PROVIDING ON-DEMAND SERVICES THROUGH USE OF PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20160225051A1
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Chambers, Curtis, Amin, Shalin, Radhakrishnan, Mina, Holden, Paul-Phillip
• Granted Patent: US 10,417,673 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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. (canceled)

2. A method for providing information about an on-demand service, the method being performed by one or more processors of a computing device and comprising:

(a) communicating with a global positioning system (GPS) component of the computing device to determine a current location of the computing device;

(b) providing, on a display of the computing device, a user interface that includes one or more panels, the user interface including a multistate selection feature that is responsive to user input to move between multiple positions provided on the display, wherein each of the multiple positions corresponds to a type or option of the on-demand service that is available for request by a user operating the computing device at the current location;

(c) when the multistate selection feature is provided at one of the multiple positions provided on the display that corresponds to a first type or option of the on-demand service, providing, with at least one of the one or more panels of the user interface, location information that is specific to at least a region of the current location and first service information that is specific to the first type or option of the on-demand service; and

(d) in response to a user input that moves the multistate selection feature to another one of the multiple positions provided on the display that corresponds to a second type or option of the on-demand service, providing second service information that is specific to the second type or option of the on-demand service in place of the first service information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first service information or the second service information is also specific to the current location.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the first service information or the second service information is specific to a size or capacity selection.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first service information identifies pricing information that is specific to the first service or option, and wherein the second service information identifies pricing that is specific to the second service or option.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the first service information and the second service information includes dynamic information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the dynamic information of at least one of the first service information or the second service information includes location information for one or more providers of the respective first service or option or second service or option.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to receiving the user input, altering a graphic indicator of the multistate selection feature to represent the second type or option of the on-demand service.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

retrieving each of the first service information and the second service information from a network service.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein providing the first service information includes using a first panel of the user interface, and wherein providing the second service information includes using a second panel of the user interface.

11. The method claim 2, wherein the multistate selection feature includes a slider that is moveable along a track between the multiple positions.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein each of the first service or option and the second service or option are specific to a corresponding type of vehicle.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first service information includes an estimated time of arrival for the corresponding type of vehicle of the first service or option, and the second service information includes an estimated time of arrival for the corresponding type of vehicle of the second service or option.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein each of (a) through (d) are performed on the computing device using instructions and data communicated from a network service.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

communicating with a global positioning system (GPS) component of the computing device to determine a current location of the computing device;

providing, on a display of the computing device, a user interface that includes one or more panels, the user interface including a multistate selection feature that is responsive to user input to move between multiple positions provided on the display, wherein each of the multiple positions corresponds to a type or option of an on-demand service that is available for request by a user operating the computing device at the current location;

when the multistate selection feature is provided at one of the multiple positions provided on the display that corresponds to a first type or option of the on-demand service, providing, with at least one of the one or more panels of the user interface, location information that is specific to at least a region of the current location and first service information that is specific to the first type or option of the on-demand service; and

in response to a user input that moves the multistate selection feature to another one of the multiple positions provided on the display that corresponds to a second type or option of the on-demand service, providing second service information that is specific to the second type or option of the on-demand service in place of the first service information.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first service information or the second service information is also specific to the current location.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first service information or the second service information is specific to a size or capacity selection.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first service information identifies pricing information that is specific to the first service or option, and wherein the second service information identifies pricing that is specific to the second service or option.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein each of the first service information and the second service information includes dynamic information, and wherein the dynamic information of at least one of the first service information or the second service information includes location information for one or more providers of the respective first service or option or second service or option.

20. A computing device:

one or more processors;

a display;

a memory that stores a set of instructions;

wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions stored in memory to;

communicate with a global positioning system (GPS) component of the computing device to determine a current location of the computing device;

provide, on the display, a user interface that includes one or more panels, the user interface including a multistate selection feature that is responsive to user input to move between multiple positions provided on the display, wherein each of the multiple positions corresponds to a type or option of an on-demand service that is available for request by a user operating the computing device at the current location;

when the multistate selection feature is provided at one of the multiple positions provided on the display that corresponds to a first type or option of the on-demand service, provide, with at least one of the one or more panels of the user interface, location information that is specific to at least a region of the current location and first service information that is specific to the first type or option of the on-demand service; and

in response to a user input that moves the multistate selection feature to another one of the multiple positions provided on the display that corresponds to a second type or option of the on-demand service, provide second service information that is specific to the second type or option of the on-demand service in place of the first service information.

21. The computer device of claim 20, wherein the instructions stored in the memory are provided from a network service that also transmits data for enabling the first service information and the second service information to be dynamic.