PROVIDING ON-DEMAND SERVICES THROUGH USE OF PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20140129951A1
• Filed: 11/08/2012
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Amin, Shalin, Radhakrishnan, Mina, Holden, Paul-Phillip, Chambers, Curtis
• Granted Patent: US 9,230,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• 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: H04B 1/3827 Portable transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A method for requesting an on-demand service on a computing device is provided. One or more processors determine the current location of the computing device. A multistate selection feature of a plurality of service options for providing the on-demand service is presented on the display of the computing device. The multistate selection feature enables a user to select a service option that is available within a region that includes the current location to provide the on-demand service. In response to the user selecting one of the plurality of service options, a summary user interface is presented on the display to provide region-specific information about the on-demand service based on the selected service option.

Claims

1. A method for requesting an on-demand service on a computing device, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

determining a current location of the computing device;

presenting, on a display of the computing device, a multistate selection feature of a plurality of service options for providing the on-demand service, the selection feature enabling a user to select a service option that is available within a region that includes the current location of the computing device to provide the on-demand service; and

in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of service options, presenting a summary user interface on the display, the summary user interface providing region-specific information about the on-demand service based on the selected service option.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling the user to confirm the selected service option; and

in response to the user confirming the selected service option, removing the summary user interface from the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the multistate selection feature is presented as part of a service request user interface, the service request user interface including a map that (i) indicates the current location of the computing device, and (ii) includes one or more graphic features that each represents a current location of a respective available service provider.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more graphic features moves on the map corresponding to a movement of the respective available service provider.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the service request user interface includes a service request feature to enable the user to request the on-demand service using the selected service option.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising in response to the user requesting the on-demand service by selecting the service request feature, presenting a confirmation user interface on the display.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the confirmation user interface provides information about the requested on-demand service, the information including at least one of a price for the on-demand service, account information of the user used to pay for the on-demand service, or information about a service provider that is providing the on-demand service.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the on-demand service is a transport service, wherein the plurality of service options includes a plurality of vehicle types for providing the transport service, and wherein the multistate selection feature includes (i) a track, and (ii) a sliding feature that can be moved along the track by the user to select one of the plurality of vehicle types that is available within the region, the sliding feature including a graphic that dynamically changes to represent the selected one of the plurality of vehicle types when moved by the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current location of the computing device includes retrieving location information using geo-aware resources of the computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current location of the computing device includes:

presenting a location selection user interface on the display, the location selection user interface presenting one or more points of interests that are determined based on previous locations at which the user requested performance of the on-demand service; and

receiving a user selection of one of the one or more points of interests presented on the location selection user interface.

11. A method for requesting a transportation service on a computing device, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:

determining a current location of the computing device;

enabling a user to select a vehicle type that is available within a region that includes the current location of the computing device to provide the transportation service; and

in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of vehicle types, presenting a summary user interface on a display of the computing device, the summary user interface providing region-specific information about the transportation service based on the selected vehicle type.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting a map that (i) indicates the current location of the computing device, and (ii) includes one or more graphic features that each represents a current location of a respective available vehicle of the selected vehicle type for providing the transportation service.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more graphic features moves on the map corresponding to a movement of the respective available vehicle.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein each of the one or more graphic features visually represents the selected vehicle type.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a user input to request the transportation service using the selected vehicle type; and

in response to the user requesting the transportation service, presenting a confirmation user interface on the display.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the confirmation user interface provides information about the requested transportation service, the information including at least one of a price for the transportation service, account information of the user used to pay for the transportation service, a starting location for the transportation service, an ending location for the transportation service, or information about a service provider that is providing the service.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the current location of the computing device includes retrieving location information using geo-aware resources of the computing device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the current location of the computing device includes:

presenting a location selection user interface on the display, the location selection user interface presenting one or more points of interests that are determined based on previous locations at which the user requested transportation services; and

receiving a user selection of one of the one or more points of interests presented on the location selection user interface.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

determine a current location of the computing device;

present, on a display of the computing device, a multistate selection feature of a plurality of vehicle types for providing a transportation service, the selection feature enabling a user to select a vehicle type that is available within a region that includes the current location of the computing device to provide the transportation service; and

in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of vehicle types, present a summary user interface on the display, the summary user interface providing region-specific information about the transportation service based on the selected vehicle type.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the multistate selection feature includes (i) a track, and (ii) a sliding feature that can be moved along the track by the user to select one of the plurality of vehicle types that is available within the predetermined distance of the current location of the computing device, the sliding feature including a graphic that dynamically changes to represent the selected one of the plurality of vehicle types when moved by the user.