Proactive delivery of navigation options

• US 10,365,114 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Voronel, Gary, Barnett, Donald, Wantland, Timothy, Mokady, Ran, Moradganjeh, Amid
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Tuan C
• Application Number:
  US14/981,891
• Publication Number:
  US 20160146620A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Various embodiments pertain to techniques for proactively delivering navigation options to a user via a mobile device. In various embodiments, one or more navigation options can be determined for the user and delivered to the user'"'"'s mobile device at a relevant time. Navigation options can be selected based on the user'"'"'s current location, the user'"'"'s future plans, the time, and other locally relevant information, such as friends nearby or a nearby favorite location of the user. The navigation options can be delivered to the user'"'"'s mobile device at a time that the navigation options are relevant.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

using a computer to perform operations comprising;

determining a presumed target destination and a current location of a user;

identifying a plurality of routes from the current location to the presumed target destination;

automatically causing one or more of the plurality of routes to be displayed to the user;

determining an updated presumed target destination of the user;

updating the plurality of routes based on the determining of the updated presumed target destination of the user; and

automatically causing one or more of the updated plurality of routes to be displayed to the user.

2. A system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising;

determining a current location of a computing device;

determining a presumed target destination of a user;

identifying a plurality of routes from the current location to the presumed target destination;

automatically causing the display of one or more of the plurality of routes to the user on a display device;

determining an updated presumed target destination of the user;

updating the plurality of routes based on the determination of the updated presumed target destination of the user; and

automatically causing one or more of the updated plurality of routes to be displayed to the user.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes based on a change in the location of the computing device and displaying one or more of the updated plurality of routes to the user on the display device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to eliminate one or more of the previously-identified routes that no longer apply given the change in the location of the computing device.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to add one or more new routes that apply given the change in the location of the computing device.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes based on a change in time since the previously-identified routes were identified and displaying one or more of the updated plurality of routes to the user on the display device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to eliminate one or more of the previously-identified routes that no longer apply given the change in time since the previously-identified routes were identified.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to add one or more new routes that apply given the change in time since the previously-identified routes were identified.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise designating as the presumed target location, a location selected by the user from candidate presumed locations displayed on the display device.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise providing the current location of the computing device and the presumed target destination of the user to a cloud-based service, and receiving the plurality of routes from the cloud-based service.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising;

determining a current location of the user;

determining a presumed target destination of a user;

identifying a plurality of routes from the current location to the presumed target destination;

automatically providing the plurality of routes to the user;

determining an updated presumed target destination of the user;

updating the plurality of routes based on the determination of the updated presumed target destination of the user; and

automatically providing one or more of the updated routes to the user.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the current location of a computing device associated with the user and the presumed target destination of the user from the computing device, and wherein the sub-program for providing the plurality of routes to the user comprises sending the plurality of routes to the computing device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes based on a change in the location of the computing device as received from the computing device and sending the updated plurality of routes to the computing device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to eliminate one or more of the previously-identified routes that no longer apply given the change in the location of the computing device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to add one or more new routes that apply given the change in the location of the computing device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes based on a change in time since the previously-identified routes were identified and sending the updated plurality of routes to the computing device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise updating the plurality of routes to eliminate one or more of the previously-identified routes that no longer apply given the change in time since the previously-identified routes were identified, and adds one or more new routes that apply given the change in time since the previously-identified routes were identified.