MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631001220 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, on Jan. 6, for 'dynamic ride request selection during ongoing shared trips with rider-defined fare and delay constraints.'
Inventor(s) include Debasis Mitra; Vijay Pandey; and Shibani Patro.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a dynamic ride-sharing system and method that enables a driver engaged in an ongoing shared trip to evaluate and selectively accept additional ride requests in real-time, while optimizing net earnings and maintaining service quality. The system receives inputs including vehicle capacity, the driver's current route with confirmed pickups and drop-offs, real-time location, occupied seats, and a pool of potential ride requests, each specifying pickup/drop-off locations, proposed fare, maximum wait time, and delay tolerance. Using a route evaluation module, candidate insertions are simulated to ensure feasibility, adherence to capacity limits, and compliance with riders' delay tolerances. A profit computation module calculates net earnings by applying discounts and subtracting detour costs. Infeasible or unprofitable requests are filtered out, and the remaining requests are ranked to select those maximizing driver earnings. The system outputs an updated route incorporating selected riders, supporting real-time decision-making in shared mobility services."
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