# US 2023/0056562 A1 · System to facilitate a correct identification of a service provider

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- Number: US 2023/0056562 A1
- Document ID: US20230056562A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/822,665
- Filed: 2022-08-26
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-09
- Assignees: Lyft, Inc.
- Applicants: Lyft, Inc.
- Inventors: Ziv Haparnas; Talmon Marco; Igor Magazinik; Sunny Marueli
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230056562A1

## CPC

- G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083)
- H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A method includes transmitting, by a user device associated with a user to a transportation service provider, a request for a service comprising entry into a controlled area associated with the service. The method further includes receiving, by the user device from the transportation service provider, a token to allow the user device to connect with the service and to allow entry into the controlled area associated with the service. The method further includes transmitting, by the user device to a security device associated with the transportation service provider, the token. The security device restricts access to the controlled area associated with the service. The method further includes receiving, by the user device from the security device responsive to the transmitting of the token, the access to the controlled area associated with the service.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21

A method comprising:
receiving, from a user computing device associated with a user, a request for a transportation service;
assigning a provider computing device associated with a transportation vehicle to fulfill the transportation service;
determining a visual indicator for the transportation service; and
transmitting a notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein determining the visual indicator for the transportation service comprises determining a color.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein determining the visual indicator for the transportation service comprises receiving an indication of a user selection of the visual indicator from the user computing device.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein determining the visual indicator for the transportation service comprises one or more computing devices of the transportation service determining the visual indicator.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
determining that a location of the user computing device is proximate to the provider computing device based on GPS data from a GPS unit of the user computing device; and
based on determining the location of the user computing device is proximate to the provider computing device, transmitting the notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 26 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising sending a data indicator to a computing device attached to the transportation vehicle to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 27 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting a text associated with the transportation service to a computing device attached to the transportation vehicle to display the text together with the visual indicator.

### Claim 28

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a system to:
receive, from a user computing device associated with a user, a request for a transportation service;
assign a provider computing device associated with a transportation vehicle to fulfill the transportation service;
determine a visual indicator for the transportation service; and
transmit a notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the visual indicator for the transportation service by determining a color.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the visual indicator for the transportation service by receiving an indication of a user selection of the visual indicator from the user computing device.

### Claim 31 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the visual indicator for the transportation service by one or more computing devices of the transportation service determining the visual indicator.

### Claim 32 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
determine that a location of the user computing device is proximate to the provider computing device based on GPS data from a GPS unit of the user computing device; and
based on determining the location of the user computing device is proximate to the provider computing device, transmit the notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 33 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to send a data indicator to a computing device attached to the transportation vehicle to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 34 (depends on 28)

The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to transmit a text associated with the transportation service to a computing device attached to the transportation vehicle to display the text together with the visual indicator.

### Claim 35

A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
receive, from a user computing device associated with a user, a request for a transportation service;
assign a provider computing device associated with a transportation vehicle to fulfill the transportation service;
determine a visual indicator for the transportation service; and
transmit a notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 36 (depends on 35)

The system of claim 35, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the visual indicator for the transportation service by determining a color.

### Claim 37 (depends on 35)

The system of claim 35, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the visual indicator for the transportation service by receiving an indication of a user selection of the visual indicator from the user computing device.

### Claim 38 (depends on 35)

The system of claim 35, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to determine the visual indicator for the transportation service by one or more computing devices of the transportation service determining the visual indicator.

### Claim 39 (depends on 35)

The system of claim 35, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
determine that a location of the user computing device is proximate to the provider computing device based on GPS data from a GPS unit of the user computing device; and
based on determining the location of the user computing device is proximate to the provider computing device, transmit the notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to display the visual indicator.

### Claim 40 (depends on 35)

The system of claim 35, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to send a data indicator to a computing device attached to the transportation vehicle to display the visual indicator.