Modifying map configurations based on established location points

• US 10,502,582 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2017
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Yamashita, Yuhki, Hilhorst, Didier Patrick, Jow, Bryant, Ng, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Assistant Examiner(s): Testardi, David A
• Application Number:
  US15/697,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20180087918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3655 Timing of guidance instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A computer system can monitor a dynamic location of a transport service provider traveling to rendezvous with a requesting user at a start location. The computer system can generate map content to be displayed on a user interface a computing device of the requesting user. The computer system may then generate a toggle feature on the user interface to enable the requesting user to switch between a plurality of map configurations for the map content. Each of the plurality of map configurations can define a dynamic zoom level of the map content and being based on a plurality of toggle points comprising a plurality of (i) the dynamic location of the transport service provider, (ii) the dynamic location of the requesting user, or (iii) the start location.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive data corresponding to a dynamic location of a transport service provider traveling to rendezvous with a requesting user at a start location;

generate map content to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device; and

generate a toggle feature on the user interface to enable the requesting user to switch between a plurality of map configurations for the map content, each of the plurality of map configurations comprising a dynamic zoom level of the map content, the dynamic zoom level being defined by a plurality of toggle points comprising a plurality of (i) the dynamic location of the transport service provider, (ii) a dynamic location of the requesting user, or (iii) the start location;

wherein the plurality of map configurations comprises a first dynamic zoom level for a walk configuration, and wherein the plurality of toggle points for the first dynamic zoom level comprises the dynamic location of the requesting user and the start location; and

wherein the plurality of map configurations comprises a second dynamic zoom level for an en route configuration, and wherein the plurality of toggle points for the second dynamic zoom level comprises the dynamic location of the transport service provider and the dynamic location of the requesting user.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing device to:

cause dynamic zooming of the map content on the user interface based at least in part on the dynamic location of the transport service provider.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2, wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing device to cause dynamic zooming of the map content on the user interface based on the dynamic location of the requesting user.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2, wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing device to cause dynamic zooming of the map content on the user interface based on the start location.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing device to:

when the map content is in the walk configuration, provide, on the user interface, an estimated walk time to the start location for the requesting user.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein sequential inputs on the toggle feature cause the computing device to toggle between the first dynamic zoom level and the second dynamic zoom level.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the executed instructions further cause the computing device to:

when the map content is in the en route configuration, provide, on the user interface, an estimated time of arrival for the transport service provider to arrive at the start location.

8. A computer-implemented method of generating map content, the method being performed by one or more processors of a computing device and comprising:

receiving data corresponding to a dynamic location of a transport service provider traveling to rendezvous with a requesting user at a start location;

generating map content to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device; and

generating a toggle feature on the user interface to enable the requesting user to switch between a plurality of map configurations for the map content, each of the plurality of map configurations comprising a dynamic zoom level of the map content, the dynamic zoom level being defined by a plurality of toggle points comprising a plurality of (i) the dynamic location of the transport service provider, (ii) a dynamic location of the requesting user, or (iii) the start location;

wherein the plurality of map configurations comprises a first dynamic zoom level for a walk configuration, and wherein the plurality of toggle points for the first dynamic zoom level comprises the dynamic location of the requesting user and the start location; and

wherein the plurality of map configurations comprises a second dynamic zoom level for an en route configuration, and wherein the plurality of toggle points for the second dynamic zoom level comprises the dynamic location of the transport service provider and the dynamic location of the requesting user.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

causing dynamic zooming of the map content on the user interface based at least in part on the dynamic location of the transport service provider.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors cause dynamic zooming of the map content on the user interface based on the dynamic location of the requesting user.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more processors cause dynamic zooming of the map content on the user interface based on the start location.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

when the map content is in the walk configuration, providing, on the user interface, an estimated walk time to the start location for the requesting user.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein sequential inputs on the toggle feature cause the one or more processors to toggle between the first dynamic zoom level and the second dynamic zoom level.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

when the map content is in the en route configuration, providing, on the user interface, an estimated time of arrival for the transport service provider to arrive at the start location.

15. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in the walk configuration, providing walking directions on the map content to enable the requesting user to travel to the start location.

16. A computing device comprising

one or more processors;

and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to;

receive data corresponding to a dynamic location of a transport service provider traveling to rendezvous with a requesting user at a start location;

generate map content to be displayed on a user interface of the computing device; and

generate a toggle feature on the user interface to enable the requesting user to switch between a plurality of map configurations for the map content, each of the plurality of map configurations comprising a dynamic zoom level of the map content, the dynamic zoom level being defined by a plurality of toggle points comprising a plurality of (i) the dynamic location of the transport service provider, (ii) a dynamic location of the requesting user, or (iii) the start location;

wherein the plurality of map configurations comprises a first dynamic zoom level for a walk configuration, and wherein the plurality of toggle points for the first dynamic zoom level comprises the dynamic location of the requesting user and the start location; and

wherein the plurality of map configurations comprises a second dynamic zoom level for an en route configuration, and wherein the plurality of toggle points for the second dynamic zoom level comprises the dynamic location of the transport service provider and the dynamic location of the requesting user.