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System for navigating drivers to service transportation requests from a simplified transportation request device

  • US 10,101,166 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2016
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a backend server, a first transportation request from a first device dedicated solely to functions associated with a transportation service, wherein the first device sends the first transportation request in response to detecting activation of an input element of the first device, wherein the first device comprises one or two input elements solely to receive direct input;

    in response to receiving the first transportation request, accessing, by the backend server, an account of a user corresponding to the first device, wherein accessing the account further comprises identifying a geographical location associated with the first device that is stored as information in the account of the user; and

    transmitting, by the backend server, navigation data to a driver device associated with the transportation service, the navigation data to cause the driver device to navigate to pick up a user of the first device at the geographical location associated with the first device.

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