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US 10,708,714 B2Granted
Method for requesting transportation services
AssigneeLyft, Inc.
InventorsOlaf Martin Lubeck, John H. Hall
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Abstract
A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and the requester and transportation provider locations may be viewed in real time on the mobile devices.
Claims20
A method for managing transportation services, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a requester device associated with a requester, a transportation request;
- identifying a first set of transporters available for the transportation request and a second set of transporters available for the transportation request, wherein the first set of transporters is associated with a first mode of transportation and the second set of transporters is associated with a second mode of transportation;
- computing a time-of-arrival for at least one transporter from the second set of transporters based on comparing time-varying geographic locations for the second set of transporters to a schedule;
- providing the time-of-arrival to the requester device;
- providing, to the requester device, location information for a plurality of transportation vehicles associated with the second mode of transportation for display within a map interface before a selection of a transporter for the transportation request;
- determining the selection of the transporter from the first set of transporters or the second set of transporters;
- and
- providing, to the requester device, an acknowledgment message based on the selected transporter.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for managing transportation services, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer device to:
- receive, from a requester device associated with a requester, a transportation request;
- identify a first set of transporters available for the transportation request and a second set of transporters available for the transportation request, wherein the first set of transporters is associated with a first mode of transportation and the second set of transporters is associated with a second mode of transportation;
- compute a time-of-arrival for at least one transporter from the second set of transporters based on comparing time-varying geographic locations for the second set of transporters to a schedule;
- provide the time-of-arrival to the requester device;
- provide, to the requester device, location information for a plurality of transportation vehicles associated with the second mode of transportation for display within a map interface before a selection of a transporter for the transportation request;
- determine the selection of the transporter from the first set of transporters or the second set of transporters;
- and
- provide, to the requester device, an acknowledgment message based on the selected transporter.
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A system for managing transportation services, the system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- receive, from a requester device associated with a requester, a transportation request;
- identify a first set of transporters available for the transportation request and a second set of transporters available for the transportation request, wherein the first set of transporters is associated with a first mode of transportation and the second set of transporters is associated with a second mode of transportation;
- compute a time-of-arrival for at least one transporter from the second set of transporters based on comparing time-varying geographic locations for the second set of transporters to a schedule;
- provide the time-of-arrival to the requester device;
- provide, to the requester device, location information for a plurality of transportation vehicles associated with the second mode of transportation for display within a map interface before a selection of a transporter for the transportation request;
- determine the selection of the transporter from the first set of transporters or the second set of transporters;
- and
- provide, to the requester device, an acknowledgment message based on the selected transporter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.