Granted Patent B2

US 12,512,003 · App. 18/592,149 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Inventors: Ashley Quitoriano (San Francisco, CA); Kevin Spieser (San Francisco, CA); Parijat Mazumdar (San Francisco, CA); Rei Chiang (San Francisco, CA); Shicong Meng (San Francisco, CA); Zhi Li (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.

G08G1/205H04W4/029G08G1/202

Abstract

Claims (52)

1 . A network computer system comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

receive, over one or more networks, a request for transport from a computing device of a user, the request including a pickup location;

select a service provider to provide transport to the user from the pickup location;

update a state of the service provider to indicate that the request has been accepted;

determine a current location of the service provider, based in part on location data transmitted from a computing device of the service provider;

based at least in part on the service provider's current location, an initial estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the service provider to the pickup location;

at multiple instances, determine each of (i) a duration of time that has elapsed since the determination of the initial ETA; and (ii) a remaining ETA from the current location of the service provider to the pickup location;

making a determination as to whether the service provider is intentionally not progressing towards the pickup location, based on a comparison of the remaining ETA, the duration of time elapsed, and the initial ETA with a predetermined threshold; and

based at least in part on the determination that the service provider is intentionally not progressing towards the pickup location, transmit, over the one or more networks, content data to the computing device of the service provider to cause a warning to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device of the service provider.

2 . The network computer system of claim 1 , wherein the warning notifies the service provider that a set of progress conditions are not being met.

3 . The network computer system of claim 2 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the network computer system to:

transmit, over the one or more networks, a set of recommendations to the computing device of the service provider to encourage the service provider to meet the set of progress conditions.

4 . The network computer system of claim 3 , wherein the executed instructions cause the network computer system to:

make a determination as to whether the user has no intention of progressing towards the pickup location based in part on a response of the service provider to the notification.

5 . The network computer system of claim 3 , wherein the set of recommendations comprise at least one of a route recommendation or one or more movement recommendations.

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

determine the remaining ETA in any of the multiple instances in which it is determined based in part on the current location of the service provider that the service provider has crossed from one sub-region to another.

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

determine the remaining ETA in any of the multiple instances in which it is determined based in part on the current location of the service provider that the service provider has remained in a sub-region for an elapsed period of time.

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

receive, over one or more networks, a request for transport from a computing device of a user, the request including a pickup location;

select a service provider to provide transport to the user from the pickup location;

update a state of the service provider to indicate that the request has been accepted;

determine a current location of the service provider, based in part on location data transmitted from a computing device of the service provider;

based at least in part on the service provider's current location, determine an initial estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the service provider to the pickup location;

at multiple instances, determine each of (i) a duration of time that has elapsed since the determination of the initial ETA; and (ii) a remaining ETA from the current location of the service provider to the pickup location;

making a determination as to whether the service provider is intentionally not progressing towards the pickup location, based on a comparison of the remaining ETA, the duration of time elapsed, and the initial ETA with a predetermined threshold; and

based at least in part on the determination that the service provider is intentionally not progressing towards the pickup location, transmitting, over the one or more networks, content data to the computing device of the service provider to cause a warning to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device of the service provider.

9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the warning notifies the service provider that a set of progress conditions are not being met.

10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the executed instructions further cause the network computer system to:

transmit, over the one or more networks, a set of recommendations to the computing device of the service provider to encourage the service provider to meet the set of progress conditions.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the executed instructions cause the network computer system to:

make a determination as to whether the user has no intention of progressing towards the pickup location based in part on a response of the service provider to the notification.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the set of recommendations comprise at least one of a route recommendation or one or more movement recommendations.

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

determine the remaining ETA in any of the multiple instances in which it is determined based in part on the current location of the service provider that the service provider has crossed from one sub-region to another.

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

determine the remaining ETA in any of the multiple instances in which it is determined based in part on the current location of the service provider that the service provider has remained in a sub-region for an elapsed period of time.

15 . A computer-implemented method of real-time transport provider progress monitoring, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

receiving, over one or more networks, a request for transport from a computing device of a user, the request including a pickup location;

selecting a service provider to provide transport to the user from the pickup location;

updating a state of the service provider to indicate that the request has been accepted;

determining a current location of the service provider, based in part on location data transmitted from a computing device of the service provider;

based at least in part on the service provider's current location, determining an initial estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the service provider to the pickup location;

at multiple instances, determine each of (i) a duration of time that has elapsed since the determination of the initial ETA; and (ii) a remaining ETA from the current location of the service provider to the pickup location;

making a determination as to whether the service provider is intentionally not progressing towards the pickup location, based on a comparison of the remaining ETA, the duration of time elapsed, and the initial ETA with a predetermined threshold; and

based at least in part on the determination that the service provider is intentionally not progressing towards the pickup location, transmitting, over the one or more networks, content data to the computing device of the service provider to cause a warning to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device of the service provider.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the warning notifies the service provider that a set of progress conditions are not being met.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

transmitting, over the one or more networks, a set of recommendations to the computing device of the service provider to encourage the service provider to meet the set of progress conditions.

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