The present application discloses an improved wait time optimization system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, the wait time optimization system generates a customized wait time period for a provider computing device that has arrived at a pickup location associated with a matched transportation request. Upon the expiration of the customized wait time period, the wait time optimization system selectively enables a cancellation option for the provider computing device that enables a user of the provider computing device to cancel the transportation request, thereby releasing the provider computing device for a new transportation request match.

A method of displaying a symbol representative of changes in price during a time period in which a highest price occurred at a first time within the time period, a lowest price occurred at a second time within the time period, and a last price occurred at a third time within the time period, the method includes receiving a bid price and an ask price corresponding to a fourth time within the time period, wherein there is no new last price corresponding to the fourth time, determining whether the last price is lower than the bid price or higher than the ask price, in response to the determining that the last price is not lower than the bid price and not higher than the ask price, updating the last price to correspond to the fourth time, and generating, by a charting engine, the symbol by drawing, at a first luminosity level, a spatiotemporal relationship between the highest price, the lowest price, and the last price in accordance with a selected symbol rendering method, in response to the determining that the last price is lower than the bid price or higher than the ask price, generating an estimated last price from the bid price and the ask price, the estimated last price corresponding to the fourth time, and generating, by a charting engine, the symbol by drawing, at a second luminosity level, a spatiotemporal relationship between the highest price, the lowest price, and the estimated last price in accordance with a selected symbol rendering method, and displaying, by the charting engine, the generated symbol at a particular position.

A system and method associate a transponder identifier with a transient user account. The account is automatically activated and vehicle license plate information from the transient user's vehicle is automatically associated upon departure of the transient user from a vehicle departure point of a transportation hub. Toll charges incurred by the vehicle can then be associated with the transient user's account based on either reading the transponder identifier or capturing the license plate information. The account is automatically deactivated and closed-out upon return of the vehicle to a vehicle return point at the end of the transient use.

An information processing device includes a prediction section and a price determination section. The prediction section predicts demand for hydrogen at a hydrogen station by using a demand prediction model that is a trained model generated beforehand through machine learning, the demand prediction model receiving at least a behavior pattern of a customer as input and outputting predicted demand for hydrogen. The price determination section determines a price of hydrogen at the hydrogen station, based on the predicted demand for hydrogen.

Security techniques for device assisted services are provided. In some embodiments, secure service measurement and/or control execution partition is provided. In some embodiments, implementing a service profile executed at least in part in a secure execution environment of a processor of a communications device for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a wireless network, in which the service profile includes a plurality of service policy settings, and wherein the service profile is associated with a service plan that provides for access to the service on the wireless network; monitoring use of the service based on the service profile; and verifying the use of the service based on the monitored use of the service.

Data content delivery and validation in a computer environment may provide a file system in the computer environment, the file system subdivided into unique folder locations per content type, each of the unique folder locations representing a content type folder. The file system is monitored for changes to a content type folder. An occurrence of a manifest file in the content type folder may be detected, the occurrence of the manifest file ensuring that all files in a package of files associated with the manifest file have arrived. Content of the manifest file may be analyzed to check validity of the files. A content package registry may be queried to determine a base job for processing a given content type associated with the package of files, and the base job may be run to process the package of files.

A method for reducing parking violations includes: searching for an empty parking spot in an area surrounding a vehicle; receiving, by a controller of the vehicle, parking restriction information in the area surrounding the vehicle, wherein the controller receives the parking restriction information from sensors of the vehicle; determining, by the controller of the vehicle, that the empty parking spot is invalid; and activating, by the controller of the vehicle, an alarm to alert a vehicle operator of the vehicle that the empty parking spot is invalid.

Vehicle-rental-system includes: rental-vehicle for rent to user; user-terminal carried by user; and management-server configured to manage operation, locking, and unlocking of rental-vehicle. Rental-vehicle is automatic-drive-vehicle having first-space available for user, and second-space available for luggage. Management-server includes processor and memory. Processor is configured to perform: receiving reservation-information of rental-vehicle transmitted from user-terminal; calculating usage-fee of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information; acquiring payment-information of usage-fee; setting operation-schedule of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information when payment-information is acquired; outputting travel-command to rental-vehicle in accordance with operation-schedule; and outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle when rental-vehicle and user-terminal are mutually authenticated. Reservation-information includes usage-information of at least one of first-space and second-space. Processor is configured to perform: outputting unlocking-command includes outputting unlocking-command of at least one of first-space and second-space based on reservation-information when outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle.

A system and method for remote execution of applications at a cloud server for a connected vehicle infotainment system (CVIS). The method includes receiving a remote execution request for at least one application from a CVIS; executing the at least one application to output execution results; and causing rendering of the execution results on the CVIS while allowing interoperability with applications executed over at least one other environment included in a vehicle.

Methods and systems for allocating vehicles for rental rides to customers are provided. A booking request for a rental ride is received from a customer device of a customer. The booking request includes at least a ride distance and a ride duration specified by the customer. Based on the ride duration in the booking request, a predefined ride distance is determined for the rental ride. A ride fare for the rental ride is determined based on at least one of the ride duration, the ride distance specified by the customer, the predefined ride distance, a base fare, and a ride cost per unit distance. Upon confirmation of the ride fare by the customer, an available vehicle is allocated to the customer for rental ride.