Granted Patent B2

US 12,281,911 · App. 17/446,906 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Inventors: Eleanor Cady Wachsman (San Francisco, CA); Yulei Wang (San Francisco, CA); Robin Carol Tolochko (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.

G01C21/3667G01C21/3476G08G1/096844G08G1/0969

Abstract

Claims (81)

1. A method comprising:

identifying a destination of a route;

based on the destination, determining a corresponding display template from a plurality of display templates that each corresponds to a different destination or type of destination, each display template comprises a different set of rules that serves as a guideline for determining what content to display at the end of the route and when to display the end of the route content, the display of the end of the route content being different than display of content during a middle of the route, the determining the corresponding display template comprising:

identifying a special zone template based on the destination being a special zone, the special zone template providing guidelines for display of the end of the route content for a specific type of structured complex that has a specifically designated pickup area, a specifically designated drop-off area, or specifically designated exits;

identifying a residential template based on the destination not being a special zone and the destination corresponding to a residential area; or

identifying a core template based on the destination not being a special zone and not corresponding to the residential area;

retrieving the corresponding display template that corresponds to the destination from a data storage that stores the plurality of display templates;

identifying, from a rule of the corresponding display template, a display time to trigger the display of the end of the route content, the display time being based on a threshold distance to the destination;

monitoring, by a hardware processor, a location of a vehicle along the route,

determining a context of an area within a predetermined distance of the destination, the context comprising one or more real-time details associated with the destination;

based on the context of the area, overriding the display time or content indicated by the set of rules of the display template for display as the end of the route content;

based on the context of the area and the display template, accessing the end of the route content; and

causing presentation of the end of the route content on a device of a service provider based on the context of the area and the display template.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

applying an algorithm that considers cost of a missed turn or destination, wherein the overriding the display time or the content indicated by the set of rules is based on a result of the algorithm.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the context comprises a level of traffic in the area within the predetermined distance of the destination; and

the overriding the display time is based in part on the level of the traffic.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein;

the context comprises a time of day, and

the method further comprises determining points of interests to display and points of interests that are closed and are not to be displayed at the end of the route based on the time of day.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the special zone template uses a geofence for a portion of the special zone in providing the end of the route content.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding display template indicates a type of view to provide at one or more times during the end of the route, the type of view being selected from a cinematic view, a street level view, and a partial view of a structured complex.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding display template indicates a number and types of points of interest and landmarks to display at the end of the route and what data should be shown and hidden at various times at the end of the route.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting more than one pickup occurring at the destination;

based on the detecting more than one pickup occurring at the destination:

identifying different landmarks at the destination;

causing presentation of a first notification to a device of a first requester to move to a first specific landmark and a second notification to a device of a second requester to move to a second specific landmark; and

causing presentation of a third notification to the device of the service provider indicating that multiple pickups are occurring at the destination and to pick up the first requester at the first specific landmark and a fourth notification to a device of a further service provider indicating that multiple pickups are occurring at the destination and to pick up the second requester at the second specific landmark.

9. A system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:

identifying a destination of a route;

based on the destination, determining a corresponding display template from a plurality of display templates that each corresponds to a different destination or type of destination, each display template comprises a different set of rules that serves as a guideline for determining what content to display at the end of route and when to display the end of the route content, the display of the end of the route content being different than display of content during a middle of the route, the determining the corresponding display template comprising:

identifying a special zone template based on the destination being a special zone, the special zone template providing guidelines for display of the end of the route content for a specific type of structured complex that has a specifically designated pickup area, a specifically designated drop-off area, or specifically designated exits;

identifying a residential template based on the destination not being a special zone and the destination corresponding to a residential area; or

identifying a core template based on the destination not being a special zone and not corresponding to the residential area,

retrieving the corresponding display template that corresponds to the destination from a data storage that stores the plurality of display templates;

identifying, from a rule of the corresponding display template, a display time to trigger the display of the end of the route content, the display time being based on a threshold distance to the destination;

monitoring a location of a vehicle along the route;

determining a context of an area within a predetermined distance of the destination, the context comprising one or more real-time details associated with the destination;

based on the context of the area, overriding the display time or content indicated by the set of rules of the display template for display as the end of route content;

based on the context of the area and the display template, accessing the end of route content; and

causing presentation, of the end of the route content on a device of a service provider based on the context of the area and the display template.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise applying an algorithm that considers cost of a missed turn or destination, wherein the overriding the display time or the content indicated by the set of rules is based on a result of the algorithm.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein:

the context comprises a level of traffic in the area within the predetermined distance of the destination; and

the overriding the display time is based in part on the level of the traffic.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein;

the context comprises a time of day, and

the operations further comprise determining points of interests to display and points of interests that are closed and are not to be displayed at the end of the route based on the time of day.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the corresponding display template indicates a type of view to provide at one or more times during the end of the route, the type of view being selected from a cinematic view, a street level view, and a partial view of a structured complex.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the corresponding display template indicates a number and types of points of interest and landmarks to display at the end of the route.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting more than one pickup occurring at the destination;

identifying different landmarks at the destination;

causing presentation of a first notification to a device of a requester to move to a specific landmark; and

causing presentation of a second notification to the device of the service provider indicating to pick up the requester at the specific landmark.

16. A machine-storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

identifying a destination of a route;

based on the destination, determining a corresponding display template from a plurality of display templates that each corresponds to a different destination or type of destination, each display template comprises a different set of rules that serves as a guideline for determining what content to display at the end of the route and when to display the end of the route content, the display of the end of the route content being different than display of content during a middle of the route, the determining the corresponding display template comprising:

identifying a special zone template based on the destination being a special zone, the special zone template providing guidelines for display of the end of the route content for a specific type of structured complex that has a specifically designated pickup area, a specifically designated drop-off area, or specifically designated exits;

identifying a residential template based on the destination not being a special zone and the destination corresponding to a residential area; or

identifying a core template based on the destination not being a special zone and not corresponding to the residential area;

retrieving the corresponding display template that corresponds to the destination from a data storage that stores the plurality of display templates;

identifying, from a rule of the corresponding display template, a display time to trigger the display of the end of the route content, the display time being based on a threshold distance to the destination;

monitoring a location of a vehicle along the route;

determining a context of an area within a predetermined distance of the destination, the context comprising one or more real-time details associated with the destination;

based on the context of the area, overriding the display time or content indicated by the set of rules of the display template for display as the end of route content;

based on the context of the area and the display template, accessing the end of route content; and

causing presentation of the end of the route content on a device of a service provider based on the context of the area and the display template.

17. The machine-storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

applying an algorithm that considers cost of a missed turn or destination, wherein the overriding the display time or the content indicated by the set of rules is based on a result of the algorithm.

18. The machine-storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the special zone template uses a geofence for a portion of the special zone in providing the end of the route content.

19. The machine-storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting more than one pickup occurring at the destination;

identifying different landmarks at the destination;

causing presentation of a first notification to a device of a requester to move to a specific landmark; and

causing presentation of a second notification to the device of the service provider indicating to pick up the requester at the specific landmark.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding display template provides rules for when to zoom in or pan out and what the level of zoom in or pan out should be during the end of the route.

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