Providing route information to devices during a shared transport service

#A transport service arrangement system can provide a platform to enable users to request transport services through use of computing devices. Drivers can also use the platform from their respective computing devices to receive invitations from the transport service arrangement system to perform the requested transport services.

#FIG. 1 illustrates an example system to provide route information to user devices during a shared transport service.

#FIGS. 2A through 2C are diagrams illustrating a use case example of providing route information.

#FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate example methods for providing route information to user devices during a shared transport service.

#Examples described herein provide for a transport service arrangement system that determines and provides route information pertaining to a shared transport service to user devices of those users participating in the shared transport service. Because users of a shared transport service can have different pickup locations and/or destination locations, the system can provide route information that is tailored for individual users of the shared transport service. In this manner, at different times during the performance of the shared transport service, each user of the shared transport service can operate his or her respective device to see relevant route information that is specific to that user.

#According to some examples, the system can arrange a shared transport service to be provided by a single driver for multiple users. As described herein, a shared transport service refers to a transport service (or trip) in which the driver concurrently provides transport for two or more users for at least a portion of the transport service. In one example, the system can determine a proposed route for a shared transport service for a first user and a second user from the driver's location to the last destination location of the shared transport service (referred to as a “total route”). The total route can be based on the order or manner in which the driver is to travel to the first and second users' pickup and destination locations. Based on the state of the shared transport service (and/or the driver's location), the system can determine what portion of the total route to provide to the first user device for presentation and what portion of the total route to provide to the second user device for presentation. The system can transmit data corresponding to the respective route portions to the respective devices. Such respective portions of the total route can correspond to relevant routes that are specific to the first and second users.

#In another example, after arranging a shared transport service for a first user and a second user, the system can determine the state of the shared transport service, and based on the state, can determine relevant routes for the transport service for each of the first and the second users. As described herein, a relevant route for a user at one instance in time refers to a route from the driver's location to that user's pickup location or destination location (depending on the state of the shared transport service). In such an example, the system does not have to determine a total route, but can dynamically determine relevant routes based on the state of the shared transport service. The system can transmit data corresponding to the respective relevant routes to the respective first and second user devices.