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METHODS TO MITIGATE COMMUNICATION DELAYS BETWEEN SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSPORT SERVICE

  • US 20160337294A1
  • Filed: 05/15/2015
  • Published: 11/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying information in connection with a transport service, the method being performed by a computing device and comprising:

  • running an application on the computing device using computing resources and memory resources of the computing device, the application being in communication with a network service over one or more networks;

    during progress of the transport service, (i) determining a set of location data points using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver of the computing device, each of the set of location data points corresponding to a current location of the computing device at an instance in time, and (ii) transmitting, to the network service, the set of location data points;

    transmitting, to the network service, a message indicating that the transport service has been completed;

    making a determination (i) that a predetermined duration of time has elapsed since transmitting the message indicating that the transport service has been completed, and (ii) that during the predetermined duration of time, a predefined message has not been received by the application from the network service, the predefined message being associated with a confirmation that the transport service has been processed by the network service; and

    based on the determination, displaying, on a display of the computing device, a first content as part of a user interface of the application.

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