IP Library Granted Patent US 11,605,246
Granted Patent B2
US 11,605,246 · App. 17/370,853 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Programmatically determining location information in connection with a transport service

Inventors: Kevin Brinig (San Francisco, CA); Daniel Heller (San Francisco, CA); Todd Sifleet (San Francisco, CA); Jyothidhar Pulakunta (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
G07B13/06G01C21/26G01C21/3438G01S5/0027G01S19/42G07B13/10G07B15/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,605,246
App. No.
17/370,853
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computing system receives location data from a computing device of a transport provider and based on the location data, monitors a location of the transport provider as the transport provider operates a vehicle to travel towards a service location of the service request. The system determines, based on monitoring the location of the transport provider, that the transport provider has not indicated at least one of a correct start location or a correct start time for fulfilling the service request. In response to determining that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time, the system uses a set of the location data received from the computing device of the transport provider to determine the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request.

Claims (36)

1. A computer system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory resource storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer system to:

receive, over one or more networks, location data from a computing device of a transport provider;

based on the location data, monitor a location of the transport provider as the transport provider operates a vehicle to travel towards a service location of a service request;

determine, based on monitoring the location of the transport provider, that the transport provider has not indicated at least one of a correct start location or a correct start time for fulfilling the service request; and

in response to determining that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time, use a set of the location data received from the computing device of the transport provider to determine the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computer system to determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request by determining an amount of time for the transport provider to arrive at the service location.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computer system to determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request by determining, using the location data, that the transport provider travels away from the service location before the transport provider indicates at least one of a start location or a start time for fulfilling the service request.

4. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computer system to determine that the transport provider travels away from the service location by comparing, using the location data, timestamps of multiple location data points for the transport provider.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computer system to determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time by determining, based on monitoring the location data, a location point at which the transport provider is stationary.

6. The computer system of claim 5 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the computer system to determine a duration in which the transport provider is stationary at the location point.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the computer system to:

generate a prompt on a service application executing on the computing device of the transport provider to confirm the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to:

receive, over one or more networks, location data from a computing device of a transport provider;

based on the location data, monitor a location of the transport provider as the transport provider operates a vehicle to travel towards a service location of a service request;

determine, based on monitoring the location of the transport provider, that the transport provider has not indicated at least one of a correct start location or a correct start time for fulfilling the service request; and

in response to determining that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time, use a set of the location data received from the computing device of the transport provider to determine the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computing system to determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request by determining an amount of time for the transport provider to arrive at the service location.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computing system to determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request by determining, using the location data, that the transport provider travels away from the service location before the transport provider indicates at least one of a start location or a start time for fulfilling the service request.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computing system to determine that the transport provider travels away from the service location by comparing, using the location data, timestamps of multiple location data points for the transport provider.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the executed instructions cause the computing system to determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time by determining, based on monitoring the location data, a location point at which the transport provider is stationary.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing system to determine a duration in which the transport provider is stationary at the location point.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing system to:

generate a prompt on a service application executing on the computing device of the transport provider to confirm the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time.

15. A computer-implemented method of facilitating transport, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

receiving, over one or more networks, location data from a computing device of a transport provider;

based on the location data, monitoring a location of the transport provider as the transport provider operates a vehicle to travel towards a service location of a service request;

determining, based on monitoring the location of the transport provider, that the transport provider has not indicated at least one of a correct start location or a correct start time for fulfilling the service request; and

in response to determining that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time, using a set of the location data received from the computing device of the transport provider to determine the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request by determining an amount of time for the transport provider to arrive at the service location.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time for fulfilling the service request by determining, using the location data, that the transport provider travels away from the service location before the transport provider indicates at least one of a start location or a start time for fulfilling the service request.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors determine that the transport provider travels away from the service location by comparing, using the location data, timestamps of multiple location data points for the transport provider.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors determine that the transport provider has not indicated the at least one of the correct start location or the correct start time by determining, based on monitoring the location data, a location point at which the transport provider is stationary.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors determine a duration in which the transport provider is stationary at the location point.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 16676251 · Nov 6, 2019
Continuation 15689971 · Aug 29, 2017
Continuation 15017278 · Feb 5, 2016
Provisional Application 62112287 · Feb 5, 2015
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