findmyride

Every time I arrive at an airport I see people holding up signs, looking for other people. The arriving people know (or expect) they are picked up, but don't know by who; the sign holders don't know who to look for and chances of missing eachother are significant. To the rescue is FindMyRide, a small electronic device, much like the electronic tokens you might receive while waiting at a restaurant (table is ready, host(ess) sends signal, your token beeps, you know it's time to eat). The FindMyRide responds to other FindMyRides that have the same code loaded on it, so 2 people that have a device like this, can find eachother even though they do not know eachother. A website would generate a unique code that both parties have to entered into the device. Alternately, it could play a distinguished tune. This could be expanded upon by bringing the whole idea into a cellphone (BlueTooth), Blackberry, pager etc. The devices would be for rent, or purchase, so you have your own code.