means are in the communication device 8th of the respective motor vehicle 9 integrated. It should be noted at this point that it is the communication device 8th Of course, it is also about a mobile, so not firmly in the respective motor vehicle 9 . 18 firmly integrated communication device 8th must act. In particular, the communication device 8th preferably also in a mobile terminal of the provider or in a mobile navigation system of the provider.

Interested parties and providers communicate directly with each other to provide the service they require, providing a highly flexible and fast-working system that can be used on short haul routes. Advantageously, additional authentication means are provided which authenticate the provider 2 and / or the prospective customer 3 in a simple manner, preferably automatically allow. For example, as soon as interested 3 and providers 2 are in sufficient proximity to each other, the authenticity of the interested party by means of a Bluetooth connection 3 and the provider 2 automatically detected.

Fees that the prospective customer 3 to pay for the use of the service can be determined or calculated in a simple manner by means of the navigation system based on the travel length (tracking).

Overall, the advantageous system performs 1 to a reduced traffic volume, since the services offered are communicated quickly and without detours. The advantageous system is particularly flexible and can be used in particular on short distances and for partial routes. An attractive scenario also applies to commuters whose requests / offers are sent not just once, but reliably recurring. This can lead to dynamic carpooling to the common workplace. For example, B and C travel with A, and E and F with D in the morning to the common workplace, and in the evening drive C, E and F with A and later D with B from the workplace. Through the system 1 It is possible to get a ride or to offer it at short notice.

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Cited patent literature

• DE 10343486 A1 [0003]

Cited non-patent literature

• Standard of the IEEE 802.11 Family [0006]

Claims (9)

System ( 1 ) for arranging at least one service, in particular a carpool and / or a transport service, with a plurality of providers ( 2 . 17 ) and interested parties ( 3 ), as well as with means of communication ( 4 ), which requires an exchange of information between at least one supplier ( 2 . 17 ) and at least one prospective customer ( 3 ) for switching the service, characterized in that the communication means ( 4 ) to enable a direct exchange of information between interested parties ( 3 ) and providers ( 2 . 17 ) at least transmitting means ( 10 . 11 ) for the non-directional sending of a request from an interested party ( 3 ) and / or an offer by a provider ( 2 . 17 ), as well as receiving means ( 13 . fourteen ) for receiving the undirected request and / or the undisclosed offer. System according to claim 1, characterized by a switching device ( 15 . 16 ) of the provider ( 2 . 17 ) and / or the prospective customer ( 3 ) for, in particular, automatically checking the offer and request for at least regional compliance. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication means ( 4 ) based on a multimedia broadcast multicast service and / or a wireless local area network, in particular a wireless motor vehicle network. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by first means for detecting the current position, the destination and / or an intended driving route of the provider ( 2 ), System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by second means for detecting the current position and the destination of an interested party ( 3 ), System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first means at least one navigation system ( 7 ) of a motor vehicle ( 9 ) of the provider ( 2 ). System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second means at least one mobile terminal ( 5 ), in particular a mobile telephone ( 6 ), a mobile navigation device ( 7 ) and / or a portable computer device. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the case of an at least area-wise match of offer and inquiry, a communication connection between the corresponding provider ( 2 ) and the corresponding prospective customer ( 3 ) can be produced. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by forwarding means for forwarding the request of the interested party ( 3 ) from a provider ( 2 ) to another provider ( 17 ),

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