Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
Chen, Shelley (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Navigation
Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
active
07974779
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for financial transactions in a rideshare system is provided. A rideshare environment with multiple rideshare transactions is maintained. Each rideshare transaction includes one or more participants. Bids are received from potential participants for a position in at least one of the rideshare transactions. At least one potential participant is assigned to one of the rideshare transactions based on one of the bids.
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Fork David K.
Huang Qingfeng
Plurkowski Luke
Weinerth Dave
Chen Shelley
Inouye Patrick J.S.
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
Whittman Krista A.
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