Method and system for ride shares involving hierarchical driver referrals

Abstract

Systems and methods according to which a mobile application is running on a driver's mobile device for authenticating ride share drivers. When a driver initially registers with a rideshare service, the driver is prompted to provide biometric information via a mobile app running on the driver's mobile device. The biometric information is then stored in a database with a ride share management server in a file associated with the driver's account. Subsequently, when the driver expresses an offer to provide a ride share trip, the server performs an authentication check based on the pre-stored biometric information. Furthermore, the system discloses herein facilitates increased rideshare revenue generation by creating referral chains for a driver when a previously-registered driver, or an affiliate of the rideshare service refers a proposed new driver to the rideshare service and the proposed new driver then registers with the rideshare service.

1 . A method for facilitating vehicle rideshares to passengers by drivers via drivers' mobile devices, the method comprising:
 receiving, via a user interface of a driver's mobile device, registration information from a driver, wherein the registration information includes a first biometric scan of the driver;   transmitting the registration information to a ridesharing server;   in response to detecting that the driver selects to provide a rideshare trip requested by a passenger, prompting the driver, via the user interface, to provide a second biometric scan;   upon receiving the second biometric scan from the driver, comparing the first biometric scan and the second biometric scan for a match; and   in response to detecting the match, providing pickup information to the driver, wherein the pickup information includes a name of the passenger and a pickup location of the passenger.