| US 7,567,911 B2 | ||
| Transmitting graphical representations | ||
| Boris Kalinichenko, Jamaica Plain, Mass. (US); and Joseph Ferra, Dover, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to FMR LLC, Boston, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/811,116. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0216286 A1, Sep. 29, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 99/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—1 | 16 Claims |
| 1. A computer-implemented method for enabling a customer to confirm that a driver who offers the customer a ride is the correct
driver, the method comprising causing a computer to execute instructions for:
receiving a reservation requesting a ride;
assigning a driver to provide the ride;
retrieving, from a database, a photograph of the assigned driver; and
transmitting the photograph of the assigned driver to a customer to facilitate the customer's ability to confirm that the
assigned driver and the driver who picks up the customer are the same person.
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