WO2019196509A1

WO2019196509A1 - Systems and methods for determining prompting information

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Publication number: WO2019196509A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/124672
Authority: WO
Inventors: Baotong Yang
Original assignee: Beijing Didi Infinity Technology And Development Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2018-04-09
Filing date: 2018-12-28
Publication date: 2019-10-17
Also published as: CN108573315A

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating prompting information are provided. The methods include obtaining actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor. The actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor. The methods further include determining estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request. The estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request. The method further include sending prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.

Description

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PROMPTING INFORMATION

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Application No. 201810312991.5 filed on April 9, 2018, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to on-demand services, and in particular, relates to systems and methods for determining prompting information in fee settlement of a ride-sharing trip.

BACKGROUND

The mobile Internet has changed the way people travel and experience, and the use of on-demand services is becoming more and more common. In the field of taxis, ride-sharing is becoming more and more common. Passengers are less aware of the distance and the duration during ride-sharing. It is easy to think that ride-sharing will cause a detour, but the feeling may actually be caused by realistic factors such as traffic jams. Therefore, a method is needed to improve the riding experience of passengers.

SUMMARY

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is provided. The system may be configured to operate an online to offline service platform. The system may include at least one storage medium and at least one processor. The at least one storage medium may include a set of instructions for generating prompting information. The at least one processor may be in communication with the at least one storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor may be directed to obtain actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor. The at least one processor may also be directed to determine estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request. The at least one processor may be further directed to send prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for generating prompting information is provided. The method may be implemented on one or more computing devices having at least one storage device and at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage device. The method may include obtaining actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor. The method may also include determining estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request. The method may further include sending prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer readable medium is provided. The non-transitory computer readable medium may include at least one set of instructions for generating prompting information. When executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the at least one set of instructions may direct the at least one processor to obtain actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor; determine estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request; and send prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.

In some embodiments, the actual-trip information may include at least one of an actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip, an actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip, or an actual distance of the actual ride-sharing trip. The estimated-trip information may include at least one of an estimated route of the estimated trip, an estimated duration of the estimated trip, or an estimated distance of the estimated trip.

In some embodiments, the estimated-trip information may be determined at least partly based on historical orders associated with the first trip request.

In some embodiments, the prompting information may be determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information and the at least one processor may be directed to determine a time difference between the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated duration of the estimated trip and determine the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference.

In some embodiments, the time difference may be an absolute time difference or a percentage time difference.

In some embodiments, to determine the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference, the at least one processor may be directed to compare the time difference with a first predetermined threshold and a second predetermined threshold, wherein the first predetermined threshold is less than the second predetermined threshold; and in response to a determination that the time difference is less than the first predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a first prompting information template; in response to a determination that the time difference is more than or equal to the first predetermined threshold and less than or equal to the second predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a second prompting information template; or in response to a determination that the time difference is more than the second predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a third prompting information template.

In some embodiments, the at least one processor may be directed to determine a route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip and determine the prompting information based at least in part on the route similarity.

In some embodiments, to determine the prompting information based at least in part on the route similarity, the at least one processor may be further directed to: compare the route similarity with a third predetermined threshold; and in response to a determination that the route similarity is more than the third predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a forth prompting information template; or in response to a determination that the route similarity is less than or equal to the third predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a fifth prompting information template.

In some embodiments, the at least one processor may be directed to determine the prompting information based on the actual duration of the actual trip, the estimated duration of the estimated trip and the route similarity.

In some embodiments, to determine the route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip, the at least one processor may be further directed to: determine an actual distance of the actual route; determine an estimated distance of the estimated route; and determine the route similarity based on the actual distance and the estimated distance.

In some embodiments, to determine the route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip, the at least one processor may be further directed to: determine one or more first road segments included in the actual route; determine one or more second road segments included in the estimated route; determine the number of common road segments that are included in both the one or more first road segments and the one or more second road segments; and determine the route similarity based on the number of common road segments.

Additional features will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following and the accompanying drawings or may be learned by production or operation of the examples. The features of the present disclosure may be realized and attained by practice or use of various aspects of the methodologies, instrumentalities, and combinations set forth in the detailed examples discussed below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure is further described in terms of exemplary embodiments. These exemplary embodiments are described in detail with reference to the drawings. These embodiments are non-limiting exemplary embodiments, in which like reference numerals represent similar structures throughout the several views of the drawings, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary online to offline service system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary computing device configured to implement a specific system disclosed in the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary user equipment according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4A is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary processing engine according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4B is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary processing module according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5A is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram illustrating two ride-sharing trips according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information based on a time difference according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information based on a route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 8A and 8B are flowcharts of exemplary processes for determining the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information based on the time difference and the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another exemplary process for determining prompting information based on the time difference and the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; and

FIGS. 11A-11D shows exemplary prompting information displayed on the user equipment according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present disclosure, and is provided in the context of a particular application and its requirements. Various modifications to the disclosed embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a, ” “an, ” and “the” may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises, ” “comprising, ” “includes, ” and/or “including” when used in this disclosure, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It will be understood that the term “system, ” “module, ” and/or “block” used herein are one method to distinguish different components, elements, parts, section or assembly of different level in ascending order. However, the terms may be displaced by another expression if they achieve the same purpose.

The term “module, ” or “block” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions. A module or a block described herein may be implemented as software and/or hardware and may be stored in any type of non-transitory computer-readable medium or another storage device. In some embodiments, a software module/unit/block may be compiled and linked into an executable program. It will be appreciated that software modules can be callable from other modules/units/blocks or themselves, and/or may be invoked in response to detected events or interrupts. Software modules/units/blocks configured for execution on computing devices (e.g., the processor 320 as illustrated in FIG. 3) may be provided on a computer-readable medium, such as a compact disc, a digital video disc, a flash drive, a magnetic disc, or any other tangible medium, or as a digital download (and can be originally stored in a compressed or installable format that needs installation, decompression, or decryption prior to execution) . Such software code may be stored, partially or fully, on a storage device of the executing computing device, for execution by the computing device. Software instructions may be embedded in firmware, such as an Electrically Programmable Read-Only-Memory (EPROM) . It will be further appreciated that hardware modules/units/blocks may be included in connected logic components, such as gates and flip-flops, and/or can be included in programmable units, such as programmable gate arrays or processors. The modules/units/blocks or computing device functionality described herein may be implemented as software modules/units/blocks but may be represented in hardware or firmware. In general, the modules/units/blocks described herein refer to logical modules/units/blocks that may be combined with other modules/units/blocks or divided into sub-modules/sub-units/sub-blocks despite their physical organization or storage. The description may apply to a system, an engine, or a portion thereof.

It will be understood that when a module or block is referred to as being “connected to, ” or “coupled to, ” another module, or block, it may be directly connected or coupled to, or communicate with the other module, or block, or an intervening unit, engine, module, or block may be present, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

These and other features, and characteristics of the present disclosure, as well as the methods of operations and functions of the related elements of structure and the combination of parts and economies of manufacture, may become more apparent upon consideration of the following description with reference to the accompanying drawing (s) , all of which form part of this specification. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawing (s) are for the purpose of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It is understood that the drawings are not to scale.

The flowcharts used in the present disclosure illustrate operations that systems implement according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. It is to be expressly understood, the operations of the flowcharts may be implemented not in order. Conversely, the operations may be implemented in inverted order, or simultaneously. Moreover, one or more other operations may be added to the flowcharts. One or more operations may be removed from the flowcharts.

Moreover, the system or method of the present disclosure may be applied to any other kind of online on-demand service. For example, the system or method of the present disclosure may be applied to different transportation systems including land, ocean, aerospace, or the like, or any combination thereof. The vehicle of the transportation systems may include a taxi, a private car, a hitch, a bus, a train, a bullet train, a high speed rail, a subway, a vessel, an aircraft, a spaceship, a hot-air balloon, a driverless vehicle, a bicycle, a tricycle, a motorcycle, or the like, or any combination thereof. The system or method of the present disclosure may be applied to taxi hailing, chauffeur services, delivery service, carpool, bus service, take-out service, driver hiring, vehicle hiring, bicycle sharing service, train service, subway service, shuttle services, location service, or the like. As another example, the system or method of the present disclosure may be applied to shopping service, learning service, fitness service, financial service, social service, or the like. The application scenarios of the system or method of the present disclosure may include a web page, a plug-in of a browser, a client terminal, a custom system, an internal analysis system, an artificial intelligence robot, or the like, or any combination thereof.

The object of the on-demand service may be any product. In some embodiments, the product may be a tangible product or an immaterial product. The tangible product may include food, medicine, commodity, chemical product, electrical appliance, clothing, car, housing, luxury, or the like, or any combination thereof. The immaterial product may include a servicing product, a financial product, a knowledge product, an internet product, or the like, or any combination thereof. The internet product may include an individual host product, a web product, a mobile internet product, a commercial host product, an embedded product, or the like, or any combination thereof. The mobile internet product may be used in a software of a mobile terminal, a program, a system, or the like, or any combination thereof. The mobile terminal may include a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistance (PDA) , a smart watch, a point of sale (POS) device, an onboard computer, an onboard television, a wearable device, or the like, or any combination thereof. For example, the product may be any software and/or application used in the computer or mobile phone. The software and/or application may relate to socializing, shopping, transporting, entertainment, learning, investment, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the software and/or application relating to transporting may include a traveling software and/or application, a vehicle scheduling software and/or application, a mapping software and/or application, etc. In the vehicle scheduling software and/or application, the vehicle may include a horse, a carriage, a rickshaw (e.g., a wheelbarrow, a bike, a tricycle, etc. ) , a car (e.g., a taxi, a bus, a private car, etc. ) , a train, a subway, a vessel, an aircraft (e.g., an airplane, a helicopter, a space shuttle, a rocket, a hot-air balloon, etc. ) , or the like, or any combination thereof.

The term “user” in the present disclosure may refer to an individual, an entity, or a tool that may request a service, order a service, provide a service, or facilitate the providing of the service. In the present disclosure, terms “user” and “user terminal” may be used interchangeably.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary online to offline service system 100 according to some embodiments. For example, the online to offline service system 100 may be an online to offline service system for transportation services (e.g., taxi hailing, chauffeur services, delivery services, carpool, bus services, take-out services, driver hiring, vehicle hiring, train services, subway services, shuttle services) , shopping services, fitness services, learning services, financial services, or the like.

The online to offline service system 100 may include a server 110, a network 120, one or more user terminals (e.g., one or more passenger terminals 130, driver terminals 140) , and a storage device 150.

The server 110 may include a processing engine 112. It should be noted that the online to offline service system 100 shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example, and not intended to be limiting. In some embodiments, the online to offline service system 100 may obtain actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a trip request initiated by a trip requestor. In some embodiments, the online to offline service system 100 may also determine estimated trip-information of an estimated trip, wherein the estimated trip is not a ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the online to offline service system 100 may determine prompting information based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.

In some embodiments, the server 110 may be a single server, or a server group. The server group may be centralized, or distributed (e.g., the server 110 may be a distributed system) . In some embodiments, the server 110 may be local or remote. For example, the server 110 may access information and/or data stored in the one or more user terminals (e.g., the one or more passenger terminals 130, driver terminals 140) , and/or the storage device 150 via the network 120. As another example, the server 110 may be directly connected to the one or more user terminals (e.g., the one or more passenger terminals 130, driver terminals 140) , and/or the storage device 150 to access stored information and/or data. In some embodiments, the server 110 may be implemented on a cloud platform. Merely by way of example, the cloud platform may include a private cloud, a public cloud, a hybrid cloud, a community cloud, a distributed cloud, an inter-cloud, a multi-cloud, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the server 110 may be implemented on a computing device 300 having one or more components illustrated in FIG. 3 in the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the server 110 may include a processing engine 112. In some embodiments, the processing engine 112 may include one or more processing engines (e.g., signal-core processing engine (s) or multi-core processor (s) ) . Merely by way of example, the processing engine 112 may include a central processing unit (CPU) , an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) , an application-specific instruction-set processor (ASIP) , a graphics processing unit (GPU) , a physics processing unit (PPU) , a digital signal processor (DSP) , a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) , a programmable logic device (PLD) , a controller, a microcontroller unit, a reduced instruction-set computer (RISC) , a microprocessor, or the like, or any combination thereof.

The network 120 may facilitate exchange of information and/or data. In some embodiments, one or more components in the online to offline service system 100 (e.g., the server 110, the one or more passenger terminals 130 the one or more driver terminal 140, or the storage device 150) may send information and/data to other component (s) in the online to offline service system 100 via the network 120. For example, the server 110 may obtain/acquire one or more trip requests from one or more passenger terminals 130 via the network 120. As another example, the server 110 may send prompting signals to the one or more passenger terminals 130 to direct the one or more passenger terminals 130 to display prompting information via the network 120. As a further example, the server 110 may send the one or more trip requests to one driver terminal 140 via the network 120. In some embodiments, the network 120 may be any type of wired or wireless network, or any combination thereof. Merely by way of example, the network 120 may include a cable network, a wireline network, an optical fiber network, a telecommunications network, an intranet, an internet, a local area network (LAN) , a wide area network (WAN) , a wireless local area network (WLAN) , a metropolitan area network (MAN) , a wide area network (WAN) , a public telephone switched network (PTSN) , a Bluetooth network, a ZigBee network, a near field communication (NFC) network, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the network 120 may include one or more network access points. For example, the network 120 may include wired or wireless network access points such as base stations and/or internet exchange points 120-1, 120-2, …, through which one or more components of the online to offline service system 100 may be connected to the network 120 to exchange data and/or information.

In some embodiments, the passenger terminal 130 may include a mobile device 130-1, a tablet computer 130-2, a laptop computer 130-3, a built-in device in a motor vehicle 130-4, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the mobile device 130-1 may include a smart home device, a wearable device, a smart mobile device, a virtual reality device, an augmented reality device, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the smart home device may include a smart lighting device, a control device of an intelligent electrical apparatus, a smart monitoring device, a smart television, a smart video camera, an interphone, or the like, or combination thereof. In some embodiments, the wearable device may include a smart bracelet, a smart footgear, a smart glass, a smart helmet, a smart watch, a smart clothing, a smart backpack, a smart accessory, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the smart mobile device may include a smartphone, a personal digital assistance (PDA) , a gaming device, a navigation device, a point of sale (POS) device, or the like, or any combination. In some embodiments, the virtual reality device and/or the augmented reality device may include a virtual reality helmet, a virtual reality glass, a virtual reality patch, an augmented reality helmet, an augmented reality glass, an augmented reality patch, or the like, or any combination thereof. For example, the virtual reality device and/or the augmented reality device may include a Google Glass, an Oculus Rift, a Hololens, a Gear VR, etc. In some embodiments, built-in device in the motor vehicle 130-4 may include an onboard computer, an onboard television, etc. In some embodiments, the passenger terminal 130 may be a device with positioning technology for locating the position of the service requester and/or the passenger terminal 130.

In some embodiments, the driver terminal 140 may be similar to, or the same device as the passenger terminal 130. The driver terminal 140 may include a mobile device 140-1, a tablet computer 140-2, a laptop computer 140-3, a built-in device in a motor vehicle 140-4, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the driver terminal 140 may be a device with positioning technology for locating the position of the driver and/or the driver terminal 140. In some embodiments, the passenger terminal 130 and/or the driver terminal 140 may communicate with other positioning device to determine the position of the service requester, the passenger terminal 130, the driver, and/or the driver terminal 140. In some embodiments, the passenger terminal 130 and/or the driver terminal 140 may send positioning information to the server 110.

The storage device 150 may store data and/or instructions. For example, the data may be a training model, one or more training samples, historical orders, or the like, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may store data obtained from the one or more user terminals (e.g., the one or more passenger terminals 130, driver terminals 140) . In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may store data and/or instructions that the server 110 may execute or use to perform exemplary methods described in the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may include a mass storage, a removable storage, a volatile read-and-write memory, a read-only memory (ROM) , or the like, or any combination thereof. Exemplary mass storage may include a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a solid-state drives, etc. Exemplary removable storage may include a flash drive, a floppy disk, an optical disk, a memory card, a zip disk, a magnetic tape, etc. Exemplary volatile read-and-write memory may include a random access memory (RAM) . Exemplary RAM may include a dynamic RAM (DRAM) , a double date rate synchronous dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM) , a static RAM (SRAM) , a thyristor RAM (T-RAM) , and a zero-capacitor RAM (Z-RAM) , etc. Exemplary ROM may include a mask ROM (MROM) , a programmable ROM (PROM) , an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM) , an electrically-erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) , a compact disk ROM (CD-ROM) , and a digital versatile disk ROM, etc. In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may be implemented on a cloud platform. Merely by way of example, the cloud platform may include a private cloud, a public cloud, a hybrid cloud, a community cloud, a distributed cloud, an inter-cloud, a multi-cloud, or the like, or any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may be connected to the network 120 to communicate with one or more components in the online to offline service system 100 (e.g., the server 110, the one or more user terminals, etc. ) . One or more components in the online to offline service system 100 may access the data and/or instructions stored in the storage device 150 via the network 120. In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may be directly connected to or communicate with one or more components in the online to offline service system 100 (e.g., the server 110, the one or more user terminals, etc. ) . In some embodiments, the storage device 150 may be part of the server 110.

In some embodiments, one or more components in the online to offline service system 100 (e.g., the server 110, the one or more user terminals, etc. ) may have a permission to access the storage device 150. In some embodiments, one or more components in the online to offline service system 100 may read and/or modify information relating to the service requester, driver, and/or the public when one or more conditions are met. For example, the server 110 may read and/or modify one or more users'information after a service. It should be noted that the online to offline service system 100 is merely an example for illustrating an application of the processing engine 112 for determining prompting information for service requestors. The above description of the processing engine 112 and the online to offline service system 100 is provided for the purposes of illustration, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, one or more components of the online to offline service system 100 (e.g., the server 110, the passenger terminal 130, and driver terminal 140, and the storage device 150) may communicate with each other in form of electronic and/or electromagnetic signals, through wired and/or wireless communication. In some embodiments, the online to offline service system 100 may further include at least one information exchange port. The at least one exchange port may be configured to receive information and/or send information relating to the service request (e.g., in form of electronic signals and/or electromagnetic signals) between any electronic devices in the online to offline service system 100. For example, the at least one information exchange port may receive a trip request from the passenger terminal 130 through wireless communication between the server 110 and the passenger terminal 130. As another example, the at least one information exchange port may send electromagnetic signals including determined prompting information to the passenger terminal 130 through wireless communication. In some embodiments, the at least one information exchange port may be one or more of an antenna, a network interface, a network port, or the like, or any combination thereof. For example, the at least one information exchange port may be a network port connected to the server 110 to send information thereto and/or receive information transmitted therefrom.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary mobile device 200 configured to implement a specific system disclosed in the present disclosure. In some embodiments, a user terminal device configured to display and communicate information related to locations may be a mobile device 200. The mobile device 200 may include but is not limited to a smartphone, a tablet computer, a music player, a portable game console, a GPS receiver, a wearable calculating device (e.g., glasses, watches, etc. ) , or the like. The mobile device 200 may include one or more central processing units (CPUs) 240, one or more graphical processing units (GPUs) 230, a display 220, a memory 260, a communication platform 210, a storage device 290, and one or more input/output (I/O) devices 250. In some embodiments, the CPU may include interface circuits and processing circuits. Moreover, the mobile device 200 may also be any other suitable component that includes but is not limited to a system bus or a controller (not shown in FIG. 2) . As shown in FIG. 2, a mobile operating system 270 (e.g., IOS, Android, Windows Phone, etc. ) and one or more applications 280 may be loaded from the storage device 290 to the memory 260 and implemented by the CPUs 240. The application 280 may include a browser or other mobile applications configured to receive and process information related to a query (e.g., a name of a location) inputted by a user in the mobile device 200. The passenger/driver may obtain information related to one or more search results through the system I/O device 250, and provide the information to the server 110 and/or other modules or units of the online to offline service system 100 (e.g., the network 120) .

In order to implement various modules, units and their functions described above, a computer hardware platform may be used as hardware platforms of one or more elements. Since these hardware elements, operating systems and program languages are common, it may be assumed that persons skilled in the art may be familiar with these techniques and they may be able to provide information required in the on-demand service according to the techniques described in the present disclosure. A computer with user interface may be used as a personal computer (PC) , or other types of workstations or terminal devices. After being properly programmed, a computer with user interface may be used as a server. It may be considered that those skilled in the art may also be familiar with such structures, programs, or general operations of this type of computer device. Thus, extra explanations are not described for the Figures.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary hardware and software components of a computing device 300 on which the server 110, the one or more user terminals (e.g., the one or more passenger terminals 130, driver terminals 140) may be implemented according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The computing device 300 may be configured to perform one or more functions of the server 110, passenger terminal 130, and driver terminal 140 disclosed in this disclosure. For example, the processing engine 112 may be implemented on the computing device 300 and configured to perform functions of the processing engine 112 disclosed in this disclosure.

The computing device 300 may be a general-purpose computer or a special purpose computer, both may be used to implement an online to offline service system 100 for the present disclosure. The computing device 300 may be used to implement any component of the online to offline service system 100 as described herein. For example, the processing engine 112 may be implemented on the computing device 300, via its hardware, software program, firmware, or a combination thereof. Although only one such computer is shown, for convenience, the computer functions relating to the search service as described herein may be implemented in a distributed fashion on a number of similar platforms to distribute the processing load.

The computing device 300, for example, may include COM ports 350 connected to and from a network connected thereto to facilitate data communications. The computing device 300 may also include a processor 320, in the form of one or more processors (e.g., logic circuits) , for executing program instructions. For example, the processor may include interface circuits and processing circuits therein. The interface circuits may be configured to receive electronic signals from a bus 310, wherein the electronic signals encode structured data and/or instructions for the processing circuits to process. The processing circuits may conduct logic calculations, and then determine a conclusion, a result, and/or an instruction encoded as electronic signals. The processing circuits may also generate electronic signals including the conclusion or the result (e.g., the literal destination) and a triggering code. In some embodiments, the trigger code may be in a format recognizable by an operation system (or an application installed therein) of an electronic device (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) in the system 100. For example, the trigger code may be an instruction, a code, a mark, a symbol, or the like, or any combination thereof, that can activate certain functions and/or operations of a mobile phone or let the mobile phone execute a predetermined program (s) . In some embodiments, the trigger code may be configured to rend the operation system (or the application) of the electronic device to generate a presentation of the conclusion or the result (e.g., the prompting information) on an interface of the electronic device. Then the interface circuits may send out the electronic signals from the processing circuits via the bus 310.

The exemplary computer platform may include the internal communication bus 310, program storage and data storage of different forms, for example, a disk 370, and a read only memory (ROM) 330, or a random access memory (RAM) 340, for various data files to be processed and/or transmitted by the computer. The exemplary computer platform may also include program instructions stored in the ROM 330, RAM 340, and/or other type of non-transitory storage medium to be executed by the processor 320. The methods and/or processes of the present disclosure may be implemented as the program instructions. The computing device 300 may also include an I/O component 360, supporting input/output between the computer and other components therein. The computing device 300 may also receive programming and data via network communications.

The computing device 300 may also include a hard disk controller communicated with a hard disk, a keypad/keyboard controller communicated with a keypad/keyboard, a serial interface controller communicated with a serial peripheral equipment, a parallel interface controller communicated with a parallel peripheral equipment, a display controller communicated with a display, or the like, or any combination thereof.

Merely for illustration, only one CPU and/or processor is described in the computing device 300. However, it should be noted that the computing device 300 in the present disclosure may also include multiple CPUs and/or processors, thus operations and/or method steps that are performed by one CPU and/or processor as described in the present disclosure may also be jointly or separately performed by the multiple CPUs and/or processors. For example, if in the present disclosure the CPU and/or processor of the computing device 300 executes both step A and step B, it should be understood that step A and step B may also be performed by two different CPUs and/or processors jointly or separately in the computing device 300 (e.g., the first processor executes step A and the second processor executes step B, or the first and second processors jointly execute steps A and B) .

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary processing engine 112 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the processing engine 112 may be in communication with a computer-readable storage (e.g., the storage device 150, a user terminal (e.g., a passenger terminal 130, a driver terminal 140, etc. ) and may execute instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium. The processing engine 112 may include an actual-trip information determination module 410, an estimated-trip information determination module 420, a processing module 430, and a prompting information determination module 440.

The actual-trip information determination module 410 may obtain actual–trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip may be determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor.

The actual-trip information determination module 410 may determine the actual route and the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by the current passenger after finishing the ride-sharing trip. The actual ride-sharing trip may be determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by one or more ride-sharing passenger. The actual route may be a driving path of the driver. The driving path of the driver may be determined based on a plurality of starting locations and destinations of the current passenger and ride-sharing passengers. There may be one or more ride-sharing passengers. For example, if there are three passengers in total, the actual-trip information determination module 410 may plan the driving route of the driver based on three starting locations and three destinations of the three passengers. The actual duration may be a time difference between a time point at which the current passenger gets off and a time point at which the current passenger getting on.

The estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request. The estimated trip may be determined based on the first trip request.

The estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine the estimated route and the estimated duration of the estimated route. The estimated trip may be determined based on the first trip request. The estimated route may be determined based on the starting location and the destination of the first trip request of the current passenger. The distance of the estimated route may be determined based on the estimated route. The estimated duration of the estimated trip may be determined based on historical data corresponding to the current time period. The historical data may include historical route and corresponding historical duration of the trips of a plurality of historical orders. The historical data may also include historical conditions corresponding to the plurality of historical orders. The historical road conditions may be determined based on driving conditions relating to the plurality of historical orders corresponding to the current time period. The plurality of historical orders corresponding to the current time period may relate to the starting location and the destination of the current passenger. For example, if the current time is 10 o’clock, and a traffic flow is busy during performing the plurality of historical orders that depart from the starting location to the destination at 10 o’clock, the estimated duration may be long. If the traffic flow is smooth during performing the plurality of historical orders that depart from the starting location to the destination at 10 o’clock, the estimated duration may be relatively short. In some embodiments, the estimated duration may be determined based on the estimated route and road conditions at the current time period.

The processing module 430 may determine a time difference between the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated duration of the estimated trip. In some embodiments, the processing module 430 may determine a route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip.

The processing module 430 may determine the time difference and the route similarity based on the actual route, the actual duration, the estimated route, and the estimated duration. Specifically, the processing module 430 may determine the route similarity based on the actual route and estimated route of the current passenger. The processing module 430 may determine the time difference based on the actual duration and estimated duration. The route similarity may indicate a ratio of the estimated distance and the actual distance when selecting ride-sharing, including ordinary ride-sharing or site ride-sharing.

The prompting information determination module 440 may determine prompting information based on the time difference and/or the route similarity. The prompting information determination module 440 may also send prompting signals to a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) associated with the first trip requestor to direct to user terminal to display the prompting information.

Different route similarities and/or time differences may correspond to different prompting information. When the time difference may be zero or less than zero, the prompting information may be “no additional time spent. ” For example, the information displayed may be “the ride-sharing is successful and no additional time is spent” . When the time difference is greater than zero and not greater than a time threshold, the time difference may be the designated as the prompting information. For example, the information displayed may be “the ride-sharing is relatively successful, and X more minutes are spent. ” The X more minutes may be the time difference. In some embodiments, the time threshold may be any predetermined value (e.g., 10 minutes) which is greater than zero. When the time difference is greater than the time threshold, and the route similarity is not less than a similarity threshold, the prompting information may include the route similarity and the road condition information. The road condition information may be a traffic jam level or a traffic jam index. For example, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Y, and there is a little traffic jam” or “the route similarity is Y, and the traffic jam index is M. ” Y is a ratio of the estimated distance and the actual distance. The traffic jam level or the traffic jam index may be known. For example, the traffic jam level or the traffic jam index may be reported by traffic broadcasts and the traffic jam level or the traffic jam index about the road condition information may be collected by the taxi platform. In some embodiments, the similarity threshold may be any preset value (e.g., 85%) which is not greater than 100%. When the time difference is greater than the time threshold and the route similarity is less than the similarity threshold, the road condition information may be designated as the prompting information. For example, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Z, and there is a little traffic jam, ” “the route similarity is Z, and there is a sever traffic jam, ” or “how about the ride-sharing? Please leave your feedback. ”

In some embodiments, the time difference displayed may round down to retain an integer. For example, when the actual time difference is 9.7 minutes, the information displayed may be “the ride-sharing is relatively successful, and 9 minutes more is spent. ” In some embodiments, the route similarity may round up to retain an integer. For example, if the route similarity is 85.6%, and the time difference is greater than the time threshold while the route similarity is not less than the similarity threshold, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is 86%, there is a little traffic jam. ” In some embodiments, the traffic jam level may be any information such as “traffic jam, ” “a little traffic jam, ” “a sever traffic jam, ” or the like. In some embodiments, the traffic jam level may correspond to the route similarity. For example, when the time difference is greater than the time threshold while the route similarity is not less than the similarity threshold, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Y, and there is a little traffic jam. ” When the time difference is greater than the time threshold while the route similarity is less than the similarity threshold, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Z, and there is a sever traffic jam. ” In other words, the lower the route similarity is, the more sever the traffic jam may be displayed in the information displayed. In some embodiments, the severity of the traffic jam may be represented by a numerical value (e.g., a traffic jam index) . For example, when the time difference is greater than the time threshold and the route similarity is less than the similarity threshold, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Z, and the traffic jam index is N. ”

It should be noted that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The features, structures, methods, and other features of the exemplary embodiments described herein can be combined in various ways to obtain additional and/or alternative exemplary embodiments. For example, the function of the processing module may be implemented by a prompting information determining module. In other words, the prompting information determining module may determine the time difference and the route similarity.

FIG. 4B is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary processing module according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the processing module 430 may include a time difference determination unit 431 and a route similarity determination unit 432.

The time difference determination unit 431 may determine a time difference between the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated duration of the estimated trip. In some embodiments, the time difference may be an absolute time difference (e.g., a result of the actual duration minus the estimated duration) . In some embodiments, the time difference may be a percentage time difference. The percentage time difference may reflect a ratio of a first value to a second value, wherein the first value may be a result of the actual duration minus the estimated duration and the second value may be the actual duration or the estimated duration.

The route similarity determination unit 432 may determine a route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip. In some embodiments, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine an estimated distance of the estimated route. The estimated distance may include a linear distance of the estimated route or a driving distance of the estimated route. In some embodiments, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine an actual distance of the actual route. The actual distance may include a linear distance of the actual route or a driving distance of the actual route. The route similarity determination unit 432 may determine the route similarity based on the actual distance and the estimated distance. The route similarity may represent the degree of similarity between the actual route and the estimated route. The route similarity may reflect the quality of the actual ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the route similarity may be a numerical value. In some embodiments, the route similarity may include a ratio of the estimated distance to the actual distance. The larger the route similarity is, the higher the quality of the actual ride-sharing trip may be.

FIG. 5A is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the process 500 for determining prompting information may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 500 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 500 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 500 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 500 as illustrated in FIG. 5A and described below is not intended to be limiting.

In 502, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the actual-trip information determination module 410) may obtain actual–trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip may be determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor. The ride-sharing trip may refer to a trip that relates to another trip request and that may share at least a part of travel with others relating to the trip request. The actual ride-sharing trip may include two or more trip requests relating to two or more trip requestors. Each trip requestor of the two or more trip requestors may initiate a trip request and agree to share a vehicle with others. Each of the trip requests may relate to a starting location, a destination location, a starting time, or the like, or any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the processing engine 112 may receive the two or more trip requests before carrying out any one of the two or more trip requests, when the processing engine 112 determines that the two or more trip requests are suitable to be combined together, the processing engine 112 may send the combination of the two or more trip requests to one driver terminal 140.

In some embodiments, when a driver associated with a driver terminal 140 is carrying out a trip relating to a trip request (e.g., a first trip request) , the processing engine 112 may receive another trip relating to another trip request (e.g., a second trip request) , wherein both of the first trip request and the second trip request may be ride-sharing requests. When the processing engine 112 determines that the second trip request is suitable to be sent to the driver that is carrying out the trip relating to the first trip request, the processing engine 112 may send the second trip request to the driver terminal 140.

The actual-trip information of the actual ride-sharing trip may include an actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip, an actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip, an actual distance of the actual ride-sharing trip. FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram illustrating two ride-sharing trips according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The first trip request is initiated by a first trip requestor and the second trip request is initiated by a second trip requestor. Both of the first trip request and the second trip request may be a ride-sharing trip. The starting location of the first trip request is denoted as a triangle expressed by S1; the destination location of the first request is denoted as a triangle expressed by D1; the starting location of the first second request is denoted as a circle expressed by S2; and the destination location of the first second request is denoted as a circle expressed by D2. When carrying out the two trip requests, a driver may drive a car from S1 to S2, then to D1, then to D2. The actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip relating to the first trip request may be a route including a sub-route R11 (a route from S1 to S2) and a sub-route R12 (a route from S2 to D1) . For illustration purposes, the route including the sub-route R11 and the sub-route R12 may be represented by R1. The actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip relating to the first trip request is a duration taken by a driver who carries out the ride-sharing trip from S1 to D1 along the actual route R1. The actual distance is a sum of distances relating to sub-routes of the actual route R1. For example, the actual distance may be a sum of distances of the sub-route R11 and the sub-route R12. The distance of a sub-route may be a linear distance, a driving distance, etc.

In 504, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the estimated-trip information determination module 420) may determine estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request. The estimated trip may be determined based on the first trip request. The estimated-trip information of the estimated trip may include an estimated route of the estimated trip, an estimated duration of the estimated trip, an estimated distance of the estimated trip, or the like, or any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine the estimated-trip information at least partly based on historical orders associated with the first trip request. In some embodiments, the historical orders associated with the first trip request may include a same starting location with the first trip request, a same destination location with the first trip request, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the historical orders associated with the first trip request may include a starting location near the starting location of the first trip request (e.g., distance from the starting location of the first trip request within a predetermined distance) , a destination near the destination of the first trip request (e.g., distance from the destination of the first trip request within a predetermined distance) , or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the historical orders associated with the first trip request may include historical orders whose routes may include one or more same locations or one or more same road segments as the estimated route of the first trip request. In some embodiments, the historical orders associated with the first trip request may include historical orders whose starting time may be in a same time period (e.g., a same weekday, a same weekend, a same time period in one day, etc. ) as the first trip request.

In some embodiments, the estimated route of the estimated trip may be determined based on the starting time relating to the first trip request and road conditions at the starting time. When the estimated route of the estimated trip is determined, the estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine the estimated distance of the estimated trip. The estimated distance may include a linear distance of the estimated route, a driving distance of the estimated route, or the like, or any combination thereof. As shown in FIG. 5B, the estimated route of the first trip request may be a route represented by R1’. The estimated duration of the trip of the estimated route R1’may be a duration taken by the driver who may carry out the estimated trip from S1 to D1 along the estimated route R1’. The estimated distance of the estimated route R1’may be a linear distance between the starting location S1 and the destination location D1, a driving distance between the starting location S1 and the destination location D1, etc.

In some embodiments, the estimated duration of the estimated trip may be determined based at least in part on historical starting locations, historical destinations, and/or historical starting time of historical orders associated with the first trip request. The estimated-trip information determination module 420 may obtain historical durations of the historical orders associated with the first trip request, then the estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine the estimated duration of the trip for the first trip request based on the historical durations of the historical orders associated with the first trip request. For example, for historical orders having a starting location near the starting location of the first trip request or having a same starting location as the starting location of the first trip request and having a starting location near the starting location of the first trip request or having a same starting location as the starting location of the first trip request (also referred to herein as related historical orders) , the estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine that an average duration of the trips of the related historical orders may be twenty minutes, then the estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine that the estimated duration of the trip of the first trip request may be twenty minutes or near twenty minutes.

In some embodiments, the estimated-trip information determination module 420 may determine the estimated duration of the trip of the first trip request based on the estimated route of the first trip request, driving habits (e.g., a highest driving speed, a lowest driving speed, an average driving speed, etc. ) of the driver receiving the first trip request, the starting time of the first trip request, or the like, or any combination thereof. For example, for a same estimated route and a same driver, if the starting time of the first trip request is during a busy time period (e.g., in the morning rush hour of a workday) , the estimated duration may be relatively long; if the starting time of the first trip request is during an idle time period (e.g., at nine in the evening) , the estimated duration may be relatively short.

In 506, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may send prompting signals to a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) associated with the first trip requestor to direct to user terminal to display prompting information. The prompting information may be determined based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information. The prompting information may be in any form including text, audio, image, video, graphic, or the like, or any combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the time difference determination unit 431 of the processing module 430) may determine a time difference between the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated duration of the estimated trip. The prompting information determination module 440 may obtain the time difference and determine the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference. In some embodiments, the time difference may be an absolute time difference (e.g., a result of the actual duration minus the estimated duration) . In some embodiments, the time difference may be a percentage time difference. The percentage time difference may reflect a ratio of a first value to a second value, wherein the first value may be a result of the actual duration minus the estimated duration and the second value may be the actual duration or the estimated duration. In some embodiments, the prompting information may be determined based on the time difference by performing one or more operations described in connection with FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information based on a time difference according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the process 600 for determining prompting information based on the time difference may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 600 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 600 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 600 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 600 as illustrated in FIG. 6 and described below is not intended to be limiting.

In 602, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may compare the time difference with a first predetermined threshold and a second predetermined threshold. The first predetermined threshold may be less than the second predetermined threshold. When the time difference is an absolute time difference, the first predetermined threshold and the second predetermined threshold may also be an absolute value, e.g., from 0 minute to 10 minutes, from 10 minutes to 20 minutes, etc. When the time difference is a percentage time difference, the first predetermined threshold and the second predetermined threshold may also be a percentage value, e.g., from 1%to 10%, from 11%to 20%, from 20%to 30%.

In 604, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may determine whether the time difference is less than the first predetermined threshold. In response to a determination that the time difference is less than the first predetermined threshold, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may set the prompting information according to a first prompting information template in 606. The first prompting information template may include information indicate that the ride-sharing trip does not take too much time relative to the estimated trip. For example, the processing engine 112 may send prompting signals to the passenger terminal 130 associated with the first trip requestor to direct the passenger terminal 130 to display “no additional time spent” or display the time difference on the user interface of the passenger terminal 130. In some embodiments, the first prompting information template may also include information that prompts the service requestor to evaluate the ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the first prompting information template may also include a saving in cost.

In response to a determination that the time difference is equal to or more than the first predetermined threshold, the process 600 may proceed to 608. In 608, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may determine whether the time difference is less than or equal to the second predetermined threshold. In response to a determination that the time difference is less than or equal to the second predetermined threshold, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may set the prompting information according to a second prompting information template in 610. The second prompting information template may include the length of time spent additional and information indicating reasons for taking several minutes additional for the ride-sharing trip. The reasons may include road condition, weather condition, vehicle condition, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the second prompting information template may also include information that prompts the service requestor to evaluate the ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the second prompting information template may also include the saving in cost.

In response to a determination that the time difference is more than the second predetermined threshold, the process 600 may proceed to 612. In 612, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may set the prompting information according to a third prompting information template. The third prompting information template may include the length of time spent additional and information indicating reasons for taking several minutes additional for the ride-sharing trip. The reasons may include road condition, weather condition, vehicle condition, or the like, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the third prompting information template may also include information showing the quality of the ride-sharing trip is bad. In some embodiments, the third prompting information template may also include information that prompts the service requestor to evaluate the ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the third prompting information template may also include the saving in cost.

It should be noted that the description about the first prompting information template, the second prompting information template, and/or the third prompting information template is merely an example, and not intended to be limiting. In some embodiments, the first prompting information template, the second prompting information template, and/or the third prompting information template may include other information, such as a score for the ride-sharing trip.

In some embodiments, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may determine the prompting information based on at least in part on a route similarity. The processing engine 112 (e.g., the route similarity determination unit 432 of the processing module 430) may determine a route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip. The route similarity may represent the degree of similarity between the actual route and the estimated route. The route similarity may reflect the quality of the actual ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the route similarity may be a numerical value. The higher the route similarity is, the higher the quality of the actual ride-sharing trip may be. In some embodiments, the route similarity may be determined by performing one or more operations described in connection with FIGS. 8A and 8B. The prompting information determination module 440 may obtain the route similarity from the processing engine and determine the prompting information based on the route similarity.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information based on the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the process 700 for determining prompting information based on the route similarity may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 700 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 700 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 700 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 700 as illustrated in FIG. 7 and described below is not intended to be limiting.

In 702, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may compare the route similarity with a third predetermined threshold. The third predetermined threshold may be any suitable value, e.g., from 50%to 60%, from 61%to 70%, from 71%to 80%, from 81%to 90%, and/or from 91%to 100%.

In 704, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may determine whether the route similarity is more than the third predetermined threshold.

In response to a determination that the route similarity is more than the third predetermined threshold, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may set the prompting information according to a fourth prompting information template in 706. The fourth prompting information template may include the route similarity and include information showing the quality of the ride-sharing trip is good. In some embodiments, the fourth prompting information template may also include information that prompts the service requestor to evaluate the ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the fourth prompting information template may also include the saving in cost, the saving in time, or the like, or any combination thereof.

In response to a determination that the route similarity is less than or equal to the third predetermined threshold, the process 700 may proceed to 708. In 708, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may set the prompting information according to a fifth prompting information template. The fifth prompting information template may include information showing the quality of the ride-sharing trip is bad. In some embodiments, the fifth prompting information template may also include information that prompts the service requestor to evaluate the ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the fifth prompting information template may also include the saving in cost, the saving in time, or the like, or any combination thereof.

It should be noted that the description about the fourth prompting information template and/or the fifth prompting information template is merely an example, and not intended to be limiting. In some embodiments, the fourth prompting information template and/or the fifth prompting information template may include other information, such as a score for the actual ride-sharing trip.

FIG. 8A is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the process 800 for determining the route similarity may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 800 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 800 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 800 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 800 as illustrated in FIG. 8A and described below is not intended to be limiting.

In 802, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine an actual distance of the actual route. The actual distance may include a linear distance of the actual route or a driving distance of the actual route.

In 804, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine an estimated distance of the estimated route. The estimated distance may include a linear distance of the estimated route or a driving distance of the estimated route.

In 806, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine the route similarity based on the actual distance and the estimated distance. In some embodiments, the route similarity may include a ratio of the estimated distance to the actual distance. The larger the route similarity is, the higher the quality of the actual ride-sharing trip may be.

FIG. 8B is a flowchart of another exemplary process for determining the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the process 850 for determining the route similarity may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 850 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 850 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 850 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 850 as illustrated in FIG. 8B and described below is not intended to be limiting.

In 812, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine one or more road segments included in the actual route (also referred to herein as first road segments) . In some embodiments, a road may be divided into a plurality of road segments by one or more intersections. The portion between two neighboring intersections may be a road segment.

In 814, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine one or more road segments included in the estimated route (also referred to herein as second road segments) .

In 816, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine the number of common road segments that may be included in both the one or more first road segments and the one or more second road segments. For example, assume that the first road segments included in the actual route include seven road segments including road segments A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, and the second road segments included in the estimated route include six road segments including road segments A, B, C, H, I, and G, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine the common road segments include road segments A, B, C, and G and the number of the common road segments is 4.

In 818, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine the route similarity based on the number of common road segments. In some embodiments, the route similarity determination unit 432 may determine a ratio of the number of the common road segments and the number of the second road segments as the route similarity. For the example described above, the route similarity may be 4/6.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an exemplary process for determining prompting information based on the time difference and the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the process 900 for determining the prompting information may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 900 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 900 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 900 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 900 as illustrated in FIG. 9A and described below is not intended to be limiting

In 902, after finishing the ride-sharing trip, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the actual-trip information determination module 410) may determine the actual route and the actual duration of the trip for the passenger (i.e., the first trip requestor) . The actual route may be the driving path of the driver. The driving path of the driver may be determined based on a plurality of starting locations and destinations of the current passenger and ride-sharing passengers. There may be one or more ride-sharing passengers. For example, if there are three passengers in total, the driving path of the driver may be estimated based on three starting locations and three destinations of the three passengers. The actual duration may be a time difference between the time getting on and the time getting off of the current passenger may be the actual duration. The time getting off may be the time at which the current passenger reaches the destination or the order of the current passenger finishes.

In 904, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the estimated-trip information determination module 420) may determine the estimated route and the estimated duration of an estimated trip for the passenger. The estimated trip may be determined based only on the first trip request. The estimated route may be determined based on the starting location and the destination of the current passenger. The estimated duration of the estimated trip may be determined based on the estimated route and road conditions associated with historical data corresponding to the current time period. Road conditions associated with the historical data may be determined based on driving conditions associated with a plurality of historical orders corresponding to the current time period. The plurality of historical orders corresponding to the current time period may include the starting location and the destination of the current passenger. For example, if the current time is 10 o’clock, and a traffic flow is busy for the plurality of historical orders that departs from the starting location to the destination at 10 o’clock, the actual duration may be long. If the traffic flow is smooth for the plurality of historical orders that departs from the starting location to the destination at 10 o’clock, the actual duration may be relatively short. In some embodiments, the estimated duration may be determined based on the estimated route and the road conditions at the current time period.

In 906, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the processing module 430) may determine the time difference based on the actual duration and estimated duration. In some embodiments, the time difference may represent the extra time for the ride-sharing trip comparing with the estimated trip. The ride-sharing trip may be a general ride-sharing trip or a site ride-sharing trip.

In 908, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the processing module 430) may determine the route similarity based on the actual route and the estimated route. In some embodiments, the route similarity may represent a ratio of the actual distance of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated distance of the estimated trip. The ride-sharing trip may be the general ride-sharing trip or the site ride-sharing trip.

In 910, the processing engine 112 (e.g., the prompting information determination module 440) may determine the prompting information based on the time difference and/or route similarity. The prompting information may be different with various time differences and/or route similarity. More descriptions of determining the prompting information based on the time difference and/or route similarity may be found elsewhere in the present disclosure, e.g., FIG. 10, and descriptions thereof.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of another exemplary process for determining prompting information based on the time difference and the route similarity according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the process 1000 for determining the prompting information based on the time difference and the route similarity may be implemented in the online to offline service system 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, the process 1000 may be implemented in a user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130, the driver terminal 140) and/or the server 110. The process 850 may also be implemented as one or more instructions stored in the storage device 150 and called and/or executed by the processing engine 112. The operations of the illustrated process presented below are intended to be illustrative. In some embodiments, the process 1000 may be accomplished with one or more additional operations not described, and/or without one or more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in which the operations of the process 1000 as illustrated in FIG. 10 and described below is not intended to be limiting.

In 1002, the processing engine 112 may determine whether the time difference is equal to/less than zero. In some embodiments, the processing engine 112 may determine the time difference in 906. In response to the determination that the time difference is equal to/less than zero, the process 1000 may proceed to 1004; otherwise, the process 1000 may proceed to 1006.

In 1004, the processing engine 112 may direct the user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) to display the information of “no additional time spent. ” For example, the information displayed may be “relatively successful, no additional time spent. ”

In 1006, the processing engine 112 may determine whether the time difference is greater than zero and not greater than a time threshold. In some embodiments, the time threshold may be any predetermined value (e.g., 10 minutes) that is greater than zero. In response to the determination that the time difference is greater than zero and not greater than the time threshold, the process 1000 may proceed to 1008; otherwise, the processor 1000 may proceed to 1010.

In 1008, the processing engine 112 may direct the user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) to display information related to the time difference. For example, the information displayed may be “relatively successful, X more minutes is spent. ” X minutes may be the time difference.

In 1010, the processing engine 112 may determine whether the time difference is greater than the time threshold and the route similarity is not less than a similarity threshold. The similarity threshold may be any reset value that is not greater than 100%. In response to the determination that the time difference that is greater than the time threshold and the route similarity is not less than the similarity threshold, the process 1000 may proceed to 1012; otherwise, the process 1000 may proceed to 1014.

In 1012, the processing engine 112 may direct the user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) to display information related to the route similarity and road condition information. The road condition information may be the traffic jam index. For example, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Y, and there is a little traffic jam” or “the route similarity is Y, and the traffic jam index is M. ” Y is a ratio of the estimated distance of the estimated route and the actual distance of the actual route. The traffic jam level or the traffic jam index may be known. For example, the traffic jam level or the traffic jam index may be reported by traffic broadcasts, and the traffic jam level or the traffic jam index about the road condition information may be collected by the taxi platform. In some embodiments, the traffic jam level displayed may be “traffic jam, ” “a little traffic jam, ” “a sever traffic jam, ” or the like.

In 1014, when the time difference may be greater than the time threshold and the route similarity is less than the similarity threshold. The processing engine 112 may instruct the user terminal (e.g., the passenger terminal 130) to display information related to the route similarity and the road conditions. For example, the information displayed may be “the route similarity is Z, and there is a little traffic jam, ” “route similarity is Z, and there is a sever traffic jam, ” or “how about the ride-sharing? Please leave your feedback. ”

In some embodiments, the information displayed may include a saving cost. The saving cost may be a cost saved by selecting the ride-sharing trip comparing with the separate ride trip. In some embodiments, the saving cost may be that an estimated cost A of separate ride trip minus an actual cost B of the ride-sharing trip. The estimated cost A may be determined based on the estimated route of the passenger and/or the road condition information of the current time period in the historical data. In some embodiments, the saving cost displayed may be retained by one decimal place. For example, if the saving cost is 1.22 yuan, the information displayed may be 1.2 yuan.

In some embodiments, when the passenger selects the ride-sharing trip and publishes an order, the system may matches a driver and ride-sharing passengers. If there is not ride-sharing passengers, the ride-sharing trip may be unsuccessful. When the ride-sharing trip is unsuccessful, the information displayed may be “separate ride trip. ” For example, the information displayed may be discount information. The discount information may be determined based on an estimated cost C of the separate ride trip and an estimated cost D of ride-sharing trip. In some embodiments, the discount may be determined based on an actual cost D and the estimated cost C of the separate ride trip. For example, when the ratio is 0.853, the corresponding discount may be 14.7%off. In some embodiments, the discount may retain on decimal place. For example, when the discount is 14.7%off, the information displayed may be 15%off.

FIGS. 11A-11D show exemplary prompting information displayed on the user terminal according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The prompting information may be sent to the user terminal after the trip is finished.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 11A, the prompting information may be “this trip saves 8.1 yuan compared with the separate ride trip” and “the ride-sharing is relatively successful, and 9 minutes more is spent. ”

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 11B, the prompting information may be “this trip saves 8.1 yuan compared with the separate ride trip” and “the route similarity is 95%, and there is a little traffic jam. ” The prompting information may be the same as the information displayed in 1012 in FIG. 10.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 11C, the prompting information may be “this trip saves 8.1 yuan compared with the separate ride trip, ” and “the road condition is a bit bad, please leave your feedback. ” The prompting information may be the same as the information shown in 1014 of FIG. 10.

In some embodiments, you can recommend the user to ride alone. As shown in FIG. 11D, the prompting information may be “this trip saves 8.1 yuan compared with the separate ride trip” and “there is no people sharing the ride, and 28%discount for exclusive journey. ”

Having thus described the basic concepts, it may be rather apparent to those skilled in the art after reading this detailed disclosure that the foregoing detailed disclosure is intended to be presented by way of example only and is not limiting. Various alterations, improvements, and modifications may occur and are intended to those skilled in the art, though not expressly stated herein. These alterations, improvements, and modifications are intended to be suggested by this disclosure, and are within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure.

Moreover, certain terminology has been used to describe embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the terms “one embodiment, ” “an embodiment, ” and/or “some embodiments” mean that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, it is emphasized and should be appreciated that two or more references to “an embodiment” or “one embodiment” or “an alternative embodiment” in various portions of this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined as suitable in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.

Further, it will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, aspects of the present disclosure may be illustrated and described herein in any of a number of patentable classes or context including any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Accordingly, aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented entirely hardware, entirely software (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc. ) or combining software and hardware implementation that may all generally be referred to herein as a “unit, ” “module, ” or “system. ” Furthermore, aspects of the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied in one or more computer readable media having computer readable program code embodied thereon.

A computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including electro-magnetic, optical, or the like, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that may communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable signal medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, or the like, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Scala, Smalltalk, Eiffel, JADE, Emerald, C++, C#, VB. NET, Python, or the like, conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language, Visual Basic, Fortran 2003, Perl, COBOL 2002, PHP, ABAP, dynamic programming languages such as Python, Ruby and Groovy, or other programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) , or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider) or in a cloud computing environment or offered as a service such as a Software as a Service (SaaS) .

Furthermore, the recited order of processing elements or sequences, or the use of numbers, letters, or other designations therefore, is not intended to limit the claimed processes and methods to any order except as may be specified in the claims. Although the above disclosure discusses through various examples what is currently considered to be a variety of useful embodiments of the disclosure, it is to be understood that such detail is solely for that purpose, and that the appended claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, are intended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements that are within the spirit and scope of the disclosed embodiments. For example, although the implementation of various components described above may be embodied in a hardware device, it may also be implemented as a software only solution, e.g., an installation on an existing server or mobile device.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of embodiments of the present disclosure, various features are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various embodiments. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed subject matter requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, claimed subject matter may lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment.

Claims

A system configured to operate an online to offline service platform, comprising:

at least one storage medium including a set of instructions for generating prompting information;

at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is directed to:

obtain actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor;

determine estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request; and

send prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.
The system of claim 1, wherein the actual-trip information includes at least one of an actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip, an actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip, or an actual distance of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated-trip information includes at least one of an estimated route of the estimated trip, an estimated duration of the estimated trip, or an estimated distance of the estimated trip.
The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the estimated-trip information is determined at least partly based on historical orders associated with the first trip request.
The system of any one of claims 1-3, wherein the prompting information is determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information, and the at least one processor is directed to:

determine a time difference between the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated duration of the estimated trip; and

determine the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference.
The system of claim 4, wherein the time difference is an absolute time difference or a percentage time difference.
The system of claim 4, wherein to determine the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference, the at least one processor is directed to:

compare the time difference with a first predetermined threshold and a second predetermined threshold, wherein the first predetermined threshold is less than the second predetermined threshold; and

in response to a determination that the time difference is less than the first predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a first prompting information template;

in response to a determination that the time difference is more than or equal to the first predetermined threshold and less than or equal to the second predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a second prompting information template; or

in response to a determination that the time difference is more than the second predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a third prompting information template.
The system of any of claims 1-3, wherein the prompting information is determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information, and the at least one processor is directed to:

determine a route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip; and

determine the prompting information based at least in part on the route similarity.
The system of claim 7, wherein to determine the prompting information based at least in part on the route similarity, the at least one processor is further directed to:

compare the route similarity with a third predetermined threshold; and

in response to a determination that the route similarity is more than the third predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a forth prompting information template; or

in response to a determination that the route similarity is less than or equal to the third predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a fifth prompting information template.
The system of claim 7, wherein the prompting information is determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information, and the at least one processor is directed to:

determine the prompting information based on the actual duration of the actual trip, the estimated duration of the estimated trip and the route similarity.
The system of any of claims 7-9, wherein to determine the route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip, the at least one processor is further directed to:

determine an actual distance of the actual route;

determine an estimated distance of the estimated route; and

determine the route similarity based on the actual distance and the estimated distance.
The system of any one of claims 7-9, wherein to determine the route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip, the at least one processor is further directed to:

determine one or more first road segments included in the actual route;

determine one or more second road segments included in the estimated route;

determine the number of common road segments that are included in both the one or more first road segments and the one or more second road segments; and

determine the route similarity based on the number of common road segments.
A method for generating prompting information, implemented on one or more computing devices having at least one storage device and at least one processor in communication with the at least one storage device, comprising:

obtaining actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor;

determining estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request; and

sending prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.
The method of claim 12, wherein the actual-trip information includes at least one of an actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip, an actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip, or an actual distance of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated-trip information includes at least one of an estimated route of the estimated trip, an estimated duration of the estimated trip, or an estimated distance of the estimated trip.
The method of claim 12 or 13, wherein the estimated-trip information is determined at least partly based on historical orders associated with the first trip request.
The method of claims 12-14, wherein the prompting information is determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information, and the method further comprises:

determining a time difference between the actual duration of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated duration of the estimated trip; and

determining the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference.
The method of claim 15, wherein the time difference is an absolute time difference or a percentage time difference.
The method of claim 15, wherein determining the prompting information based at least in part on the time difference comprises:

comparing the time difference with a first predetermined threshold and a second predetermined threshold, wherein the first predetermined threshold is less than the second predetermined threshold; and

in response to a determination that the time difference is less than the first predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a first prompting information template;

in response to a determination that the time difference is more than or equal to the first predetermined threshold and less than or equal to the second predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a second prompting information template; or

in response to a determination that the time difference is more than the second predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a third prompting information template.
The method of claims 12-14, wherein the prompting information is determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information, and the method comprises:

determining a route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip; and

determining the prompting information based at least in part on the route similarity.
The method of claim 18, wherein determining the prompting information based at least in part on the route similarity comprises:

comparing the route similarity with a third predetermined threshold; and

in response to a determination that the route similarity is more than the third predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a forth prompting information template; or

in response to a determination that the route similarity is less than or equal to the third predetermined threshold, set the prompting information according to a fifth prompting information template.
The method of claim 18, wherein the prompting information is determined at least partly based on the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information, and the method comprises:

determining the prompting information based on the actual duration of the actual trip, the estimated duration of the estimated trip, and the route similarity.
The method of any one of claims 18-20, wherein determining the route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip, the method comprises:

determining an actual distance of the actual route;

determining an estimated distance of the estimated route; and

determining the route similarity based on the actual distance and the estimated distance.
The method of any one of claims 18-20, wherein determining the route similarity based on the actual route of the actual ride-sharing trip and the estimated route of the estimated trip comprises:

determining one or more first road segments included in the actual route;

determining one or more second road segments included in the estimated route;

determining the number of common road segments that are included in both the one or more first road segments and the one or more second road segments; and

determining the route similarity based on the number of common road segments.
A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising at least one set of instructions for generating prompting information, wherein when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the at least one set of instructions directs the at least one processor to:

obtain actual-trip information of an actual ride-sharing trip relating to a first trip request initiated by a first trip requestor, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by a second trip requestor;

determine estimated-trip information of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request; and

send prompting signals to a mobile device associated with the first trip requestor to direct the mobile device to display prompting information, which is based on comparing the actual-trip information and the estimated-trip information.
A method for generating prompting information, comprising:

determining an actual route and an actual duration of an actual ride-sharing trip associated with a first trip request initiated by a passenger after finishing the actual ride-sharing trip, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by one or more ride-sharing passengers;

determining an estimated route and an estimated duration of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request;

determining a time difference based on the actual duration and the estimated duration, wherein the time difference is a difference between the estimated duration and the actual duration;

determining a route similarity based on the actual route and the estimated route, wherein the route similarity is a ratio of an actual distance of the estimated route and an estimated distance of the actual route; and

determining prompting information based on the time difference and/or the route similarity.
The method of claim 24, wherein determining prompting information based on the time difference and/or the route similarity comprises:

when the time difference is zero or less than zero, designating information of no additional time spent as the prompting information;

when the time difference is greater than zero and less than a time threshold, designating the time difference as the prompting information;

when the time difference is greater than the time threshold and the route similarity is greater than a similarity threshold, designating the route similarity and road condition information as the prompting information, wherein the road condition information includes a traffic jam index; and

when the time difference is not less than the time threshold and the route similarity is not greater than the similarity threshold, designating the road condition information as the prompting information.
The method of claim 24, wherein the prompting information may further includes the actual ride-sharing route and the actual ride-sharing route is a driving path determined based on a plurality of starting locations and destinations associated with the passenger and of the one or more ride-sharing passengers.
The method of claim 24, wherein the prompting information further includes a cost saving and the cost saving is a difference between an actual cost in the actual ride-sharing trip and an estimated cost in the estimated trip.
A system for generating prompting information, comprising an actual-trip information determination module, an estimated-trip information determination module, a processing module, and a prompting information determination module, wherein:

the actual-trip information determination module is configured to determine an actual route and an actual duration of an actual ride-sharing trip associated with a first trip request initiated by a passenger after finishing the actual ride-sharing trip, wherein the actual ride-sharing trip is determined based on the first trip request and at least one second trip request initiated by one or more ride-sharing passengers,

the estimated-trip information determination module is configured to determine an estimated route and an estimated duration of an estimated trip relating to the first trip request, wherein the estimated trip is determined based on the first trip request,

the processing module is configured to determine a time difference based on the actual duration and the estimated duration and determine a route similarity based on the actual route and the estimated route, and

the prompting information determination module is configured to determine prompting information based on the time difference and/or the route similarity.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions are executed by a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 24-27.
A device for generating prompting information including a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 24-27.